President Trump has brought Jared Kushner back into diplomatic roles, dispatching him to the Middle East with special envoy Steve Witkoff to shore up a Gaza ceasefire after a deadly weekend threatened the deal. In Israel, Kushner, flanked by Witkoff and Vice President Vance, said recent incursions were expected as...
Psychologist Dr. John Gartner told The Daily Beast Podcast he sees a massive rise in clinical signs of dementia in President Donald Trump, arguing worsening cognitive decline is intensifying his malignant narcissism. He cited wandering, nonsensical speeches, including a military address that digressed to "gorgeous paper," word errors he called...
The Trump administration sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil, its first Russia penalties since January, aiming to cut oil revenues funding the war in Ukraine, and Trump canceled a planned Putin summit. Separately, the US military struck two boats on the Pacific side of South America, killing five, according to defense secretary...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered tight control over Pentagon dealings with Congress, signing a memo that routes nearly all correspondence and information requests through the assistant secretary for legislative affairs. The directive, also signed by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, applies to top offices including the Joint Chiefs, combatant...
With the federal shutdown in its third week, a clash over Affordable Care Act tax credits is a central sticking point. Democrats push to extend the credits as doctors warn lapses could swell the uninsured and shift costs. Rep. Chris Deluzio says 24,000 people in his district using Pennsylvania’s Pennie...
Senator Jeff Merkley ended a 22-hour, 37-minute floor speech warning of authoritarianism under President Trump, calling it the gravest threat since the Civil War and accusing him of shredding the Constitution. He blamed Republican compliance and a conservative Supreme Court establishing presidential immunity. Republicans blasted the marathon—Senator John Barrasso called...
MPs on the public accounts committee are pushing to probe Prince Andrew’s Royal Lodge arrangements, with Keir Starmer signalling he supports MPs questioning him about the Windsor residence. Ed Davey urged the committee’s Conservative chair, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, to launch an inquiry, as scrutiny mounts over the 30-room property’s lease and...
Arizona Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva sued in federal court to compel Speaker Mike Johnson, or another official, to swear her into Congress after her Sept. 23 special-election win to succeed her late father. With the House in recess during the shutdown, Johnson has not seated her despite brief sessions, a delay...
A new report from the nonprofit Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 says U.S. cyber defenses are eroding as adversaries intensify attacks on communications and infrastructure. Senator Angus King cites Trump administration cuts that shrank CISA by a third, the firing of U.S. Cyber Command leader Gen. Timothy D. Haugh, and the...
On Day 22 of the shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson conceded at his Capitol news conference that the GOP’s message feels "old" and said a strategy shift may be needed, even as he insisted Republicans are "99.8%" united in refusing to negotiate with Democrats until the government is funded. With...
