President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration has already had “very serious” discussions with Russia about its war in Ukraine and that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin could soon take “significant” action toward ending the grinding conflict. “We will be speaking, and I think will perhaps do something that’ll be significant,” Trump said in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office. Trump did not say who from his administration has been in contact with the Russians but insisted the two sides were “already talking."
President-elect Donald Trump has laid out an ambitious agenda that he has promised will go into effect on Jan. 20, the day he will be sworn into office for his second term.
President-elect Donald Trump’s recipe for victory in Tuesday’s election was built on his ability to improve his support from 2020 with several different demographic groups, exit polls show.
The outgoing chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) said in a wide-ranging interview published Friday that the party should have stuck with President Biden as its nominee during the 2024 election. DNC Chair Jaime Harrison called Biden “the most successful of my lifetime legislative president” in the interview with The Associated Press, noting the former…
The new strategy, previewed exclusively to Fox News Digital, seeks to hold President Donald Trump accountable for policies that Democrats say are harmful to rural voters.
As the Democratic National Committee prepares to elect a new chair, its departing leader says Democrats should have stuck with Joe Biden in the 2024 race. In an interview with The Associated Press, Jaime Harrison reflected on why his party lost to Donald Trump and what might have happened had then-Vice President Kamala Harris had more time to campaign after Biden ended his reelection bid following a disastrous debate performance. The next DNC chair, Harrison said, needs to insist that the party not be a “rubber stamp” to its presidential candidate.
Robert F. Kennedy, President Donald Trump's nominee for health and human services secretary, survives two heated confirmation hearings but still faces crucial Senate votes.
The Senate confirmed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum as Interior secretary Thursday in a 79-18 vote, with the majority of Senate Democrats joining every Republican in the chamber. Burgum, a one-time candidate for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination-turned-visible Trump campaign surrogate, has been among the president’s least controversial nominees. He advanced out of the Senate Energy…
Sen. Bill Cassidy has emerged as a central figure in the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose nomination to health and human services secretary poses an equally consequential moment for the second-term Republican facing an uncertain political future in Louisiana. A physician-turned-politician, Cassidy has questions about Kennedy's past claims linking common vaccines to autism, a position the gastroenterologist rejects and sought repeatedly to convince the nominee to renounce during a committee hearing Thursday. Already at odds with a segment of his party for voting to convict Trump during his 2021 impeachment, Cassidy acknowledged his own desire Thursday to see Trump succeed in his second term as president.
The RNC and ex-Trump co-campaign manager Chris LaCivita are alleging they were defamed by The Daily Beast in a report about payments from the campaign.
The nation’s cybersecurity agency has played a critical role in helping states shore up the defenses of their voting systems, but its election mission appears uncertain amid sustained criticism from Republicans and key figures in the Trump administration. President Donald Trump has not named a new head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and for the first time since it was formed, there are no plans for anyone in its leadership to address the main annual gathering of the nation's secretaries of state, which was being held this week in Washington. “I’m often asked what the FBI sees as the top cyberthreats facing the U.S., and really the FBI’s answer for the last several years has been the same: China, China, China, ransomware, Russia, Iran, North Korea,” Cynthia Kaiser, a deputy assistant director in the bureau's Cyber Division, told attendees at the National Association of Secretaries of State meeting.
Former Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan says he's considering a second straight Republican run for U.S. Senate days after Democratic Sen. Gary Peters announced he wouldn't seek re-election in the 2026 midterms
An excerpt from an upcoming book on the 2024 presidential election provided more details on how podcaster Joe Rogan and then-Vice President Kamala Harris' proposed interview fell through.
President Donald Trump made quick work of his first week-plus back in office — ticking off a number of campaign-trail promises, issuing a boatload of pardons (some controversial) and enacting retribution on his political opponents.
President Trump’s approval rating starts out at 49 percent in the first Emerson College Polling survey of his administration. The poll, released Thursday, showed Trump’s approval rating is just about in line with the level of support he received in the 2024 presidential election. His disapproval rating of 41 percent is the lowest that Emerson…
Wednesday was a big day for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. Yes, he gave his eighth State of the State address. It's another bit of history for the 77-year-old Republican who also is the oldest governor in South Carolina's 249 years as a state. McMaster didn't mention the milestone in Wednesday night's speech before the General Assembly.
The key takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing before senators to be Trump's health secretary, which touched on abortion and vaccines.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has backed Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler to lead the Democratic National Committee (DNC), following an endorsement by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) earlier this month. “For several years, I have had the honor and success to work with Ben Wikler from his thousands of events to save…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's pick to lead the top U.S. health agency, came under attack at a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers accusing him of covering up his anti-vaccine views and embracing conspiracy theories to dissuade use of lifesaving medicines. Kennedy sought to defend his record to the Senate Finance Committee, promising lawmakers that he was not against vaccines, and saying he would address rapidly increasing rates of chronic disease as well as follow Trump's direction on abortion.
President Trump is kicking off his second tour of duty in the White House in a stronger polling position than during the start of his first administration eight years ago, a new national poll indicates.
Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) decried his corruption case as a “political prosecution” and invoked President Trump’s legal battles as proof of a crooked justice system after he was sentenced to 11 years in prison Wednesday. “President Trump was right,” Menendez said outside the New York federal courthouse. “This process is political, and it’s corrupted…
Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) sent a message to his colleagues in the Democratic Party, urging them to focus on “reestablishing our own credibility” and to refrain from solely “bashing” what President Trump’s administration does as a response. “My party needs to reestablish our credibility on a number of issues. It’s not going to be enough,…
Democrats have flipped an Iowa state Senate seat in a district that overwhelmingly voted for President Trump in November. Democrat Mike Zimmer, who has worked in education and serves as the president of a school board, defeated the Republican candidate, Kate Whittington, by about 3.5 points to represent state Senate District 35, which voted for…
The liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court participated in a briefing with Democratic donors billed as a “chance to put two more House seats in play,” a move that Republicans say shows that she is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit Democrats. Both candidates are also accepting large donations from partisans, including the Democratic and Republican parties, as both sides fight for control of the court in the battleground state. Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel, a former Republican attorney general, faces liberal Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford in the April 1 election.
President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Justice, Pam Bondi, on Wednesday advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee on a strict party-line vote, setting the stage for a vote on the Senate floor. The panel voted 12-10 to clear her from committee, advancing her nomination to serve as attorney general over objections from…
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), former Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate in the 2024 election, said losing the contest was “pure hell.” Walz joined MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for his first interview since President Trump’s November victory and was asked about Trump’s first week in office and the federal funding freeze that has sparked widespread…
The Democratic National Committee will elect a new chair on Saturday as the party seeks new leadership to guide Democrats through Donald Trump's second presidency. Eight candidates have lined up to replace outgoing Chair Jaime Harrison. The contest will be decided at the DNC's winter meeting in suburban Washington.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made a substantial effort to get on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast amid concerns about her traction with male voters — going so far as to plan a Houston rally to justify a stop at Rogan’s Austin studio, according to a forthcoming book. In the final weeks of the election, the…
Whoever wins the race to take the helm of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) this Saturday is poised to inherit one of the most challenging and potentially thankless jobs in Washington as Democrats scramble to chart a path forward in President Trump’s second term. Any one of the three candidates viewed as a major contender…
Speaking with MSNBC, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz discussed the "pure hell" it has been since he and Democratic running mate Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election.
President Donald Trump -endorsed candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won their Republican primaries in the special elections to replace former Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, notching wins in reliably conservative districts. Republicans are expected to hold the seats following the general election April 1, which would boost their thin majority in the U.S. House as they pursue Trump’s agenda.
Two Republicans endorsed by President Donald Trump will win their special primaries Tuesday, moving one step closer to bringing Speaker Mike Johnson a little breathing room for the GOP’s narrow majority in the House.
Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s chief financial officer, won the Republican primary in the state’s 1st Congressional District, making him a favorite to win the general election for the district’s U.S. House seat in April, according to Decision Desk HQ. Patronis is running to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), who resigned from Congress. The congressional district…
The candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special congressional election to replace former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida.
