December 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM EST
'Not even close to being close': Trump reeling from 'wholesale rejection' by Indiana GOP

President Donald Trump's efforts to compel Indiana lawmakers to enact a mid-decade congressional map that could have wiped out all of the Hoosier State's Democratic seats in the U.S. House of Representatives has failed. "Republicans hold a 40-10 advantage in the state Senate but still rejected Trump's pressure," The Washington Post reported. HuffPost called it a "a furious pressure campaign by Trump."

December 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM EST
'Big defeat for President Trump' as Indiana rejects new congressional maps

Republican state senators in Indiana have declined to pass a heavily gerrymandered redistricting map despite consistent pressure from President Donald Trump and top Republicans. Hoosier State senators rejected the new maps on a vote of 19 in favor and 31 opposed on Thursday, with Republicans failing to get the 26 votes necessary to send the mid-decade redistricting plan to Gov. Mike Braun's (R) desk. The result is particularly noteworthy given that Republicans control 40 of 50 seats in the Indiana Senate, and that Republicans have been attempting to get the new maps signed into law since October. Sen. Mike Gaskill (R), who is the key sponsor of the maps, said "the second U.S. Civil War has already started" in his closing remarks.

December 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM EST
'Nothing bad is happening': Trump official raises eyebrows as economy tanks

A new poll shows US voters' approval of President Donald Trump's handling of the economy has hit an all-time low, even as the president and his officials insist the economy is the best in the world. The latest Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Thursday found that only 31% of voters approve of Trump's handling of the economy, the lowest figure in that survey throughout either of his two terms in office. Overall, 68% of voters said that the current state of the economy was "poor."

December 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM EST
Trump judge faces ethical misconduct complaint after attending rally

Emil Bove, one of Donald Trump's most contentious judicial appointments, is facing a new ethical complaint after attending one of the president's recent speaking events, which the complaint characterized as like a "political rally" full of "abject partisanship," per a report from Axios. After serving in several other positions in the second Trump administration, Bove was nominated by the president to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. His nomination became controversial, with a group of 75 former state and federal judges signing a letter accusing him of an "egregious record of mistreating law enforcement officers, abusing power and disregarding the law itself" and calling for him not to be confirmed. He ultimately was confirmed, however, losing only a few votes from moderate Republican senators, with the rest of the Senate GOP voting in favor of his appointment.

December 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM EST
Lawmaker floats 'perjury charges' against Trump DHS head during live hearing

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) hammered Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on who approved the asylum of Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who shot and killed a National Guard soldier in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 26, 2025. Lakanwal, a CIA-backed fighter in Afghanistan, entered the United States in 2021 and applied for asylum. He was approved in April 2025 under President Donald Trump's administration, CNN reported.

December 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM EST
Top Republicans say Trump's pardons raise 'fundamental questions' about White House process

Republicans are growing annoyed with President Donald Trump's pardons and commutations. The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump has granted clemency to about 100 people accused of drug-related crimes in his first year in office.

December 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM EST
'Political problem': Senate Republicans revolt as Trump dismisses 'major issue'

President Donald Trump has repeatedly dismissed concerns about the cost-of-living as a "hoax" designed to smear his leadership, and according to a new report from The Hill, Republicans in the Senate are increasingly frustrated with this approach to what voters have singled out as a major issue. Multiple GOP senators spoke to the outlet about the president's recent messaging tactics. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a moderate from Alaska whose seat could be vulnerable in the 2026 midterms, said that Trump should not be telling voters what to believe. She also suggested that voters know the truth of the matter from their everyday experiences and struggles, which are things that Trump does not understand.

December 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM EST
Fox News host corners Nancy Mace for dodging questions on airport controversy

MAGA Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) is facing a major controversy because of her behavior at the Charleston International Airport on October 30, when -- according to an internal investigation by airport police -- she berated airport and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers, using demeaning insults and engaging in a profanity-filled rant. The controversy escalated when Mace, on December 9, told CNN that "part of the report" was "actually falsified."

December 11, 2025 at 6:13 AM EST
Trump takes diplomacy and deal-making to a new level

The US president, Donald Trump, presided over two major agreements in early December. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a peace deal initially negotiated in June. At the same ceremony, Trump announced a strategic partnership between the US and the DRC. The US-DRC agreement grants American companies priority access to the country's vast mineral wealth. US firms get "right of first offer" on major mining projects. The DRC holds significant reserves of cobalt, copper and lithium.

December 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM EST
Interest rate cut can't undo 'damage created by Trump's chaos economy': economist

A leading economist and key congressional Democrat on Wednesday pointed to the Federal Reserve's benchmark interest rate cut as just the latest evidence of the havoc that President Donald Trump is wreaking on the economy. The US central bank has a dual mandate to promote price stability and maximum employment. The Federal Open Market Committee may raise the benchmark rate to reduce inflation, or cut it to spur economic growth, including hiring. However, the FOMC is currently contending with a cooling job market and soaring costs.

December 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM EST
'We get blamed for everything': Senate Republicans know GOP is falling over a cliff

WASHINGTON -- Thursday is the long-awaited health-care day in the U.S. Senate, but that doesn't mean Congress has a plan to avert massive spikes in health premiums in the New Year. To counter Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's proposal to extend COVID-era Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for three years -- which most Republicans say is too long -- on Tuesday, Majority Leader John Thune announced the GOP would offer a new measure to replace subsidies with health savings accounts.

December 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM EST
Former Republican official says Trump's 'monumental ego' responsible for GOP's downfall

Former Illinois Lt. Gov. Bob Kustra (R) says he is surprised President Donald Trump is mulling naming the Republican Party after himself at a time when the party should be going out of its way to avoid him. "Some will write off Trump's ruminations about changing the name to 'Tpublican' ... as another of his egomaniacal rants to distract the media from learning about playboy Trump's earlier years with Jeffrey Epstein," said Kustra. "Yet, few believed Trump would tear down the entire East Wing of the White House to create a Mar-a-Lago North."