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President Donald Trump has notified Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook that he is considering removing her from the central bank over allegations of mortgage fraud, and has given her three weeks to respond before making a final decision.In an Aug. 5 letter, the White House told Cook there was “sufficient... Read more

EXCLUSIVE — The White House anti-fraud task force is preparing to expand its investigations into additional federal agencies this fall, a move that will keep one of the Trump administration’s signature government reform efforts in the spotlight heading into the midterm elections.Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, who co-leads the... Read more

Trumpworld insiders say that while President Donald Trump favors Vice President JD Vance as a potential successor in 2028, his support isn’t “set in stone” and the president could still wind up backing Secretary of State Marco Rubio or even another Republican candidate.Several individuals with insight into Trump’s thinking told... Read more

President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Thursday trying to restrict birthright citizenship and so-called “birth tourism.”“We had a very unfortunate decision in the Supreme Court concerning birthright,” Trump told reporters on Thursday at the White House. “So we’re making adjustments because it’s very unfair.”Trump criticized people who are... Read more

President Donald Trump pushed back on reports that he’s told GOP donors that Vice President JD Vance is his preferred successor in 2028.Reporters asked Trump whether he was publicly advocating a Vance run during an Oval Office event on ending birthright citizenship on Thursday.“I heard about it a little while... Read more

President Donald Trump’s commitment to transfer Qatar’s newly gifted Air Force One to his presidential library after his second term ends appears to have been backtracked on.In May 2025, Trump promised that the $400 million luxury jet would be decommissioned after his term wraps up and displayed at the library... Read more

The Trump administration has returned $100 billion from revenue it gleaned from tariffs the Supreme Court tossed out in February, months after the high court ruled the tariffs lacked a proper legal basis. The funds were sent to the Treasury Department for disbursement, according to a court filing this week in... Read more

President Donald Trump is reaffirming his support for Rep. Andy Ogles before Thursday’s Tennessee Republican primaries, which will use the state’s new congressional maps.“Congressman Andy Ogles is doing a fantastic job representing the incredible people of Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District!” Trump said on Truth Social on Thursday. “Andy is a... Read more

The White House launched Fraud.gov on Thursday, a website tracking the administration’s crackdown on fraud across federal agencies.According to the White House, the website serves as a public dashboard that highlights investigations, criminal charges, funding suspensions, recoveries, and enforcement actions undertaken by the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud... Read more

Tucker Carlson has a 10-point plan for a new political project separate from President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement.Carlson, who last month promised to “help build a third party,” laid out his vision in a 90-minute livestream Wednesday.“Here are the 10 things that, when all is said and done, America should... Read more

Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday poured cold water on reports that a meeting between himself and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned sour, saying there was no confrontation between the two leaders.Speaking with Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle, Vance was asked about a sit-down with Netanyahu... Read more

President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that gasoline prices could climb again as the conflict with Iran continues, saying lower prices would return once the war is over.Speaking in Las Vegas, Trump touted his administration’s economic success, but acknowledged how the war with Iran, which led to the closure of... Read more