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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.
Now that former President Trump has been reelected for a second, nonconsecutive term, many may have wondered if he can run again in 2028.
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Does a viral image of world leaders showing their middle fingers as an act of apparent disagreement with U.S. President Donald Trump show a real 2026 TIME Magazine cover? No, that's not true: The magazine's website did not contain such...
In a national address, US President Donald Trump spoke about the war in Iran and claimed that "all of their original leaders" are dead and that the US is "totally independent" of Middle Eastern oil. Is this true?
President Donald Trump mischaracterized core elements of the U.S. economy and stretched the facts in claiming to have toppled Iran’s government as he addressed the nation Wednesday night in a time of soaring gas prices and persistent inflation. In 2024, the last year of Joe Biden's presidency, American gross domestic product grew 2.8%, adjusted for inflation, faster than any wealthy country in the world except Spain. Last year, in fact, U.S. economic growth decelerated under Trump to a still-respectable 2.1%, partly because the 43-day federal government shutdown slashed growth from October through December.
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Saturday warned that the November midterm elections “will be hard” for Republicans as the GOP seeks to keep control of Congress. She defended her former boss, President Trump, on “Fox & Friends Weekend” while discussing the tough road Republican lawmakers have ahead with the midterms approaching. “I…
The FBI’s contemplation about releasing files on a Chinese spy who interacted with Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) is raising questions about the lengths the Trump administration might go to as foes of the president seek election. Swalwell, who is running for governor in California, sent a cease and desist letter to the FBI on Monday, arguing the…
As President Donald Trump’s poll numbers have hit new lows amid the Iran war, there’s now the firmest evidence yet of a long-anticipated dynamic: the regretful Trump voter.
House Democrats will hold informal hearings in California on midterm election security, following multiple threats of intervention in state-run voting by the Trump administration.
Trever Nehls could replace his twin brother Rep. Troy Nehls, a loyalist to President Donald Trump. Can the MAGA heir apparent make history?
"[Trump] votes by mail. Oregonians vote by mail. And Oregon will keep running its own elections.”
A coalition of Democrat-led states filed yet another court challenge to President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting.
More than 20 Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Friday over the president’s executive order that restricts voter eligibility and mail-in voting. The lawsuit argues that the U.S. Constitution gives states the primary authority to administer elections and that it is unconstitutional for the president to impose changes to federal election…
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.
The Trump-backed SAVE Act appears all but doomed in the Senate. But these states are making moves to enact their own stricter requirements.
Many Americans continue to hold negative views of both the Democratic and Republican parties ahead of the midterm elections, according to a new poll. In a CNN survey released Friday, nearly a quarter of U.S. respondents said they have negative perceptions of both the Republican and Democratic parties. The respondents, however, preferred Democratic candidates in…
Al Sharpton touted Kamala Harris, a potential 2028 Democratic candidate, saying she's a "potent force" with Black voters and has been ignored going into the next cycle.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Trump's order is a 'desperate attempt' to change the outcome of the 2026 midterm elections.
Americans’ views of both the Democratic and Republican parties remain deeply negative, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. And in an election year that may turn on which party voters see as the lesser of two evils, the Democrats hold an early advantage.
Campaign contributions from Palantir are becoming a thorn in the side of Democrats in the midterms, as lawmakers on the left dig into the Trump administration’s immigration efforts and the controversial tech company’s involvement. Several Democratic candidates have returned or donated funds from top Palantir executives and the company’s political action committee (PAC), distancing themselves…
The Republican is leading governor's race polls. Voting rights experts across the political spectrum say his case has national implications.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday defended the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act after a George Washington University student challenged whether the proposal was “worth” risking the possible disenfranchisement of millions of Americans to stop “a few hundred cases of voter fraud.” Republicans are facing pressure from President Trump to pass…
The criminal cases Trump demanded his attorney general bring stalled or failed to get off the starting line.
Governors in Florida and Mississippi signed into law measures that require officials to verify the citizenship of voters, just as similar legislation being pushed by President Donald Trump has stalled in Congress. The law signed Wednesday by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was immediately challenged in court by civil rights organizations that said it will make it harder for Floridians to vote. The citizenship provision of the law goes into effect Jan. 1.
Sydney Gruters, backed by Trump's endorsement, launches her congressional bid to succeed retiring Rep. Vern Buchanan in Florida's 16th District.
Republicans wanted a clear message on the war from Trump. Instead, some feel like they got the runaround.
Congressional Democrats sue to block Trump's sweeping election order, arguing it overrides states' authority and risks disenfranchising millions of voters.
A coalition of major Democratic groups sued the Trump administration, seeking to strike down an executive order that would exert more federal influence over mail-in voting — including by creating lists of citizens who are eligible to vote.
A series of voting rights groups and top Democrats have sued President Donald Trump to block his executive order restricting mail-in voting.
Sydney Gruters, the wife of Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters, launched her campaign Thursday for the House seat in Florida’s 16th Congressional District. “As a working mother of three, I see firsthand how much pressure rising prices are putting on families across Southwest Florida,” she said in a release. “From groceries and gas…
Democrats sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block President Trump’s recent executive order cracking down on mail-in voting. The president announced earlier this week that he directed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, along with the Social Security Administration, to create a list of verified U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote. The U.S. Postal Service will only be…
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces backlash after Republicans accused him of equating the Trump administration with the ayatollah's regime.
Democratic strategist James Carville warns Trump that Democrats will investigate him, his family and their spouses after the midterms, predicting a sweeping GOP defeat.
Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) is leading in the Republican primary for Kentucky’s U.S. Senate seat, according to polling data published Thursday. The Emerson College Polling/FOX56 survey found that 28 percent of likely GOP Kentucky voters said they support the sitting lawmaker in the primary contest. Barr is up against former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron…
President Trump is ramping up his war on mail-in voting with a new attempt to reshape how elections are run ahead of this year’s high-stakes midterms. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to limit mail-in ballots, mandating the creation of a list of eligible voters in each state and restricting absentee ballots to voters…
