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President Trump has seemingly pulled back on conducting airstrikes on Iran, after days of mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran –– and repeated vows that “help is on the way” for protesters –– brought the U.S. to the brink of direct military action in the Middle East country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. policy on Venezuela will be front and center Thursday as President Trump welcomes Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PRESIDENT TRUMP appears to be shifting away from diplomacy with Iran while leaving stronger measures on the table to boost protests rocking the Middle Eastern country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump administration’s criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has landed with a thud in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tensions between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have reached a fever pitch after Powell confirmed the Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal inquiry into him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Divisions within the Republican Party were on display Thursday as five members of the G-O-P conference broke ranks to back a resolution limiting the Trump administration's military authority in Venezuela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tensions over the role of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are spiking after an officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, with President Trump forcefully defending the agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump administration is stepping up its rhetoric about potentially seizing Greenland following the U-S military action in Venezuela and capture of the country's leader, Nicolas Maduro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is signaling the U-S plans to be much more aggressive spreading its influence in the western half of the world following the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump said Sunday night that the U.S. is “in charge” of Venezuela, renewing questions around the United States’ involvement in the country following the stunning weekend operation to remove its leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President Trump entered 2025 and the White House intending to disrupt the way things had been done in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fraud scandal plaguing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has drawn the ire of many Republicans and those in the Trumpadministration, The Hill’s Sarah Fortinsky reports. The state and its governor are facing national backlash following a viral video that made headlines showing a day care facility that appeared inactive despite receiving significant funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Lawmakers are hoping they can reassert their role after a year of President Trump amassing more power than ever before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump has pushed to expand the power of the chief executive to new heights throughout twenty twenty five, setting up legal battles carrying into next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Democratic Party is wrestling over whether it should look in the rearview mirror or keep its eyes on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republicans are divided on whether President Trump should increase military pressure to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, with some pointing to the U-S.'s poor experience with regime change in recent decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump administration is facing rising pushback from advocates and members of both parties after disclosing only some of its files on Jeffrey Epsteen by the deadline ordered by law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump administration is poised to release the highly anticipated Jeffrey Epsteen files today, a major milestone after months of debate and speculation that caused a split within the president's base. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump will leverage the bully pulpit Wednesday in a speech to the nation to promote the successes of his first year back in office and look ahead to 2026. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump responded to several incidents of violence that took place in the U.S. and around the world over the weekend and lamented the lives lost. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump relayed to a crowd of supporters in Pennsylvania earlier this week that chief of staff Susie Wiles told him to “start campaigning,” an apparent nudge following a stretch of defeats for the Republican Party and backlash over his handling of Americans’ affordability concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump relayed to a crowd of supporters in Pennsylvania earlier this week that chief of staff Susie Wiles told him to “start campaigning,” an apparent nudge following a stretch of defeats for the Republican Party and backlash over his handling of Americans’ affordability concerns. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump administration's seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is the most significant escalation yet in the increasingly tense relationship between the U-S and the South American country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The prospects of an imminent peace agreement to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine seem dim as tensions rise between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices