LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday praised “brave” British soldiers, calling them warriors, a day after remarks he made about NATO troops in Afghanistan were described as “insulting and appalling” by Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Trump provoked widespread anger in Britain and across Europe after he said European troops had stayed…
Springfield, IL ( CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS) -Illinois House Democrats kicked off their spring session this week in a mostly symbolic fashion, denouncing President Donald Trump’s policies in a series of resolutions criticizing immigration raids and cuts to health care and child care programs. “The session was an opportunity for us to emphasize how these policies…
US President Donald Trump speaks with, from left, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during a news conference after a US attack on Venezuela on January 3, 2026 [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters] The United States no longer views…
Donald Trump is a monster, and a stupid one at that — as his foul slander of British soldiers who served in Afghanistan shows. His bid to seize loyal ally Denmark’s sovereign territory; his norm-shattering, profoundly ignorant speech in Davos last week; and his contemptuous bullying of UK and EU leaders have definitively demonstrated what an existential,…
US President Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) shakes hands with real estate developer Donald Trump in a reception line in the White House’s Blue Room, Washington DC. November 3, 1987. The reception was held for members of the Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies Foundation. (Photo by White House Photo Office/PhotoQuest/Getty Images) Getty Images When Ronald…
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has posted on social media: “I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. “The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.” One person has died after a…
Donald Trump on Saturday said he would impose a 100% tariff on all Canadian imports if the North American country makes a trade deal with China. Beside that tariff threat, another Trump foreign policy maneuver to make news on Saturday involved the president announcing the US had taken the oil that was on recently seized…
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has slightly declined in the latest polls following some controversial decisions and events. Trump continues to move toward acquiring Greenland. Initially, Trump threatened a 10% tariff on all U.S. imports to the eight European Nations that are in opposition to his acquisition of Greenland, but has now backed off on…
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Donald Trump has tried his usual tactics when it comes to getting the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates: bully when persuasion doesn’t work, and then fire when bullying doesn’t work. In an unprecedented assault on the central bank, the president has called the Fed chair, Jerome Powell, “stupid” and threatened to fire him…