Newsom Meets With Trump, Congressional Leaders to Discuss Fire Aid

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking assistance for recovery efforts after fires ravaged the Los Angeles area. California Gov. Gavin Newsom traveled to Washington for a two-day trip on Feb. 5 to discuss fire recovery funding with President Donald Trump and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. Newsom’s office said the governor “expressed his appreciation for

Speaker Johnson Says House GOP Lawmakers Nearing Deal on Trump’s Budget Bill

Lawmakers are finalizing the details of Trump’s bill, which includes trillions in tax breaks and government spending cuts. House Republicans are working to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for a major budget package by Friday’s self-imposed deadline. The plan is expected to include approximately $3 trillion in tax breaks, significant cuts to government spending, and

Democrats castrate shark

It’s Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.  Donald Trump can’t stop making history. On Sunday, he will become the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. That’s kind of cool, but it’s nothing compared with his world-history-making triumph as the first politician ever to defeat the scourge of racism. The NFL announced this week that, for

Donald Trump and the Baby-Faced Bulldozers

It wasn’t long ago when Barack Obama’s young aides were the darlings of D.C. media. The “Obama 20-somethings,” the New York Times wrote in 2010, had “grown more comfortable and confident, reshaping the city around them in their image—idealistic, earnest, geeky, understated, wise-cracking.” Fifteen years later, Donald Trump is leading a youth revolution of his