Rubio shines on global stage while AOC, Whitmer, and Newsom take heat

Some of President Donald Trump‘s top Democratic critics who may run for the White House in 2028 used appearances at a high-profile European conference this past weekend to blast the Republican president’s agenda and try to beef up their foreign policy chops. But for some of these Democrats with national ambitions, the international stop at … Read more

Why did Obama say aliens are real? – The Latest

Barack Obama caused frenzy after saying aliens were real on a podcast – and was forced to clarify he had not seen any evidence of them in a statement posted to Instagram over the weekend. There is a long-running conspiracy theory claiming that the US government is hiding extraterrestrials at Area 51, a highly classified … Read more

GOP lawmaker joins Democrat-led effort to limit Trump’s pardon power

A House GOP lawmaker has become the first member of his party to support a Democrat-led effort to limit presidential pardon power. Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., signed on in support of legislation led by Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Md., to establish a congressional review process for presidential pardons. It comes after President Donald Trump pardoned five … Read more

‘War on Drugs’ crusader Bill Bennett breaks with Trump as White House moves to ease federal marijuana rules

Former Reagan Education Secretary William Bennett is siding with Trump on much of the administration’s agenda, but drawing a firm line on marijuana policy — arguing the White House should not move to federally reschedule cannabis. “I love Donald Trump,” Bennett said during a phone call to Fox News Digital. “I love almost everything he … Read more

Democrat lawmakers rush to bash Trump even as jobs, inflation reports beat projections

Democrats are sticking to their skepticism about President Donald Trump’s performance on the economy, blasting the country’s “unaffordability” even as the reporting from January exceeded expectations on inflation and the job market. January’s inflation report, released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed just a 2.5% increase in prices over last year — a number … Read more