Author: Ashleigh Fields

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro on Saturday slammed President Trump’s effort to receive a $230 million payment from the Department of Justice (DOJ) as compensation for the various federal probes into his conduct. “I think that it’s rife with conflicts of interest,” Shapiro told NewsNation’s Batya Ungar-Sargon.  “I cannot see a world in which that does not end with either a massive number of lawsuits or even an impeachment in the House. That is just a bad strategy,” he added. Trump has alleged that past DOJ investigations into his conduct were “politically motivated” and damaged his reputation. Deputy Attorney General Todd…

As federal workers remain in limbo amid the government shutdown, President Trump is traveling to Asia in an effort to unpack key foreign policy topics at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits. Trump is also set to meet with high-ranking counterparts during stops in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea. Among the planned meetings include a confab with Chinese President Xi Jinping. South Korea is still awaiting a firm trade agreement with the White House to help solidify taxes on imports and exports. Trade discussions are expected to trickle down to Americans as they battle…

President Trump on Saturday slapped Canada with a 10 percent tariff on top of its current rate after an advertisement lobbying against tariffs aired during the World Series.The Canadian ad, which has angered the president, features different parts of speech former President Ronald Reagan gave in 1987 about “free and fair trade” when announcing his decision to impose tariffs on Japan. Critics have said the pulled sections of Reagan’s remarks are reordered in the ad, which was organized by the Ontario government and aired during the first game of the World Series Friday night between the Toronto Blue Jays and…

President Trump on Saturday said the lack of progress toward peace between Russia and Ukraine amid their more than three-year war is “very disappointing.” The president has attempted to chart a course for peace since the start of his second administration after making a pledge to end the war in a day on the campaign trail. Trump had previously planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming weeks, but called it off, saying he didn’t want it to be a “waste of time.” “I’m not going to be wasting my time. I’ve always had a very great relationship…

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger is closing out her Virginia gubernatorial campaign with a Saturday advertisement that highlights her career of public service. “Service is a tradition in Virginia that runs in the family,” the Democratic candidate says in her final ad.  “I followed my parents into public service. My mom was a nurse, my dad worked in federal law enforcement, and I did too — going after drug rings and child abusers, and then at CIA, terrorists,” she adds in the voiceover. Spanberger has maintained a solid lead over Republican opponent Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, who trailed the former House…

Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) questioned the Trump administration’s strikes on Venezuelan vessels without the approval of Congress. “The administration needs to give insight into Congress. That’s part of it. If this was happening with this level of insight under the Biden administration, I’d be apoplectic,” Lankford said during a Thursday appearance on C-SPAN’s new “Ceasefire” program. He appeared alongside Democratic Sen. Chris Coons (Del.), who also shared that he was shocked after learning in the press about the attacks ordered by the White House. “I serve on the Intelligence Committee. He serves as a senior Democrat on defense. This is…

President Trump is considering naming the new White House ballroom after himself following days of controversy over his administration’s pricey East Wing project. The new space is expected to be 90,000 square feet and referred to as “The President Donald J. Trump Ballroom,” according to a report from ABC News.Earlier in the week, when the president was asked what he’d name the space, he told reporters, “I won’t get into that now.” A senior White House official told Kellie Meyer of NewsNation, The Hill’s sister station, that they “don’t think a decision has been made” on the name of the…

The Trump administration is expected to release $3 billion in aid to help struggling farmers, money that has been frozen during the shutdown. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins discussed the upcoming development Tuesday on “The Hill” on NewsNation. “We’ve got a big announcement coming tomorrow,” she told host Blake Burman, who replied “Make it here.” “I would love to, but I may be at the White House doing it, but I’ve this first time I’ve said that, there is a really big announcement coming tomorrow, and what we’re going to do to restore and revitalize our beef herd in America, which ultimately…

A new study released Friday says President Trump’s immigration enforcement policies will decrease the country’s workforce by 15 million people over the next decade. “The Trump administration’s policies on illegal and legal immigration would reduce the projected number of workers in the United States by 6.8 million by 2028 and by 15.7 million by 2035 and lower the annual rate of economic growth by almost one-third, harming U.S. living standards,” the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) wrote in its analysis of deportation efforts led by the White House. The research organization said the new migrant policies will “substantially” increase…

Former Vice President Harris said Democrats are “doing the right thing” by holding firm on their demands amidst the government shutdown.Senate Democrats have blocked a stopgap bill from advancing 10 times in an effort to extend Affordable Care Act premium subsidies. Harris said Democrats “are doing the right thing by standing up for working people and not allowing the Republicans to carry a tax cut for the wealthiest people in our country on the backs of working people in America,” in an interview published Saturday by The Associated Press. She blamed her counterparts over the federal funding lapse, which has…