Donald Trump is doing "exactly the opposite of why he was put in office" and "these are things voters do not like," a political analyst said Saturday. Reporter Molly Jong-Fast appeared on MSNBC over the weekend, where she serves as a political commentator. She said Trump's actions as of late have proved to be "too extreme" for even some of his allies. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. ALSO READ: 'Came as a surprise to me': Senators 'troubled' by one aspect of government funding bill "Trump is in a defensive crouch," the writer said, noting that Tru...

Mar 26, 2025, 12:13pm EDT Mar 26, 2025, 12:13pm EDT. US magazine The Atlantic has released more details from the Signal chat which inadvertently included the outlet’s editor after administration officials denied that classified information was shared in the conversation. The White House doubled down on the administration’s dismissal...

In what may be the most prolonged criticism President Donald Trump has encountered from the Republican Party, dissent within the GOP regarding the current market chaos is growing. Stephen Moore, a Trump economic advisor who has cast doubts on his trade policies, told Politico in a report published Tuesday it's...

Donald Trump sees an opportunity to “change the fabric” of the United States with his sprawling plan to institute new global tariffs — a policy that has had markets shaking for days while cracks form in his political coalition. But even as the president, administration officials and...

President Donald Trump's views on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are radically different from those of his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. While Biden championed NATO's expansion and viewed participation in the alliance as crucial to the United States from a national security/foreign policy standpoint, Trump is a vehement critic of NATO.

Figures high up in the White House say they have 'no idea' what President Trump will do and are 'deeply concerned' about the roll-out of his 'liberation day' tariffs

President Donald Trump's tariffs may ultimately harm consumers and American businesses, economic experts have forewarned.

Donald Trump‘s chaotic tariffs have upended global finance, caused havoc in the business world, and seem set to accelerate the United States into full-blown recession. Pain is coming for American consumers, though Trump has billed the suffering as a “medicine” the country needs to swallow to reach an imaginary sunny uplands where America is “great again”.

CNN political analyst and New York Times’ chief White House correspondent Maggie Haberman has revealed that se veral Trump administration advisers are “tired” of Elon Musk ’s presence in the Oval Office. This revelation comes amid reports that the Tesla CEO’s role at the newly created Department of Government Efficiency ( DOGE ) is rumored to be ending, something Musk has denied. The White House previously said Musk is not technically part of the government department that has laid off thousands of workers and made huge cuts. “I do think there are a number of Trump advisers who are...

CNN's Stephen Collinson believes that there is no easy way out for President Donald Trump when it comes to his trade war — and that means the American economy is headed for what he describes as an "ugly endgame." In his latest analysis, Collinson makes the case that Trump has backed himself into a corner by refusing to budge from his trade wars with nearly every nation on the planet, including a remote island that is primarily populated by penguins. "A president who believes he enjoys almost absolute power and who has torn off the constraints of his first term is not looking for an off-ramp," ...

Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars. “The message to me is that in trade, allies and adversaries don’t matter,” former IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld said. “We’re at war with everyone.”

Donald Trump announced a new investment in military aircraft production Friday, revealing that he had contracted Boeing to develop “the world’s first sixth-generation” fighter jet, named the F-47. And he managed to threaten America’s allies in the process. “It’s something the likes of which nobody has...

Donald Trump's headlong rush to impose tariffs, alienate American allies and allow billionaire Elon Musk to dismantle government services which have led to voter revolts in Republican districts has not only members of the GOP caucus nervous, but also some of the president's closest advisers. According to a report from Axios founders Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei, the Republican president's second term in the White House is "Trump on steroids" and that is raising concerns he may be pushing his luck. According to their reporting coming after the president's abrasive 99-minute State of the Union ad...

President Donald Trump has promised his presidency would be the start of a "golden age" where prices go down, world peace will be achieved, and no one has to worry about America being taken advantage of economically. Instead, barely two months into his presidency, everything is threatening to collapse, wrote Stephen Collinson in an analysis for CNN published Tuesday. This is exemplified by massive stock market plunges that have wiped out most people's retirement savings gains since the election, and Trump himself repeatedly refusing to rule out a recession taking hold this year. "Trump is tryi...

As Donald Trump prepares to be sworn in for a second term, allies and opponents of the U.S. are bracing for a return to his unpredictability and hoping Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), tabbed to the the next secretary of state, will have a calming effect on him. According to an analysis by the Guardian's Diplomatic Editor Patrick Wintour, foreign leaders and diplomats have been dreading the return of Trump who has been making bold announcements –– with an emphasis on tariffs –– prior to his swearing in and have been hard at work game planning their own "reprisals." As Wintour pointed out, Trump recent...

During his first term as president, Donald Trump bitterly clashed with a long list of conservative Republicans who served in his administration — including those he chose for secretary of state (Rex Tillerson), national security adviser (John Bolton) and White House chief of staff (John F. Kelly). Trump fired his first attorney general, Jeff Sessions, and his third White House press secretary, Stephanie Grisham, ended up giving Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris an enthusiastic endorsement at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Reuters reported Monday that one-time American allies Japan and South Korea joined forces with China to "jointly respond" to tariffs imposed by the United States under President Donald Trump. It prompted political analysts and commentators to expect more and more allies abandon America. "Who needs Japan and South Korea on our side when Europe and Canada love us?" sarcastically asked former Homeland Security appointee Eric Columbus. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. ALSO READ: Our allies may never forgive us. Anti-American forces, on the other hand,...

The president continues to throw curveballs at businesses — and even his own team.

Pacific island nations hit hardest by US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs are querying the "unfair" impost, and they are fearful of the impact. The United States has punished Fiji, Vanuatu and tiny Nauru for running trade surpluses with the economic superpower, slapping them with duties far above its new 10-percent baseline.

A growing partnership with Russia presumably indicates that North Korea will depend less on its diplomatic relationship with the United States, said an expert. After US President Donald Trump returned to power for a second term at the White House, he has talked about reaching out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.