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Trump just told on himself with 'guilty-sounding' Epstein answer: critics

President Donald Trump appeared to tell on himself during a press gaggle on Air Force One on Thursday, according to observers.

Trump was asked by Peter Doocy of Fox News whether other associates of disgraced former financier Jeffrey Epstein should be arrested. The question came after Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested for his involvement in Epstein's schemes.

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Ex-GOP adviser aghast as Trump's face adorns government buildings: 'Reject this tyranny'

Former GOP strategist turned anti-Trump commentator Amanda Carpenter tore into President Donald Trump on MS NOW's "Deadline: White House" on Thursday after the Justice Department building unveiled a massive banner depicting his face.

The comments came during a segment raising alarm about Trump officials' ongoing interference in Georgia, as they try to conduct yet another dubious investigation into conspiracy theories about voter fraud in 2020, which has repeatedly been rejected by election officials and courts alike.

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Trump admits GOP scheme means 'we'll never lose'

President Donald Trump made a startling admission during a speech in Georgia on Thursday.

Trump traveled to Rome, Georgia, home of former Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, where he spoke to voters at the Coosa Steel Corporation. Trump brought up a bill currently before Congress, the SAVE Act, which would make sweeping changes to U.S. elections. While the president has consistently spoken about election security, he turned heads with his comments on the bill's impact.

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'We're not idiots': GOP under fire as it walks back major change to veterans' health care

The Trump administration kicked a hornet's nest this month when officials moved to change health coverage rules for veterans' benefits in a way that would potentially roll back disability status from thousands of retired servicemembers — and now they're trying to walk back that policy change.

However, prominent lawmakers and veterans' groups were not persuaded by the new update.

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Trump official's husband barred from agency over sex assault allegations

The husband of President Donald Trump's labor secretary has been barred from entering the agency's headquarters after he was accused of sexually assaulting at least two female staffers, according to a report.

Dr. Shawn DeRemer, the husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, has been accused of sexually assaulting the female staff members during work hours at the Department of Labor's offices. One of the incidents was caught on camera, The New York Times reported.

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Trump's plan for Kennedy Center 'differs sharply' from public statements in internal email

An internal email revealed that President Donald Trump has not been forthcoming about his plans for the recently closed Kennedy Center, according to a report.

NPR reported on Thursday that an email from Brooks Boeke, the director of the Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteer program, revealed that the "intensive beautification and restoration project" the Trump administration is undertaking at the center "differs sharply" from what Trump has said publicly.

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Jaw-dropping polls deliver more bad news to Trump

A pair of new jaw-dropping polls delivered the news President Donald Trump fears most.

According to two NBC News Decision Desk polls, 60% of Americans either somewhat or strongly disagree with the Trump administration's deportation operations in Minneapolis. The poll was conducted between Jan. 27 and Feb. 6, which was after Trump's immigration officers killed two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti.

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Gobsmacked CNN host caught on hot mic as Trump's ramble takes bizarre turn

President Donald Trump left a female CNN anchor gobsmacked Thursday when he veered spectacularly off the rails during his star-studded Board of Peace meeting in Washington.

After global bigwigs awkwardly waited for Trump to show up, with his favorite tunes blaring through speakers, he hit the stage to introduce member nations.

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Trump's new 'word salad' on Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping leaves observers taken aback

President Donald Trump's newest "word salad" about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie earlier this month left observers taken aback.

Trump commented on Guthrie's case during a press gaggle on Air Force One on Thursday as he traveled to Rome, Georgia. Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for more than 18 days, and authorities in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona have released relatively little information about her alleged kidnappers or her condition.

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MAGA attorney general accused of lying about why doctor was punished

Far-right Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced last week he was taking legal action on behalf of a doctor he claims was punished for administering alternative COVID therapies — but the Texas Medical Board has come out and said his account of what happened is false.

Paxton, a scandal-plagued MAGA firebrand who is challenging incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas GOP Senate primary, issued a statement that he was "defending the constitutional rights" of Dr. Mary Bowden.

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Firestorm as DOJ HQ unveils new Trump swag: 'Stunning confirmation of our grim reality'

A striking photo showing President Donald Trump's mug on a banner now adorning the Justice Department ignited a firestorm of outrage Thursday.

CNN's Hannah Rabinowitz shared a photo of the development on X, writing: "New banner went up at DOJ headquarters this afternoon."

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GOP swing-state titan reveals scary 'tap on the shoulder' that led to shock retirement

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, a Republican long considered a towering figure in the politics of a perennial battleground state, announced on Thursday he would not seek re-election.

According to The Associated Press, a health scare he had late last year contributed to the decision.

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Trump claims Obama in 'trouble' for revealing secrets on aliens: 'He made a big mistake'

President Donald Trump claimed that former President Barack Obama might be in "trouble" after he suggested that there could be extraterrestrial life in the universe.

During a Thursday gaggle on Air Force One, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked Trump about Obama's remarks.

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