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President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz address reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

White House

Trump claims he ‘forced’ Israel into Iran war, contradicting Rubio’s account

POTUS on next Iranian leader: ‘Most of the people we had in mind are dead’

By John T. Bennett
Posted March 3, 2026 at 2:07pm

President Donald Trump enters the House chamber Tuesday to give his State of the Union address.

White House

Trump defends policies, attacks Democrats during State of the Union address

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 25, 2026 at 12:45am
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on Jan. 27. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

White House

Trump heads into State of the Union after list of recent setbacks

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 23, 2026 at 1:56pm
President Donald Trump is handed the "Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal" trophy by Jim Grech, CEO of Peabody Energy, at a White House event on Wednesday.

White House

‘It doesn’t matter’: Trump looked very much like a second-term president this week

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 13, 2026 at 4:21pm
House and Senate Democrats, pictured in a TV monitor, hold a joint news conference on Department of Homeland Security funding negotiations on Capitol Hill on Feb. 4.

Trump’s jabs at top Democrat could complicate immigration enforcement deal

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 10, 2026 at 3:09pm
President Donald Trump walks into the White House on Sunday night after returning from a weekend in South Florida. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump shrugs off racist meme posting amid rare wave of GOP criticism

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 9, 2026 at 12:56pm
President Donald Trump speaks during a TrumpRx event in the White House's South Court Auditorium on Thursday evening.

Count the qualifiers: Trump’s week became another presidential talk-a-thon

By John T. Bennett
Posted February 6, 2026 at 4:51pm
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Jan. 16 at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump signals busy midterm campaign schedule, will target Iowa farmers

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 22, 2026 at 6:59pm
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Tuesday in the White House briefing room. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Compared with other presidents, Trump 2.0 is one of a kind

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 20, 2026 at 5:35pm, Updated at 9:43pm
Fires are lit as protesters rally against the Iranian government in Tehran on Jan. 8. (Anonymous/Getty Images)

Iran remains thorn for Trump as he mulls new military strikes

By John T. Bennett
Posted January 14, 2026 at 3:08pm, Updated at 4:05pm