Politics

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...

Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act was passed to protect Americans—especially Black voters—from discrimination, the law is being stripped of its power. Courts, once a place where people could challenge unfair voting rules and hold leaders accountable, are becoming harder to access.The biggest setback came in 2013, when the...

On Tuesday, Donald Trump posted on his social media site, Truth Social, about the upcoming Kennedy Center Honors ceremony. While talking about it, he jokingly suggested renaming the center after himself, calling it the “Trump/Kennedy Center” before correcting himself.He said the nominees for the awards would be revealed Wednesday and...

Crime in Washington, D.C. is currently at its lowest level in decades and has dropped sharply over the past two years.On August 11, 2025, President Donald Trump held a news conference in which he displayed a chart and claimed that crime in the capital was “totally out of control.” He...

On Monday, President Donald Trump spoke to reporters at the White House and announced a sweeping plan to deal with crime and homelessness in Washington, D.C. He said he believes the nation’s capital is in a worse condition than some of the most troubled places in the world, and he...

On Monday, former President Donald Trump held a press conference in Washington, D.C., to talk about his new plan to fight violent crime in the city. The event was supposed to focus on serious topics—he announced that he wanted to declare a state of emergency, put Attorney General Pam Bondi...

Donald Trump announced that he’s taking control of Washington, D.C.’s police department and sending in the National Guard, saying it’s to make the city safer. He promised to crack down on both homelessness and crime, calling this a “liberation” of the capital and vowing to end what he described as...

Donald Trump announced today that he’s holding a meeting to discuss a new, highly controversial plan that many people are calling “insane” and “dangerous.” He issued a strong warning to Washington, D.C., promising a no-nonsense approach to dealing with two groups: the homeless and criminals.Trump said he wants to make...