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PALM BEACH COUNTY — President Donald Trump voiced openness toward preemptively pardoning junior officials within his administration to shield them from potential Democratic-led congressional probes following the 2026 midterm elections.The president fielded questions from reporters for nearly 20 minutes after casting his own 2026 votes at the offices of the... Read more

The Justice Department aims to send poll monitors to all 50 states in the 2026 midterms, marking an ambitious expansion of a longstanding federal initiative aimed at ensuring election integrity.Details about the effort, announced in August, have been fairly sparse. However, a handful of both Republican and Democratic states in... Read more

DEARBORN, Michigan – Brian Pannebecker has gotten pretty used to being called onstage by President Donald Trump.Trump once spotted him at a Michigan rally and summoned the muscular retired Ford worker into the spotlight. They’ve shared handshakes, photos, and trips to Washington. Pannebecker also stood in the White House Rose... Read more

President Donald Trump rejected a report claiming the consideration of a White House press briefing room renovation, but left the door open to relocating the media corps after a series of press restrictions.The New York Times published a report earlier this week alleging that Trump proposed the idea for the... Read more

Much in American politics has changed over the past 50 years. Perhaps on no topic more than which party is more favorable or hostile to Israel.@scope (#mos-59c123c1-0b18-48c0-ad05-914314449f5d) { .we-page-content { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 32px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #333; } .we-page-headline { font-size: 42px; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 24px; font-weight:... Read more

President Donald Trump’s promise to give Americans a $5,000 dividend check if Republicans retain control of Congress after the 2026 elections is not resonating with even his most loyal voters across the country.Trump first made the promise back in September during the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas. The proposal,... Read more

Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson will attend President Donald Trump’s rally in the Peach State this weekend, switching plans after initially saying he would not be in attendance.Jackson had initially planned on skipping Trump’s rally on Saturday, with his campaign telling the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday that he would... Read more

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he directed the Department of Justice to file a lawsuit challenging the results of Alaska’s Senate race if it’s impacted by “voter confusion.”Incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-AK) is running for reelection in a toss-up race against Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola... Read more

President Donald Trump is holding a rally in Florida on Friday afternoon, seeking to boost Republican candidates in the state.The president is set to speak around 2 p.m. Eastern at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University. Gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds, who is facing a spirited challenge from Democrat David... Read more

President Donald Trump threatened to veto every piece of legislation put forward during the second half of his administration if Democrats flip control of the House or Senate during next month’s midterm elections.“Well, I think the Republicans are going to win. But if there was, you call it gridlock, what... Read more

President Donald Trump will vote early in Florida on Saturday morning, a White House official told the Washington Examiner.Trump is in the middle of a final campaign push ahead of the midterm elections, blitzing across red states in hopes of boosting Republican turnout on Election Day. #mos-d526c61f-0059-4e9b-9fa7-afe88104d7a0 > section {... Read more

First lady Melania Trump said Friday that she helped broker a temporary ceasefire on one front of the war between Russia and Ukraine.The limited break in fighting will begin Thursday, according to the White House, and will be limited to the region of Olenshky in southern Ukraine. Both Ukraine and... Read more