US politics

Trump's immigration policy approval drops to record low, poll finds

Just 39% of Americans approve of the job US President Donald Trump is doing on immigration, down from 41% earlier this month, while 53% disapprove, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

US President Donald Trump seen in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 14, 2026
Law enforcement officials stand guard, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during a protest more than a week after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 17, 2026.

National Guard activated after man shot dead by ICE agents in Minneapolis, DHS says man was armed

Demonstrators take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 23, 2026

Clergy arrested, businesses shutter as Minnesotans protest Trump's surge in immigration agents

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt walks outside of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 21, 2025

Trump's media machine-gun: How Karoline Leavitt is rewriting the White House rules


US House passes Republican healthcare bill without extension of ACA subsidy

Some of the 24 million Americans who buy their health insurance through the ACA program, nicknamed Obamacare, could face sharply higher costs beginning on January 1 without action by Congress.

US Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-IL) speaks as (L-R) Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-IL) and House Republican Conference Chair Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) listen during a news conference

FBI Deputy Director Bongino says he will step down next month

The FBI Deputy Director announced he will be stepping down hours after President Trump said he thought Bongino wanted to "go back to his show."

 FBI Assistant Director Dan Bongino watches a news conference announcing an arrest of a suspect in the Wednesday shooting death of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University on September 12, 2025 in Orem, Utah.

US judge says Trump cannot ban lawmakers' surprise visits to ICE facilities

"Real-time, on-the-ground visits to immigration detention facilities help prevent abuses and ensure transparency," Democratic lawmakers said.

 An ICE agent in Los Angeles, June 2025; illustrative.

Trump mocks slain actor Rob Reiner, drawing swift bipartisan condemnation

"He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump," the president said.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 15, 2025.

Trump brands fentanyl a ‘weapon of mass destruction’ in drug war escalation

The designation, unprecedented for a narcotic, signals Trump’s intent to treat fentanyl not merely as a public health crisis but as a national security threat on a par with chemical warfare.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House on December 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Antisemitism tensions rise as NYC Young Republicans host the far-right

Avowed antisemite Nick Fuentes said he received an invite and made the trip to New York - even though the New York Young Republican Club said by email on Monday that he “was never formally invited.”

Conservative political activist Jack Posobiec and New York Young Republican Club President Stefano Loudaros Forte hold up rosaries at the New York Young Republican Club's 113th Annual Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on December 13, 2025 in New York City.

Trump appears in newly-released photos from Jeffery Epstein's estate, says it's 'no big deal'

In response to his appearance in some of the released photos, Trump said that he thought it was "no big deal."

US President Trump pictured smiling with several women whose faces are redacted on either side of him.

Brad Lander launches run for Congress against pro-Israel Jewish incumbent Dan Goldman

Lander targets Goldman over AIPAC ties in Congressional race, with support from Sanders and Mamdani.

Lander, who is Jewish, is running to represent the 10th Congressional District, which includes Lower Manhattan and parts of western and central Brooklyn.

US House votes to repeal 'Caesar' sanctions on Syria

The US House votes to repeal Syria sanctions, requiring progress in security, minority rights, and non-aggression toward neighbors, including Israel.

 Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa attends an interview with Reuters at the presidential palace, in Damascus, Syria March 10, 2025.

Bruce Blakeman, Jewish Long Island politician, launches run for NY governor

The announcement sets up a Republican primary between Blakeman, who is Jewish, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, who has positioned herself as a bulwark against antisemitism.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman speaks to the crowd during his State of the County address held at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, New York, March 6, 2024.