RCP White House reporter Phil Wegmann shared his thoughts on the first press briefing of the new administration on Wednesday's edition of the RealClearPolitics podcast. The new press secretary Karoline Leavitt hosted her first White House press briefing on Tuesday,

As tech stocks prove volatile, Trump and Musk are trying "X" tactics to fire public servants, the New York Times reports. MSNBC’s Ari Melber documents the evidence on conflicts and the nonpartisan concerns about how self-dealing could hurt taxpayers.

When asked what they wanted to see President Donald Trump first tackle in his new term, residents in The Villages, Florida all agreed on border security as a top priority.

Where Trump has gotten aggressive is around dismantling the many diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives that Democrats like Joe Biden have long supported. Trump will eliminate DEI from the Pentagon and has empowered his acolytes in the federal government to ferret out anything that has the scent of social justice.

The clash couldn’t have been scripted any better. The occasion was Vice President J.D. Vance’s first interview since taking office, a sit-down with Margaret Brennan of CBS News. The

I truly believe that this is God’s grace on our country, giving us another chance to fight and to flourish,” Kirk, the head of Turning Point USA, a conservative youth-outreach organization, said to cheers from the hundreds of MAGA loyalists who had come out for his pre-inaugural ball.

The candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump won the Republican primary in a special congressional election to replace former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz in Florida.

Applicants have also been asked to prove their “enthusiasm” for the Trump agenda and share the moment of their “MAGA revelation,” the Associated Press reported.

New York Magazine calling out the young Republican movement as not inclusive was wrong, podcaster host Rob Smith said.

Central Florida retirement community, The Villages, is known as a GOP stronghold as voter data shows a majority of residents supported Republicans in the 2024 election.

But it’s important to not overlook just how incompetent a brand-new administration can be—and that applies doubly when Trump is in charge. The attempt to freeze federal funds to key government programs—and subsequent flip-flopping,