President Donald Trump is set to deliver the 2026 State of the Union address at 9 p.m. Tuesday, marking a high-profile opportunity to outline his legislative agenda before a joint session of Congress and a national audience.Trump will deliver the State of the Union in the House chamber at the...
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Black Americans abandoned the Democratic Party by significant margins in 2024, helping propel President Donald Trump back into the White House. But, one year in office, the president has few achievements specifically tailored to black America.Trump dramatically increased his share of the black vote in the 2024 election to 15%,...
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The Air Force will soon roll out a new paint job for its presidential and VIP airline fleet.The decision will rid Air Force One and other airplanes used by the executive branch of their light-blue color scheme established during the Kennedy administration in the early 1960s. The new colors are...
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that President Donald Trump has yet to engage with Democratic leadership on the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, despite the president’s comments last week that he would personally be involved in the talks.Before departing the White House last Friday, Trump told reporters...
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“The President very much looks forward to having an event later this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate Black History Month and to talk about how his policies are advancing opportunity and prosperity for all Americans,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a press conference on Wednesday. In...
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Trump will return to the Capitol next Tuesday for a prime-time address overshadowed by the funding stalemate, centered on Democratic demands for reform after immigration officers fatally shot two protesters in Minneapolis. There had been some speculation over whether the address would be postponed, as Democrats pressed for in 2019,...
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)’s international debut at the Munich Security Conference was supposed to showcase her readiness for a possible 2028 bid for Senate or the White House. Instead, it exposed foreign policy missteps that sparked mockery and renewed questions about whether the progressive firebrand is ready for prime time.Ocasio-Cortez claimed...
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Vice President JD Vance denied on Tuesday that there is tension between himself and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as both men are eyed as possible 2028 presidential rivals.Vance described Rubio as “my closest friend” in the Trump administration, and said he was focused on filling out the remainder of...
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McLaughlin told the Washington Examiner: “I’m not leaving the fight. I’m not going anywhere. It’ll just look different.” A senior Trump administration official familiar with the plans confirmed on Tuesday morning that McLaughlin will depart her post swiftly and stated that she made the decision in December, but stayed on...
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President Donald Trump offered Tuesday that the federal government could step in to help clean up the sewage spill in the Potomac River, if Democratic leaders across Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., ask him “politely.”DC Water announced early Tuesday morning that emergency repairs to the Potomac Interceptor sewer line, which...
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President Donald Trump posted a lengthy statement defending his record with the black community as he memorialized the death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson.Jackson, 84, died on Tuesday morning, weeks after the civil rights icon was hospitalized last November due to complications from progressive supranuclear palsy. Jackson rose to prominence...
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The president praised what he described as a powerhouse economy, powerful military, secure borders, and low crime rates in a post to Truth Social noting the holiday. “Happy President’s Day! Prices and Inflation are Way Down. The Stock Market, and your 401k’s, are Way Up. Our Military is Strong and...
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