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Trump had weighed in Monday in a social media post, calling on Republicans to stay united and telling holdouts, “There can be NO CHANGES at this time.” Key differences from the last shutdown The current partial shutdown that is coming to a close differed in many ways from the fall ...
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that PBS and NPR are “a waste of money,” having convinced the Republican-led Congress to gut funding for U.S. public media last year. Watch the clip in the video player above. The president made the comment moments before signing legislation passed earlier in ...
President Donald Trump: Look at some of the places that -- horrible corruption on elections. And the federal government should not allow that. The federal government should get involved. These are agents of the federal government to count the votes. If they can't count the votes legally and honestly, then ...
President Donald Trump: I mean, he's been very nice over the last month or two. He was certainly critical before that. But, somehow, after the Venezuelan raid, he became very nice. He changed his attitude very much. Nick Schifrin: What hasn't changed, the Colombian military's desire to ...
... over” and “nationalize” elections. The comments came in the wake of an FBI raid on a Georgia election office that has been the target of Trump’s often-debunked conspiracy theories to explain away his loss in the 2020 presidential election. Leavitt said Trump was referring to the SAVE Act ...
“I’m not in favor of federalizing elections,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters Tuesday, pointing to Constitutional requirements that states conduct their own elections. WATCH: Warner blasts Trump, Gabbard involvement in FBI search on Fulton County election office The president said in a Monday podcast interview that ...
... in our video player above. Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia on Tuesday rejected Gabbard’s argument that she participated in the search because President Donald Trump asked her to be there, saying she should be focused on international threats to the U.S. instead of amplifying Trump’s disproven conspiracy ...
... later, tensions eased somewhat after a call between the leaders. Trump said Petro in their hourlong conversation explained “the drug situation and other disagreements.” And Trump extended an invitation to Petro for the White House visit. Trump skips greeting Petro, who comes bearing giftsThe Colombian president said he'd planned ...
... this week. They were hopeful that the federal judge might intervene. Uncertainty over TPS has deepened worries for the city's already embattled Haitian community.Trump denigrated the community of about 15,000 Haitians while campaigning in 2024 for a second term, falsely accusing its members of eating their neighbor ...
... the time. When reached by the New York Times this week, Lutnick said “I spent zero time with him.” Other names of prominent men in Trump’s orbit include director Brett Ratner, who led first lady Melania Trump’s newly released documentary, and Kevin Warsh, Trump’s new pick to ...
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