Author: Tara Suter

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said Sunday that Democrats “need to own” the current government shutdown amid a fight over Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding. “Well, I mean, for me, fundamentally, I’m deeply, deeply distressing to know that 42 millions Americans are going to lose their SNAP benefits,” Fetterman told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “And, now, that’s one of the big reasons why I refused to shutting our government down. And, again, I feel like the Democrats really need to own the shutdown. I mean, we’re shutting it down. I know why — they claim —…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday compared a Canadian ad featuring former President Reagan, which angered President Trump, to “election interference.” “I read that the premier of Ontario spent $75 million sending propaganda across the U.S. border via — “ Bessent told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “This is Ronald Reagan’s own words,” Tapper cut in. “Via our airwaves, via our own airwaves,” Bessent continued. “It’s the equivalent of election interference. Nobody likes foreign election interference. Nobody likes foreign governments trying to sway public opinion for their own good.” On Friday, President Trump said that Canadian Prime…

Most Americans oppose President Trump’s $300 million ballroom project, according to a poll. In the Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, 56 percent of respondents said they are “somewhat” or “strongly” against the project. On the opposite side, 28 percent in the poll said they either “somewhat” or “strongly” back the project. Major companies including Amazon, Apple and Google are among those donating to help cover the ballroom’s cost. The president told reporters last week the project would have a price tag of $300 million, higher than the original $200 million estimate from the White House in the summer. Trump has said…

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said that President Trump seeking another term in the White House is “very unlikely, but don’t ever close the book on” the president. “Senator, is it constitutional for President Trump to run for a third term? He’s teasing that,” a reporter asked Tuberville in a clip posted to the social platform X Tuesday. “You know, if you read the Constitution, it says it’s not, but if he says he has some, some different circumstances that might be able to go around the Constitution, but that’s up to him. We got a long way to go before…

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is leading the 2028 Democratic field for president in New Hampshire, according to a new poll from the University of New Hampshire. Nineteen percent in the Granite State Poll backed Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020 in the Democratic primary and later notched a spot in former President Biden’s administration, leading the Department of Transportation. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) came in second behind Buttigieg in the poll, with 15 percent support. There has been a heated debate among Democrats on how to move forward from the chaotic 2024 election cycle, which featured former…

“Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill joked Monday about President Trump building the franchise’s Death Star where the East Wing of the White House used to be. “I have a very bad feeling about this…” Hamill, most known for playing the character of Luke Skywalker in the “Star Wars” franchise, said Monday in a post on the social platform Bluesky. Hamill’s post also featured a picture of the White House with what appears to be the Death Star under construction right next to it. The “Star Wars” icon has a history of going after Trump, once calling the president “crazy” and…

A mayor from the Canadian province of Ontario defended an advertisement paid for by his province that includes remarks from former President Reagan to criticize President Trump’s tariffs. The ad angered Trump, who has since said he will impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Canada’s exports to the United States. “I support the premier’s approach,” Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said Sunday on CBC’s “Rosemary Barton Live,” referring to Ontario Premier Doug Ford. “Sometimes you need to throw a rock in a pond to get a splash. He’s got a reaction.” “It’s got a lot of coverage. And the words…

A U.S. military ship on Sunday docked in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago amid tensions in the Caribbean sparked by U.S. military action against boats accused of attempting to smuggle fentanyl to the U.S., The Associated Press reported. The ship is a guided missile destroyer named the USS Gravely, according to the AP. The movement of the ship was planned out quite recently, a Trinidad and Tobago-based senior military official said, the outlet reported. Trinidad and Tobago is located just north of Venezuela, not too far offshore from the country the Trump administration has directed verbal fire at in…

President Trump and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met Sunday in Malaysia amid trade tensions between their two countries. “President Trump meets with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at [Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)] summit,” the White House’s account on the social platform X posted Sunday, featuring a photo of the two leaders. The Brazilian president said that the meeting went well, also stating that the two countries’ teams will begin “immediately” on tariff discussions and beyond, according to Reuters. According to the White House’s X post, Trump said that it was “a great honor…

The Wyoming Capitol in Cheyenne was evacuated on Tuesday after a report about a suspected explosive device, according to authorities. “We are responding to a report of a suspected [improvised explosive device] at the Capitol Building. The building was evacuated quickly and safely as a precaution,” the Wyoming Highway Patrol said in a Tuesday post on Facebook. The Wyoming Highway Patrol also stated that a “multi-agency, precautionary response” was being undertaken by themselves, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office, the Cheyenne Police Department, and other agencies, including federal agencies. In his own Tuesday evening post on Facebook, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon…