Politics

President Donald Trump has floated renaming New Mexico to “New America” in a fresh social media post. The president, 78, shared a map of the southwestern state on Truth Social on Sunday with the word “Mexico” crossed out and “America”…

Marco Greenberg says his best friend Danny Lewin would be “incensed” by America’s fractured response to the terror attacks that killed him. Greenberg, 62, the CEO of PR agency Thunder11, has spent nearly a quarter century keeping alive the memory…

The Congressional Black Caucus rejected Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal’s defense after she called House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, 54, an “AIPAC monkey” during a podcast appearance last week. Jebreal, 51, used the slur on “The Left Hook,” a show hosted…

Emilia Winter Rowland, 31, defended her encrypted influencer chats by attacking “legacy press” and wealthy media owners in a Friday X post, even as her own family fortune traces back to a major PR dynasty. Rowland, who serves as Mayor…

John Rich has come to Jelly Roll’s defense, arguing the country star knew full well his political remarks could alienate half his audience and spoke out anyway. Rich, 51, made the case during an appearance this week on “The Benny…

Javier Milei has declared the Falkland Islands “Argentinean” in a televised address and threatened sanctions against oil firms operating in the disputed territory. The Argentine president, 54, delivered his broadcast in the early hours of Friday, September 4, staking out…

The White House’s announcement that Vice President JD Vance will host a press briefing Thursday sent social media into a spiral of baseless speculation about Donald Trump’s status. Some users online seized on the scheduling news as supposed evidence that…

Donald Trump has suggested the United States might not defend Britain if Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands again. The US president, 79, made the remarks during a GB News interview when asked about renewed tensions over the disputed South Atlantic…

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced Thursday that excavation for President Trump’s 250-foot triumphal arch will begin within the next two weeks, pressing forward despite an active lawsuit from veterans and preservationists who say Congress never authorized the monument. Burgum, 58,…

Sen. Susan Collins set social media ablaze this week with an arch remark about Democrat Troy Jackson’s longtime romance with his second cousin, which has produced two adult children. Collins, 71, the Republican incumbent from Maine, made the comment during…

Leon Black has sued the House Oversight Committee to block a subpoena demanding his testimony about ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Black, 75, the former CEO of Apollo Global Management, filed the lawsuit Thursday in federal court, calling the congressional subpoena…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised Rev. Al Sharpton for keeping New York City mayors “honest” at a Harlem celebration marking 15 years of Sharpton’s MSNBC program. The Tuesday evening event honored “PoliticsNation,” the civil rights leader’s long-running show, with Mamdani, 33,…

Donald Trump has proposed renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself as fighting between the U.S. And Iran intensifies. The former president, 79, floated the idea on Truth Social yesterday amid the ongoing military conflict that began earlier this year.…

President Trump praised Tiger Woods’ plea deal as “very fair” and joked the golfer should finally hire a driver. Woods, 49, appeared at a Florida courthouse Wednesday to formalize the agreement, which wipes out a potential jail sentence for his…

Donald Trump has accepted a second stint as Honorary Chairman of the 2026 Presidents Cup. Trump, 80, will serve in the ceremonial role for the PGA Tour tournament this September 22-27 at Medinah Country Club in Chicago, Illinois, the former…

Brenda Lee Brown Armstrong, 64, walked out of federal court Monday with probation after admitting she spent two decades paying homeless people to register to vote. Armstrong, who also goes by “Anika,” took a plea deal in May for one…