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President Trump's chief of staff Susie Wiles contradicted his claims about former President Clinton's ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a new interview with Vanity Fair published Tuesday. The big picture: The president has repeatedly tried to deflect attention from his own ties to Epstein by spotlighting C…
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Former President Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein's survivors are demanding more transparency after the Justice Department failed to release all the Epstein files as required last week.Why it matters: The files are the deepest look yet at the convicted sex offender's crimes and his connections to powerfu…
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President Trump ordered the suspension of a green card lottery program that enabled the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting and killing of an MIT professor to live in the U.S, a top official announced late Thursday.The big picture: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's announcement mar…
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Vice President Vance on Monday joined Navy SEALs in a beach workout that he said left him feeling like he “got hit by a freight train,” in a post that quickly drew backlash. Vance, a former Marine who served as a military journalist in Iraq, participated in an exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Coron…
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A new Gallup survey found that among a baker’s dozen of U.S. leaders, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is the most popular. Over four in 10 respondents to the poll, released Monday, said they approve of Powell’s job performance. That includes 46 percent of Democrats, 34 percent of Republicans an…
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For nearly a decade, MAGA and Donald Trump were synonymous.Today, the movement's most consequential fights are unfolding beyond the control of its term-limited president — empowering rival factions to shape MAGA in their own image.Why it matters: MAGA entered the year with a sheen of invincibility, …
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Data: House Clerk; Chart: Axios VisualsHouse lawmakers barely edged out COVID-era voting days in 2025, despite being in the make-or-break year for President Trump's MAGA agenda.Why it matters: House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) lawmakers are frustrated and losing their cool, and aside from the "on…
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Sasse, who is 53 and voted to impeach Trump, says he has ‘metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer’US politics live – latest updatesBen Sasse announced on Tuesday that he has terminal stage-four pancreatic cancer. The former Republican senator revealed his diagnosis in a post on X, calling it a “d…
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As chief of staff, she has stifled her temptation to intervene time and time againSusie Wiles has the gimlet eye of an alcoholic’s daughter. She is always on edge, vigilant to the slightest movement, fearful of sudden danger, and has learned to withdraw herself from the chaos in order to survive. Sh…
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Map: Axios VisualsPresident Trump on Tuesday expanded his administration's travel ban with full restrictions against five new countries and people with Palestinian Authority-issued travel documents, as well as partial restrictions on 15 countries.Why it matters: The move is part of the administratio…
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The Kennedy Center board unanimously voted to rename the performing arts venue the "Trump-Kennedy Center," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday.The board's effort will likely hit hurdles — and require an act of Congress to change the name.The big picture: Exerting his infl…
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President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that the next Federal Reserve chair should cut rates if the economy is doing well. “In the old days, when there was good news, the Market went up,” Trump wrote. “Nowadays, when there is good news, the Market goes down, because everybody thinks that …
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President Trump on Monday stood by his comments that Rob Reiner's death was the result of "Trump derangement syndrome," issuing a new round of sharp attacks on the late director. The big picture: Trump said he believed Reiner was "very bad for our country" and repeated his previous rhetoric describi…
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The Trump administration argued in a Monday filing that construction on the president's massive ballroom project must continue due to "security concerns."Why it matters: The president often invokes national security as a core motivator and justification for his sweeping policy changes, from immigrat…
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The House GOP's long-simmering internal tensions burst open Wednesday as Speaker Mike Johnson faced the prospect of temporarily ceding control of the floor at the start of next year. Why it matters: GOP frustration with Johnson (R-La.) isn't new. But infuriated House Republicans are also taking out …
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In a 6-3 decision, the high court sided with a lower court ruling that blocked deployment of troops to the Illinois cityThe US supreme court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send national guard troops to the Chicago area, in an important reining-in of the US president’s efforts to expand the u…
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