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How Trump could interfere in US midterm elections
by Frankie Taggart - November 4, 2026 - 9:47am
State officials who run US elections are braced for possible intervention by President Donald Trump's administration in Tuesday's midterms -- fearing federal authorities could disrupt voting, challenge ballot...
Americans vote in midterms set to upend Trump presidency
by Frankie Taggart - November 3, 2026 - 12:03pm
Americans deliver their verdict on Donald Trump's tumultuous second presidency Tuesday in midterm elections that threaten to shatter his grip on Washington, with Democrats poised to seize the House and challenge...
Trump tells Americans that Iran War ending as popularity dips
by Frankie Taggart - April 2, 2026 - 9:00am
President Donald Trump delivers a prime-time address Wednesday to Americans on the Iran war.
Trump pitches Venezuela oil to US majors -- and hits skepticism
by Frankie Taggart - January 10, 2026 - 8:58am
US President Donald Trump pressed top oil executives Friday to invest in Venezuela's vast reserves, but was met with a cautious reception -- with one major CEO dismissing the country as "uninvestable"...
Epstein files opened: Famous faces, many blacked-out pages
by Frankie Taggart - December 20, 2025 - 12:40pm
The US Justice Department on Friday began releasing a long-awaited cache of records from its investigations into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein -- though much of the material...
Trump signs bill requiring Epstein files release
by Frankie Taggart - November 20, 2025 - 10:46am
Donald Trump signed into law on Wednesday legislation requiring the release of government records on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, spurring a showdown over whether the US president will allow full disclosure...
White House says 'substantial' shutdown layoffs have begun
by Frankie Taggart - October 11, 2025 - 11:16am
The White House said it had begun mass layoffs of federal workers as President Trump sought to pressure the Democrats to end a government shutdown.
US faces travel delays as government shutdown wears on
by Frankie Taggart - October 9, 2025 - 7:48am
Concerns over flight delays and missed paychecks due to the US government shutdown escalated Wednesday, as senators rejected yet another bid to end the standoff.
US government enters shutdown as Congress fails to reach funding deal
by Frankie Taggart - October 1, 2025 - 2:22pm
The US government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care...
Trump eyes three-way meeting with Putin, Zelensky
by Frankie Taggart - August 14, 2025 - 8:38am
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would seek a three-way meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin immediately after his Alaska summit with the Russian leader aimed at ending the three-year war...
Even without wins, Musk's party may be threat to Trump — analysts
by Frankie Taggart - July 8, 2025 - 10:14am
Donald Trump has shrugged off Elon Musk's plans for a new political party as "ridiculous" -- but the announcement underscored the threat the disaffected former ally poses to US Republicans defending...
'Clash of the Titans': Allies fear fallout in Trump-Musk split
by Frankie Taggart - June 7, 2025 - 6:02pm
He is almost certainly off the guest list for White House galas, but Elon Musk's astonishing spat with Donald Trump could inflict damage for both men that goes far beyond catchy headlines and an incinerated...
Trump power play triggers showdown with courts, Congress
by Frankie Taggart - February 6, 2025 - 12:30pm
With his dizzying moves to slash spending, abolish government departments and lay off much of the federal workforce, Donald Trump has upended the US constitutional order in an unprecedented assertion of executive...
Trump says 'only two genders', will end diversity programs
by Frankie Taggart - January 21, 2025 - 9:44am
US President Donald Trump will issue a series of executive orders targeting diversity programs and gender identity policies Monday, using his inauguration speech to signal a definitive break with what he decries...
Biden signs funding bill to avert government shutdown
by Frankie Taggart - December 22, 2024 - 9:12am
US President Joe Biden signed a funding bill Saturday, averting a Christmastime government shutdown after negotiations in Congress went down to the wire overnight.
Trump names vaccine skeptic to head health dept
by Frankie Taggart - November 15, 2024 - 8:48am
Donald Trump on Thursday tapped anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his secretary of health in the latest provocative nomination from the incoming Republican president.
Defeat to Trump prompts Democratic soul-searching
by Frankie Taggart - November 8, 2024 - 11:44am
Democrats are facing a painful reckoning over Kamala Harris's drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump in the US presidential election, as shock gives way to anger and recrimination in the aftermath of a devastating...
Trump wins White House in stunning comeback
by Frankie Taggart - November 6, 2024 - 6:40pm
Donald Trump has won the US presidential election, media said Wednesday, defeating Kamala Harris in a stunning political comeback that will send shock waves across the world.
Analysis: How will Israel react to Iranian missile attack?
by Frankie Taggart - October 2, 2024 - 9:09am
Fve experts on Iran's calculations, Israel's choices and fears of escalation.
Democratic VP pick Tim Walz accepts nomination at party convention
by Frankie Taggart - August 22, 2024 - 11:58am
Tim Walz formally accepted his nomination to be the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate in a keynote address Wednesday, professing his love for his country.
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