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'I called it': Dem strategist sounds alarm after predicting Trump's next White House plans

A Democratic strategist sounded the alarm Thursday evening over what they say is President Donald Trump’s next target of destruction at the White House.

On Thursday, Trump’s architects revealed that in the wake of the administration’s demolition of the East Wing to make room for Trump’s ballroom, plans were underway to make an “addition” to the West Wing to “reinstate symmetry” to the White House.

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'Keep an eye' on Stephen Miller tipping off Trump's next move: ex-US attorney

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller and his wife appear to be signaling upcoming Trump administration policy initiatives through public statements and social media posts, according to former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance.

Writing on her Substack platform, Vance suggests that Miller—whom Steve Bannon has characterized as Trump's "prime minister"—effectively directs the administration's policy trajectory, with Trump following his lead.

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'His dementia is acting up': Internet skewers Trump for bizarre new 'elections' claim

Donald Trump made a claim about elections in his latest interview that caused the internet to question his mental integrity.

Trump late Thursday night sat down for an interview with Fox News, during which Sean Hannity asked the president whether or not he foresees Venezuela with free and fair elections in the near future.

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Trump pulls plug on 'second wave of attacks' after setback in the Senate

In a late-night post on Truth Social, Donald Trump announced he had planned a second wave of military operations against Venezuela but claimed to have cancelled them after stating the country is cooperating with his administration.

The presidential announcement came hours after a bipartisan group of Senate Republicans and all Senate Democrats advanced a war powers resolution that would handcuff the president's authority to use U.S. armed forces in Venezuela.

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Trump jumps at offer to 'share' Nobel Peace Prize with Venezuelan opposition leader

President Donald Trump told Fox News he would accept Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado's offer to share her Nobel Peace Prize.

Machado told Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier this week she would share the award that Trump publicly covets, and the president told the same broadcaster on Thursday night that he would accept if she makes the offer when they meet next week, reported the Washington Post.

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Trump wants Greenland for one reason but could open 'theater of conflict': expert

Donald Trump could be preparing for a new "theater of conflict" with China and Russia in Greenland, a political analyst has suggested.

Though the president's administration has made it clear the official line is a takeover of Greenland for security measures, commentator Gaby Hinsliff, writing in The Guardian, believes there is a more obvious reason at play. Material wealth may be a driving force for the Trump team, and the melting of ice caps which would open a new trade route between Asia and North America is a tempting reason, Hinsliff argued.

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Gavin Newsom hits back at 'senile' Trump's 'incompetent leaders' Truth Social rant

Gavin Newsom's Press Office has hit back at Donald Trump's Truth Social post mocking the California Governor.

The president called Newsom "incompetent" in a post made on January 9 when giving an update on federal permits. The Department of Transportation confirmed earlier this week they would withhold approximately $160million. This ruling from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy comes as the State of California failed to cancel "over 17,000 illegally issued Commercial Driver's Licenses)".

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'Hasn't gone away': Author warns problem Trump can't outrun is about to come roaring back

President Donald Trump's latest distraction "operation" is about to come to a screeching halt, forcing him to face a problem that he has never been able to outrun, according to a high-profile author.

Over the last couple of weeks, the Trump administration has invaded a foreign country and captured its leader, threatened military action against a NATO ally to gain control over a sovereign country, and threatened to arrest multiple world leaders. These moves followed the release of some files from the FBI's investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that painted Trump's relationship with the convicted sex offender in an unsavory light.

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'Beyond humiliating': Trump's 'undignified' Fox News interview stuns observers

President Donald Trump made some comments during an interview on Fox News that were so "undignified" that it left some observers stunned.

Fox News host Sean Hannity interviewed the president on Thursday evening, a conversation that covered topics ranging from foreign policy to the economy. Hannity asked Trump about his operation to arrest Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife last weekend, and whether he would consider supporting Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan activist, as the country's new leader.

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Trump's billionaire pal scores massive lithium mining deal in Ukraine: report

One of President Donald Trump's billionaire friends was awarded a lucrative mining contract in Ukraine on Thursday, according to a new report.

The New York Times reported on Thursday that a Ukrainian government commission awarded a bid for a major lithium mine to a "consortium" of investors, including Ronald S. Lauder, a billionaire cosmetics heir who has known Trump for decades. Lauder is also quietly driving Trump's ambitions to acquire Greenland, according to the report.

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'Not normal at all': Concerning development in ICE probe flagged by ex-FBI counsel

A former general counsel for the FBI on Thursday flagged a concerning development in the investigation into the lethal shooting during an immigration operation in Minneapolis.

On Wednesday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed 37-year-old mother Renee Good while she was trying to leave the scene of an immigration operation in Minneapolis. Good's killing sparked protests and intense debate about the Trump administration's deportation operations.

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'Fills my body with rage': JD Vance's 'disgraceful' new remarks buried by analyst

Vice President JD Vance offered what one Democratic analyst described as a "depraved and soulless" response on Thursday to the murder of a U.S. citizen by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who has allegedly been with the agency for a decade, shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday while she was attempting to leave the scene of an ICE raid. Good's killing sparked protests in cities across the country, and also inspired a fierce debate about President Donald Trump's immigration operations.

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'I shouldn't have said that': Ex-MLB pitcher caught harassing day care in search of fraud

A doorbell camera captured footage of a former professional baseball player recently harassing a day care center in Ohio, allegedly in search of "fraud."

In the video, shared by The Tennessee Holler on X, former MLB pitcher John Rocker approached the daycare center with two associates, one of whom was holding a camera to record the incident. The other rings the doorbell as Rocker climbs the stairs.

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