If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. President Donald Trump is slated to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress since returning to power. While not technically a State of the Union …
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Donald Trump’s address today before a joint session of Congress got off to a chaotic start as Democratic and Republican lawmakers chanted, booed, and heckled each other from their respective sides of the room. At one point, House Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) ordered the House sergeant-at-arms to remove Rep. Al …
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President Donald Trump addressed Congress for a very long time on Tuesday. It was the longest time ever, in fact, that a president has addressed lawmakers, breaking the record previously held by President Bill Clinton in 2000. Trump’s speech was filled with misinformation, jabs at Democrats, and, more than anything, …
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Trump’s interminable address to Congress was met with Democratic responses ranging from angry heckling, from Texas Rep. Al Green, to sober counterprogramming, from Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin. The split response underscores the lack of unity among Democrats in how to respond to Trump’s destructive opening blitz. At times, the two …
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On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced plans to theoretically deliver on a promise to Silicon Valley cryptocurrency whales who backed him with millions in Super PAC donations during his 2024 run. In order to “make sure the U.S. is the Crypto Capital of the World,” and as an extension of …
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Showing off a healed hand on Monday after an eventful last week, Jon Stewart officially invited Elon Musk for an interview on The Daily Show after the Tesla billionaire said he would only go on if it “airs unedited.” Stewart unveiled a new sippy cup replacement for the “World’s Most …
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Donald Trump ordered a “pause” on U.S. military aid to Ukraine on Monday, hoping to push Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky into agreeing to a peace deal with Russia. The move comes only days after a contentious meetingbetween Trump, JD Vance, and Zelensky in the Oval Office, which saw the U.S. …
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After ordering the federal government to review its grants and federal contracts with Columbia University, President Donald Trump has threatened to revoke federal funding for any “College, School, or University that allows illegal protests,” and to deport or imprison participants in pro-Gaza demonstrations. In a Truth Social post on today, …
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Republicans may be publicly celebrating President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s slicing and dicing of the federal government, but their constituents are growing increasingly angry — and they know it. The GOP’s response has been to turn and run. According to sources who spoke to Politico, Republican National Campaign Committee …
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Employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are being toyed with as Donald Trump’s administration continues to hogtie the federal agency responsible for refunding more than $20 billion to defrauded consumers from greedy corporate malefactors. These administrative games are happening as a federal judge weighs a case brought by CFPB …
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