• Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's national intelligence director

    Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's national intelligence director

    May 22, 2026 05:40 PM EDT

    “It is not the intelligence community’s responsibility to determine what is and is not an imminent threat,” she said. Gabbard’s departure follows Trump having ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in late March, in the midst of mounting criticism over her leadership of the department -- including the ...

  • YOLO for GOP members? What unencumbered Republicans could mean for Trump's agenda

    YOLO for GOP members? What unencumbered Republicans could mean for Trump's agenda

    May 20, 2026 06:25 PM EDT

    ... reliable Republican vote. His fellow Louisianan, Sen. John Kennedy, said Cassidy deploys power “rationally and maturely” and “will continue to do the same thing.”Cassidy repeatedly rejected the notion that he will spend his final months in Washington as a troublemaker for Trump, saying he's going to do “what ...

  • Trump's endorsement put to the test in Tuesday's primaries

    Trump's endorsement put to the test in Tuesday's primaries

    May 19, 2026 06:09 PM EDT

    ... Kentucky faces a Trump-backed primary challenger. Massie has been a thorn in the president's side for pushing for the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, opposing the war with Iran and voting against Trump's signature tax legislation last year. Here are some things to watch as voters ...

  • Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead

    Trump's Indiana wins show his power over GOP with more primaries and redistricting debates ahead

    May 06, 2026 02:57 PM EDT

    ... Trump backed primary challenges against seven Republican state senators who rejected his redistricting plan in December. Five of the president’s candidates won, and another race remained too close to call. Trump was relatively restrained on social media about the voting. He shared a series of photos celebrating the victories ...

  • Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump's flex pays off and Democrats win special election

    Takeaways from Indiana, Ohio and Michigan: Trump's flex pays off and Democrats win special election

    May 06, 2026 02:28 PM EDT

    “Historic night for Indiana as Republicans stood with me and President Trump to nominate some great America First conservatives,” Republican Gov. Mike Braun, who backed Trump's challengers, wrote on social media. Ohio races now get started in earnest The state's primary was the wind-up to the ...

  • King Charles calls for unity in rare royal address to Congress

    King Charles calls for unity in rare royal address to Congress

    Apr 28, 2026 10:45 PM EDT

    ... victims. And the king will not meet those victims during this trip to the U.S.Today, the family of Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Epstein who died last year, said both the king and President Trump should have delivered a message that they stand with survivors. The king's ...

  • WATCH: Trump welcomes King Charles to the White House on his day of diplomacy in Washington

    WATCH: Trump welcomes King Charles to the White House on his day of diplomacy in Washington

    Apr 28, 2026 05:13 PM EDT

    ... last week to slap a “big tariff” on the U.K. if it doesn't scrap a digital services tax on U.S. technology companies.Trump has more broadly challenged the traditional trans-Atlantic alliance with efforts to annex Greenland and threats to walk away from NATO. He has repeatedly ...

  • House considers bill to protect Haitian immigrants in pushback against Trump administration

    House considers bill to protect Haitian immigrants in pushback against Trump administration

    Apr 16, 2026 01:29 PM EDT

    ... have built businesses, built families, built up their communities,” she said during debate. She hoped the House action would become a “blaring beacon” against the Trump administration’s deportation policies. Once rare, a discharge petition is becoming a powerful tool to force votes The discharge petition process forces the bill ...

  • WATCH: First lady Melania Trump advocates for U.S. foster care system improvements at House roundtable

    WATCH: First lady Melania Trump advocates for U.S. foster care system improvements at House roundtable

    Apr 15, 2026 08:59 PM EDT

    ... children from online sexual exploitation. WATCH: Trump signs executive order on foster care with first lady Melania Trump The visit came a week after Melania Trump's surprise on-camera statement at the White House in which she denied ties to Jeffrey Epstein and knowledge of his crimes, and urged ...

  • Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on Trump's feud with Pope Leo

    Tamara Keith and Jasmine Wright on Trump's feud with Pope Leo

    Apr 13, 2026 10:25 PM EDT

    ... who will go on to the general election. There had been some concern among Democrats that two Republicans would emerge from that primary. Now, with Trump endorsing Hilton and with Swalwell dropping out, there's some -- there's more movement in this race than we have seen in a long ...