Live updates: McConnell won't seek 8th term; Senate advances Kash Patel nomination
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY.) will not seek re-election in 2026, he announced on the Chamber of Commerce floor on Thursday, ending the political career of the longest serving Senate leader. . “On seven times, my fellow Kentuckians sent me to the Senate,” McConnell said. “Every day in the meantime I am humbled by the trust […]
Trump says he won't allow 'obsolete' AP back in Oval Office until 'Gulf of America' style changed
President Trump has not retreated from the standoff between the White House and the Associated Press on the Gulf of America, a body of water previously known as the Gulf of Mexico. The style of the AP is to refer to the waters in the first reference, with a previous name that is recognized in […]
House Republican: 'I can't guarantee' Trump tariffs won't raise prices
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) said on Thursday that Trump's proposed tariffs cannot guarantee that consumer prices will not raise prices, but Trump has said something new to boost the economy. He said he cannot praise the attempt. Davidson, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, will appear on “CNN News Central,” and host Brianna […]
Senate Republicans say they won't support tax bill that doesn't make Trump cuts permanent
Senate Majority Leader John Tune (Rs.D.) and other Republican senators vote for a permanent extension of President Trump's 2017 tax cuts, not a temporary extension. A bill that includes the president's legislative agenda that vowed to throw the wrench into an effort to advance the House Republican version. Nine Republican senators, including Mike Krapo (Idaho), […]
Trump says he won't deport Prince Harry: 'He’s got enough problems with his wife’
President Trump said Friday that he was “not interested” in banishing Harry, who currently lives with his wife Meghan Markle in Montecito, California. “I don't want to do that,” Trump told the New York Post. “I'll leave him alone. He has enough problems with his wife. She's terrible.” Last February, Trump accused former President Biden […]
The US relies on China for key medicines. They won't be spared from tariffs
President Trump's tariffs in China are in place, striking all products imported from the country, including many of the medicines Americans rely on. China's imports account for a significant proportion of US prescriptions and counter drugs. Many Chinese-made drugs are generics, accounting for 91% of prescriptions dispensed in the US “The Chinese market is the […]
White House won't rule out Trump attendance at correspondents' dinner
The White House does not eliminate the possibility that President Trump will attend a dinner (WHCD) of a correspondent in the spring of the spring. “I have a president's invitation on the desk. I have an invitation on my desk. I don't talk to the president about it,” said the spokeswoman, Colorin Liberit. Tell the […]
Trump on Musk: 'If there's a problem, we won't let him near it'
President Trump on Monday suggests whether there is a contradiction with the mask, saying that the billionaire the billionaire an entrepreneur, Elon Musk, could not do anything without approval from the White House. Trump was asked if it was important that the mask could access the Payment System with the Ministry of Finance after requesting […]
'He'll go down': RFK Jr. nomination won't pass Senate, O'Reilly says
Former Fox News, Fox News, predicted on Monday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a candidate for President Trump's health and confrontation of Human Service Secretary, will not be approved by the United States. “RFK, he gets off,” said the commentator about the “balance” of the news. Orey, who did not explain in detail, talked about […]
Pence-aligned group's president: Republicans won't fall in line behind Trump forever
The head of an advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence praised President Trump's 2024 victory in a new interview, but insisted the Republican Party will not stand behind the commander-in-chief forever. Tim Chapman, president of American Freedom Advancing (AAF), said President Trump is currently at the “peak of his influence and power” […]