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Tonight, President Trump laid out a bold vision for the future of our country, focusing on strengthening our economy, securing our borders, protecting our children, honoring police and firefighters, and ensuring that every American has the opportunity to achieve success,”  said Grothman.  “His commitment to restoring law and order, prioritizing American workers, and streamlining government operati...

Sen. Michael Bennet on Tuesday became the first Democratic senator to publicly say he doesn’t believe President Joe Biden is capable of winning reelection after his disastrous debate performance last month.“Donald Trump is on track, I think, to win this election, and maybe win it by a landslide, and take with him the Senate and the House,” he told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “So for me, this isn’t a qu...

Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered an opening statement at the full Committee hearing, “The Malign Influence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) at Home and Abroad: Recommendations for Policy Makers.” In her remarks, Ranking Member Shaheen expressed concern over growing cooperation between Beijing and Moscow, spec...

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to discuss his reaction to the “clown car” that he calls the House Republican caucus led by “clueless” Elon Musk and Donald Trump, who he says have shown “how little they know about basics of government … This is going to be a fine mess.”

The mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City will testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for a March 5 hearing on their sanctuary city policies, committee chair James Comer (R-Ky.) announced Wednesday. Comer has launched a probe into so-called sanctuary policies, which allows a jurisdiction to limit its cooperation with federal immigration enforcement officia...

The president may be the chief executive of the United States, but in modern times that individual also often wears the hat of " chief legislator ." That's never more the case than during the State of the Union address, when the president is  constitutionally obligated  to report to Congress on the state of the country and recommend policy measures that Congress should consider. Presidents traditi...

 European leaders raced Sunday to salvage Ukraine's ruptured relationship with the United States, with Britain and France assembling a "coalition of the willing" to develop a plan for ending Ukraine's war with Russia. They hope this effort will win the backing of a skeptical President Donald Trump. Gathering in London at the invitation of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the leaders vowed to b...

Tensions rise as reports suggest the US is losing confidence in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. With Trump considering halting military aid and European allies struggling to mediate, Ukraine’s leadership faces growing pressure. Can Zelensky navigate these geopolitical challenges, or is change inevitable?

Israel has halted the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza and threatened Hamas with more “consequences” if the Palestinian group does not agree to extend the now-ended phase one of their fragile ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday that “the entry of all goods and supplies to the Gaza Strip will be halted,” accusing Hamas of refusing to accept...

Trump has taken an "all or nothing" approach regarding Ukraine. After a tense meeting with President Zelensky, he stated that Ukraine must sign a minerals deal to potentially end the war with Russia, or the U.S. will withdraw its support. Zelensky is now ready to sign the deal, although he didn't do so during his visit. The essential questions are whether the deal can still be finalized and if it...

The budget resolution exemplifies my colleagues' willingness to betray the American people in the name of so-called fiscal responsibility. But Democrats routinely prioritize reducing deficits without sacrificing safety net programs that working families rely on. And while some people make speeches about deficit and national debt, Democrats have been finding solutions and cleaning up the Republican...

Nearly 6,000 military veterans who worked for the federal government have been fired and the number is only expected to grow as President Donald Trump’s administration and its Department of Government Efficiency initiative, led by Elon Musk, press ahead with slashing the federal workforce.

New  budget plans  from Republicans in Congress propose sweeping new tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. Specifically, among other changes, the budget plans seek to extend the individual income and estate tax provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, doing so would cost  nearly $4.2 trillion  over the next decade—with nearly 60 percent of the tax c...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday laid out a framework for a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine — one where Europe will lead the charge for securing peace — while still relying heavily on U.S. backing. The proposal is the result of emergency talks held by European leaders in London following President Trump's  heated exchange  with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White...

Rep. Melanie Stansbury, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, led Subcommittee Democrats in condemning President Trump and Elon Musk for illegally dismantling the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and undermining global democracy, freedom, and U.S. national security by aligning with—and ceding power to—Russia and China.  

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis leaned on the wisdom of a baseball legend when asked if  she plans to run for governor  in 2026.“To quote the late, great Yogi Berra, ‘When you come to a fork in the road, take it,’” she told reporters at a press conference in Miami before turning the podium over to her husband.

Castigating Zelensky for not demonstrating enough gratitude for American support, Trump and his Vice President JD Vance raised their voices, accusing the besieged leader of standing in the way of a peace agreement with Russia. Later, he was essentially kicked out of the White House, and departed with a grim look on his face.

Goldman Sachs has dropped an entire section dedicated to "diversity and inclusion" from its annual filing released on Thursday, as Wall Street firms dial back their diversity initiatives after President Donald Trump took charge."We have made certain adjustments to reflect developments in the law in the U.S.," CEO David Solomon said in a statement.

Let us look at the economy. Vice President Harris has claimed repeatedly that Bidenomics is working and is a term we are proud of, yet Americans have faced 20-percent average inflation since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office. The price of everything has gone up. More Americans are now having to choose whether to pay their energy bill, pay rent, or buy food. How is this record something to be...

A remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office on Friday as  President Donald Trump  berated his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, an extraordinarily fractious display that only underscored the deeply uncertain future of American assistance to Kyiv. Never before has an American president verbally attacked his visitor like Trump did to Zelensky, leading to an almost real-time brea...

We’re doing very well with Russia-Ukraine.  President Zelenskyy is going to be coming on Friday.  It’s now confirmed.  And we’re going to be signing an agreement, which will be a very big agreement.  And I want to thank Howard and Scott for the job you guys did in putting it together.  Really did an amazing job.  And that’ll be on rare earth and other things.