Trump's Latest Moves: From Insults to Controversial Orders and Legal Challenges
In a series of controversial actions and statements, former President Donald Trump has made headlines, from hurling insults at a correspondents' dinner to ordering warning signs at the Smithsonian. These events reflect ongoing tensions in American politics, particularly between Trump and blue states.
Trump returns to correspondents' dinner 3 months after shooting
Politics Trump returns to correspondents' dinner 3 months after shooting July 25, 20261:04 AM ET By The Associated Press President Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington, with with WHCA president Weijia Jiang, right and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Rod Lamkey/AP Photo hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP Photo President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White...
Trump administration admits canceling clean energy grants to Democratic states
Court fillings show grants denied to states if they didn’t back Trump’s re-election, but administration claims it’s a ‘misrepresentation’US politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has admitted scrapping more than $7.5bn in federal grants for clean energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed Donald Trump in the 2024 election.US federal officials appeared to acknowledge in court documents last week that they had terminated the funding last October “based solely”...
Democrats reshape their primary calendar: From the Politics Desk
From the Politics DeskDemocrats reshape their primary calendar: From the Politics DeskPlus, 100 days out from the midterms, Republicans feel the pressure on the Iran war. Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleSouth Carolina to hold first Democratic 2028 primary, indicating DNC's push to court minority voters04:03Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJuly 24, 2026, 5:00 PM EDTBy The Politics DeskWelcome to From the Politics Desk, a daily newsletter that...
James Carville blasts far-left 'White turds' among Dems who he says value Lenin more than MLK
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville condemned far-left Democrats on Thursday, warning that they value Soviet dictators more than American civil rights leaders.During his "Politics War Room" podcast, Carville paraphrased a quote from an unnamed Democratic politician who had suggested that even Black American leaders are part of American imperialism. Carville responded with sarcasm, highlighting what he described as the absurdity that past civil rights leaders like John Lewis or Martin Lu...
Elon Musk fires back at reporter, claims more people 'hate you and the media than you realize'
Elon Musk fired back at The Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes during a Thursday interview from Tesla's Gigafactory in Texas after she said people loathed him over his efforts to influence European politics."I think a lot more people hate you and the media more than you realize," Musk told the journalist.Beddoes confronted the Tesla and SpaceX CEO after challenging his support for right-wing European political parties and arguing that his wealth, ownership of X and following on the p...
Bill Ackman reveals why he's not a 'fan' of Mamdani, doesn't rule out mayoral run against him
Billionaire Bill Ackman called out New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday and labeled his policies a disaster for New York City."Money and Rehab" host Nicole Lapin asked Ackman if he was bullish or bearish on the socialist mayor."I'm not a fan," he responded. "He's very smart, very charismatic, very good at politics, but I think the decisions he's making are very bad for New York."When asked if he'd consider running for mayor, Ackman said, "I would say possibly, but I think I could achieve...
Democrats accuse Trump of using forced labor as ‘convenient’ justification for tariffs
US president faced criticism after officials announced tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% on more than 80 countriesUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has been accused of using forced labor as “a pretext” to impose a fresh wave of tariffs on dozens of countries, as critics warned of higher prices for Americans.The US president faced swift criticism from Democrats after his officials presented their latest effort to make his signature economic policy permanent following a string of high-p...
Trump’s new tariffs ‘a sales tax that will make life harder for Americans’, say Democrats – US politics live
Even some Republicans apparently expressing concern over measures against 85 countriesSign up for the US Breaking News emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump’s move to impose a fresh round of tariffs on more than 80 countries has drawn criticism from both Democratic politicians and his own allies.If he was serious, he would not be applying the same tariff rate to China, one of the worst forced labor abusers in the world, as he does to countries like Australia. Then agai...
Andy Burnham’s Number 10 North changes the postcode, but not the politics
As Andy Burnham moves part of Downing Street to Manchester, Scotland and Wales are asking what it means for devolution.
Trump refuses to give up on tariffs - a pillar of his economic legacy
Politics Trump refuses to give up on tariffs - a pillar of his economic legacy July 24, 20265:00 AM ET Danielle Kurtzleben U.S. President Donald Trump looks to reporters after getting off Air Force One on July 22, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images On the day the Supreme Court ruled against a broad swath of President Trump's tariffs, he was visibly angry – and determined to enact more tariffs anyway. "Other alte...
Andy Burnham to spend first working day at new No 10 North in Manchester – UK politics live
PM will chair the inaugural meeting of the national economic council that will aim to shift economic decision-making away from LondonAndy Burnham will hold his first meeting in No 10 North in Manchester today, the new branch of Downing Street in the north-west that the prime minister has described as “the biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen”.He will chair the inaugural meeting of the national economic council [NEC], a cabinet committee first launched in 2008 by Gordon Brown in res...
Jacob Rees-Mogg confirms political return after Nigel Farage's bid to lure him to Reform UK
Jacob Rees-Mogg has confirmed his return to frontline politics after lodging a bid to be listed as a Conservative candidate. The GB News host revealed live on air that he was seeking approval to stand, his first move back into the area since losing his seat in 2024. “I've sent in my application to go back on the list this week,” Jacob revealed when pressed on the issue by Christopher Hope.“We'll see whether I get purged later,” he joked, in reference to Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s drive to ensur...
Smithsonian pushed ‘revolting’ social action training after ‘whiteness’ chart apology: expert
6401931057112Smithsonian staff played a pivotal role in developing what one expert referred to as a "revolting" DEI training guide despite the taxpayer-funded institution previously walking back and apologizing for a similar chart on "whiteness," a series of House hearings this week revealed.Mike Gonzalez, a DEI and identity politics expert at the Heritage Foundation, testified that years after the Smithsonian apologized for its controversial "whiteness" chart, the National Museum of American Hi...
Oil prices surge as Congress splits on Iran war votes: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, we examine how the escalating Iran war is playing out in the oil markets and the halls of the Capitol. Plus, Scott Wong and Matt Dixon have a profile of the little-known new senator from South Carolina.
Truth about Joe Biden's dog: Major vanished after biting Secret Service. His fate 'on the farm' was kept hidden... until now
Truth about Joe Biden's dog: Major vanished after biting Secret Service. His fate 'on the farm' was kept hidden... until nowSign up for our DC Insider newsletterBy NICK ALLEN, US NEWS EDITOR (POLITICS) Published: 21:04, 23 July 2026 | Updated: 21:05, 23 July 2026 e-mail View comments
New Zealand names new ferry after Captain Cook and tells 'snivelling wokesters' that 'a mature country does not run from its history'
New Zealand has named a new ferry after Captain Cook and told "snivelling wokesters" that "a mature country does not run from its history." Foreign Minister Winston Peters took aim at critics who view Cook as a "harbinger of colonisation," urging them to develop a deeper understanding of their country's history."A mature country does not run from its history. A serious country does not vandalise its memory to satisfy the latest fashion in whinger politics," he declared before parliament in Welli...
The Hegseth budget: defense secretary’s $1.5tn ask reveals military-industrial chaos
The Pentagon head proposed a 44% increase – to second world war levels – while ‘woke’ programs are guttedUS politics live – latest updatesWhen the ‘“department of government efficiency” was raging unchecked through the federal government in February 2025, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ordered his subordinates to find cuts of 8% a year for the next five years, theoretically trimming a total of $340m from the Pentagon budget.The disclosure briefly sent Palantir and defense stocks tanking...
The Hegseth budget: defense secretary’s $1.5tn ask reveals military-industrial chaos
The Pentagon head proposed a 44% increase – to second world war levels – while ‘woke’ programs are guttedUS politics live – latest updatesWhen the ‘“department of government efficiency” was raging unchecked through the federal government in February 2025, the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, ordered his subordinates to find cuts of 8% a year for the next five years, theoretically trimming a total of $340m from the Pentagon budget.The disclosure briefly sent Palantir and defense stocks tanking...
A Game of Double Standards
Qatar 2022: a World Cup that exposed football’s politics, power struggles, and double standards.