American consumers are the most confident they’ve been since 2000. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index rose to 130.8 in February, its highest since November 2000 and up from 124.3 in January. The business research group’s index measures consumers’ assessment of current conditions and their outlook for the next six months. They feel […]

Three late-night comedians doubted President Donald Trump’s claim that he would go inside the Florida high school unarmed if he was present during the tragic Valentine’s Day massacre. But a little-known story about Trump confronting an armed mugger during a violent attack in New York City in 1991 may put the doubts to rest. Comedians […]

President Donald Trump named Brad Parscale as the campaign manager for his 2020 reelection bid. Parscale previously worked for the Trump Organization and was the head digital operations staffer for Trump’s 2016 campaign. “President Trump is delivering on his promises for a stronger more prosperous country,” Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement released […]

President Donald Trump struck a deal with Boeing for a pair of new Air Force One jets, saving taxpayers over $1.4 billion, the White House announced on Feb. 27. “President Trump has reached an informal deal with Boeing on a fixed price contract for the new Air Force One Program,” Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley told […]

In the biggest shakeup of the decades-old food stamp program, the Trump administration proposed on Monday to substitute part of the monthly cash payments with “100 percent American grown food” given to recipients. Under the budget proposal unveiled on Monday, households which receive more than $90 monthly in food stamp cash would “receive a portion […]

Memo Exposes Fake News Reports The House Intelligence Committee memo, released on Feb. 2, has confirmed that the Obama administration obtained FISA spy warrants on Trump associate Carter Page using the Trump dossier—discredited opposition research that the memo reports was financed by the Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC). President Donald Trump called […]

President Donald Trump slammed five high-level government officials as “liars and leakers” on Monday morning as part of a Twitter message aimed at House Intelligence Committee member Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) “Little Adam Schiff, who is desperate to run for higher office, is one of the biggest liars and leakers in Washington, right up there with Comey, Warner, […]

President Donald Trump was recorded assuring a lawmaker on Tuesday that he supports the public release of a secret memo which reportedly contains damning evidence of politically charged government surveillance abuses. “Mr. President, please release the memo,” Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) said to Trump as the president exited the Capitol chamber after the State of […]

Three in four Americans who viewed President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union speech last night approved of the address, according to a CBS poll. The president received top marks across the board for the content of the speech, which included proposals for comprehensive immigration reform, a $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment, lowering prescription drug […]

WASHINGTON—The White House named the guests who will be sitting in the First Lady’s Box during President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The theme of the SOTU is “Building a safe, strong, and proud America,” said White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders at Monday’s press briefing. “Some of these […]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) inspector general has located the missing messages between anti-Trump FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, according to a letter sent to congressional committees on Thursday and obtained by CNN and Fox News. DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz wrote that his team “succeeded in using forensic tools to recover text […]

Starbucks is raising wages and offering a new round of benefits for its employees in a move the company’s CEO says was accelerated by President Donald Trump’s tax reforms. Salaried partner employees will receive a round of raises in April this year, Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson said Wednesday, according to Business Insider. The raise will be […]

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has remained adamant on building a wall along the southwest border. As soon as the federal government resumed—after Democrats relented on their immigration demands to conclude the shutdown—Trump and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) stepped up the rhetoric over an amnesty deal for illegal immigrants. Trump tweeted late Tuesday that […]

Whirlpool Corporation announced Tuesday that it will add 200 jobs to its Ohio facility after President Donald Trump’s administration placed a tariff on washing machines entering the United States. Trump is expected to sign the tariff measure on Tuesday. The measure is aimed at competitors Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Electronics Inc., according to Crain’s […]

WASHINGTON—Attorney General Jeff Sessions said violent crime is down, while prosecutions and morale have increased, under the Trump administration. Sessions recalled President Donald Trump’s call to action in his inauguration address: “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.” In an op-ed published in USA Today on Jan. 23, Sessions said Trump has […]

Two top FBI officials discussed a “secret society” working against President Donald Trump in text messages sent on the day after he won the election, according to two congressmen who reviewed the communications. Peter Strzok, a top counterintelligence official, and his mistress, Lisa Page, a senior FBI lawyer, exchanged tens of thousands of messages, many […]

WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES–U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels on Monday, giving a boost to Whirlpool Corp and domestic solar panel producers in the first of several potential trade restrictions. The decisions in the two “Section 201” safeguard cases followed findings by the U.S. International Trade Commission that both imported […]

The White House changed its voicemail amid the government shutdown, which started over the weekend, and it made note of who is behind it. “Thank you for calling the White House,” the voicemail says, according to IJR.com. “Unfortunately, we cannot answer your call today because Congressional Democrats are holding government funding, including funding for our […]

A senior employee at Twitter was caught on video detailing the types of information the social media company keeps on users. He and many others at Twitter have a strong anti-Trump bias, and he said he is prepared to give the Department of Justice draft tweets and chat transcripts of President Donald Trump. The video […]

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called out Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) for leaking the transcript of a closed-door hearing the Senate Judiciary Committee conducted with Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson. “The fact that Sneaky Dianne Feinstein, who has on numerous occasions stated that collusion between Trump/Russia has not been found, would release testimony in such […]