Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday pledged to block Supreme Court nominees on a partisan basis whom President Donald Trump could seek to appoint. A vacancy on the Supreme Court in the next two years, due to a retirement or death, would give Trump the opportunity to appoint a new justice, who must […]
The top federal prosecutor in South Florida resigned Friday, marking another leadership departure from the Justice Department investigation into whether former intelligence and law enforcement officials conspired against President Donald Trump. U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quinones, whose office oversaw the investigation into the origins and handling of Trump-Russia collusion allegations, submitted his resignation, Attorney General […]
Top aides to Paraguayan President Santiago Peña have resigned as the Senate resumed an impeachment trial Friday that could remove him from office
Republicans’ midterm elections wipeout puts President Donald Trump in a new situation from what he’s faced over his cumulative nearly six years in office — negotiate with a combined Democratic Congress or further test the constitutional limits of executive power. Trump and Republicans actually on the ballot this year were on the business end of […]
Jason Reding Quiñones is the latest prosecutor to leave the Justice Department after being assigned a sprawling investigation seeking retribution against President Trump’s perceived enemies.
Democrats' warning to "lawyer up" is sending ripples through Washington as the party gears up to launch investigations into President Trump and the people and companies in his orbit. Bloomberg's Joshua Green joins Max Chafkin and Stacey Vanek Smith on the Everybody's Business podcast to discuss what these probes might look like under a Democrat-led Congress. (Source: Bloomberg)
The prosecutor whose South Florida office oversaw President Trump’s so-called grand conspiracy probe has resigned from the Justice Department, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday. “United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones submitted his resignation from the Department of Justice,” Blanche wrote on the social platform X. “We are grateful…
John Williams, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said Friday inflation remains too high amid multiple price shocks. “Inflation is absolutely too high. It’s been too high for too long,” Williams said at a European Central Bank conference in Germany. He later added, “It’s absolutely essential that we bring inflation back…
The chances have increased for Ukraine to receive additional U.S. assistance, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, reacting to Democrats’ overwhelming victories in the midterm elections. Ukraine needs to consolidate bipartisan support in the U.S. and “move toward” the new political infrastructure, he added in an interview with a Ukrainian news channel posted on X. …
The US midterm elections have resulted in the Democratic Party taking control of both chambers of the US Congress, leaving Donald Trump as a lame duck president for the remainder of his term. Professor Steve Tsang of the SOAS China Institute tells FRANCE 24 that, while a weakened Trump could strengthen Beijing's negotiating position, the Chinese leadership is aware that Congress has relatively little sway over foreign policy and is keen to maintain warm personal ties between the two presidents.
House Majority PAC President Mike Smith said Democrats’ gains are “on the very high end” of the group’s expectations.
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday, declaring the Oval Office a “national monument” to prevent future presidents from making substantial changes to the space. The White House proclamation designates the Oval Office, the Outer Oval Office, and the Cabinet Room as a nationally recognized monument. “The White House and its grounds are Federal […]
President Trump said the stock market “suffered one of the Worst Days in History” on Thursday, a day after it surged following Democrats’ sweeping victories in the midterm elections. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up by 1,104 points on Wednesday after the opening bell. But on Thursday, it dropped by more than 2,100 points from…
The first oil tankers scheduled to deliver Russian diesel to the US under a deal between President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have changed course and are no longer heading toward the US coast. It spells the end of an agreement announced with great fanfare before the midterms.
Former President Joe Biden aides mapped Tesla, Apple, Amazon and OpenAI as targets for sweeping Democratic congressional investigations into Trump allies.
The National Capital Planning Commission approved President Trump’s triumphal arch by an 8-4 vote late Thursday, a key win for Trump and his continued beautification projects in the nation’s capital. But that win was short-lived. U.S. District Judge late Tanya Chutkan blocked the Trump administration from breaking ground on a towering memorial arch for 14…
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s plans to begin construction on a massive triumphal arch near Washington, D.C., hours after a federal planning commission approved a controversial project. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, issued a 14-day temporary restraining order late Thursday, preventing the administration from […]
A federal judge late Thursday ordered a pause on the construction of President Trump’s triumphal arch for 14 days. The temporary restraining order by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan came shortly after the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) voted to approve the administration’s plans to build the arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery…
President Donald Trump has been compelled to confront a political reality that has humbled presidents before him: “All politics is local.” Regardless of a president’s accomplishments or ambitions, the American electorate ultimately judges its leaders by the consequences felt in their homes, communities, and pocketbooks. Whatever successes Trump may claim, his inability to bring the […]
The morning after Democrats flipped both the House and the Senate in an historic and stunning midterm tsunami, Vice President JD Vance needed heat diverted away from his catastrophic failures (see: the memorandum of understanding with Iran) and tiredly targeted Israel, his favorite doormat, to take a significant part of the blame. In a long […]
President Trump is right that the U.S. economy is the envy of the world. What a shame that Americans just voted to destroy it. That is not an exaggeration. Granting such a sweeping victory to the Democratic Party, now in thrall to progressives who want to hike taxes, abandon fossil fuels and shut down the…
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) says Democrats would block any “right-winger” that President Trump attempts to appoint to the Supreme Court after they take control of the Senate, which could ramp up pressure on conservative Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas to retire this year. “The bottom line is we’re not going to allow…
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) should have listened to his gut feeling. Abbott, in spring 2025, was gearing up for another reelection bid, having first won the governorship in 2014. Per reporting at the time, Abbott balked when President Donald Trump’s political team asked him and Republican lawmakers, who controlled both legislative chambers in Austin, to […]
“In the end,” wrote Goethe, in the single most depressing line in European literature, “we are all King Lear.” President Donald Trump has been at it for longer than most, spending his second term raging impotently at domestic and foreign enemies. “I shall do such things, what they are yet I know not, but they […]
François Picard is pleased to welcome Craig Copetas, Greek-American author, international affairs columnist and editor at Türkiye Today and French Senator Hélène Conway-Mouret. “What you have is a tormented and unstable president who's desperate for immortality.” With this arresting assessment, Copetas captures what he considers the defining paradox of Donald Trump's presidency in the aftermath of the US midterm elections: a leader politically neutered at home but potentially emboldened on the international stage.
Vice President JD Vance pointedly ignored tariffs when explaining why Republicans were crushed by Democrats in the midterm elections. This glaring gap showed at least two things: 1) that civil war for control of the post-Trump GOP and its agenda has begun, and 2) that a central fight will be over protectionism versus free trade. […]
The Republican blame game for the Democratic midterm elections romp began before election night itself was over. “Sources” in President Donald Trump’s White House texted everyone in their phone contacts that Iran was to blame for the GOP’s generational shellacking. Voters handed Democrats sweeping congressional majorities that could reach 260 in the House and up […]
Some of the president’s top aides could leave as the political walls close in.
The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ had their worst day Thursday since April 2025, with tech stocks and companies tied to AI among the biggest losers. Investors say it’s all about the uncertainty over how a Democratically-controlled Congress will work with President Donald Trump. NBC’s Brian Cheung reports for TODAY.
Pope Leo XIV heads to Latin America as he grows more assertive in the job and President Trump pushes for greater US influence across the region
Vice President JD Vance has created distance between himself and President Donald Trump ahead of a likely 2028 presidential bid. Trump doesn’t seem to mind. At least not yet. Through leaks and public comments, Vance has made it clear that he opposed the Iran war. Unlike Trump, Vance didn’t endorse Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he’d fight the Iran war all over again. “Long term it’s the only answer,” he told reporters. “You can’t let Iran have a nuclear weapon.” He’s right about that. Which is precisely why the deal his negotiators are working on should worry him even more than the midterm election […]
It is no secret that the morning after the midterms was the unofficial kickoff for the 2028 presidential race. Yes, we Republicans suffered a painful defeat. It’s an undeniable fact, and Republicans owned up to the loss right away. (Unlike the Democrats after President Donald Trump was first elected in 2016, when we all remember […]
President Trump says he will make a decision "very soon" on whether to "destroy what is left of" Iran, calls Qatari emir as mediators push for a peace deal.
Yes, the Republicans suffered humiliating defeat. But the fact that a Trump presidency was even possible means something like it could happen again He’s down, but not quite out. Barring divine or other intervention, Donald Trump will remain in the Oval Office for a further two years and 10 weeks. Or, as the White House put it in a plaintive social media post brimming with neediness: “PSA [Public Service Announcement]: Trump is still your president.” But that’s not the only reason why the global celebrations that greeted the Democratic tidal wave that swept Republicans out of even their deepest heartlands should be tempered, if only a tad. Don’t get me wrong, the results of Tuesday’s midterm elections are cause for genuine international jubilation. The defeats of Trump allies in Serbia and Brazil were delicious appetisers, but this was the feast. No mere electoral setback in line with midterm tradition, this was a thorough repudiation of the second Trump presidency and of Trumpism. The 16% swing to Democrats in the popular vote for the House of Representatives was greater even than the 11.2% swing recorded in the Watergate midterms of November 1974, following the resignation in disgrace of Richard Nixon. Trump had worked hard for many months to undermine these elections , either by gerrymandering districts in his favour or preparing the ground for a later claim the vote was rigged, but to no avail: the democratic system proved too resilient, and the American public too determined to have their say. And have it they did, in a voice loud and clear. Jonathan Freedland is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Following the Republicans’ Midterm Elections drubbing, Vice President JD Vance sent out an X post. It infuriated those who have spent years trying to convince an American president, Democratic or Republican, that overthrowing the Iranian regime was an urgent, easy-to-accomplish mission. “The reason we lost is the [Iran] war,” Vance concluded. Indeed. President Donald Trump […]
The fight for the 2028 Republican primary is beginning to take shape on the heels of the GOP’s devastating midterm losses, with Vice President Vance facing criticism for blaming the losses on the Iran war and other big-name Republicans appearing to stake out their own positions. The losses have created a huge opening for GOP White…
Anti-abortion advocates worry that President Donald Trump may be pushed by the new Democratic majorities in the House and Senate to back down on anti-abortion priorities. Anti-abortion groups are publicly projecting confidence that the president will follow through on their top demands, including that he veto any bill legalizing later-in-pregnancy abortions and reject taxpayer funding […]
House Republicans are divided over how to move forward after the party’s devastating election losses, with some calling for an overhaul of the current leadership team and others arguing that President Trump bears much of the blame. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told staff on a call Wednesday that he would not run for minority leader,…
Tuesday was a big night for Democrats, and Gen Z was a big reason why. Young voters aged 18-29 broke hard for Democrats, including young men, who had been an important constituency for President Trump in 2024. The voters were also a big part of the winning formula for the party in Texas, where some…
Texas Republicans are divided over whether Democrats’ historic sweep of statewide offices is the beginning of a political realignment or a temporary backlash against President Donald Trump, with some warning that the losses could put the longtime Republican stronghold in play in the 2028 presidential election. Democrats rode voter frustration over the cost of living, […]
President Donald Trump got one of the rarest things in American politics: a second chance. In this month’s midterm elections, voters rendered the verdict that he blew it. While his second, nonconsecutive term is not over, Trump is running out of time to change their minds — and Republicans are starting to look past him […]
The pontiff arrives for an extended trip as the president seeks to extend US influence in the region.
Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Thursday that he says will prevent future administrations from changing his design of the Oval Office and Cabinet Room, spaces he declared to be national monuments that should be preserved. Since returning to office, the US president has transformed the Oval Office with gold accents and statuettes, portraits of famous Americans pulled from storage and a copy of the Declaration of Independence that hangs on the wall. The redesign has drawn criticism, including from the former president Barack Obama, who recently joked that 'he’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory. Just gold everywhere.' Trump signs proclamation to try to prevent changes to gold-covered Oval Office Continue reading...
Following the Democrats' sweeping victory in Tuesday's US midterm elections, Republicans are facing a moment of reckoning. With Donald Trump now a "lame-duck" president, the party must find a way forward after a historic electoral setback. The GOP faces major questions about how to win back voters and who will lead the party, with the next presidential election just two years away.
President Trump has told advisers that he plans to keep raising money for his political operation — a move aimed at salvaging his clout after the GOP's midterm debacle. Why it matters: Maintaining a political organization — either his existing MAGA Inc. super PAC or one to be created — would give Trump a vehicle to try to influence elections in 2028 and beyond, including the next presidential contest. It also would give Trump a way to pressure GOP lawmakers who consider breaking with him as the unpopular president enters his lame-duck era and Democrats prepare congressional investigations into his administration. Trump's MAGA Inc. enforced party discipline during the 2026 primary campaigns when it helped defeat Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R), an outspoken Trump critic. Zoom in: MAGA Inc. has been the centerpiece of Trump's political operation during his second term, raising nearly $450 million since the beginning of 2025. The group received massive checks from cryptocurrency and AI industry donors, along with Republican megadonors such as Elon Musk and Miriam Adelson. Trump has hosted high-dollar fundraising dinners at Mar-a-Lago and his golf club in Sterling, Va., drawing business leaders eager to curry favor with the president. Some donors subsequently benefited from administration decisions. The New York Times reported that a medical products company whose executives and affiliates gave $5 million to MAGA Inc. benefited from an administration decision to delay Medicare reimbursement restrictions, for example. By the numbers: MAGA Inc. spent more than $400 million on the midterms, making it one of the election's biggest spending forces, according to a source familiar with the totals. The massive investment failed to prevent Republicans from losing control of Congress amid voter anger over Trump's war on Iran, high prices and corruption concerns. As of Oct. 14, MAGA Inc. had more than $164 million in the bank, though it spent tens of millions more on TV and digita
Democrats have made climate change a centerpiece of their campaigns for years — but this year they barely mentioned it. Why it matters: The midterms showed just how far the topic has fallen down the political priority list, even within the party most committed to addressing it — and suggest affordability will shape how Democrats govern next year. Driving the news: Democrats up and down the ballot campaigned overwhelmingly on affordability, including fuel prices surging amid President Trump's Iran war and rising electricity bills, accentuated by the AI boom. The big picture: The relative absence of climate change is striking considering that Democrats of all political stripes won big. Zoom in: Even some of the party's most prominent climate advocates emphasized affordability over climate change — or reconsidered ambitious climate policies in response to rising costs. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who previously championed the state's ambitious climate agenda, pushed to weaken parts of its landmark climate law this year, citing affordability concerns. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), who co-authored the Green New Deal, played down the proposal during his reelection campaign, emphasizing affordability and other priorities instead. Texas Sen.-elect James Talarico, who has previously warned about fossil fuels' impact on the planet, campaigned on protecting oil and gas jobs alongside expanding renewable energy and lowering electricity bills. Flashback: The political shift has been underway since the 2024 presidential election, when even climate-focused groups began de-emphasizing climate change in their political advertising, a trend that persisted through the midterms. State of play: On a call with reporters the day after the election, leading environmental groups celebrated Democrats' victories as a rejection of Trump's energy policies, arguing that his attacks on clean energy contributed to higher electricity bills. "Trump's energy agenda was an economic disaster for families a
On a visit to Lyndon Johnson’s Texas ranch, a cub reporter learned why it pays to get out of Washington.
Democrats’ sweep Tuesday night delivered their largest House majority in decades, flipping traditionally Republican seats across the country thanks to a favorable political environment. However, many of these newly elected officials immediately face uphill climbs in two years defending deep-red terrain. Democrats notched several shocking flips in seats President Donald won by double digits in […]
Top Republicans have joined a battle over the populism that the Republican Party has embraced under President Donald Trump following Democrats’ overwhelming midterm victory. The party’s decisive disadvantage on the economy has created an opening for some conservatives, including presumed challengers to Vice President JD Vance for the GOP nomination in 2028, to call for […]
