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Trump proposes 'historic' defense spending budget, eyes 10% cut to other federal programs

US President Donald Trump's proposal for 2027 includes increasing defense spending from $1 trillion to $1.5 trillion, while cutting back on major federal departments such as health and agriculture.

US President Donald Trump attends the signing ceremony for an execituve order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, March 31, 2026.
Hasan Piker attends a press conference during day three of Web Summit Qatar 2026 at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, on February 3, 2026.

Brad Schneider warns Democrats on antisemitism in Hasan Piker controversy

US Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) speaks during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Rep. Tony Gonzales drops out of Texas race, clearing way for candidate he called a ‘known neo-Nazi’

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance point to the stage during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024.

Election crisis or manufactured chaos? Trump’s dangerous path to voter suppression - opinion


Trump appears at Republican National Convention with bandage on his ear

Trump walked into the Fiserv Forum in downtown Milwaukee with a thick bandage over the ear as the crowd chanted "Fight! Fight! Fight" and pumped their fists.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump applauds during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024.

The lives of political leaders are never up for the taking - including Donald Trump's - editorial

The lives of political leaders are never up for the taking – because it is inhumane, wrong, immoral, illegal, and stands against every naturally derived human value of life.

 Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, June 22, 2024.

Bullet wounds Trump at Pennsylvania rally, attacker neutralized, one dead

The video appeared to show blood on his ear, and armed law enforcement officers were then seen on a roof near the stage where Trump was standing.

 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump is assisted by security personnel after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.

Three Jewish organizations express alarm over GOP’s mass deportation plan

The Republican platform, published this week, pledges to “carry out the largest deportation operation in American history.”

A family evacuated from Afghanistan is led through the arrival terminal at Dulles International Airport in the Washington area to board a bus that will take them to a refugee processing center, Aug. 25, 2021.

Trump denies involvement in Project 2025, despite close ties to organizers

“I have no idea who is behind it,” Trump posted to Truth Social, his social media platform. “Anything they do, I wish them luck, but I have nothing to do with them.”

 FORMER US president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump returns to the podium after a commercial break at the debate with incumbent President Joe Biden in Atlanta last week. Biden was in need of a helping hand, and Trump should have extended it, says the writer.

Rep. Nancy Mace to 'Post': Biden's aid pier is a 'complete logistical nightmare' - interview

Mace criticized Biden for "speaking out of both sides of his mouth" and for trying to "take credit for work [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu] is doing."

  US Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) speaks during the House Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, February 29, 2024.

Mike Johnson berates 'aspiring Hamas members' protesting outside White House, Nova exhibit

At the Nova Massacre exhibit in New York City on Monday, flags of Hamas and other terrorist organizations were seen flown by anti-Israel protesters.

 House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) walks to the House Chamber, ahead of U.S. President Joe Biden's State of The Union Address on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, March 7, 2024

Longtime Israel critic loses Indiana Republican House primary after campaign by Jewish groups

The RJC previously worked to oust Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King, who had a history of condoning white supremacists. He lost his primary in 2020.

 THEN-PRIME minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the AIPAC Conference in Washington in 2018.

New York State Senate Republicans urge Democratic action on cluster of antisemitism bills

New York State Senate Republicans urge Democratic colleagues to address antisemitism legislation before legislative session ends, proposing measures to combat hate on college campuses.

  New York Republican State Sen. Jack Martins chairs the conference’s antisemitism working group and is pushing for Democrats to take up legislative measures which would define antisemitism at the state level. Uploaded on 4/5/2024

US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene spreads chaos for a good cause - opinion

No one has done more to create the chaos that is the Republican-led House of Representatives, and no one is doing more to end it and flip the chamber Democratic in November. 

 US REP. Marjorie Taylor Greene stands next to House Speaker Mike Johnson, earlier this month. Greene has been working to punish Johnson for passing the four-part foreign aid package, the writer notes.