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President Donald Trump returned to Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening, cutting his Camp David weekend retreat one day earlier than originally planned. Trump touched down at the Ellipse just before 8 p.m., according to a White House pool report documenting the president’s movements. The White House’s official social media account shared video footage of Trump…
Ed Sheeran addressed the controversy surrounding his Loop Tour at a solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday, speaking directly to the crowd about the situation in Gaza. The British singer opened the show by acknowledging his long-standing reluctance to wade into political commentary, citing a career built around unity and shared humanity rather than division….
Forty-six members of the Senate Democratic caucus are demanding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide a detailed accounting of the ongoing Iran war’s total costs. The letter was led by Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin and signed by every Senate Democrat except Sen. John Fetterman, with independent Sens. Bernie Sanders and Angus King also included. The United…
The Trump administration has begun erecting 30-foot wall panels along a stretch of southwest Texas’s Big Bend region, pressing forward over objections from local leaders and residents. Customs and Border Protection confirmed to the Associated Press that installation was already underway, with the agency posting a photo showing a crane lifting one of the panels…
President Trump announced plans to create an “AI Force” and appoint a new “czar” to oversee the development of artificial intelligence across the United States. Trump made the announcement in a lengthy Truth Social post, dismissing concerns about the absence of federal AI guardrails as a “hoax.” The president framed his proposals as a necessary…
New polling from Bowling Green State University shows Ohio’s gubernatorial and U.S. Senate races are extremely close heading into the November election. The BGSU survey found Democratic candidates in both races hold 3-point leads over their Republican opponents among likely Ohio voters. Despite those slim leads, respondents believe Republicans are more likely to ultimately win…
As House Republicans left Washington for a seven-week pre-midterm recess, cracks in party unity were on full display before lawmakers departed. A perfect storm of affordability issues is developing for Republicans heading into November, and the party has largely abandoned hopes of passing meaningful legislation before Election Day. Seven Republicans broke ranks this week and…
The relationship between President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has grown increasingly strained following Carney’s visit with the European Union earlier this week. The two nations have continued trading tit-for-tat tariffs on American and Canadian goods, with no signs of a diplomatic breakthrough on the horizon. Adding further friction, European Commission President Ursula…
Iowa Republicans face an increasingly delicate balancing act as midterm elections approach and Democrats work aggressively to tie GOP candidates to the Trump administration. The tension was on stark display in Council Bluffs, where gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn joined Vice President Vance on the campaign trail while Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ashley Hinson skipped the…
Republicans once dreamed of running against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, framing him as a far-left villain to energize suburban and upstate voters. Instead, moderate Governor Kathy Hochul has become the Republican Party’s primary political foil heading into the fall election cycle. Hochul, seeking a second term, carries middling approval ratings that GOP strategists…