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‘The GOP’s Elizabeth Warren’: Vance happy to feud with Rand Paul
The often outspoken senator blasted Vance’s celebration of last week’s missile strike on an alleged drug boat as ‘despicable.’
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Trump not at war with Chicago but with cartels, Tom Homan says
“President Trump’s prioritized sanctuary cities because sanctuary cities knowingly release illegal alien public safety threats to the streets every day,” he said.
Rand Paul clashes with JD Vance over US strike on boat leaving Venezuela
“Did he ever read To Kill a Mockingbird?” the Kentucky senator mused on X.
Conservatives have a message for Trump: We want more babies
While Trump has advanced a handful of policies explicitly billed as “pro-family,” some conservatives are dismayed he hasn’t done more yet on one of his campaign’s most animating issues.
All the reasons world leaders are calling for Trump to win the Nobel Peace Prize
The president has jockeyed to win the prize in October, though he said he doesn’t think he will.
Pentagon officials fume over Trump’s Department of War rebrand
Employees could find themselves changing Defense Department seals on more than 700,000 facilities around the world.
White House to rebrand Pentagon the Department of War
The name change would likely require an act of Congress, although the White House is looking for ways to avoid a vote.
White House to defend its drug boat strike to Congress
The administration has provided few details as to why it directed the military to strike a boat in the Caribbean suspected of carrying drugs.
Trump floats federal troops to New Orleans, not Chicago
The president suggested he would not send troops until invited by governors — a shift in rhetoric after promising to go into Democrat-led cities.
Trump announces Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama
The president criticized Colorado’s laws on voting by mail and said they were a factor in his decision.
‘What else needs to be improved?’: Inside Trump’s relentless quest to leave his mark on Washington
In his second term as president, the former developer is acting on redesign plans large and small. And he’s got more coming.
Noem says LA ‘would have burned down’ without Trump’s National Guard deployment
She characterized Los Angeles as a doomed city that needed to be saved by the president.
Khanna and Massie to hold press conference with Epstein victims
Rep. Ro Khanna also told NBC that he is confident his discharge petition has the numbers to reach the finish line on the House floor.
Trump admin plans immigration enforcement surge in Boston
The clampdown could come soon after similar action in Chicago in September, or happen concurrently, said an administration official.
‘His inexperience shines through’: Steve Witkoff struggles to manage Russia as Trump peace envoy
Witkoff’s solo approach has led to repeated miscues with Russia, leaving Trump’s pledge to quickly end the war between Russia and Ukraine adrift.
Democratic governors urge Trump to drop plans to send troops to their cities
A letter from the Democratic Governors Association comes amid Trump threats to send troops to Chicago.