President Trump said he’s watching Hamas over the next few days as he calls for them to release more bodies of hostages as part of his ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...President Donald Trump said Tuesday independent New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo has a chance of winning against socialist Zohran Mamdani if the Republican candidate, Curtis Sliwa, drops out. “If he dropped out, maybe Cuomo would have a little bit of a chance, but not much, because it looks like, it’s not a great lead, but it’s big enough that [Mamdani] should be able to win,” Trump said in response to a question from The Daily Signal. “So, I don’t know that I want to get involved. It’s really a…
Read More...WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has directed the Defense Department to use “all available funds” to ensure U.S. troops are paid Wednesday despite the government shutdown, a short-term fix that will not apply to the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have been furloughed. Trump said in a social media post that he was acting because “our Brave Troops will miss the paychecks they are rightfully due on October 15th.” The Republican president’s directive removes one of the pressure points that could have forced…
Read More...The Trump administration is continuing to follow the authoritarian playbook by working to criminalize and silence those who are pushing back. While Trump takes away our health care and rips kids away from their families, we answered with historic organizing and protests across the country, with millions making their voices heard. The people showed up en masse to demonstrate where the real power lies. From D.C. to Des Moines, MoveOn members mobilized in their communities, calling out MAGA extremism and demanding dignity for all. When Trump and Republicans made massive…
Read More...Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the Trump administration gave him an “ultimatum” of calling up his troops or having National Guard members nationalized. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...From North Korea’s Kim Jong-un to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Trump has shown a willingness to negotiate with even the world’s most oppressive leaders — and it’s no different for Alexander Lukashenko , the iron-fisted 71-year-old authoritarian who has ruled Belarus since 1994. The Washington Times stories: White House
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