Ad stamped 'Paid for by the U.S. Government' airs during NFL games, set to song called 'Love Me' — purely educational.
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After three days of pageantry described by analysts as 'heavy on pomp and light on substance,' President Trump concluded his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping by escorting him through the National Archives to view the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. No breakthroughs were announced. The documents were not harmed.
Citing an urgent request from the U.S. military, President Trump announced that his proposed Washington D.C. triumphal arch will be retrofitted to store drones, ammunition, and rooftop snipers — a feature set not typically found in the Arc de Triomphe. The announcement came while a federal court continues to weigh whether the arch is legal in the first place, a procedural detail the president did not address.
Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the House's last scheduled voting day Wednesday, sending lawmakers home for seven weeks ahead of the November midterms — just one day after telling reporters he had no plans to do so. The move conveniently avoided a floor vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a resolution introduced by a member of Johnson's own party, who then took to the House floor to rebuke the Speaker for leaving.
The White House has expanded its taxpayer-funded television ad campaign featuring President Trump, insisting the spots — which borrow imagery from his 2024 campaign and air over a song literally titled 'Love Me' — are non-political public service announcements about patriotism. A Republican senator summarized the situation by noting there 'probably is a rule' against spending public money to promote yourself.
After three days of pageantry described by analysts as 'heavy on pomp and light on substance,' President Trump concluded his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping by escorting him through the National Archives to view the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. No breakthroughs were announced. The documents were not harmed.
Citing an urgent request from the U.S. military, President Trump announced that his proposed Washington D.C. triumphal arch will be retrofitted to store drones, ammunition, and rooftop snipers — a feature set not typically found in the Arc de Triomphe. The announcement came while a federal court continues to weigh whether the arch is legal in the first place, a procedural detail the president did not address.
Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the House's last scheduled voting day Wednesday, sending lawmakers home for seven weeks ahead of the November midterms — just one day after telling reporters he had no plans to do so. The move conveniently avoided a floor vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a resolution introduced by a member of Johnson's own party, who then took to the House floor to rebuke the Speaker for leaving.
Congress funded a 2.8% pay bump to lure more air traffic controllers to a system desperately short of air traffic controllers. The FAA is now withholding it until controllers demonstrate they are no longer short-staffed. The controllers are short-staffed.