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A small disclaimer on a website just exposed a secret project with no reporting, oversight, transparency or accountability under the thumb of President Donald Trump's office. Audrey Henson, who researches and writes about the intersection of technology and power, found the disclaimer in the footer of a page on the TrumpRx website, which claims to offer access to drugs the government is trying to renegotiate prices for."In the footer of the page, beneath all of it, I found something I have never seen on a federal government website in my life

U.S. President Donald Trump's return to the White House on January 20, 2025 marked a major departure from the Biden Administration on foreign policy, including American relations with Ukraine during its war with Russia and the United States' role in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Trump and Vice President JD Vance had some harsh words for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky when he visited the White House in late February 2025, which, according to conservative Washington Post columnist George Will, will b

President Donald Trump is being backed into a corner, and according to his one-time biographer, his disastrous recent midterm gaffe proves it.Earlier this week, Trump dropped his latest callous comment about voter discontent heading into the 2026 midterms, after being pressed about factors at play in his peace negotiations with Iran during a Cabinet meeting."I don’t care about the midterms,"

President Donald Trump may already be a lame duck, thanks in large part to his unbroken primary endorsement successes. The Atlantic‘s Jonathan Lemire and Michael Scherer argue there are three main reasons Trump’s wins may hasten his “political decline.”Trump made 118 endorsements for the House, Senate, and governor’s races, and was undefeated in all. Many, however, were for uncontested races. And while Trump’s picks all won their respective races, at times edging out more reliable vote and campaign cash getters, they could be more expensive to get over the fin

With the economy souring over the course of President Donald Trump’s second term, Kevin Hassett, his director of the National Economic Council has been frantic to lay the blame anywhere but the White House. Then earlier this week, he said something so absurd that Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman called it outright “stupid.”According to Krugman, “On Fox News, Hassett was, as usual, boasting about how great the economy is, when he was asked why Americans aren’t feeling it — why the long-running Michigan index of consumer sentiment has hit its lowest level ever. He

An order from a federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund. Last week, Trump came to an "agreement" with the Justice Department that a fund would be set up to give settlements to those who felt they'd been wronged by the government. It prompted a lot of questions from members of Congress about whether taxpayer dollars would be given to those who staged a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol, tearing apart the historic building, terrorizing lawmakers and staff and beating police officers. Trump then withdrew his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.

During Barack Obama's presidency, the House Freedom Caucus — a group closely identified with the right-wing Tea Party movement — did a lot to shake up the Republican Party, sometimes to the frustration of then-House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). Prominent Tea Party Republicans like Reps. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Chip Roy (R-Texas) were major players in the Freedom Caucus. But according to NOTUS reporter Paul Kane, the once-powerful group is being "hollowed out" in a big way during Donald Trump's second presidency.Roy, who angered Trump at times, lost a Texas GOP primary battle for state attorney general on Tuesday, May 26.

A federal grand jury in April 2026 charged James Comey with making a threat against President Donald Trump and transmitting a crime across state lines.The charges came after Comey, the former FBI director, posted an image of seashells on a North Carolina beach, arranged in the form of the numerals “86” and “47.” Forty-seven was an ostensible reference to Trump, the 47th U.S. president, and 86 to a colloquial expression conveying a sense of “ge

President Donald Trump's administration is threatening the ABC network and ABC is gearing up for a major fight. And one legal expert warns that Trump and members of his administration tend to get into legal trouble by bragging or "yapping" in public.The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) went after ABC in April, demanding that several local networks reapply for their broadcast licenses years in advance. On Thursday afternoon, ABC submitted its formal renewal application alleging political bias, censorship and violations of freedom of speech. It effectively sets up what is likely to be a legal battle between ABC and the FCC. Speaking about it on CNN on Friday morning, legal analyst Elliot Williams ex

Yesterday, the White House went to its favorite gullible reporter to once again create the false impression that the president's war of choice against Iran is going to end any minute now. "Negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program," Barak Ravid said.Sounds fabulous, except for two premise-cancelling details: "President Trump has yet to give his final approval" and – oh, by the way – "Iran has also not confirmed its acceptance." For those keeping track at home, this is pretty m