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  • WATCH: White House won't confirm whether Trump called Palm Beach sheriff about Epstein

    WATCH: White House won't confirm whether Trump called Palm Beach sheriff about Epstein

    Feb 10, 2026 09:25 PM EST

    ... in 2006.” According to a newly released document, the police chief in Palm Beach, Florida, told the FBI that he’d gotten a call from Trump in 2006 about Jeffrey Epstein and that Trump reportedly said, “Thank goodness you’re stopping him.” WATCH: Lutnick downplays relationship with Epstein during Senate ...

  • Trump administration takes down rainbow flag at Stonewall National Monument

    Trump administration takes down rainbow flag at Stonewall National Monument

    Feb 10, 2026 07:53 PM EST

    ... USA." She spoke at a flag-related ceremony at the monument in 2017.The flag is the latest point of contention between LGBTQ+ activists and Trump's administrations over the Stonewall monument, which Democratic former President Barack Obama created in 2016. Activists were irritated when, during the Republican Trump's ...

  • Governors won't hold meeting with Trump after White House only invited Republicans, Stitt says

    Governors won't hold meeting with Trump after White House only invited Republicans, Stitt says

    Feb 10, 2026 05:40 PM EST

    ... and that example is most important when Washington grows distracted by politics." Signs of partisan tensions emerged at the White House meeting last year, when Trump and Maine's then-Gov. Janet Mills traded barbs.Trump singled out the Democratic governor over his push to bar transgender athletes from competing ...

  • Trump set to gut U.S. climate change policy and environmental regulations, White House official says

    Trump set to gut U.S. climate change policy and environmental regulations, White House official says

    Feb 10, 2026 05:24 PM EST

    President Donald Trump, who has called climate change a "hoax," previously issued an executive order that directed EPA to submit a report on "the legality and continuing applicability" of the endangerment finding. Conservatives and some congressional Republicans have long sought to undo what they consider overly restrictive and economically damaging ...

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's low approval ratings

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's low approval ratings

    Feb 09, 2026 11:25 PM EST

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including a new poll showing what Americans think of President Trump and his policies, how it will influence midterm voters and Trump's racist post on social media.

  • WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell not cooperating because she is campaigning for Trump pardon, Democrats say

    WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell not cooperating because she is campaigning for Trump pardon, Democrats say

    Feb 09, 2026 05:32 PM EST

    An attorney for Ghislaine Maxwell told lawmakers Monday that she would be willing to testify that neither President Donald Trump nor former President Bill Clinton were culpable for wrongdoing in their relationships with Epstein, according to both Democratic and Republican lawmakers who exited a closed-door deposition with Maxwell. Watch ...

  • Trump slams Olympian for expressing 'mixed emotions' about what's 'going on in the U.S.'

    Trump slams Olympian for expressing 'mixed emotions' about what's 'going on in the U.S.'

    Feb 09, 2026 04:45 PM EST

    President Donald Trump said Sunday it’s hard to cheer for American Olympians who are speaking out against his administration’s policies. Asked at a news conference at the Milan Cortina Games how they feel representing the U.S. while ICE agents are detaining immigrants back home, freestyle skier Hunter ...

  • Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks

    Israel says Netanyahu will meet with Trump in Washington on Wednesday about U.S.-Iran talks

    Feb 07, 2026 11:43 PM EST

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran.

  • Trump to hold first Board of Peace meeting this month in Washington

    Trump to hold first Board of Peace meeting this month in Washington

    Feb 07, 2026 05:55 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza. The meeting, proposed for Feb. 19, would include both world leaders who accepted Trump’s invitation in January to join the board ...

  • News Wrap: Trump’s racist social media post about the Obamas draws backlash

    News Wrap: Trump’s racist social media post about the Obamas draws backlash

    Feb 06, 2026 11:50 PM EST

    A few hours after Leavitt's defense, the post was deleted. A White House official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said a staffer erroneously posted the video. Mr. Trump's political rise included years of attacks on former President Obama that centered on conspiracy theories and racist rhetoric. Man ...

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