More than a month into the war in Iran, there’s still great uncertainty about why the United States launched this military offensive in the first place. There’s reason to believe, however, that the conflict has something to

Donald Trump has made no secret of his concerns that a judge might stand in the way of one of the president’s top priorities: the White House ballroom construction project. With this in mind, U.S. District Judge

As the war in Iran begins its second month, it stands to reason that Donald Trump would have quite a bit to talk about during his latest phone meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. There was

It was nearly a year ago when Donald Trump’s Justice Department reached a settlement with the family of Ashli Babbitt, the Jan. 6 rioter who was fatally shot by a police officer during the attack on the

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Early Saturday, Denmark’s Arctic Command made an important announcement: It had evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine in need of medical attention, transporting the sailor to Greenland for emergency care. Soon after, instead of expressing

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About a month ago, Donald Trump published a provocative statement to his social media platform, which sparked some confusion. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25%

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Ahead of a White House press conference on autism in September, Donald Trump made a deliberate effort to hype the information he said he was eager to share. The president boasted the week before the event that

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The latest national CNN poll offered all kinds of terrible news for the White House, but one number stood out: 58%. That’s the percentage of Americans who said they consider the first year of Donald Trump’s second

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In late July, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt enthusiastically delivered the announcement “that the construction of the new White House ballroom will begin,” she told reporters, and that Donald Trump and other donors “have generously committed

Steve Benen December 17, 2025 0 Comments

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s credibility couldn’t get much worse, but Donald Trump’s chief spokesperson continues to do lasting harm to her trustworthiness on a frequent basis. Take Tuesday, for example. Over the course of half