Tag: Trump
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WATCH: Trump to address nation on Iran war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was set to address the nation Wednesday night and offer an update on the war in Iran, his first prime-time speech since launching strikes alongside Israel more than a month ago. The speech will offer Trump a wide audience to articulate clear objectives for the war that could attempt…
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Many losers, few winners in political battle over ICE funding
WASHINGTON • Democrats in Congress have waged a battle to place new legal restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration agents, knowing that they were unlikely to win Republican support but hopeful they might win a bigger prize: control of Capitol Hill in the November elections. The exact outcome was still unknown as House of Representatives…
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Trump says US is talking with an Iranian leader as he extends deadline for striking power plants
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday the U.S. was talking with a “respected” Iranian leader and claimed the Islamic Republic was eager for a deal to end the war. He also extended a deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face attacks on its power plants,…
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Boebert, Trump put U.S. House control at risk | Jimmy Sengenberger
Two big congressional news stories broke from Colorado last week — both involving prominent Republicans making dubious bets. U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert abandoned President Donald Trump on Iran, and Trump re-embraced U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd after wrongly un-endorsing his bid for reelection in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District weeks before. “I’ve already told leadership, ‘I am…
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Hacked crosswalks in Denver sound anti-Trump messages
Denver pedestrians got a surprise this weekend when the audio messages from push-button speakers on some crosswalks were mysteriously replaced with anti-President Donald Trump messages. “The walk signal is on, Trump … (reference to the Iran school that was bombed),” a robotic voice said, according to a video on the social media platforms TikTok and…
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Is Trump a builder or just a latter-day headhunter?
It was well under 100 hours after President Donald Trump’s overly long, overly theatrical State of the Union speech that he unleashed American bombers across Iran. As I write, it is now less than 100 hours since those bombers started releasing their lethal payloads. Who knows what the next 100 hours will bring? It is hard to keep us these days. In…
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A chance to transform the Middle East
The most revolutionary force in the Middle East is President Donald Trump. America and its ally Israel, achieving unparalleled levels of military and intelligence integration, have decapitated the Iranian terrorist regime, devastated its command structures, destroyed its weapons, and sunk a substantial proportion of its navy — they’re “at the bottom of the sea,” Trump…
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Colorado’s Jason Crow misfires over Iran | Jimmy Sengenberger
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump ordered Operation Epic Fury — a bold strike on Iran, conducted in tandem with the Israeli Defense Force. Some 40 members of Iran’s most senior political and military leadership were taken out in short order — including brutal dictator, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. For Democrats, this was a grievous sin. Few have given Trump…
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‘We’re winning so much.’ Trump delivers State of the Union address
WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump said America has been “winning so much” during Tuesday’s State of the Union, touting a jobs and manufacturing boom at home and promising a “Golden Age” as the U.S. prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its founding. Trump described what America has achieved during his second term as a “turnaround for…
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Watch: 2026 State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will use Tuesday’s State of the Union address to champion his immigration crackdowns, his slashing of the federal government, his push to preserve widespread tariffs that the Supreme Court just struck down and his ability to direct quick-hit military actions around the world, including in Iran and Venezuela. The…