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Musk has gone ‘off the rails,’ Trump says

The president's former supporter announced Saturday he was forming an independent political party. Saying Elon Musk was “essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK,” President Donald Trump...

Trump signs his tax and spending cut bill at the White House July 4 picnic

Trump signed the multitrillion-dollar legislation outside the White House, and then banged down the gavel that House Speaker Mike Johnson gifted him that was...

In Today’s GOP, There Is No Choice at All

The “Big Beautiful Bill” proved that for Republicans, it’s MAGA or nothing. The so-called Big Beautiful Bill was always destined to pass, and it’s instructive...

The Limits of Trump’s Revolution Are Laid Bare by the Megabill

In the service of pushing his tax-and-spending megabill over the finish line, Donald Trump has spent recent days cajoling, threatening and meeting with lawmakers....

‘I Believe His Account 100 Percent’: Former Colleagues Vouch for DOJ Whistleblower

When dealing with a potentially career-threatening political scandal, there is a standard playbook: Issue a broad denial. Attack the accuser. Then declare the controversy...

The Lawyer Who Became the Face of Trump’s Deportation Agenda

He has defended the administration’s most controversial court arguments in favor of its mass-deportation agenda. No one is more surprised than his former colleagues. On...

Supreme Court hands Trump major win

The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 vote, grants Trump’s request to narrow injunctions blocking his birthright citizenship order. The Supreme Court has handed President Donald...

The ‘Shy’ Kamala Harris Voters Who Could Decide the Election

By JUSTIN BROWN For eight years, pollsters have been striving to accurately capture former President Donald Trump’s level of support among voters. Even today, on the...

Don’t let Trump’s buzzy sideshows distract you from his traditional swing-state strategy

By Lisa Kashinsky, Jessica Piper and Meridith McGraw Donald Trump’s upcoming rally at Madison Square Garden will mark the latest in a string of flashy detours from the battleground-state...

An ‘exhausted’ Trump says no to another interview

By Eugene Daniels Recently, it’s become something of a pattern: Donald Trump is scheduled for an interview with a neutral media outlet, the date...

Disaster loan program fully ‘exhausted’ with Congress still out of town

By Jennifer Scholtes and Caitlin Emma The nation’s loan program for disaster survivors has fully exhausted its funding, the Biden administration announced Tuesday. And lawmakers, the only ones...

Trump disarmed a political landmine in refusing to release his tax returns

By Brian Faler Former President Donald Trump was once harshly criticized for failing to release his tax returns, but no one seems to care much anymore. Neither...

Florida universities are culling hundreds of general education courses

By Andrew Atterbury TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida’s public universities are purging the list of general education courses they will offer next year to fall in line...

Internal GOP polling memo says Senate Republicans are still behind in key races

By Ally Mutnick The top GOP super PAC charged with flipping the Senate has found that most of its candidates are trailing their Democratic opponents, according...

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