President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will mark Halloween two days early, opening the White House to trick-or-treaters on Thursday. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Modern political history offers few examples of closing arguments that appear more out of touch, self-defeating, or downright bizarre than what Donald Trump has offered his fellow Republicans ahead of next week’s midterm elections. In 1980, when Ronald Reagan told voters to consider Jimmy Carter’s presidency and to ask themselves, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?,” it helped turn a tight race into a Reagan landslide. But many stretch-run messages prove deeply ineffective, and are quickly forgotten. Ahead of the 1998 midterms, Republicans went all in…
Read More...It rained most of Sunday in Washington, as the remnants of Hurricane Isaias washed over the East Coast. Unable to golf, and stuck inside the White House, President Trump spent part of his morning on social media touting the size of his rallies and defending Christopher Columbus. He also declared that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to halt strikes against each other’s energy infrastructures. Except that he hadn’t first confirmed that with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky—and Russia spent the hours that followed bombarding Ukraine with missiles and drones, hitting a…
Read More...Republicans are supporting President Trump’s ban on three left-leaning news outlets from the White House, arguing that Mr. Trump has been more accessible to the press than any other president and that President Biden did more to restrict press access. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...President Trump’s ejection of three major news outlets from the White House escalated Monday into a full-on battle with the media and could significantly hamper coverage of one of the most important weeks of his second term. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration will not use tax dollars to pay the $ 5,000 dividends President Trump promised U.S. adults if the Republicans win the November midterm elections. The Washington Times stories: White House
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