Politics

Back in 2020, filmmaker Ron Howard teamed up with JD Vance, who at the time was working in venture capital, to bring Vance’s memoir Hillbilly Elegy to the big screen. The book, which came out in 2016, had already made Vance well-known, and the movie adaptation added even more attention....

A new poll shows that former President Donald Trump is seeing a small rise in support from Generation Z voters, though most still do not approve of him. The YouGov/Economist survey taken in early August found that 33 percent of Gen Z voters said they approve of Trump, while 61...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) blasted President Donald Trump’s latest summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying one moment in particular made his “stomach turn.” Speaking with Anderson Cooper on CNN Friday night, the Armed Services Committee member dismissed the Anchorage sit-down as “a nothing burger” that produced no progress toward...

Russian state media has released footage from the recent Alaska summit that shows Donald Trump appearing unusually warm toward Vladimir Putin, fueling fresh criticism of the U.S. president’s handling of the Russian leader.The video, distributed by Russia Today (RT), shows Trump and Putin chatting backstage after their public remarks in...

Donald Trump has been steadily shaping his presidency into what many see as one of the most dishonest and corrupt administrations in U.S. history. Time and again, he and the people he appoints spread lies or bend the truth for political gain, making it nearly impossible to trust anything they...

Former President Barack Obama gave a virtual pep talk to Texas Democrats who left the state to block Republicans from passing a new redistricting plan. The meeting happened over Zoom and lasted about 30 minutes, with dozens of Democratic state lawmakers joining from places like Illinois, New York, and Massachusetts,...

President Donald Trump told reporters that if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to show any real effort toward ending the war in Ukraine, he is ready to take strong action against Russia. He described the consequences as “very severe,” though he did not explain exactly what they would be.Trump and...

Hillary Clinton said that if Donald Trump could successfully achieve a very difficult goal — ending the war in Ukraine in a fair way — she would actually nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize.She made the comment during an interview on the “Raging Moderates” podcast, just two days before...

A few weeks after U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris enjoyed a meal at The Bull, a historic pub in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, another American politician tried to do the same—but things didn’t go as planned. JD Vance, the current U.S. vice president, reportedly wanted to have dinner at the 16th-century countryside...

Donald Trump responded angrily to people calling him a dictator after he took unusual and direct control over policing in Washington, D.C. He defended his decision, saying he was trying to improve safety in the city, and claimed many of his friends — including some Democrats — had thanked him...

Vladimir Putin is expected to land in Alaska on Friday, August 15, for a face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump, and many people are wondering whether he could be arrested when he sets foot on U.S. soil.The question comes from the fact that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a...

Recently uncovered photos and videos show E.J. Antoni, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, standing among the crowd of Trump supporters in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021—the day of the Capitol riot. This has led to questions about his presence there and concerns about...

Melania Trump’s lawyers say that statements Hunter Biden made about her are completely untrue and damaging to her reputation. She is threatening to sue him for $1 billion unless he takes back what he said and apologizes.The dispute started after Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, claimed in...

In late May 2024, a jury in New York found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 charges in a criminal case. These charges were about him falsifying business records to hide payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.One of Trump’s big goals for his...

Donald Trump has taken an unusual and aggressive step he’s decided to take control of the Washington, D.C., police department and send hundreds of National Guard troops into the city. Politically, this move looks like a trap aimed at Democrats.Trump understands that Democrats can’t stand him, and their first instinct...

Donald Trump has announced that for the next 30 days, the National Guard will be patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. His decision comes after a meeting with officials where he said he wanted to make the capital “safer and more beautiful.” He claimed the city has been overrun with...