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US President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One as he departs Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on November 16, 2025. Trump is returning to the White House after spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida, residence.
POOL REPORT

Trump, 80, Takes Media Battle to Unhinged to New Level

Trump appears to be taking aim at the entire White House press corps as he eyes a radical makeover of the West Wing.

Erkki Forster

Jeff Daniels
NO NUKES

Emmy Winner Goes Full GOP Fever Dream to Embody Reagan

In “The Brink of War,” the star of “The Newsroom” gives a sturdy performance as the Republican president.

Nick Schager

Donald Trump, Ronald Reagan
Opinion
HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

Reagan’s Shooting United America. Trump’s Will Tear It Apart

An attack on President Reagan at the Washington Hilton brought America together. The attack on Trump will do the opposite.

John Casey

This photo taken by presidential photographer Mike Evens on March 30, 1981 shows President Ronald Reagan waving to the crowd just before the assassination attempt on him outside the Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.
HISTORY REPEATING

Gunman Who Shot Reagan Blasts Trump's ‘Lax’ Security

John Hinckley Jr. describes similarities during Saturday’s WHCA event that allowed him to shoot the president in 1981.

Ewan Palmer

Jeff Daniels in "The Brink of War"
FOR THE GIPPER

Trump-Hating Actor Transforms Into GOP Icon for New Movie

The Emmy-winning actor will portray a previous Republican president in the midst of his own nuclear crisis.

Owen Mason-Hill

A photo illustration of Newsmax and Voice of America logos inside vintage television sets.
MAGA MEDIA ROSTER

Memo Names Ex-Newsmax Exec to Top Voice of America Job

An ex-Newsmax executive and former Fox News producer is Voice of America’s new deputy director.

Erkki Forster

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President Donald Trump shared an article about Iranian attempted election interference right after announcing strikes on Iran.
Opinion
CALL MY BLUFF

Why Donald Trump’s Iran War Is One Big Lie on Top of Another

The president has shown no evidence of an “imminent threat” to the United States from Tehran.

David Gardner

LAS VEGAS - OCTOBER 29:  Republican strategist Michael Reagan speaks at a get-out-the-vote rally for U.S. Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle featuring U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) at The Orleans October 29, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Recent polls show Angle four points ahead in her race against U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) who is seeking his fifth term.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
‘STEADFAST GUARDIAN’

Ronald Reagan’s Eldest Son Dies at 80

The eldest son of the former president was best known as a conservative commentator.

Julia Ornedo

Marco Rubio
NUKE NOTE NIXED

State Department Deletes Records About Nuclear War Risk

The State Department scrubbed a section detailing how a 1983 NATO drill nearly triggered nuclear war, offering no public explanation for the deletion.

Leigh Kimmins

Harry Enten on CNN.
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

CNN Data Guru Rips Trump Over Canada Trolling Disaster

The president’s tantrum over a recent Canadian political ad isn’t doing him the favors he thinks it is.

Will Neal

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to a portrait of late former U.S. President Ronald Reagan during a swearing-in ceremony for Alina Habba as interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
WHAT WOULD REAGAN DO

Murdoch Paper Gives Trump Brutal History Lesson on GOP Icon

The newspaper’s editorial board accused the president of acting like a “king.”

Janna Brancolini

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