Donald Trump’s Oval Office ‘Infomercial’ Has Critics ― And RFK Jr. ― Cringing So Hard
The next four years will change America forever. But HuffPost won't back down when it comes to providing free and impartial journalism.For the first time, we're offering an ad-free experience to qualifying contributors who support our…
Adam Schiff Blasts Trump For Saying He Knows ‘Russian Oligarchs That Are Very Nice…
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) shared four choice words Tuesday for President Donald Trump.The outspoken Democrat has long claimed there was ample evidence of collusion between Russia and the first Trump campaign, and after the president…
Jimmy Fallon Says Trump White House Can’t Answer This One Critical Question
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s contradictory takes on Musk’s email threat to federal employees left Jimmy Fallon’s head spinning and jokes churning. (Watch the video below.)On Tuesday’s “The Tonight Show,” the host highlighted the…
Donald Trump’s Extraordinary Act Of Weakness
Readers — last night, the Trump administration kicked out HuffPost White House correspondent S.V. Date from the press pool that covers the president. This came two weeks after Date assertively asked President Donald Trump questions that he…
Donald Trump Announces Yet Another Attack On Freedom Of The Press
President Donald Trump is again putting the squeeze on freedom of the press.On Wednesday, he targeted the common practice of anonymous and off-the- record quotes in media stories, threatening to sue writers and reporters who use them.“As a…
Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Submit Plans For ‘Large-Scale’ Firings, Per Memo
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered all federal agencies to submit plans by mid-March for “large-scale” reductions in employees ― a dramatic escalation in President Donald Trump’s ongoing mass firings across the…
Judge Blocks Trump Immigration Policy Allowing Arrests In Churches For Some Religious Groups
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked immigration agents from conducting enforcement operations in houses of worship for Quakers and a handful of other religious groups.U.S. District Judge Theodore Chang found that the…
RFK Jr. Dismisses Measles Outbreak As ‘Not Unusual’ After Child’s Death
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, dismissed concerns about a measles outbreak spreading in west Texas that has reportedly claimed the nation’s first life in a decade, telling reporters: “It’s not unusual”…
Top Federal Watchdog Again Battles DOJ Lawyers In Court Over His Firing
A federal judge has agreed to extend a temporary restraining order that will keep Hampton Dellinger, a top government watchdog, in his role at the Office of Special Counsel as a battle over his abrupt firing ensues in court with the Trump…
Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Lectures HuffPost: ‘You Should Be Grateful’
WASHINGTON ― Asked why HuffPost was excluded from Wednesday’s White House pool rotation, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a brief exchange that it was nothing personal and that participating in the White House pool was a…
The American Press Corps Is Not Equipped For This Moment
WASHINGTON — We are not ready for this.The Washington, D.C., press corps, used to playing small ball for small exclusives, has been suddenly thrust into a presidential administration that appears hell-bent on transforming our constitutional…
Reporter Group Says It Can’t Ensure Accuracy Of White House Dispatches After Trump Takeover
In a note to members Wednesday, the White House Correspondents’ Association president warned that the Trump administration’s new system for working with reporters has compromised the integrity of its dispatches.The email to the pool of…
Supreme Court, For Now, Won’t Require Trump Administration To Release Billions In Foreign Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world, putting numbers…