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President Donald Trump took several questions from journalists Monday during an Oval Office press conference, but once the event ended, a hot mic caught him boasting about his handling of the media, as well as seeking validation for his performance.

“Every question’s a kill, you know that, right?” Trump could be heard saying as those in the room applauded at the conclusion of the press conference, which was held to celebrate the launch of “Trump Accounts,” the president’s investment program for children.

A Trump-endorsed congressional candidate in Arizona is collecting campaign cash from some of the biggest names in sports, according to a report by MeidasTouch's Scott MacFarlane.

The candidate is Jay Feely, the former Arizona Cardinals kicker who spent a decade as an NFL analyst for CBS Sports before launching his campaign. Feely, 50, is running in the Aug. 4 Republican primary for Arizona's 1st Congressional District, a swing seat that could help decide control of the House. He touts himself as a "staunch supporter of Trump and the America First Agenda" and has blasted birthright citizenship.

A federal judge dealt Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche a new blow Monday, rejecting his bid to close a lawsuit over the Epstein files.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan reviewed Blanche's response to an earlier court order and kept the case alive.

Senate Republican leaders have delivered grim new warnings to their colleagues: the midterms are shaping up to be a bloodbath beyond what had previously been predicted.

An anti-incumbent wave is sweeping the nation on its 250th anniversary, catching Republicans at their most vulnerable moment. Trump's approval ratings have cratered, and GOP leadership is now privately acknowledging just how dire the situation has become, The Hill is reporting.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) stunned the Oval Office Monday into a brief moment of silence after openly admitting to President Donald Trump’s meddling in a FIFA World Cup game – an acknowledgement that later elicited awkward laughter from those in the room.

Last week, Folarin Balogun, who plays for the U.S. national team, received a red card, a penalty that carries a one-game suspension. However, reporting from Politico revealed that Trump’s inner circle had mobilized within minutes to intervene and were ultimately successful in getting Balogun’s suspension overturned.

A Fox News reporter lashed out at the "complete and utter mess" unfolding at the World Cup after President Donald Trump intervened in a FIFA ruling.

Fox News correspondent Jonathan Hunt was reporting live from Lumen Field in Seattle, describing the dispute surrounding FIFA's decision to lift U.S. striker Folarin Balogun's one-game red-card suspension — a reversal that came after Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino directly. The match is on Monday.

President Donald Trump is headed to meet with NATO allies in Turkey this week to try to strategize an end to the Russian invasion of Ukraine — but CNN data guru Harry Enten has some sobering numbers that should make Trump think twice about whether his presence will do much at all.

"How much sway does he have with the Ukrainian public?" anchor Sara Sidner asked him.

President Donald Trump is facing a fresh round of outrage Monday after new reporting revealed that at least $90 million in national park entry fees had been diverted to pay for the president’s Washington, D.C. beautification projects.

“Just your daily reminder that Trump is looting the Treasury!” wrote independent journalist and historian Lori Spencer Monday in a social media post on X. “It’s almost as if fighting waste, fraud, and abuse with DOGE (now disbanded) wasn’t just another empty campaign promise, it was a cruel joke – on you.”

Donald Trump may not be taking his luxury Boeing 747 home with him.

The president has made clear his intention to claim the Qatari-gifted jumbo jet as a parting souvenir when he leaves office, envisioning it as the crown jewel of his planned presidential library in downtown Miami. But that plan is facing serious obstacles—and Democrats are determined to make sure it doesn't happen, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

Vice President JD Vance got a brutal tongue-lashing by James Ball of the British media outlet The i Paper in a new column released Monday.

"As his boss was trying and failing to hold a spectacular 250th birthday celebration for America," wrote Ball, highlighting the string of disasters that ruined Trump's Great American State Fair, "Vice President JD Vance was trying to make nice with Britain." The vice president proclaimed to the Sunday Times, “I have a special affection for Britain," which "feels more culturally familiar to me than any country on Earth, aside from my own.”

A three-time Trump voter says it's "insulting" that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's son-in-law is even running for Congress.

Meg Ellefson, a Wisconsin podcaster and former drive-time radio host, has lived in the district for 20 years and voted for President Donald Trump three times. Now she's one of the loudest Republican voices against his chosen candidate.

The Supreme Court's ruling upholding birthright citizenship has triggered a wave of extreme proposals from MAGA figures aimed at restricting pregnant women from entering the United States, and one writer argued Monday that the reaction revealed something deeper about the movement's psychology.

Sarah Posner, an author and journalist for Talking Points Memo, spoke to what she considered to be MAGA figures’ increasing desire to “control” women on The New Republic's "Daily Blast" podcast, pointing to a series of proposals from prominent MAGA figures since the ruling, including denying entry to pregnant or female foreigners and requiring sterilization before entry.

President Donald Trump's interference in FIFA to un-suspend red-carded American footballer Folarin Balogun has triggered a firestorm of outrage in the European Union.

Generally, a red card, issued for severe misconduct in play, triggers an automatic one-game suspension. However, Trump's behind-the-scenes call to FIFA President Gianni Infantino ensured Balogun was cleared to play for Team USA despite his behavior in the match with Bosnia.