In the three weeks since Donald Trump declared that a “deal” between the United States and Iran was “complete,” the president and his team have been dogged by a series of difficult questions. Why does Iran have
In the three weeks since Donald Trump declared that a “deal” between the United States and Iran was “complete,” the president and his team have been dogged by a series of difficult questions. Why does Iran have
A few months into Donald Trump’s second term, the president’s administration launched a task force that would, according to the Republican White House, eradicate “anti-Christian bias” within the federal government. At a launch event in April 2025,
The subject line on the July 2 email from the Social Security Administration was largely unremarkable: “Making Life More Affordable for America’s Seniors.” What followed, however, was an unsubtle political message. The body of the email from
Ahead of the July Fourth holiday, there were some reports that Donald Trump might help celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial by issuing 250 pardons. That hasn’t yet happened, though the day before Independence Day, the president did sign
Over the course of June, Donald Trump spent nearly every day focusing attention on assorted construction and beautification projects, emphasizing the unavoidable conclusion that the president takes his renovation crusade very seriously. His allies aren’t necessarily pleased.
In his first week as the acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, the highly controversial director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, did largely what his critics expected him to do. Pulte, a shameless presidential sycophant
As a rule, JD Vance seems to go out of his way to say whatever Donald Trump wants him to say, but from time to time, contradictions emerge between the president and the vice president. Take the
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country. * In South Carolina’s gubernatorial race, Donald Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pam Evette last month. Last week, however, ahead of this week’s primary runoff election in the
As last week’s G7 summit in France got underway, a reporter asked Donald Trump whether his purported deal with Iran was final. “No, it’s not final,” the president replied. Later that day — during a visit to
The story the White House expects Americans to believe is that Donald Trump and his team are impervious to pressure. The president does what he wants when he wants, and the more people urge him to choose