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The public is rejecting President Donald Trump's "make-believe" approach to the current economy — and he's "going to be disappointed," according to a new report. Americans are not convinced by the president's claims of an "economic renaissance," Steve Benen, producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show writes... 
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Unless the White House can finagle money around during the government shutdown, Donald Trump would go down in the history books as the first president to deny pay to active-duty military troops.
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'Shocks me so much': MSNBC's Morning Joe blames Epstein furor for missed military checks - Raw Story
MSNBC's Joe Scarborough unloaded on House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) in a wide-ranging broadside.The Louisiana Republican told a worried military spouse on television that Democrats were to blame for the government shutdown threatening paychecks for service members, but the "Morning Joe" host said Johnson was personally to blame for that looming lapse.
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In the unusual world of Congress during a shutdown, far-right firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) has emerged as an unlikely ally of Democrats, seeking to save millions of Americans from spiraling health care costs. And she's not the only Republican making such an admission.
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President Donald Trump's effort to send National Guard troops to curb crime suffered a setback on Thursday as a federal judge blocked the move for at least 14 days. Trump sent National Guard troops to Chicago earlier this month, citing rampant crime and to aid federal immigration enforcement efforts.
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After all the hoopla and bragging about the massive amount of federal spending that would cease after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) took a chainsaw to it, the Wall Street Journal is reporting spending actually went up.
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A Republican military spouse lit up House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) during an appearance on CSPAN's "Washington Journal." The Louisiana Republican appeared Thursday morning on the program to face questions about the ongoing government shutdown and the health care funding impasse keeping Democrats from backing a GOP budget bill, and a woman from Virginia called in to express her disappointment with Johnson's leadership.
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Americans mostly "shrugged" when Donald Trump made a move that should get him impeached, according to a former GOP lawmaker.Recently, the president called for two of his perceived political enemies from Illinois to be sent to prison. It was covered by the media, but people mostly moved on quickly...
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As the government shutdown passes the one-week mark, Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma joins "The Takeout" to discuss the state of negotiations.
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Democrats are putting pressure on a Department of Justice official as they step up their investigation of bribery allegations against White House "border czar" Tom Homan.
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The holidays are about to more difficult and more expensive, warned importers speaking to CNBC for a Wednesday report. President Donald Trump's tariffs are leading to complications for countries that don't know how to submit funds that come as a result of the tariffs.
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Military families are hitting up food pantries as they brace for missed paychecks after President Donald Trump floated the possibility that some federal workers might not get paid during the government shutdown.
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One member of the Senate Republican Conference offered his own candid take on how his party's message was being received by the American public in the midst of the ongoing federal government shutdown as it enters its second week.
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A college president is slamming President Donald Trump's political agenda, saying the top university "cannot support" it in exchange for federal funding.Massachusetts Institute of Technology is reportedly the first to reject and condemn Trump's dubious deal to nine universities, WSOC-TV reports Friday.
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A new photograph taken Thursday of President Donald Trump has ignited an online frenzy, with the placement of a golden bald eagle in the White House Cabinet Room having created the illusion that the president was sporting a pair of “devil horns.”
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A federal food program serving vulnerable women and children could run out of money next week due to the Republican government shutdown, a prospect that on Thursday spurred calls for Congress to pass a bipartisan funding bill that protects nutritional assistance for needy Americans.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) broke with President Donald Trump on Thursday over whether furloughed federal workers would receive back pay once the government reopens, according to a new report.
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A private call among House Republicans has exposed cracks developing within Speaker Mike Johnson's strategy for handling the ongoing government shutdown. MSNBC.com reported that at least three Republicans pushed back during a GOP caucus phone call on Thursday when they discussed the House not coming back into session again next week.
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'Republicans' worst nightmare': Analyst warns 'drunk with power' GOP it's made a stumble - Raw Story
An analyst warns Thursday that GOP lawmakers "drunk with power" have made a major stumble amid the ongoing government shutdown, unleashing "Republicans' worst nightmare." Salon columnist Heather Digby Parton writes about how Obamacare premiums are set to soar — something President Donald Trump had promised to replace — and now "appears to be one step too far" for Americans.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) faced backlash on live television after he said that Americans were "smiling" about President Donald Trump's desire to use military troops for policing U.S. cities.
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Fox News co-host Harold Ford Jr. implored President Donald Trump to drop his prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey on Wednesday, saying that the president should instead seek to "unite the country." Ford made the comments during the Fox News show "The Five" on Wednesday.
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A Texas bishop showed Pope Leo XIV a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported.
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Politico legal reporter Kyle Cheney reported on Wednesday that The New York Times has won its lawsuit, which requested a list of Elon Musk's security clearances.
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Political scientist and scholar Norman Ornstein railed against Senate Republicans Wednesday for what he called their “appalling” and “unprecedented” confirmation of 107 nominees of President Donald Trump’s.
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The American labor movement erupted in outrage Tuesday after President Donald Trump appeared to go back on the government’s promises to provide back pay to all of the estimated 750,000 furloughed federal workers when the government shutdown ends.
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