Tag: Trump Administration

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt speaks, Sept. 1, 2021, in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City Council voted Tuesday, Sept. 26, to set a Dec. 12 citywide vote on a proposed 1% sales tax for six years that would fund a new $900 million downtown arena and keep the NBA's Thunder in the city through at least 2050. The council also voted 7-2 to approve a letter of intent with the Thunder's ownership group that would require the group to contribute $50 million toward the arena’s cost. “I commend the Council for authorizing me to sign this historic letter of intent, I thank the Thunder for their partnership and I congratulate all of OKC for getting to this point,” Holt said in a statement.

Republicans rise up against new ICE detention centers, appealing to DHS on infrastructural and economic concerns

Emily Hallas · February 16, 2026 7:00 am

President Donald Trump, shaking hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Energy and Environment

What to know about Trump’s ‘Project Vault’ mineral stockpile aimed at countering China

Maydeen Merino · February 16, 2026 7:00 am

FILE - The U.S. Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

DOJ antitrust shake-up reflects effort to define ‘MAGA antitrust’ after Slater exit

Kaelan Deese · February 16, 2026 6:00 am

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Scott McFetridge)

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Running away from Minneapolis is a huge mistake

Ian Haworth · February 16, 2026 6:00 am

Noem and Homan.

Homan unsure what Noem meant by ‘electing the right leaders’ remark

Zach LaChance · February 15, 2026 7:52 pm

FILE - White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Wednesday, February. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

Walz and Frey should say ‘thank you’ for Minnesota ICE operation: Homan

David Zimmermann · February 15, 2026 12:36 pm

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), questions Attorney General Pam Bondi as she testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

Massie rips Trump’s lack of transparency on files as head of ‘Epstein administration’

David Zimmermann · February 15, 2026 11:57 am

President Donald Trump’s first 365-ish days back in office have come and gone, but unlike the president’s previous first year in government, 2025 saw no Cabinet-level departures. Here's who's on the hot seat heading into 2026 (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Should Trump shake up his Cabinet?

Byron York · February 15, 2026 10:20 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Second round of US-Iran nuclear talks set for next week in Geneva

Zach LaChance · February 14, 2026 11:29 pm

United States Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.

Pentagon policy chief rejects US as ‘great empire’ in Munich push for ‘stability model’

Emily Hallas · February 14, 2026 6:16 pm

Kristi Noem and Tom Homan collage

Tom Homan becomes Trump’s ‘de facto’ DHS secretary: ‘Absolutely saved the day’

Anna Giaritelli, Christian Datoc · February 14, 2026 2:00 pm

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.

Rubio breaks with Vance in tone of Munich address and tells Europe ‘we belong together’

Emily Hallas · February 14, 2026 10:22 am