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President Trump said he doesn’t want to discuss his plans for 2028 but said “so many people” are asking him to run for a third term — a move prohibited by the Constitution. Trump was asked about his comments from an earlier Sunday interview in which he said he was “not joking” about running for...

American filmmaker Oliver Stone — whose political thriller, “JFK,” made waves more than 30 years ago — will testify on Tuesday before a House committee on the release of new documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy Jr., according to a press release from the committee. The Task Force on the Declassification of...

President Trump said late Sunday there is a “psychological deadline” for Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, shortly after he had expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "It's a psychological deadline,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if there was a deadline for Russia to agree to a deal....

Tech billionaire Elon Musk handed out oversized $1 million checks to two attendees of his town hall in Wisconsin on Sunday evening, saying the stunt is cheaper and more effective than paying for the same amount of media coverage. “The reason for the checks is that it's really just to get attention. It's like, we...

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) called on Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to “rein those judges in” who have issued orders blocking parts of President Trump’s agenda. “You’ll notice the activist judges, that the radical leftists, that the super legislators on the courts are issuing national injunctions against what he's [President Trump’s] trying to do,...

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) knocked Sen. Mike Lee’s (R-Utah) bill to abolish the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA), suggesting only terrorists would support it. Lee reposted a Fox News article about his legislation and asked, in a post on the social platform X, “Who supports my bill to abolish TSA?” “Bin Laden,” Moskowitz responded, referring to...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday stressed the importance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, saying it could determine “the future of America and Western Civilization.” Musk reposted a report from a right-wing social media account suggesting if Democrats win the Supreme Court seat, they would “redraw up districts and add seats for Democrats.” “1000%,”...

President Trump slammed the media for its “never-ending” coverage of the Signal group chat leak, calling it “old and boring.” In a post Sunday on Truth Social, Trump praised Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, after he pushed back on NBC host Kristen Welker over the matter. “A GREAT...

The White House will remove from its property a magnolia tree planted nearly 200 years ago with seeds said to have been brought from former President Jackson’s home in Tennessee. President Trump announced Sunday that, after consulting with the Executive Residence Staff and the National Park Service, the administration has decided to replace the tree, saying it...

The Republican Party of New Mexico said its office in Albuquerque was damaged in a “deliberate act of arson.” The organization said in a statement that someone had spray-painted the words “ICE=KKK” on the outside of its headquarters, calling it a “horrific attack” that was “fueled by hatred and intolerance” that was directed toward the...

Former Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt said there is nothing that’s stopping the Americans from setting up more bases in Greenland amid the territory’s fight to not be acquired by the U.S. Thorning-Schmidt joined CNN on Sunday, where she was asked about what the Trump administration wants from Greenland, the land owned by Denmark. “There...

Former United Kingdom Ambassador to the United States Kim Darroch urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to take a robust stance against President Trump’s threats of retaliatory tariffs, saying the U.K. should avoid giving Trump “wins.” Darroch — who famously called Trump “inept” and “dysfunctional” as ambassador during Trump’s first term — warned that conceding...

Republicans are pulling out all the stops ahead of the special election in Florida’s 6th Congressional District as worries of a narrower-than-expected margin grow in the district President Trump won by more than 30 points in November.  Trump called into two tele-town halls for state Sen. Randy Fine (R) in an effort to drive out...

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said he “certainly” believes that there’s enough room on Mount Rushmore for President Trump’s face. Burgum joined Trump’s daughter-in-law and new Fox News host Lara Trump for an interview that aired on her show “My View with Lara Trump” on Saturday. His appearance came just days after President Trump signed an...

Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, brushed off the risk of a legal threat from the Trump administration after he reported on a Signal group chat featuring top Trump administration officials. “Jeffrey, I don't have to tell you this, the administration has taken legal action against news organizations,” NBC News’s Kristen Welker said Sunday...

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s administration from dismantling the government-funded news outlet Voice of America (VOA), preventing the termination of more than 1,200 reporters and other employees put on paid leave earlier this month for now. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, barring the U.S. Agency...

{beacon} Presented by Boeing — {beacon}   Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Vance rules out military force for Greenland Vice President Vance in a speech from a U.S. base in Greenland said Friday the U.S. is not likely to use military force in President Trump’s pursuit of taking over the territory....

Two federal judges temporarily blocked President Trump’s executive orders targeting two major law firms, Jenner & Block and WilmerHale, on Friday.  The orders come as the Trump administration has sought to crack down on law firms with perceived ties to political enemies and critics, restricting access to the federal government. Judge John D. Bates, an...

More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers asked the Office of Government Ethics on Thursday to open an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s promotion of Tesla stock. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 13 other Democrats urged Doug Collins, acting director of the ethics office, to investigate whether Lutnick had violated federal...

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story DHS considers axing disaster, counterterrorism grants The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will consider axing billions of dollars in grants for programs that seek to prevent terrorism or help communities respond to disasters based on immigration policy in the recipient areas. © Greg Nash...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's vow to “eliminate” the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is raising the alarm from experts on disaster assistance, who say it could leave vulnerable communities at risk.  Noem this week said she was planning to eliminate the agency but did not elaborate on what that meant. Spokespeople for FEMA and...

The withdrawal of Rep. Elise Stefanik’s (R-N.Y.) nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is putting a spotlight on the House GOP’s razor-thin majority and the anxiety about upcoming special elections to replace President Trump’s Cabinet picks. Trump referenced concerns about both in a Truth Social post announcing Stefanik would no longer be...

Elon Musk said Friday his artificial intelligence firm xAI has bought his social media platform X. "xAI and X’s futures are intertwined. Today, we officially take the step to combine the data, models, compute, distribution and talent," Musk wrote in a post on X. "This combination will unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI...

Utah has banned LGBTQ pride flags in all public schools and on government property after Gov. Spencer Cox (R) allowed a bill banning the display of any unauthorized flags to become law without his signature. The law, set to take effect May 7, will make Utah the first state to ban pride flags. The governor...