Hope For America with Heather Delaney Reese

At 10:15 in the morning, an official White House social media account picked a fight with the weather. Responding to a Weather Channel forecast warning of thunderstorms that could delay the outdoor UFC cage fights on the White House lawn for Donald Trump's 80th birthday, the administration's official Rapid Response 47 account attacked "the friendless loser who wrote this bullshit cl...

Donald Trump turns 80. On the eve of his long-awaited birthday celebration at the White House, the President of the United States spent another day at his golf club, paid for by the American people. And somewhere between swings and golf cart rides, he decided to share an update on the Iran war, telling the world a deal would be signed on his birthday, before threatening to drop a nuclear weapon on...

At 5:07 p.m. last night, a video was posted on Donald Trump's official Truth Social account. At just a minute and thirty seconds long, it played eerie music as it jumped from scene to scene: bombs falling, soldiers storming beaches, military vehicles erupting into flames. "The Warrior Ethos is BACK." His most loyal supporters called it powerful and patriotic. But the majority saw so...

For the second day in a row, the President of the United States held a televised proclamation signing from inside the Oval Office. As the cameras rolled, the focus quickly shifted away from the policy and instead fell on him, because it was impossible to ignore his physical condition. He appeared to have poorly concealed hand bandages, which he tried to hide. His voice was heavy and groggy, and he...

Shortly after 10 a.m. this morning, the president sat in one of the most recognizable rooms in the United States of America. Seated in a tall brown leather chair inside the Oval Office, Donald Trump decided to use that moment to insult the presidents who came before him: "They dealt with some very stupid presidents. I have to say that. I'm embarrassed to say some very stupid people were...

This week, on a little-known Louisiana radio show, a clue was given that shows just how devious the Trump administration plans to be if they pull off a midterm victory. In a short interview, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson let us all know exactly where his priorities, and the priorities of this entire administration, truly lie. "Entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and then things...

As the Star-Spangled Banner was being sung on the court inside Madison Square Garden before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Donald Trump stood high above, his hand raised in salute, with his granddaughter just behind him. Within seconds, a wave of boos began rolling through the crowd, growing louder and louder until it seemed to overwhelm everything else. Thousands of people packed into one of the most...

The President of the United States completely lost control on camera. For more than 40 minutes, he told lie after lie while his anger became impossible to hide. And when Trump could no longer tolerate being fact-checked and asked for evidence supporting his many false claims, he ripped off his microphone, stood up and stepped on it while leaning into the journalist's face and continuing to be...

At 2:54 p.m. local time in Normandy, France, Pete Hegseth stood among the graves of thousands of American service members who never came home. He was there to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. But instead of focusing on the sacrifice, courage, and humanity of the young men who crossed an ocean to confront fascism, Hegseth transformed a solemn remembrance into yet another political rally....

Just before 5:00 in the morning, while most Americans were asleep, senators had been locked away inside the Capitol building for a heated debate during an all-night vote-a-rama. When the marathon session finally ended, nearly $70 billion in new funding for ICE and Border Patrol had been approved, along with protections that shield Trump, his family, and affiliated businesses from IRS audits. Ameri...

At 3 p.m. this afternoon, Donald Trump was already seated in his high-backed leather chair in the Oval Office as the cameras focused in. The event was supposed to be about his new $700 million "clean coal" plan. Instead, he spent much of the afternoon insulting his fellow Americans and, in the process, explained how he intends to interfere with the outcome of the upcoming midterm electio...

At 3:50 p.m. today, the President of the United States suddenly reappeared after not being seen at any public events since his visit to Walter Reed Medical Center over a week ago. With bad news mounting all around him and questions surrounding his declining health growing louder by the day, Donald Trump was forced to make an appearance. For 43 minutes, Trump and his enablers attempted to present a...

At 3:23 this afternoon, sitting before the Senate Appropriations Committee for the first time since taking over as Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem's replacement was asked a simple question: Would he follow court orders? He refused to say yes. With that single exchange, the Department of Homeland Security found itself back in the headlines, because the man overseeing one of the mos...

After days of hiding from the press, tucked away from the American people deep inside the White House, the President of the United States finally found a moment to emerge from seclusion when he took a phone call from a reporter earlier today. Asked about negotiations collapsing over the Iran war, Trump shrugged off the question entirely, saying, "I really don't care. I couldn't care...

In the middle of the night, while most Americans were fast asleep, the President of the United States was awake inside the White House. At exactly 12:35 this morning, Donald Trump decided it was the perfect time to announce to the world that a cognitive screening exam, the kind doctors use to help identify signs of cognitive impairment and dementia, proved he possessed what he called "extreme...

At 8:15 this morning, the President of the United States began panicking in front of the entire world. For more than seven hours, he posted nearly 50 times. He complained that because China has a ballroom, he should have one too. He posted an image of a "Trump Peace Prize" bearing his own face. He repeatedly compared himself to George Washington. He shared a heroic fantasy image of himse...

Just after 5:31 pm this evening, Donald Trump finally broke. After a day of court losses, one after another, he opened his personal social media platform and unleashed a meltdown. He declared himself America's "favorite President," attacked a federal judge, and announced that if he wasn't given complete control, "I have no interest in continuing what could only be a hopele...

Shortly before 10:00 this morning in Colorado Springs, the Vice President of the United States nervously stepped up to the podium to address the graduating class of the United States Air Force Academy. Within moments of taking the stage, J.D. Vance was already making extremely awkward jokes, telling the graduates, "Now, you can't boo me. I'm the vice president of the United States.&...

An angry and physically deteriorating Donald Trump sat slumped forward at the head of the Cabinet Room table, his shoulders sagging and his eyes so swollen they struggled to stay open as live cameras aired his twelfth Cabinet meeting. Marco Rubio sat stiffly to his right while Pete Hegseth watched from his left, both men wearing the tense, uneasy expression of people realizing the president was on...

The President of the United States woke up early this morning for his third "annual" physical exam in just the past 13 months. Before leaving the White House for Walter Reed, Donald Trump posted more than 20 times on Truth Social. But one post stood out from the rest because it crossed into something darker. Donald Trump shared an image of himself holding a shotgun as if he were personal...

At noon yesterday, Donald Trump walked toward the wreath-laying ceremony, slapping his right hand against his thigh with almost every step. As he stood at attention with his hand raised in salute, he wobbled back and forth, unable to hold still. He looked exhausted, unsteady, and vacant. But today was Memorial Day, and the President of the United States was standing before the families of the fall...

Just after midnight last night, I was woken up by a loud sound outside. I was on my feet before I had even finished the thought, my brain immediately going to our family safety plan. A year or two ago, that same sound would have meant absolutely nothing to me. A noise in the middle of the night was just a noise. But that is not the country we are living in now. And when I woke up and reached for m...

After abruptly clearing his weekend travel schedule and missing his own son's wedding, the President of the United States has once again locked himself away inside the White House. And while much of the country remains focused on his continued threats of war, a story was published this morning that every major news outlet in America should be covering as breaking news. The Trump administratio...

The president of the United States spent his entire day spiraling out of control for the entire world to see. From early this morning until late tonight, Donald Trump struggled to hold it together. He shared a stream of increasingly disturbing social media posts, including a fake video of himself throwing Stephen Colbert into a dumpster where his body appeared lifeless, alongside yet another threa...

Last night at 11:35, after thirty-three years of The Late Show on CBS and eleven years of Colbert behind that desk at the Ed Sullivan Theatre, the lights went down for the last time. After years of personal obsession with silencing voices that speak truthfully about him, the President of the United States was successful in removing a comedian from the air. This will be remembered in the history bo...