Trump Says He Will Speak Directly With Taiwanese President as US Considers Arms Sales

U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping (not pictured) on the sidelines of a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has said he would have a direct conversation with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te as he makes a

Raskin introduces bill to block Trump’s $1.776B after GOP shoots down effort to subpoena Blanche

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill Wednesday to bar the Justice Department’s (DOJ) new $1.776 billion compensation fund to be used for payouts to those who claim to have faced weaponization at the hands of the government. The “No Taxpayer-Funded 5 Settlement Slush Funds Act of…

Border Czar Says Federal Government Working to Increase Deportations

Border czar Tom Homan speaks on stage during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, northwest of Dallas, on March 26, 2026. Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty Images White House designated border czar Tom Homan said in an interview published on Wednesday that the administration is working to increase the number of deportations amid

Judge orders White House staff to comply with presidential records law

Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered White House staff and President Trump’s top advisers to comply with a law that requires certain presidential records to be preserved. In a 54-page decision, U.S. District Judge John Bates granted a preliminary injunction that requires most White House employees to preserve presidential and vice presidential records covered