[$] Kennedy Center Warns of Bankruptcy Unless Trump’s Name Is Added
The caution, contained in a draft resolution to the center’s board, comes as a federal judge decides whether President Trump’s name should remain off the building.
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The caution, contained in a draft resolution to the center’s board, comes as a federal judge decides whether President Trump’s name should remain off the building.
Sam Stein and Will Saletan take on Mike Johnson’s defense of Republican congressional candidate Brandon Herrera despite the gun YouTuber’s grotesque comments about women and children—and the stark contrast with how Democrats police their own candidates.
President Trump's proposal to send adult U.S. citizens $5,000 dividend checks would require congressional approval, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Sunday.Why it matters: Trump and his top officials claim they can send the checks without Congress — even with the prospect of them costing upward of $1.3 trillion.What they're saying: "He'd need Congress to act," Johnson said in a CNN interview.Asked by NBC's ""Meet the Press" if he'd commit that the checks will be sent, Johnson said "I commit that Congress will work through it and find consensus on that like they have to do everything else."Driving the news: President Trump, at the GOP's midterm convention in Dallas, said this week he'd order a $5,000 check — a "Trump Dividend" — if Republicans retained control of the House and the Senate.Trump and other officials have said the dividend would be funded by tariffs, gains on investments and other income. The president told reporters before departing Ireland on Sunday that "the $5,000 checks are going forward" and that he had thought of this plan "a while ago."When a reporter asked why not do the checks now instead of after the midterm elections, given Republicans currently control Congress, Trump replied: "Because if the Democrats get in, our country will be in shambles."The big picture: Such a massive stimulus also comes with significant economic risks, both to the deficit and inflation. The idea has already met bipartisan opposition, though Trump has insisted the offer and the checks will happen. Editor's note: This story has been updated with new details throughout.
A top Iranian official has been blocked from addressing the International Atomic Energy Agency’s general conference in Vienna after pressure from the Trump administration.
A new poll shows that Democratic voters are more driven to cast their ballots in the November midterms elections out of their opposition to President Trump more so than the party's platform. The CBS News/YouGov poll released Sunday found that 54 percent of Democratic voters said they will vote for their Democratic candidate to Congress...
President Trump said Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil refineries were “hurting the world,” amid a global energy shock driven primarily by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
Trump said he decided to remove the tariffs on Irish whiskey after he was asked to by the Irish prime minister and golfer Shane Lowry.
President Donald Trump says he plans to remove a 10% tariff on Irish whiskey
President denounces demands for regulation as existential fears over technology move to the centre of US politics
Democrats have captured one of their largest polling leads over Republicans on the generic congressional ballot this cycle, some 50 days out from the midterm elections.
Donald Trump says that the United States can't afford to slow down its development of artificial technology as it is in a race with China amid fears that it could be dangerous
The 2028 race for the White House will give new political clout to a long-overlooked constituency: Native American voters.Driving the news: New Mexico now holds an influential early spot as one of the first states to vote in the Democratic primary — on Feb. 15, 2028. That's put Native Americans, who make up about 12% of the state, in position to wield more influence in the presidential race than ever before.In recent Democratic primaries, New Mexico typically has voted late in the season, in June. States that held the earliest primaries had much smaller Native populations.Now potential presidential campaigns are scrambling to adjust to the 2028 lineup, calling Native leaders to learn about Indigenous power players and the dynamics of tribal governments, Democratic operatives tell Axios.Zoom in: Any presidential candidate who wants to win New Mexico is "going to have to listen to tribes," warned Deb Haaland, the former U.S. interior secretary who made history in 2021 when she became the first Native American to head a cabinet agency."We could be a large part in who that nominee is."Native leaders and their allies say that will force presidential candidates to engage closely with tribal governments and pay attention to issues such as tribal sovereignty, land and water rights, and rural infrastructure.Several potential 2028 contenders are already taking notes.Isaac Dakota Casados, a New Mexico Democratic consultant and Navajo Nation member, told us his phone has been ringing off the hook as presidential campaigns-in-waiting look to learn more about Native voters."They're really trying to figure out how the Native American demographic plays into this larger picture," he said. "I think they're used to speaking to Hispanic and Latino populations within their states. This is a very unique variable that's very different to them."Casados said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged to him that he's "really gotta learn" about tribal leadership, while New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was "fascinated" by New Mexico's myriad tribal cultures in a recent conversation.Kalyn Free, a Choctaw Nation citizen who's on the Democratic National Committee's powerful rules and bylaws committee, also said she's been getting outreach from presidential hopefuls and their teams.The jockeying among 2028ers to win Native American voters could help elevate new power brokers in the Indigenous community.Tribal governments will likely be courted for endorsements. Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo, is uniquely poised to become a sought-after validator for 2028 candidates in Indian country: She's running for governor of New Mexico this year.Some potential 2028 contenders already appear to be wooing Haaland. She met recently with Booker and is rallying with former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg this weekend. Pritzker helped raise money for Haaland at an event in New Mexico this month.Haaland told us she talked with Pritzker about her efforts to investigate the troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding schools and President Trump's slashing of protections for Native American sacred sites.Asked if she would endorse a candidate in the 2028 primary, Haaland said: "I would wait to see."Zoom out: New Mexico has the nation's third-largest share of people who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native, and it includes 23 federally recognized tribes.When New Mexico votes in the presidential primary, the race will probably have been narrowed to two or three candidates — giving the state an oversized say in helping pick the party's nominee, Democratic strategists say.Native leaders say their community's voters don't easily map onto the party's progressive-vs.-moderate divide, and stressed that the community isn't a monolith in general elections, either. In the 2016 Democratic primary, Hillary Clinton won some states with significant Native populations, such as New Mexico and Arizona — but Bernie Sanders carried others, such as Alaska and Montana.In 2024's general election, some Native voters across the country — who polls suggested had been hit particularly hard by inflation — shifted toward Trump.What's next: Democrats hope that by putting New Mexico early in the primary lineup, they'll learn how to better win Native Americans and reverse that trend."These votes really matter," said New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), noting that Native voters have been the margin of difference for presidential candidates in some battlegrounds. "We credit the Navajo Nation vote to getting Biden over the finish line in Arizona" in 2020.Flashback: This year Native American leaders lobbied the Democratic National Committee to add New Mexico to the early primary calendar.In February, the All Pueblo Council of Governors passed a resolution that said doing so would "transform the relationship between presidential candidates and Pueblo peoples," whereas the old lineup had been "effectively silencing" Native voices.Axios' Russell Contreras contributed reporting.
ScreenshotIn a moment sure to go viral, an Alaskan Republican senator has been caught on film visibly cribbing an answer from his opponent in a debate. The wild choice to blatantly cheat in front of a debate crowd was made by Trump-endorsed Sen. Dan Sullivan on Saturday. Sullivan was facing off against former Rep. Mary Peltola, who is running against him for the Democrats, at a debate in Kodiak, Alaska, centered around the state’s fishing industry. Read more at The Daily Beast.
The tariffs on Irish whiskey were imposed months ago as part of his standard tariff imposed by Trump on European Union imports, which was reduced to 10 per cent in July.
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C-SPANTrump’s National Security Agency director has laid out dramatic restructuring plans after just a few months on the job.Afghanistan veteran Gen. Josh Rudd, confirmed in the role on March 10, is reportedly opening five new organizations within the NSA and pushing ahead before the logistics are settled.According to the Washington Post, the new departments will focus on “artificial intelligence, China, cybersecurity, combat support or warfighting, and global intelligence.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
The president’s A.I. post barrages, far more intense than during his first term, are redefining the presidency and driving a debate over his state of mind.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday he has not ruled out pursuing the impeachment of President Trump if Democrats take back the House in November. “No, we haven't ruled anything in and we haven't ruled anything out in terms of impeachment,” Jeffries told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week,” when the host asked...
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The US president says Ukraine's attacks on Russian diesel infrastructure are contributing to global fuel shortages.
Scotland, where the Trump family also owns a golf resort, voted against independence from the rest of Britain in 2014
Tom Tate declared he had dinner with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. An ABC investigation has uncovered conflicting recollections about the headline-making trip.
President Trump stood by his support for a united Ireland on Sunday after his remarks during a two-day visit sparked a backlash from unionist and British politicians and praise from Irish nationalists.Why it matters: Trump broke with a longstanding U.S. presidential convention of not taking sides on whether Northern Ireland should ultimately be British or Irish.The U.S. helped broker the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, built around consent and parity between British unionism and Irish nationalism.Former President Clinton, whose administration played a central role in the peace process, explicitly said the U.S. was "neither in favor of a united Ireland nor opposed to the idea."Driving the news: Trump said in Dublin, sitting beside Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Saturday, that he'd "love to see" Ireland unified and that it is "going to happen eventually," so it "may as well happen now."He described uniting Northern Ireland with the Republic of Ireland as "fantastic," adding: "The U.K. would have something to say about it obviously, but I think it would be a great thing, I mean, how can it be bad?"Trump later said Irish reunification would be a "very cool thing" while noting that "no matter what you say or how you say it, there's no good answer."On Sunday, Trump told reporters: "It just seems to me that you have Northern Ireland and you have Ireland. It seems to me that one of the naturals of all time is to put them together."He added this was only his opinion, but "many people agree" and he "had so much support" in response to his remarks.Between the lines: Trump has managed the unusual feat of delighting Irish nationalists while alarming some Northern Irish politicians who have previously expressed support for him.Martin revealed that Trump has privately expressed the same preference before.What they're saying: While Irish nationalist politicians seized on Trump's comments and said "the conversation on Irish unity has shifted," unionists in Northern Ireland and politicians in Westminster swiftly condemned the remarks. Democratic Unionist Party leader Gavin Robinson, who represents East Belfast in Parliament, said on X, "Northern Ireland's constitutional future will be decided by the people of Northern Ireland, not by commentary in London, Dublin or Washington. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom because that is the settled democratic will of its people."Robert Jenrick from Nigel Farage's Reform Party said on X that Trump was "completely wrong," adding: "Northern Ireland is, and will always be, a proud part of the United Kingdom."A 10 Downing Street spokesperson said in a media statement that British Prime Minister Andy Burnham's position on Irish unification remains unchanged from previous comments he's made that a referendum on a united Ireland was "off the table" as he's "not aware that there is majority public support" for one.The spokesperson added that Burnham is committed to upholding the Good Friday Agreement, which largely ended three decades of conflict known as the Troubles, established Northern Ireland's current system of government and largely removed visible signs of the border.Context: Under the Good Friday Agreement, Northern Ireland remains part of the U.K. unless voters in Northern Ireland choose reunification and voters in Ireland approve the constitutional change — putting democratic consent, rather than the preference of London, Dublin or Washington, at the center of its constitutional future.Flashback: It's not the first time that Trump has floated the idea of a united Ireland.In March, he joked about a Northern Ireland-Republic "merger" in Washington.
Kylie Cooper / REUTERSPresident Donald Trump has come under fire for yet another nonsensical response in the face of a female reporter.Trump, 80, is currently enjoying a 48-hour visit to Ireland, and was stopped by reporters Sunday at the Irish Open golf tournament, hosted by his Trump International Golf Links & Hotel in Doonbeg, County Clare.Read more at The Daily Beast.
Previously unreported comments shed light on why the Trump administration supports the AUKUS treaty.
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, on Sunday played down President Trump's threat to begin a trade war if the Federal Reserve doesn’t drop interest rates. “I don't expect the trade's going to go to zero, but I do think that the president has a very strong opinion that interest rates could be...
“And I said, ‘On behalf of the United States of America, I am going to take the tariffs off.’”
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of Louisiana, speaks at the Republican convention Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Trump urged Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil infrastructure, saying the attacks are worsening a global fuel shortage as US diesel prices top $6 a gallon. Russia’s reduced exports have tightened supplies, while a US bill seeks tougher sanctions on Moscow.
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President Donald Trump told reporters he wants Volodymyr Zelensky to stop hitting Russian diesel refineries, saying the strikes are causing a global fuel shortage.
Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/ReutersDonald Trump thought he could strike Iran and wrap it all up before you could say America First.It worked in Venezuela, and the United States managed to hit—but not obliterate—Tehran’s nuclear facility the first time around last June.But now we are more than six months into a war that nobody, not even Trump, really wanted.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Donald Trump has talked up Irish reunification for a third time this weekend, saying "it is natural to put north and south together".
David Sacks told Anthropic and OpenAI to go ahead and pace the frontier but to stop seeking an antitrust waiver or an approval regime, arguing that product liability and market pressure already discipline them. Europe reached the same conclusion about liability in February 2025, and from 9 December treats standalone software as a product under […] This story continues at The Next Web
House and Senate lawmakers will return to Washington this week with a packed agenda before much of their focus shifts to the fast-approaching midterm elections. The Senate is expected to continue talks over the budget resolution and hold a procedural vote on the cryptocurrency regulation bill, among other priorities. The House, meanwhile, will reportedly consider...
The US President said "negative forces" were airing concerns about "things that won't happen".
Trump calls on Zelenskyy to halt Ukraine strikes on Russian diesel, saying attacks are causing a shortage
US President Donald Trump says Ukraine should stop striking Russian diesel supplies as the impact is harming the global economy. Trump's comments come as he continued his two-day visit to Ireland which blend a bit of high-level meetings with personal leisure.