Tuesday marks the first anniversary of President Donald Trump taking his second oath of office and concludes a year in which he has made fundamental changes to policy, politics and even the landscape of Washington, D.C. From immigration to tariffs to fighting “wokeness,” the last 365 days have been busy for Trump and his administration. […]
With the 2026 midterms less than ten months away, one of Washington’s most enduring political flashpoints is back in focus: gun policy. The Washington Post reports the Justice Department, now led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, is preparing to soften federal gun regulations in an effort to strengthen ties with gun rights groups. Among the […]
In this Media Miss Minute, first Greenland … next Canada? President Donald Trump appears to be shifting his focus farther north. Plus, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is distancing himself from a post by his own press office that labeled ICE “state-sponsored terrorism.” Media Miss by the right: Trump warns of Canada’s Arctic vulnerability As Trump […]
A Sunday church service at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, was interrupted as protesters walked in, alleging a pastor there heads the Twin Cities field office for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The episode landed the demonstrators in a legal gray area as religious freedom and the right to protest clashed amid a surge of […]
Despite the Trump administration’s insistence that foreign nations are bearing the cost of its tariff policy, a new study has reaffirmed what economists had already been saying: Americans are the ones paying for the import tax. A policy report by the German Kiel Institute for the World Economy found that American importers and their customers […]
Europe’s top diplomats convened emergency talks after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs tied to his push to take control of Greenland. Now, leaders are planning an extraordinary summit to coordinate a unified response. The threat, aimed at eight close U.S. allies, has turned a tense standoff into a full-blown transatlantic showdown, with stakes for […]
Europe moves into emergency mode after President Donald Trump ties new tariffs on close allies to negotiations over buying Greenland. Plus, the Trump administration is now preparing for the possibility of deploying active-duty troops in Minneapolis. And 39 people are dead this morning after two high-speed trains collided on the same track in southern Spain. […]
Two high-speed trains collided in southern Spain Sunday night after one derailed and slid onto an active track. At least 39 people are dead, dozens more injured — and Spain is now facing one of its worst rail disasters in more than a decade. The crash shut down major routes across Andalusia, triggered a frantic […]
President Donald Trump is linking his push for the U.S. to take over Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize. In a text message to Norway’s prime minister, Trump said that without the award, “I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace.” The message, first reported by PBS News, […]
European Union leaders met in Brussels on Sunday to weigh how to respond after President Donald Trump threatened sweeping tariffs tied to his push to open negotiations over Greenland. Under Trump’s plan, a 10% tariff on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Finland would take effect Feb. 1. […]
