Trump gave White House aides tens of thousands in cash gifts

Newly released financial disclosures reveal President Donald Trump gave personal cash gifts to close White House aides in addition to their government salaries.

Trump promises every American adult $5,000 if GOP wins the midterms

President Donald Trump made a pledge Wednesday to send every American adult a $5,000 "Trump Dividend" if Republicans retain control of Congress in November. 

Marching band community mourns loss of Iowa student who collapsed at Hawkeye game

A University of Iowa marching band member was pulled off life support after he collapsed on the field during the Sept. 5 game amid high temperatures. Memorials and tributes have been pouring in from college marching bands from across the Midwest

White House launches video game website promoting Trump's agenda

The White House has launched five retro computer games promoting President Donald Trump’s agenda, including a “Tetris" knockoff to “protect the border from the coming horde."

DOJ, X hunt hackers targeting hundreds of thousands of users

The Justice Department is working with X to identify the cybercriminals behind an attempted password-recovery attack that targeted hundreds of thousands of users.

Judge blocks Trump's latest order to limit birthright citizenship

A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s new order violates the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down his initial birthright citizenship order he enforced on his first day in office in 2025.

Gloria Steinem, feminist icon and journalist, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the pioneering feminist writer, journalist and activist who became one of the most recognizable voices of the women’s rights movement in the United States, has died at 92. 

Whistleblower warns new USPS mail-in ballot system could threaten midterm elections

An anonymous whistleblower warns an untested online system for mail-in ballots could cause severe election disruptions as a legal battle over the Trump executive order plays out in federal court.

Trump: 'We should have the lowest interest rates anywhere in the world'
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Speaking about an agreement with nearly a dozen drugmakers to lower prices for prescription medicine in the U.S., President Donald Trump said Monday interest rates are too high, and America should have the lowest interest rates of anywhere in the world.

JD Vance, Mike Rogers campaign at MAGA super PAC event in Michigan

Vice President JD Vance is in Michigan for a MAGA-hosted event in Metro Detroit where he'll appear alongside several high-profile Republicans, including Mike Rogers, John James, and others.

Trump aide ordered to pay nearly $173K over Kalshi bets on speeches

A White House teleprompter operator who used access to President Trump's speeches to bet on what Trump would say has been ordered to pay nearly $173,000, federal regulators announced.

President Trump awards Artemis II crew Congressional Space Medal of Honor

President Donald J. Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the historic Artemis II crew during a ceremony at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday morning.

Trump renames Lake Ontario to Lake America

The president's renaming of one of the five Great Lakes comes amid an escalating spat with Canada as a trade war between the two neighboring countries resumed in August.