Politics

President Donald Trump slammed Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., a member of the far-left ‘Squad’ in the House, over her multimillion-dollar net worth during a news conference from the White House Tuesday afternoon. Trump called the Somali-born lawmaker from Minnesota ‘crooked’ Tuesday amid a probe by congressional Republicans on the House Oversight Committee looking into how Omar’s wealth exploded after she became a lawmaker.  In just one year, Omar’s net worth reportedly jumped $30 million, according...

A Danish lawmaker told President Donald Trump to ‘f— off’ during a recent heated debate at the European Parliament over the future of Greenland. Footage shows European Parliament member Anders Vistisen unleashing the rebuke during a session focused on U.S. interest in Greenland and amid Trump’s drive to acquire the Arctic territory, according to reports. The outburst came as Trump continued to float the idea of bringing Greenland under American control in a bid to...

The Trump administration asked for redactions to a sweeping new Heritage Foundation report modeling a potential U.S.–China war over Taiwan, even though the analysis relied entirely on publicly available, unclassified data, according to the report’s authors. The redacted report, TIDALWAVE, warns that the United States could reach a breaking point within weeks of a high‑intensity conflict with China — conclusions that the authors say prompted senior national security officials to seek redactions over concerns adversaries...

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance announced on Tuesday they are expecting their fourth child. The couple said the baby is a boy.  ‘Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all looking forward to welcoming him in late July,’ the Vances wrote in a statement shared on social media. ‘During this exciting and hectic time, we are particularly grateful for the military doctors who take excellent care of our...

President Donald Trump fueled fresh uncertainty Tuesday, offering a terse ‘you’ll see’ when asked at the White House how far he would go to get Greenland. Trump dismissed concerns that Greenlanders do not want to join the U.S. and that a move to seize the island would undermine the NATO alliance. In recent weeks, Trump has zeroed in on Greenland, the world’s largest island and a strategic outpost in the Arctic. The remote, semi-autonomous Danish...

The European Union’s top official did not hold back in her warnings about President Donald Trump’s threat to impose fresh tariffs on countries opposing his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, a semiautonomous Danish territory. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Trump’s threats ‘a mistake’ and questioned U.S. trustworthiness, saying that the EU-U.S. trade deal from July had to ‘mean something.’ ‘Arctic security can only be achieved together. This is why the...

President Donald Trump made a special appearance Tuesday at the White House press briefing on the one-year anniversary of his second term’s start. The president highlighted crime and fraud in Minnesota at the top of his remarks. Trump was inaugurated one year ago today for his second term as president. The last time he appeared at a White House press briefing was on June 27, 2025.   ‘We have a book that I’m not going...

The U.S. Supreme Court left unresolved Tuesday a high-stakes challenge to President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency law to impose sweeping tariffs, prolonging uncertainty over a case closely watched by the White House and global markets. The high court released three lower-profile opinions: Berk v. Choy, Ellingburg v. United States and Coney Island Auto Parts Unlimited, Inc. v. Burton. All three rulings were unanimous, with separate concurring opinions filed in two of the cases....

Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., warned that President Donald Trump’s growing threats against her home state, including possibly invoking a rarely used, centuries-old executive authority, were tantamount to a declaration of war. Last week, Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents continue to clash with agitators in Minneapolis. ‘The president’s statements today essentially amount to threats of declaring war on Minnesota,’ Smith said. ‘And in a time...

Plans are being put together at President Donald Trump’s direction to hold a signing ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, for the Gaza Board of Peace, Fox News confirmed on Tuesday. Bloomberg was first to report the plans. The Trump administration began sending invitations to countries over the weekend, asking them to become founding members of the so-called Board of Peace. ‘Dozens’ of countries have been invited to join the board, Fox News confirmed. The official invites...