Politics
- by: John T. Bennett
- Source:
Roll Call
- 04/18/2025
Trump puts Italy’s Meloni in high-pressure role as bridge to EU on tariffs
“America first” met “Italy and Italians first” on Thursday at the White House, with tariffs atop the agenda as President Donald Trump huddled with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — suddenly a key European leader who could help close the trans-Atlantic trade chasm.
- by: Neil Munro
- Source:
Breitbart
- 04/17/2025
Democrat Van Hollen Travels to Deported Migrant in El Salvador
Democrats and their media allies are portraying a deported illegal migrant from El Salvador as a martyr of U.S. migration policy, so helping President Donald Trump’s deputies spotlight the Democrats’ sympathy for criminal illegals.
- by: Lauren Gambino
- Source:
The Guardian
- 04/16/2025
Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security
In first speech since leaving office, ex-president spoke of ‘destruction’ current administration has wrought
- by: Cybele Mayes-Osterman
- Source:
USA TODAY
- 04/14/2025
Trump in good health, doc says, citing 'frequent victories' at golf
Donald Trump, the second-oldest president ever to serve, "remains in excellent health," thanks to an "active lifestyle" including "frequent victories in golf events," the White House physician wrote in a memo released Sunday after Trump's annual physical exam.
- by: Ismail Shakil and Cassandra Garrison
- Source:
Reuters
- 04/11/2025
Trump threatens sanctions, tariffs on Mexico in water dispute
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Mexico with sanctions and tariffs in a dispute over water sharing between the two countries, accusing Mexico of breaking an 81-year-old treaty and "stealing the water from Texas Farmers."
- by: Kinsey Crowley
- Source:
USA TODAY
- 04/10/2025
China hits back at JD Vance's 'peasants' comment ahead of 104% tariff deadline
A Chinese official criticized Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday for referring to its people as "peasants," as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.
- by: Rebecca Falconer
- Source:
axios
- 04/10/2025
Hegseth says U.S., Panama will "take back" canal "from China's influence"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Panama Canal faces "ongoing threats" as he singled out China during a visit to the key trade route on Tuesday.
- by: Joseph MacKinnon
- Source:
The Blaze
- 04/08/2025
'Incredible blessing': JD Vance celebrates his mom's sobriety at White House
Vance did his best to refrain from shedding tears over the occasion, expressing gratitude that his mother lived to meet his children.
- by: HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MIKE STOBBE
- Source:
AP News
- 04/08/2025
RFK Jr. says he plans to tell CDC to stop recommending fluoride in drinking water
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy said he’s assembling a task force of health experts to study the issue and make new recommendations.
- by: Jodie Hawkins
- Source:
SAN
- 04/04/2025
Pentagon watchdog launches investigation into Hegseth’s use of Signal
The Defense Department is reviewing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app. The investigation will include compliance with protocol, classification, and records retention requirements.
- Source:
France 24
- 04/03/2025
Finland to withdraw from anti-personnel mine ban treaty
Finland's prime minister said Tuesday the country plans to withdraw from the international treaty banning anti-personnel mines, the latest signatory moving to ditch the ban over threats from Russia.
- by: Matt Lavietes and Chloe Atkins
- Source:
NBC News
- 04/02/2025
NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption case is dismissed
A federal judge dismissed the charges at the request of the Justice Department, which had argued that the case distracted from Adams' ability to enact Trump's immigration agenda.
- by: Steven Nelson
- Source:
NY Post
- 03/31/2025
Trump says he’s ‘not joking’ about third term — and notes this apparent loophole: ‘There are methods’
President Trump said he’s “not joking” about serving a third term in the White House — and thinks there’s a loophole to make it happen.
- by: Hans Nichols , Alex Isenstadt , Justin Green
- Source:
axios
- 03/28/2025
Trump pulls Elise Stefanik's nomination after last-minute panic
The Trump administration will leave Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) in the House, just days before the Senate was finally ready to move on her nomination as UN ambassador.
- by: Danielle de Wolfe
- Source:
LBC
- 03/27/2025
Russia demands lifting of sanctions before Black Sea ceasefire can begin - as Zelenskyy slams Putin's 'manipulation'
Russia has demanded that sanctions on foreign exports be lifted before any agreed ceasefire with Ukraine can begin, the US has suggested.
- by: Greg Norman
- Source:
FOX Business
- 03/27/2025
Trump says he may lower China tariffs on certain condition
President Donald Trump suggested China could get a "little reduction in tariffs" if it helps approve a sale of TikTok in compliance with a U.S. law forcing its Beijing-based owner ByteDance to either divest the app to an American buyer or shut the platform down in the U.S.