FLASHBACK: Obama tried to make Trump a punchline at 2011 dinner before rise stunned Washington
President Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as commander-in-chief after being roasted by Obama in 2011.
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DNC chair on Trump ‘trying to hold onto power’ ahead of midterms: ‘We’re planning for everything’
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said the party is “planning for everything” ahead of the midterms. Martin acknowledged polling favoring Democrats in the upcoming elections during a Saturday morning appearance on MS NOW’S “The Weekend,” but he warned that President Trump could try to “suppress the vote.” “Ignore all [the polling], because what…
Book excerpt: “The First Eight” by Jim Clyburn
Little, Brown & Co. We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In “The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation” (Little, Brown & Co.), South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn, the ninth Black man to represent his state in the House of Representatives,
Trump to headline 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president
President Trump is attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday for the first time as commander-in-chief—after boycotting the annual event last year and each year during his first term.
Inside TMZ’s Capitol Hill playbook
TMZ’s new, kind of troll-y Washington team says they want to provide factual information, from what bills are passing to who’s clogging the toilets in Congress.
DeSantis escalates clash with Jeffries over Florida redistricting: ‘Bring it on’
Tensions over Florida’s redistricting push escalated on Friday, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) daring House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to “bring it on” after Jeffries offered a stern warning to Republicans in the state. “Go ahead, make my day, bring it on,” DeSantis said during a press conference in Jacksonville. “I would like…
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in eastern Pacific, military says
The U.S. military launched a strike Friday on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people, according to U.S. Southern Command. No U.S. military forces were harmed in the operation, it said in a statement on X late Friday. U.S. Southern Command shared a video showing a boat floating