Donald Trump

WASHINGTON – As various Republicans ponder a presidential run in 2024, most observers expected at least one of the candidates to distance themselves from front-runner and former president Donald Trump. Few expected that candidate to be Mike Pence. Yet the former vice president has been on a months-long effort to divorce himself from the less popular…

When Morgan Ortagus announced her bid for a House seat in Tennessee last month, she did so with former President Donald Trump’s “complete and total endorsement” — a surefire way for a GOP candidate to quickly become competitive in a crowded field. But it's what she doesn’t have that may…

Former GOP President Donald Trump is bashing his Democrat successor President Joe Biden for enabling Russian President Vladimir Putin by opening up the Nord Stream 2 pipeline for Russians to pump natural gas into western Europe — something Trump blocked during his presidency. Trump’s comments came during an appearance on…

Zelenskyy personally thanks Biden for banning imports of Russian oil In a tweet sent Tuesday, the Ukrainian president wrote, “Thankful for US and @POTUS personal leadership in striking in the heart of Putin’s war machine and banning oil, gas and coal from US market.” He reiterated his appreciation in a…

Donald Trump’s second attorney general, William Barr, told the former US president he was “like a bull in a bull ring” and “someone’s going to come and put a sword through your head”. In return, Trump called Barr a “horse” who had been “broken” by the radical left. Such was…

A record number of Black Republicans are running for Congress this year, and the party says the trend accelerated with Donald Trump’s expansion of the conservative base in his 2016 campaign for the White House. If elected, however, the Black Republicans won’t be invited to join the Democratic-dominated Congressional Black…

Former Attorney General William Barr said he believes former President Donald Trump is morally responsible for the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol but isn't legally culpable. Asked by NBC News' Lester Holt whether he considered Trump "responsible" for the violence at the Capitol, Barr said: "I do…

“Saturday Night Live” took on Fox News’ coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in the cold open of this week’s episode, complete with Donald Trump singing a romantic rendition of “My Funny Valentine” directly to Vladimir Putin. The cold open introduced a telethon called the “Fox News Ukrainian Invasion…

Roger Stone’s unhinged quest to overturn the 2020 election for Donald Trump involved a sizable side hustle of lobbying for presidential pardons—including preemptive pardons for lawmakers like Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Reps. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) and Jim Jordan (R-OH). The vast “Stone Plan” was detailed…

ANALYSIS — Ron DeSantis is having a moment. Yelling at young students is not typically a wise political tactic. These are not, however, typical political times. Only one star in the Republican universe shines brighter these days: former President Donald Trump. DeSantis, the Republican governor of what he calls the…