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Video: How Trump’s Base Is Reacting to His War Message
new video loaded: How Trump’s Base Is Reacting to His War Message Our White House correspondent Zolan Kanno-Youngs looks into how Trump’s base is responding to the administration’s conflicting messages on the war with Iran. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer, Laura Salaberry and Javier Manzano March 5, 2026 Source link
Read MoreVideo: Trump’s War of Choice With Iran
new video loaded: Trump’s War of Choice With Iran Our national security correspondent David E. Sanger examines the war of choice that President Trump has initiated with Iran. By David E. Sanger, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer and Laura Salaberry March 1, 2026 Source link
Read MoreVideo: Trump’s Go-To Tactic in the State of the Union
new video loaded: Trump’s Go-To Tactic in the State of the Union Our reporter Zolan Kanno-Youngs examines the context of a moment in the State of the Union speech when President Trump turned to a favorite tactic on immigration. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Gilad Thaler, Thomas Vollkommer, Laura Salaberry and Ray Whitehouse February 26, 2026 Source…
Read MoreCongress delays return to Washington due to winter storm
The House and Senate have postponed their first votes of the week from Monday to Tuesday, giving lawmakers an extra day to return to Washington as a winter storm is set to hit the area. That means a Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began Feb. 14 will continue through at least Tuesday — and…
Read MoreU.S. firms scramble for refunds after Supreme Court rejects Trump’s blanket tariffs
The Trump administration said Sunday it is in no rush to hand out refunds to companies that paid the tariffs nullified by a landmark Supreme Court ruling. U.S. businesses challenged Mr. Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs. They won on Friday, unleashing a scramble by firms to secure refunds…
Read MoreNever Trump Republicans are still issuing dire warnings. Is anyone listening?
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Over and over, the Republicans and former Republicans who gathered just outside Washington this weekend warned that President Donald Trump and his allies in Congress are tearing at the very fabric of American democracy. A former congressman described the president’s party as an “authoritarian-embracing cult.” A prominent conservative writer said Trumpism…
Read MoreTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Tariff revenue projections ‘unchanged’ after SCOTUS ruling
The U.S. is not projecting any changes to the tariff revenue it will take this year as President Trump is reissuing tariffs the Supreme Court struck down under different legal authority, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday. Mr. Bessent said the Supreme Court’s ruling was narrowly tailored to block tariffs issued under the International Economic…
Read MoreTrump says he’s sending U.S. hospital ship to Greenland; local officials say, ‘No thanks’
President Trump said he plans to send a U.S. hospital ship to Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory that he wants to acquire, so its medical staff can treat locals who he says are being ignored. Mr. Trump said he is working on the matter with Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, whom he appointed special envoy to…
Read MoreTrump un-endorses Rep. Jeff Hurd over opposition to tariffs, backs GOP primary challenger
President Trump has withdrawn his endorsement of Rep. Jeff Hurd over the Colorado Republican’s opposition to his tariff policy, and is now backing his primary challenger. Mr. Hurd was one of six House Republicans who voted this month to overturn U.S. tariffs on Canada. Mr. Trump withdrew his endorsement of Mr. Hurd 10 days later.…
Read MoreU.S. says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context
TEL AVIV, Israel — An uproar continued Sunday after the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East, as more Arab and Muslim countries objected and the U.S. said his comments were taken out of context. Huckabee spoke in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson…
Read MoreHomeland Security says airport fast-track services may be suspended amid partial shutdown
The Department of Homeland Security said Sunday that it was suspending its fast-track airport security services, TSA PreCheck and Global Entry, because of the shutdown of the department. The suspension was supposed to take effect at 6 a.m. Sunday, but the Transportation Security Administration announced that PreCheck lines remained operational with no immediate change for…
Read MoreMan killed after trying to enter Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun, gas can
Two U.S. Secret Service agents and a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man who had tried to enter President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate early Sunday with a shotgun and a gas can. The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Mr. Trump was not at his Mar-a-Lago estate, as he and the first…
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