The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

Trump is getting creative to bypass Congress

Trump is directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion worth of MBS' in an effort to lower rates.

Axios · Jan 12

Democrat Accuses Trump Of 'Stealing' Taxpayer Funds As Impeachment Talk Intensifies

Jamie Raskin slams Trump for an 'illegal scheme' to pilfer $230m from the Treasury, as Democrats warn of impeachment ahead of the 2026 midterms.

International Business Times UK · Jan 12

George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased

Five years after video of George Floyd's killing on a Minneapolis street, video of another law enforcement action in the northern city is central to another American debate

The Independent UK · Jan 12

Dave Matthews slams ‘revolting’ Trump administration: ‘I am deeply ashamed of this government’

The Dave Matthews Band frontman said, ‘I don’t like these monsters that are running the show right now’

The Independent UK · Jan 11

Trump Has '2 to 4 Months Left' Claims Physical Therapist After President Wanders Off Mid-Meeting

A physical therapist with a doctorate claims Trump has '2 to 4 months left' after analysing bizarre behaviour during an oil executives meeting where he wandered off to stare at construction.

International Business Times UK · Jan 11

If Trump’s only constraint is his ‘own morality’, heaven help us

Letters: Readers respond to the US president’s threats towards Greenland and his latest comment that he doesn’t need international law

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11

The New York Times's Latest Analysis of Trump Judges

The truth may be that the judges actually believe what they are writing. For the left, that truth is too hard to process, so they rely on the "auditioning" charge.

Reason · Jan 11

Trump's Unilateral 'Absolute Resolve' Strategy Sparks Diplomatic Crisis With Starmer and Macron

Trump's aggressive geopolitical strategy has destabilised authoritarian regimes across the Middle East and beyond, forcing dictators into exile and reigniting hope for millions under oppressive rule — but what comes next remains uncertain.

International Business Times UK · Jan 11

Former Republican chair says US institutions yielded to Trump, ‘the bully’

Michael Steele argues law firms, universities and media capitulated with startling speed and voters want accountability

The Guardian - US · Jan 11

‘Have you ever smelled a cadaver?’ Family recounts horror after Costa Rican man deported in vegetative state

Much of what happened to Randall Gamboa Esquivel, 52, over his last weeks in federal custody in Texas remains a mystery to his family

The Guardian - US · Jan 11