In a big win for the surveillance state, Trump is attacking one of the government's only internal oversight agencies.

A Senate Democrat is blocking a streamlined process to vote on Trump's nominees, forcing the Senate to take lengthy procedural votes. This strategy was employed by Republicans while in the minority.

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as director of national intelligence during President Donald Trump's first term,

President Donald Trump's second term officially got underway on Monday, January 20 when he was sworn into office by U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. Trump wasted no time issuing executive orders,

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Although John Ratcliffe isn't expected to face major difficulties being confirmed, there’s still concern about his place at the top of the CIA.

President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and daring anyone to stop him.

Donald Trump and his cohorts want to take back the Panama Canal.  According to Trump and those who support this desire, this is because China controls the canal.  To begin, the second sentence is a bald-faced lie used to justify a narrative that is rampant with lies.

President Donald Trump is speaking remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos, Switzerland. After his speech,

Kash Patel, Donald J. Trump’s choice to run the bureau, has made a series of spurious assertions about the Russia, Jan. 6 and classified documents inquiries.