Donald Trump’s campaign of revenge against CIA officials is “blinding” the US to the threat posed by Russia, former intelligence officers have warned.

Once upon a time, Americans worried about politicians being bought. Under Trump, the most powerful office in the country is now up for sale.

The president is reported to have a 40% overall job approval rating with 93% of Republicans supporting his performance compared to just 1% among Democrats. The 92-point difference matches largest-ever partisan divide he previously set during his first term in October 2020, with no other president ever exceeding a gap of 86 points.

As President Donald Trump tells it, never-before-seen things are happening with stunning regularity. The United States is going to build a new missile defense system “the likes of which nobody’s ever seen before.

What Trump doesn't mention is that McKinley's tariffs helped cost the GOP its House majority in 1890, with McKinley himself among those defeated. He returned to Ohio, was elected governor and, despite going bankrupt over a bad investment in a tin plate company, won the White House in 1896.

In Sept. 10, 2025, shortly after the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered flags flown at half-staff until Sept. 14 in memory of the conservative activist.