Milwaukee archbishop and Des Moines bishop regret praying with Trump, saying the White House posted the photos without consent 12 days before midterms.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Noem created fake State Department letterhead to announce her own new job on X, Politico reports.
Trump demands NBA star LeBron James apologize for stretching during the national anthem, three months after calling him “maybe a racist.”
Trump says Google CEO Pichai refused his request to rename the Atlantic Ocean “Trump Ocean,” after Google adopted Gulf of America and Lake America.
Trump urges Ramaswamy to keep airing ad featuring Ohio governor rival Acton’s mother, who stayed married to the man charged with raping Acton at 12.
Trump again says New Mexico should “immediately” rename itself “New America,” saying it’s known for “crooked elections,” as both parties’ governor nominees reject the idea.
Judge clears fired FEMA finance chief, ruling Musk and then-DHS Secretary Noem knowingly spread false claims she approved migrant hotel payments.
Contractor-commissioned inspection finds $14.7 million no-bid Reflecting Pool liner failed in 85 places from rushed renovation, with no mention of vandals Trump still blames.
White House posts Trump video promising every adult $5,000 “if the Republicans win,” five days after he dodged whether the checks aim to win votes.
Justice Department apologizes after Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads aired hundreds of times in violation of a judge’s order, saying Homeland Security didn’t see it until Monday.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to immediately halt taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump three weeks before the midterms, finding challengers likely to win.
Trump floats renaming the Atlantic or Pacific “Trump Ocean” or “Ocean of the Americas” after rebranding the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario.
Trump calls anyone who says “artificial intelligence” instead of his “super intelligence” rebrand “the enemy,” just over a week after ordering agencies to use it.
ICE’s deputy director accuses Pennsylvania Democrat Janelle Stelson without evidence of hiring an immigrant arrested for indecent exposure in her House race against Rep. Perry.
DNC sues to block Trump’s border-funded ads, still labeled “Paid for by the U.S. Government” two days after he pledged his political money would cover them.
White House says Trump’s pledge to fund his ads through super PAC MAGA Inc. won’t repay the at least $11 million taxpayers already spent.
New Mexico Senate Republicans post AI-generated images including a fake mugshot of the Senate’s top Democrat, drawing an ethics complaint for lacking the required disclaimer.
Trump says The New York Times and other outlets “should be arrested” for reporting empty upper-deck seats at his Ohio rally.
Trump calls Arizona’s Maricopa County “very, very dishonest” after vendor mails 3,126 ballots six days early, an error its Republican recorder says changes nothing for voters.
Trump says he and super PAC MAGA Inc. will pay for TV ads promoting himself after bipartisan outcry over spending $20 million in diverted border funds.
White House funds pro-Trump TV ads with Customs and Border Protection money, WSJ reports, after budget chief Vought shifted $20M to Homeland Security, Democrats say.
White House spends about $319,000 in taxpayer money rerunning Trump’s 2024 campaign ad about a “final battle” against “globalists,” its third pro-Trump spot since Wednesday.
White House airs a second taxpayer-funded ad narrated by Trump, promising a “golden age,” 39 days before the midterms.
White House calls taxpayer-funded ad on Fox News and Newsmax touting Trump’s tax cuts “educational,” as Republican Sen. Tillis likens it to Hungary’s Orban action.
Trump calls the 2024 Butler shooting a “Democrat Plot” the same day his FBI director testifies the gunman spoke to no one but his parents.
Interior Department plans to post a dozen signs costing $84,000 outside the National Museum of American History warning visitors of Smithsonian leaders’ “anti-white animus,” The Atlantic reports.
Pentagon asks commanders to screen troops by waist size and “impeccable” grooming for Defense Secretary Hegseth’s September 30 address, a year after his “fat generals” speech.
Trump calls AI safety warnings a “HOAX” and “SICK conspiracy” across six posts, saying the only guardrail needed is a “High IQ” president.
Trump calls for 30-foot George Washington “Colossus” and 5-year Smithsonian exhibition 3 days after its secretary announced retirement, saying museums focus “overwhelmingly” on the oppressed.
Trump reposts his January 6 “we love you, go home” video to Capitol rioters hours after marking the 9/11 anniversary at the Pentagon.
Reflecting Pool contractor admits its own primer and chemical errors caused the peeling Trump blamed on vandals, in government reports the New York Times reviewed.
Vance closes the GOP midterm convention to 2028 nominee chants, telling a protester he says waved a Mexican flag to “get your ass over there.”
Trump promises every adult a $5,000 “dividend” if Republicans keep Congress, a $1.35 trillion pledge with no funding source, at the GOP’s first midterm convention.
Iceland summons US Ambassador Billy Long over Trump’s flag-covered map, 8 months after he apologized for joking Iceland would be the “52nd state” with him as governor.
Trump says the US has “essentially taken over Iran” while holding no Iranian territory, and calls the war “small potatoes” and a “military conflict.”
White House website launches arcade games where players catch “crossers” for a deportation high score, with an official calling it “a culture of fun and winning.”
Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz “TRUMP STRAIT,” claiming US control of a waterway shared by Iran and Oman, weeks after vowing to declare it US territory.
US Mint starts selling $1 coins with Trump’s face after its advisory committee refused to review them, putting the first sitting president on US currency since Coolidge in 1926.
Trump says US hit Iran “very hard” and can strike again “anytime,” as Pentagon confirms troops were told to stop saying “Operation Epic Fury,” declared over May 5.
Homeland Security Secretary Mullin touts about 2,100 ICE arrests in New York and threatens more agents unless leaders cooperate, despite the city’s record low murders.
Pentagon quietly installs 3 retired colonels turned conservative influencers, 1 million X followers combined, in undisclosed civilian roles as they defend Defense Secretary Hegseth online, the Post reports.
Kennedy questions whether Pennsylvania’s 2 measles deaths happened a day after his own CDC posted condolences for the measles-associated deaths.
Trump threatens the Center for American Progress with a $5 billion suit unless it retracts a report finding his Guard deployments had no effect on crime.
Reflecting Pool contractor returns to fix the failed liner as new Park Service signs still blame vandals for damage DOJ attributed to botched installation.
Trump votes by mail in Florida’s primary for the second time this year while calling mail voting cheating and ordering restrictions on it.
Official White House account tells CNN’s Kristen Holmes her children will someday be “sickened and embarrassed” after she asked Trump to respond to Ossoff criticism.
Trump blames vandals for dead grass on the Mall where webcam photos show his July 4 stage and crowds covered the lawn.
Trump posts 21 times in a Saturday spree, mixing AI images of himself with George Washington and a “Trump 2028” photo captioned “We are going to win.”
ICE agent points gun at a Northern Virginia counselor who cursed at agents, as DHS alleges a vehicle attack her own dashcam video disproves.
Rep. Lisa McClain falsely claims on Fox Business that 82% of women vaccinated in early pregnancy miscarried, citing a debunked misreading showing normal rates.