President Donald Trump said his new White House ballroom is an “honor” after demolition crews started tearing down parts of the White House’s East Wing on Monday to make room for the addition.
Trump highlighted the progress on the $250 million ballroom as he welcomed two Louisiana State University baseball teams to the White House on Monday afternoon.
“We're building a ballroom. They've wanted a ballroom for 150 years, and I'm giving that honor to this wonderful place,” Trump said at the event, as a group of LSU athletes stood behind him.
This comes comes after Trump met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and shared a tense moment with the Australian ambassador to the U.S., Kevin Rudd, in the White House Cabinet Room.
When a reporter asked Trump about Rudd’s past criticisms of him, the president said he doesn’t “know anything about him.” Trump then asked where Rudd is now — before realizing he was sitting at the table with him. Rudd, who previously served as prime minister, told Trump he made the remarks before taking his current position.
“I don't like you either, and I probably never will,” Trump told the ambassador.
Key Points
- Donald Trump touts construction on new $250 million ballroom
- Trump shares tense moment with Australian ambassador
- Trump dismisses No Kings protests: ‘I think it’s a joke’
- President posts meme threatening to rule into 2048 and beyond
- Trump posts AI video of himself flying KING TRUMP jet and bombing protesters with brown liquid
Trump posts AI video of himself flying KING TRUMP jet and bombing protesters with brown liquid
Sunday 19 October 2025 15:00 , Kelly RissmanAfter spending the day golfing while his allies downplayed and mocked millions of Americans marching against his administration, Donald Trump fired off a Truth Social post with an AI-created video showing himself wearing a crown, flying a “KING TRUMP” fighter jet, and bombing a crowd of No Kings protesters with brown liquid.
The video, shared on the president’s personal and government social media accounts, shows the president soaring above a protest crowd in what appears to be Times Square. The jet then dumps brown liquid on the demonstrators as Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” plays in the background, an apparent reference to the Top Gun movies.
In the lead-up to the No Kings demonstrations, which organizers estimate drew nearly 7 million people across all 50 states, Republicans have responded with a mixture of hyperbole, criticism, and mockery.
Alex Woodward and Josh Marcus have the story.
Trump posts AI video of himself bombing protesters with brown liquid
Trump thinks Tony Blair is the man to bring peace to Gaza. I’m not so sure
Sunday 19 October 2025 15:13 , Kelly RissmanAs President Trump boarded the plane to travel to the Middle East for his Gaza peace summit this week, he stuck his head out of the plane window and told a gaggle of journalists that he would be looking to find out how popular Tony Blair was in the region before deciding on whether to appoint him to his new Board of Peace.
“I just don’t know that,” he said, rowing back on reports that Blair was a shoo-in for the top job. “I like Tony, I have always liked Tony. But I want to find out that he is an acceptable choice to everybody.”
The answer he gets will not be clear cut.
Read former UK ambassador in the Gulf Nicholas Hopton’s take.
I know from experience why Trump thinks Tony Blair is right for Gaza
Trump weighs in his sense of the Ukraine deal: Putin's 'gonna take something'
Sunday 19 October 2025 15:23 , Kelly RissmanSpeaking with Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo, President Donald Trump weighed in on whether he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would end Russia’s war in Ukraine without taking property from the country.
“Did you get any sense from Putin that he would be willing and open to ending this war without taking significant property from Ukraine?” Bartiromo asked in an interview that aired Sunday.
Trump replied: Well, he's gonna take something. I mean, they fought and he has a lot of property. I mean, he's won certain property.”
The president added that the U.S. is the “only nation that goes in and wins a war and then leads, like we did under President Bush in the Middle East.”
Trump lays out his vision for how the U.S. could develop Gaza
Sunday 19 October 2025 15:48 , Kelly RissmanPresident Donald Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo about his “initial vision” for how the U.S. could help develop war-torn Gaza.
Watch part of the interview, which aired Sunday, here:
BARTIROMO: You said you wanted to develop Gaza. Do you have plans for that?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 19, 2025
TRUMP: I liked it as, like, freedom place you call it. And we would get all of the people that live there into decent homes throughout the region. Egypt has a lot of land, Jordan has a lot of land. pic.twitter.com/6mpcFmIXdN
Santos lashes out at prison staff who ‘dehumanized’ him in first statement since Trump pardon
Sunday 19 October 2025 15:56 , Kelly RissmanFormer Congressman George Santos said he was “degraded and dehumanized” by prison wardens in his first public statement since President Donald Trump commuted his sentence.
The disgraced former New York Congressman had served just 84 days of his seven-year sentence when the president announced Friday he hadcommuted his sentence, which was handed down in April after the 37-year-old pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft stemming from several schemes to deceive donors and steal identities to fund his campaign.
In his first public comments since leaving New Jersey’s FCI Fairton, Santos posted on X that he holds “no anger toward anyone” — but then bashed two prison wardens by name: “No one should ever be dehumanized or degraded like I was by the FCI Fairton Warden Kelly and Assistant Warden Nobile.”
The Independent has asked the prison for comment.
Read the full story.
Disgraced George Santos lashes out at prison staff who ‘dehumanized’ him after pardon
WATCH: Trump post AI video of himself as king worshipped by Democrats
Sunday 19 October 2025 16:23 , Kelly RissmanTrump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in any peace deal
Sunday 19 October 2025 16:30 , Kelly RissmanDonald Trump told a Fox anchor that he expected Ukraine to make territorial concessions in any peace agreement his administration could potentially orchestrate between Kyiv and Moscow to bring the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine to an end.
In an interview that aired on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, the U.S. president indicated that under the terms of a deal authored by the White House, Russia would likely be allowed to retain territory it has occupied since February of 2022.
Trump spoke with Russia’s Vladimir Putin by phone for two hours on Thursday, then met the following day with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House where all signs of the tension between the two men which had erupted at a meeting this spring had vanished.
John Bowden has the story.
Trump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in latest U-turn
Trump says indictment of Bolton was a 'good thing'
Sunday 19 October 2025 16:44 , Kelly RissmanAsked about the indictments against his perceived political rivals, President Donald Trump told Fox’s Maria Bartiromo that he’s “allowed” to be involved in the prosecutions, but he hasn’t “chosen to.”
“You know, I'm allowed to be involved in this. I'm the chief law enforcement officer of the United States,” the president said, praising Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel.
“I didn’t know it was happening but I see John Bolton just got indicted. That’s a good thing, he’s a bad guy,” he added. “Stupid kind of a guy, actually.”
Watch some of the interview here:
Bartiromo: Do you expect conspiracy charges --
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 19, 2025
Trump: I'm allowed to be involved in this. I'm the chief law enforcement officer of the United States. You know that, right? pic.twitter.com/vP959hd0Uh
Trump reveals where he hopes to send federal troops next
Sunday 19 October 2025 16:52 , Kelly RissmanPresident Donald Trump signals his administration could be sending troops to San Francisco next.
“We're gonna go to San Francisco. The difference is I think they want us in San Francisco,” he told Maria Bartiromo in an interview aired Sunday.
San Francisco was once one of the great cities of the world, Trump said. But then, 15 year ago, it “went wrong, it went woke.”
The Trump administration has sent National Guard troops to several U.S. cities in recent months, including Los Angeles, Portland, Memphis, and Washington, DC.
He’s now trying to send troops to Chicago. After a lower court ruled that he couldn’t deploy troops to the Windy City, Trump has made an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court.
Here’s what he told Bartiromo:
TRUMP: If I were a Democrat, I'd say, 'Come on in.' What do you have to lose?
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 19, 2025
BARTIROMO: And you're going to San Francisco next
TRUMP: We're gonna go to San Francisco. The difference is I think they want us in San Francisco. 15 year ago, it went woke. pic.twitter.com/49NqlcoGui
Trump again floats the idea of invoking the Insurrection Act
Sunday 19 October 2025 17:03 , Kelly RissmanPresident Donald Trump repeated a threat that he could invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.
“Don't forget I can use the Insurrection Act... And that's unquestioned power,” the president warned, speaking to Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo.
“I choose not to. I’d rather do this,” he said, apparently referring to sending troops to several U.S. cities. as part of his crime crackdown.
The Insurrection Act authorizes the president to deploy military forces inside the United States to quell domestic violence or rebellion.
The law has been used dozens of times in U.S. history since its passage, but was most recently invoked by former President George H.W. Bush in 1992.
Earlier this month, Trump said he would invoke the law “if it was necessary,” but “so far it hasn’t been necessary.”
He added: “But we have an Insurrection Act for a reason.”
“If I had to enact it, I didn't. I do that if people were being killed ... and courts were holding us up, or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I do that,” he said. “I mean, I want to make sure that people aren’t killed. We have to make sure that our cities are safe.”
Here’s more on the Insurrection Act.
What is the Insurrection Act of 1807 and will Trump invoke it?
ICYMI: White House staff say ‘Your mom’ when asked who suggested Putin-Trump meeting location
Sunday 19 October 2025 17:16 , Kelly RissmanTop White House officials told a reporter, “Your mom,” when asked who picked the location for President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Trump announced Thursday that he will soon meet with Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. The choice has raised questions, because Putin is wanted by the International Criminal Court. However, Hungary appears unlikely to cooperate with the warrant and is in the process of leaving the court, the Associated Press reports.
When HuffPost asked the White House who chose the location for the meeting, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt replied, “Your mom did.” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung also followed up with, “Your mom,” the outlet reports.
Katie Hawkinson has the story.
Karoline Leavitt says ‘Your mom’ when asked who picked Hungary for Putin-Trump talks
Hegseth reveals another strike against a suspected drug boat
Sunday 19 October 2025 17:30 , Kelly RissmanSecretary of War Pete Hegseth revealed another military strike against a suspected drug boat, marking at least the seventh since last month.
The Pentagon conducted a “lethal kinetic strike” on Friday against a vessel affiliated with paramilitary group Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), Hegseth said in an X post Sunday.
“The vessel was known by our intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, was traveling along a known narco-trafficking route, and was transporting substantial amounts of narcotics,” he wrote.
All three “narco-terrorists” who were on board were killed in the strike, which happened in international waters, he said. No U.S. forces were harmed.
“These cartels are the Al Qaeda of the Western Hemisphere, using violence, murder and terrorism to impose their will, threaten our national security and poison our people,” Hegseth said.
Jamie Lee Curtis and Ben Stiller among celebrities in attendance at 'No Kings' protests
Sunday 19 October 2025 17:45 , Kelly RissmanCelebrities were among the nearly 7 million demonstrators who showed up at Saturday’s No Kings protests to rally against Donald Trump’s presidency.
Held in small towns and major cities across the country, demonstrators showed up with creative signs and costumes just one day after the president insisted he’s “not a king” in an interview with Fox News.
Saturday’s event marked the third mass mobilization since Trump reclaimed the White House — and one of the largest single-day nationwide demonstrations in U.S. history, surpassing the more than 5 million demonstrators who turned up to the first iteration of “No Kings” protests in June, organizers said.
Caitlin Hornik has the story.
Hollywood shows out for ‘No Kings’ protests: The celebrities who attended
Best signs and costumes from the nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests
Sunday 19 October 2025 18:00 , Kelly RissmanMillions gathered for nationwide protests to denounce President Donald Trump administration’s “authoritarianism” — and they came equipped with clever signs and eye-catching costumes.
In what is expected to be one of the largest peaceful protests in U.S. history, demonstrators in cities across the country — from San Francisco to Chicago to New York — marched in protest of what organizers described as the president’s “authoritarian power grabs.” The president insisted he’s “not a king” in a Friday interview with Fox News.
Saturday’s mass protests came four months after the first “No Kings” protests in June, which were largely peaceful and saw few arrests. Demonstrators evoked their frustration with the current state of the country through powerful signs and wardrobe choices.
As one Washington, DC protester declared on a sign: “Less fascism! More fashion!”
Here are some of the best costumes and signs from Saturday’s protests.
Best signs and costumes from ‘No Kings’ protests condemning the Trump administration
More than half of Americans think Trump wants to be king of US: poll
Sunday 19 October 2025 18:15 , Kelly RissmanIn a poll taken on Friday, one day before millions turned out to protest in “No Kings” rallies across the country, more than half of respondents said they believe President Donald Trump wants to be king.
According to the YouGov poll, 52 percent of the 9,959 U.S. adults surveyed said they think Trump wants to be the king of the United States, while only 36 percent said they think he didn’t. Another 12 percent said they were unsure.
Asked whether they think Trump should be king of the United States, an overwhelming 85 percent said “no,” seven percent said “yes” and eight percent said they were unsure.
GOP Senator says he doesn't think U.S. strikes against suspected drug boats were legal
Sunday 19 October 2025 18:40 , Kelly RissmanWhen asked about whether he believes the U.S. strikes against suspected drug boats were legal, GOP Senator Rand Paul said “no.”
Before Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today revealed another military strike against a suspected drug boat, marking at least the seventh since last month, Paul joined Meet the Press.
He said he didn’t believe the strikes were legal.
“They go against all our tradition. When you kill someone, you should know that if you’re not at war, not in a declared war, you really need to know someone’s name at least. You have to accuse them of something. You have to present evidence,” the Kentucky Republican said.
“All of these people have been blown up without us knowing their name or any evidence of a crime,” he said.
Santos lashes out at prison staff who ‘dehumanized’ him in first statement since Trump pardon
Sunday 19 October 2025 19:00 , Kelly RissmanFormer Congressman George Santos said he was “degraded and dehumanized” by prison wardens in his first public statement since President Donald Trump commuted his sentence.
The disgraced former New York Congressman had served just 84 days of his seven-year sentence when the president announced Friday he hadcommuted his sentence, which was handed down in April after the 37-year-old pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft stemming from several schemes to deceive donors and steal identities to fund his campaign.
In his first public comments since leaving New Jersey’s FCI Fairton, Santos posted on X that he holds “no anger toward anyone” — but then bashed two prison wardens by name: “No one should ever be dehumanized or degraded like I was by the FCI Fairton Warden Kelly and Assistant Warden Nobile.”
Read the full story.
Disgraced George Santos lashes out at prison staff who ‘dehumanized’ him after pardon
WATCH: Trump posts AI video of himself flying KING TRUMP jet and bombing protesters with brown liquid
Sunday 19 October 2025 19:15 , Kelly RissmanHouse Speaker Mike Johnson addresses why he hasn't sworn in the Democratic Rep-elect
Sunday 19 October 2025 19:30 , Kelly RissmanHouse Speaker Mike Johnson discusses why he hasn’t sworn in Arizona Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on This Week.
“As soon as we get back to legislative session, when Chuck Schumer allows to turn the lights back on,” the GOP House Speaker said.
He then claimed he was following the “Pelosi precedent,” which ABC’s Jonathan Karl pushed back on.
You can watch the exchange here.
Johnson: I’m folllowing the Pelosi precedent. Pelosi took 25 days to swear in Julia Letlow.
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 19, 2025
Karl: Are you saying Pelosi refused to swear her in? My understanding is that was the date that the representative requested to be sworn in.
pic.twitter.com/qZkA5cxqOv
Were the 'No Kings' protests peaceful?
Sunday 19 October 2025 20:00 , Kelly RissmanNearly 7 million people participated in the second “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration, organizers said.
The demonstrations were “overwhelmingly peaceful,” organizers said, but there were a few scattered incidents of arrests and unrest.
Police arrested a man in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, after he allegedly flashed a gun near a protest crowd.
In Denver, “several” arrests were made, police said. After most of the day’s demonstrations had dispersed, a “small group of protestors” tried to access the highway. A DPD spokesperson told KDVR “several loudspeaker announcements were made declaring it an unlawful assembly and for the group to disperse.” Smoke was deployed and 12 were arrested, police told the outlet.
In New York City, where 350,000 people attended the protests, there were no arrests made in connection with the demonstrations, NYPD said.
Trump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act
Sunday 19 October 2025 20:15 , Kelly RissmanPresident Donald Trump strongly suggested that he was preparing to use the Insurrection Act to crack down on dissent nationwide in an interview Sunday while warning that National Guard deployments would take place in San Francisco next.
He spoke in a pre-recorded discussion that aired Sunday on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo about using the power of the federal government to militarize the National Guard in states where he and his team claim that Democratic officials are refusing to cooperate with federal law enforcement and crime-fighting efforts, including the White House’s mass deportation campaign.
During the conversation, he falsely asserted that nearly half of all U.S. presidents have invoked the act. Fifteen U.S. presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act (out of 45 men to hold the position in total).
John Bowden has the story.
Trump mulls Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco
'Suspicious stand' found near Trump's Air Force One zone in Palm Beach
Sunday 19 October 2025 20:30 , Kelly RissmanThe Secret Service is investigating a “suspicious stand” near the Air Force One area at Palm Beach International Airport, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
The FBI is investigating, Patel wrote in an X post Sunday.
The stand was discovered on Thursday.
"Prior to the President’s return to West Palm Beach, USSS discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone," Patel told Fox News Digital.
"No individuals were located at the scene. The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead, flying in resources to collect all evidence from the scene, and deploying our cell phone analytics capabilities,” he said.
Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told the outlet that the agency discovered the stand during its "advance security preparations" before Trump landed.
Trump announces his special envoy to Iraq
Sunday 19 October 2025 20:45 , Kelly RissmanDonald Trump tapped Mark Savaya, a Michigan-based Trump donor who runs a marijuana dispensary in Detroit, to serve as the special envoy to Iraq.
“I’m pleased to announce Mark Savaya will serve as Special Envoy to the Republic of Iraq. Mark’s deep understanding of the Iraq-U.S. relationship, and his connections in the region, will help advance the interests of the American people,” the president wrote on his Truth Social on Sunday.
“Mark was a key player in my campaign in Michigan, where he, and others, helped secure a record vote with Muslim Americans. Congratulations, Mark!”
Johnson diverts to Biden's autopen when asked about Santos' commutation
Sunday 19 October 2025 21:15 , Kelly RissmanWhen asked about President Donald Trump’s decision to commute ex-New York Rep. George Santos’ sentence, House Speaker Mike Johnson, who served in the post when Congress expelled Santos, brought up former President Joe Biden’s autopen allegations.
“Well, the Constitution gives the president of the United States the full power of pardon and clemency and commutation. He chose to do that here,” Johnson told Fox News on Sunday. “I hope George Santos will make the most of this second chance at life. As a Christian I believe in redemption and second chances.”
“Contrast that with what Joe Biden did. He used the autopen to just grant pardons to just huge categories of violent and hardened criminals,” Johnson claimed.
The former president told the New York Times in July that he “made every decision” behind the clemency warrants, but did use an autopen to sign off on clemency and pardons issued at the end of his term.
Over the summer, the House Oversight Committee launched an investigation into whether Biden’s cognitive abilities were “covered up” by his inner circle through the use of the autopen. Biden has denied these allegations.
Here are the 15 reporters who remain in Pentagon after press pledge prompted walkouts
Sunday 19 October 2025 21:30 , Kelly RissmanAfter dozens of veteran reporters rejected the Defense Department’s prohibitive new press policy, and handed in their media badges this week, the only journalists left with credentials to enter the Pentagon were a mix of freelancers, foreign media members and staffers from MAGA-boosting outlets.
Dozens of print and broadcast journalists walked out of the Pentagon Wednesday in the wake of nearly every American news organization – including Trump-friendly networks Fox News and Newsmax – refusing to follow Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s media restrictions.
Among the new rules laid out in Hegseth’s 21-page policy, which he gave credentialed journalists until Tuesday evening to acknowledge, was a ban on reporters soliciting any information – classified or otherwise – from government employees without prior authorization from the Pentagon.
Justin Baragona has the story.
Only 15 reporters remain in Pentagon after press pledge prompted walkouts
'I agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene,' Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna says
Sunday 19 October 2025 21:45 , Kelly RissmanCalifornia Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna said he agreed with GOP firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene on health care, shocking the Fox News host.
The government shutdown is in its third week as both sides of the aisle refuse to come to a deal on healthcare subsidies.
“I agree with Marjorie Taylor Greene. The health care system is broken,” he said.
“Wait, I never thought I’d hear you say that about anything,” Fox News’ Shannon Bream said as both laughed.
Earlier this month, Greene, who has recently sided with Democrats on several key issues, wrote on X: “Trying to make it clear that I think the entire system is messed up. Health insurance is vastly unaffordable for all Americans especially since the cost of living has sky rocketed in the past 4 1/2 years.”
“She said the cost-of-living insurance is terrible,” Khanna said Sunday. “They’re ripping off the American people. Premiums have gone up. That’s why I believe we need single-payer health care with Medicare for all in this country. But we have to deal with the here and now.”
If nothing is done by November 1, millions of Americans’ premiums are going to double, he warned.
“I don’t think the president wants that,” Khanna said. “So let’s get these subsidies extended and then let’s think after that on any long-term fix for healthcare.”
WATCH: Trump post AI video of himself as king worshipped by Democrats
Sunday 19 October 2025 22:00 , Kelly Rissman'Nobody wants you here,' Newsom says after Trump signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco
Sunday 19 October 2025 22:30 , Kelly RissmanCalifornia Gavin Newsom “fact checks” Donald Trump after the president signaled he could be sending troops to San Francisco next.
“We’re going to go to San Francisco and I think the difference is I think they want us in San Francisco,” Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo in an interview that aired Sunday.
“San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world, and then 15 years ago, it went wrong. It went woke,” said the president. “But we’re going to go to San Francisco, and we’re going to make it great.”
Newsom wrote on X: “Fact check: Nobody wants you here. You will ruin one of America's greatest cities.”
The president has deployed troops to several cities across the U.S., including Portland, Memphis, and Washington, D.C.
He’s been met with resistance in some places, like in Chicago, Illinois, where city and state officials have insisted there’s no need for the National Guard.
Trump recently filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to allow him to deploy troops in the Windy City after a lower court judge rejected his request.
Nearly half of adults say they aren't 'confident' about finding a good job if they wanted to: poll
Sunday 19 October 2025 23:00 , Kelly RissmanA growing number of U.S. adults are concerned about whether they could find a decent job if they wanted to under President Donald Trump, a new poll found.
Nearly half — 47 percent — are “not very” or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to, a new AP-NORC poll found.
That figure shifted upward from October 2023, when 37 percent said they weren’t confident about finding a good job.
Roughly half of adults said the cost of groceries is a “major” source of stress.
Similarly, 4 in 10 feel the same about the amount of money they have saved, their income, or pay in taxes, as well as the cost of housing, health care and electricity, the survey found.
ICYMI: ‘No Kings’ protests pass in festival atmosphere as nearly 7 million rally
Sunday 19 October 2025 23:30 , Kelly RissmanNearly 7 million demonstrators in small towns and cities across the country showed up for No Kings protests to rally against Donald Trump’s presidency, according to organizers.
The president declared he was “not a king” on Fox News on Friday, but that didn’t stop millions of rally-goers in more than 2,500 locations across the United States from protesting the second Trump administration.
Saturday’s event marked the third mass mobilization since Trump reclaimed the White House and one of the largest single-day nationwide demonstrations in U.S. history, surpassing the more than 5 million demonstrators who turned up to the first iteration of No Kings protests in June, organizers said.
“Today, millions of people showed that we, the people, will not be silenced,” Deirdre Schifeling, chief political and advocacy officer for the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement.
Read the full story.
‘No Kings’ protests pass in festival atmosphere as nearly 7 million rally across US
Trump asked about his tariff 'back-up plan' if Supreme Court rules against him
Monday 20 October 2025 00:00 , Kelly RissmanPresident Donald Trump was asked about his “back-up plan” if the Supreme Court ruled against most of his tariffs.
Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo asked if Trump had a “back-up plan” if the nation’s highest court’s decision didn’t go his way.
“If that happened, we'd have to pay back money. So if anything would happen with that, that would mean they're allowed to use tariffs, and we're not,” the president said.
“If they took away tariffs, then they’ve taken away our national security,” he said.
Bartiromo: What is your backup plan should the supreme court decision go against you on the tariffs?
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 19, 2025
Trump: If that happened, we'd have to pay back money. So if anything would happen with that, that would mean they're allowed to use tariffs, and we're not pic.twitter.com/lcN6Vb27Dz
In photos: Nearly 7 million people protested in the 'No Kings' rallies across the U.S.
Monday 20 October 2025 00:30 , Kelly Rissman
Trump posts AI video of himself flying jet and bombing protesters with brown liquid
01:00 , Kelly RissmanAfter spending the day golfing while his allies downplayed and mocked millions of Americans marching against his administration, Donald Trump fired off a Truth Social post with an AI-created video showing himself wearing a crown, flying a “KING TRUMP” fighter jet, and bombing a crowd of No Kings protesters with brown liquid.
The video, shared on the president’s personal and government social media accounts, shows the president soaring above a protest crowd in what appears to be Times Square. The jet then dumps brown liquid on the demonstrators as Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” plays in the background, an apparent reference to the Top Gun movies.
Alex Woodward and Josh Marcus have the story.
Trump posts AI video of himself bombing protesters with brown liquid
Trump floats invoking the Insurrection Act
02:00 , Kelly RissmanPresident Donald Trump strongly suggested that he was preparing to use the Insurrection Act to crack down on dissent nationwide in an interview Sunday while warning that National Guard deployments would take place in San Francisco next.
He spoke in a pre-recorded discussion that aired Sunday on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo about using the power of the federal government to militarize the National Guard in states where he and his team claim that Democratic officials are refusing to cooperate with federal law enforcement and crime-fighting efforts, including the White House’s mass deportation campaign.
During the conversation, he falsely asserted that nearly half of all U.S. presidents have invoked the act. Fifteen U.S. presidents have invoked the Insurrection Act (out of 45 men to hold the position in total).
Read the full story.
Trump mulls Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco
Trump calls Colombian president a ‘drug leader’ and threatens US will ‘close up’ country’s ‘killing fields’
03:00 , Kelly RissmanDonald Trump issued a threat to Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, on Sunday morning after the South American leader spoke out against the deadly U.S. attacks against vessels in the Caribbean the Trump administration has accused of ferrying drugs.
In a Truth Social posting the U.S. president seemed to suggest that Petro’s country could play host to a U.S. invasion or military campaign of some kind as he vowed that his administration would use force to “close” the so-called “killing fields” in Colombia if the Petro government did not take action first.
His remarks refer to areas where cartel violence against civilians and others is rampant, particularly in rural, forested areas where paramilitary groups like the National Liberation Army (ELN) are present. Colombia’s government has struggled against those groups in armed conflicts dating back decades.
John Bowden has the story.
Trump calls Colombian president a ‘drug dealer’ and threatens U.S. strikes
Trump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in latest U-turn
04:00 , Kelly RissmanDonald Trump told a Fox anchor that he expected Ukraine to make territorial concessions in any peace agreement his administration could potentially orchestrate between Kyiv and Moscow to bring the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine to an end.
In an interview that aired on Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, the U.S. president indicated that under the terms of a deal authored by the White House, Russia would likely be allowed to retain territory it has occupied since February of 2022.
Trump spoke with Russia’s Vladimir Putin by phone for two hours on Thursday, then met the following day with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House where all public signs of the tension between the two men which had erupted at a meeting this spring had vanished.
Privately, however, the Financial Times reported on Sunday that the conversation between Trump and Zelensky repeatedly devolved into a “shouting match” with the U.S. president warning his counterpart that Russia would “destroy” his country if he didn’t accept territorial concessions.
Here’s the story.
Trump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in latest U-turn
Santos lashes out at wardens who ‘dehumanized’ him in first statement since Trump pardon
06:00 , Kelly RissmanFormer Congressman George Santos said he was “degraded and dehumanized” by prison wardens in his first public statement since President Donald Trump commuted his sentence.
The disgraced former New York Congressman had served just 84 days of his seven-year sentence when the president announced Friday he had commuted his sentence, which was handed down in April after the 37-year-old pleaded guilty to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft stemming from several schemes to deceive donors and steal identities to fund his campaign.
In his first public comments since leaving New Jersey’s FCI Fairton, Santos posted on X that he holds “no anger toward anyone” — but then bashed two prison wardens by name: “No one should ever be dehumanized or degraded like I was by the FCI Fairton Warden Kelly and Assistant Warden Nobile.”
The Independent has asked the prison for comment.
Here’s the story.
Disgraced George Santos lashes out at prison staff who ‘dehumanized’ him after pardon
Marco Rubio betrayed drug gang informants to seal El Salvador prison deal: report
08:00 , Kelly RissmanSecretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly agreed to abandon confidential informants who were protected by the U.S. government to seal a deal with El Salvador’s president, who agreed to indefinitely detain dozens of Venezuelan deportees in a brutal prison.
The arrangement, inked in the days leading up to Donald Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to summarily deport alleged Venezuelan gang members, gave the administration access to the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center, or CECOT, decried by human rights groups as a “tropical gulag” and concentration camp that has been central to a first wave of the president’s mass deportation agenda.
On a March 13 phone call, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele agreed to the deal, on the condition that MS-13 gang members Bukele wanted imprisoned in his jail were actually “informants” protected by the Department of Justice, according to The Washington Post.
Alex Woodward has the story.
Noem gets luxury $172M jets she had asked for, sparking questions over funding
09:00 , Kelly RissmanThe Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, has purchased two Gulfstream G700 luxury jets for top officials – a deal worth about $172 million that is now fueling questions over how the agency paid for them and why it needed two.
According to records reviewed by The New York Times, the jets marketed by Gulfstream as offering “the most spacious cabin in the industry,” were bought for what a DHS spokesperson said was “a matter of safety.”
The spokesperson said in a statement that the department’s existing jet was more than 20 years old and “well beyond operational usage hours for a corporate aircraft.”
Here’s the full story.
Noem gets luxury $172M jets she had asked for prompting questions over funding
Trump names his new special envoy to Iraq — a MAGA influencer who ran marijuana dispensaries
11:00 , Kelly RissmanDonald Trump awarded another government post to a supporter of his 2024 presidential campaign with the announcement that a Detroit pot shop magnate would be his administration’s new special envoy to Iraq.
The appointment of Mark Savaya, a Michigan-based businessman and Instagram influencer who has been photographed with the president numerous times, was announced on the president’s Truth Social page.
“I’m pleased to announce Mark Savaya will serve as Special Envoy to the Republic of Iraq,” Trump wrote Sunday. “Mark’s deep understanding of the Iraq-U.S. relationship, and his connections in the region, will help advance the interests of the American people.”
Trump added of Savaya: “Mark was a key player in my campaign in Michigan, where he, and others, helped secure a record vote with Muslim Americans. Congratulations, Mark!”
John Bowden has the story.
Trump’s new envoy to Iraq is a MAGA influencer who ran a chain of marijuana shops
Trump dismisses No Kings protests: ‘I think it’s a joke’
11:45 , Joe SommerladPresident Donald Trump has dismissed the second round of “No Kings” protests that took place across the U.S. over the weekend, attended by almost 7 million Americans expressing their concerns about his administration.
“I think it’s a joke,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One as he returned to Washington from Florida on Sunday evening. “I looked at the people. They are not representative of this country.
“I looked at all the brand new signs I guess paid for by [George] Soros and other radical left lunatics. It looks like it was. We’re checking it out. The demonstrations were very small, very ineffective. And the people were whacked out.”
Trump on No Kings: "I think it's a joke. I looked at the people. They are not representative of this country. And I looked at all the brand new signs I guess paid for by Soros and other radical left lunatics. It's looks like it was. We're checking it out. The demonstrations were… pic.twitter.com/o8F9DenojG
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 20, 2025
Here’s Kelly Rissman, Josh Marcus, and Io Dodds on how the demonstrations played out.
‘No Kings’ protests pass in festival atmosphere as nearly 7 million rally across US
Trump posts meme threatening to rule into 2048 and beyond
12:05 , Joe SommerladThe president also posted a series of memes in response to the “No Kings” demonstrations, in one of which he joked about staying in power until the year 9,000 and in another he could be seen wearing a crown, flying a jet, and bombing a crowd of protesters opposing his “authoritarian power grabs” with brown liquid.
Here’s more.
Forget Trump’s third term – the president posted a meme threatening to rule into 2048
Democrat calls Trump 'disgusting' for AI video depicting him dumping brown liquid on protesters
12:25 , Kelly RissmanWashington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray has called Trump a “disgrace” in response to his AI-generated video depicting him riding, with a crown, in a jet dropping brown sludge on protesters.
“The President is disgusting and a disgrace,” Murray on X on Sunday, alongside the obscene video.
“And he’s clearly rattled by yesterday’s turnout. Keep speaking out. The power belongs to the people,” she added.
Watch: Trump says Gaza ceasefire still in place
12:45 , Joe SommerladTrump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco
13:05 , Joe SommerladIn an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business yesterdat, Trump floated the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act, a centuries-old law that authorizes the president to deploy military forces domestically to quell rebellion.
John Bowden reports.
Trump mulls Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco
'Nobody wants you here:' Newsom shuts down Trump's claim that San Francisco wants troops
13:25 , Kelly RissmanCalifornia Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has shut down Trump’s claims that San Francisco wants federal troops sent there.
“We’re going to go to San Francisco and I think the difference is I think they want us in San Francisco,” Trump told Fox Business’ Maria Bartiromo in an interview that aired Sunday.
Newsom succinctly “fact checked” that claim, writing in a social media post: “Fact check: Nobody wants you here. You will ruin one of America's greatest cities.”
The president has deployed troops to several cities across the U.S., including Portland, Memphis, and Washington, D.C.
He’s been met with resistance in some places, like in Chicago, Illinois, where city and state officials have insisted there’s no need for the National Guard.
Trump recently filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to allow him to deploy troops in the Windy City after a lower court judge rejected his request.
Trump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in U-turn
13:45 , Joe SommerladAlso during his Sunday morning interview with Baritromo, the president changed his tune on the Ukraine war, saying that the Russian leader had “won certain property” by conquest that he can expect to keep.
John Bowden has this one too.
Trump says he expects Putin to keep some Ukrainian land in latest U-turn
Watch: Trump shares footage of missile strike on 'drug submarine'
14:05 , Kelly RissmanThe president has shared this footage that he says is of another drug traffickers’ boat being sunk in the Caribbean.
Here’s John Bowden on Trump calling his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro a “drug leader” as the war of words between the two sides escalates.
Trump calls Colombian president a ‘drug leader’ and threatens US strikes
Vance’s motorcade hit by shrapnel during military exercise despite Newsom warning against ‘reckless’ stunt
14:25 , Joe SommerladA vehicle from Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade was one of several hit by a shrapnel during a military parade in California on Saturday.
The detonation took place above Interstate 5 in San Diego County, despite Gov. Newsom warning the Trump administration about the dangers of using live munitions at Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary.
Although no one was injured, the blast caused shrapnel to rain down to the ground, damaging several vehicles including the motorcycle belonging to Vance’s protection detail.
Owen Scott has the story.
Vance’s motorcade hit by shell during live fire demonstration despite Newsom warning
Suspicious stand' found near Trump's Air Force One area in Palm Beach
14:45 , Kelly RissmanThe Secret Service is investigating a “suspicious stand” near the Air Force One area at Palm Beach International Airport, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
The FBI is investigating, Patel wrote in an X post Sunday.
The stand was discovered on Thursday.
"Prior to the President’s return to West Palm Beach, USSS discovered what appeared to be an elevated hunting stand within sight line of the Air Force One landing zone," Patel told Fox News Digital.
"No individuals were located at the scene. The FBI has since taken the investigatory lead, flying in resources to collect all evidence from the scene, and deploying our cell phone analytics capabilities,” he said.
Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi told the outlet that the agency discovered the stand during its "advance security preparations" before Trump landed.
Australian PM to visit Trump at White House
14:55 , Katie HawkinsonAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House today.
They’re expected to discuss Australia’s rare earth minerals and the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.
AUKUS is a three-way pact between Australia, the U.K. and the U.S.
Under the deal, Australia is set to acquire nuclear submarines, while making payments to the U.S. to accelerate their production.
WH economic adviser warns of 'stronger measures' if shutdown doesn't end this week
15:05 , Katie HawkinsonKevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council of the United States, told CNBC the government shutdown is “likely” to end this week.
If it doesn’t, the White House may look at “stronger measures,” Hassett said.
“I think that the White House is going to have to look very closely, along with [Russell] Vought, at stronger measures that we could take to bring them to the table,” Hassett told the network.
Trump asked Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre to babysit in first encounter at Mar-a-Lago, memoir says
15:17 , James C. ReynoldsDonald Trump asked Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre if she could babysit during their first encounter at his Mar-a-Lago club, according to her posthumous memoir.
In a copy obtained by The Independent, Giuffre wrote that she was introduced to Trump by her father after she was hired as a locker room attendant in the summer of 2000. She said that within days of starting, her father, then a maintenance man at Mar-a-Lago, introduced her to Trump in his office.
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Trump asked Epstein accuser Giuffre to babysit in first encounter, memoir says
Trump's first midterm event announced
15:43 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump is set to make his first in-person appearance for the 2026 midterms next month, at a fundraiser event for Republican Senator Lindsey Graham’s reelection, Politico reports.
The event is being advertised as the third annual “Trump-Graham Classic” golf tournament.
“President Trump’s support for my reelection has been tremendously helpful, and I am truly honored to have his endorsement,” Graham told the outlet. “I am thrilled that he would do this, and it is going to be a big, big event. It will not only help me tremendously, but it will help others who support President Trump.”
Johnson calls Trump's No Kings AI video 'satire'
15:54 , Katie HawkinsonHouse Speaker Mike Johnson defended President Donald Trump when asked about the AI-generated video he posted over the weekend, which appeared to show him flying in a jet and dropping excrement on No Kings protesters.
“What does it say that the President of the United States, over the weekend, released a video of him pooping on the American people?”The Independent’s Eric Garcia asked.
“The President uses social media to make a point,” Johnson responded. “You can argue he's probably the most effective person who's ever used social media for that. He is using satire to make a point.”
Read more about Trump’s video from Alex Woodward and Josh Marcus:
Trump posts AI video of himself bombing protesters with brown liquid
Over 2,000 flights delayed today as government shutdown causes staffing shortages
16:15 , Katie HawkinsonMore than 2,000 flights have been delayed today, as the Federal Aviation Administration struggles with staffing shortages caused by the ongoing government shutdown.
Mike Bedigan has the story:
Over 2,000 flights delayed across US as FAA deals with staff shortages amid shutdown
Australian PM arrives at White House
16:23 , Katie HawkinsonAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has arrived at the White House, where he’ll meet with President Donald Trump.
When asked for his message to the people of Australia, Trump responded: “We love them.” Trump added that he hopes to accomplish “a lot” in his meeting with Albanese.
In pictures: Trump greets Australian PM
16:31 , Katie Hawkinson
Trump praises Australian PM ahead of White House talks
16:48 , Andrew FeinbergPresident Donald Trump praised Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as "highly respected" and "very popular."
He says they will discuss a range of subjects including "trade, submarines, lots of other military equipment."
"They're big orders of our great military equipment. We have the best equipment anywhere in the world, by far," he adds.
"We're going to be here to talk about lots of lots of different things, and we might take a few questions before, but we are discussing critical minerals and rare earths, and we're going to be signing an agreement that's been negotiated over a period of four or five months."
Australian PM calls Trump's Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal 'extraordinary achievement'
16:54 , Andrew Feinberg, Katie HawkinsonAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire deal — which is currently under threat — is an "extraordinary achievement.
Albanese added that he and Trump have already discussed taking the U.S.-Australia security partnership "to the next level."
Navy Secretary John Phelan also noted the U.S. and Australia are trying to "improve" the AUKUS submarine deal "for all three parties" to "make it better and clarify some of the ambiguity that was in the prior agreement, so it should be a win-win for everybody."
Trump calls AUKUS 'a deterrent' to China
17:01 , Andrew Feinberg, Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump says he thinks AUKUS "is a deterrent" to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, but adds that he doesn't think that deterrent will be needed.
“I think it is, but I don't think we're going to need it. I think we'll be just fine with China. China doesn't want to do that," he says.
AUKUS is a three-way defense agreement between Australia, the U.S. and the U.K.
"I think we're going to get along very well as it as it pertains to Taiwan and this. Now that doesn't mean it's not the apple of his eye, because probably it is, but I don't see anything happening. We have a very good trade relationship," Trump adds.
Trump says 'anything could happen' between Ukraine and Russia
17:03 , Andrew Feinberg, Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump said “anything could happen” when asked about the Russia-Ukraine war.
"They could still win it. I don't think they will, but they could still win it,” Trump said of Ukraine. “I never said they would win it. I said they could win anything can happen."
Trump says Hamas 'will be taken care of' but rules out U.S. troops
17:11 , Andrew Feinberg, Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump addressed the recent concerns about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal ahead of his meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
"We have a little situation relatively with Hamas, and that will be taken care of very quickly if they don't straighten it out themselves, because they're in violation of their agreement,” Trump said.
When asked if "we" means U.S. forces restoring order in Gaza, Trump said no.
"We don't need to, because we have many countries, as you know, signed on to this deal," he said.
“We've had countries calling me when they saw the some of the killing with Hamas, saying we'd love to go in and take care of the situation ourselves,” he added. “In addition, you have Israel would go in in two minutes if I asked him [Netanyahu] to go in.”
Trump says he asked Putin to stop attacking civilian targets
17:18 , Andrew Feinberg, Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump says he asked Putin to stop attacking civilian targets during their call last week.
“But as you know, most of the people dying are soldiers,” Trump said. “The soldiers that are dying in Russia and Ukraine is unbelievable.”
Trump called the conflict a “bloodbath” and said the leaders are in the “process” of striking a deal.
"We're in the process of trying to make a deal. If we make a deal, that's great,” he added. “If we don't make a deal, it'll be a lot of people are going to be paying a big price."
Trump shared tense moment with Australian ambassador
17:51 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump shared a tense moment today with the Australian ambassador to the U.S., Kevin Rudd.
When a reporter asked Trump about Rudd’s previous criticisms about his administration, the president said he doesn’t “know anything about him.” Trump then asked where Rudd is now — before realizing he was sitting at the table with him in the White House’s Cabinet Room.
“You said bad?” Trump asked.
“Before I took this position, Mr. President,” Rudd responded.
“I don't like you either, and I probably never will,” Trump said.
In pictures: Trump meets with Australian PM
18:09 , Katie Hawkinson
Trump forced to board Air Force One using small stairs after ‘hunting stand’ found with line of sight to plane
18:20 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump was forced to use a smaller set of stairs to board Air Force One after a “hunting stand” with a line of sight to the presidential plane was discovered by law enforcement at Palm Beach International Airport.
The alternative entrance to the aircraft extends into the belly of Air Force One, instead of the 18-foot staircase that attaches to the plane’s upper door – which is traditionally used by the Commander-in-Chief. The decision was made due to “heightened security measures,” a White House official told Fox News.
Trump forced to board Air Force One using small stairs after ‘hunting stand’ found
Nation’s nuclear weapon watchdog gutted to just 400 workers from nearly 2,000 as Trump shutdown layoffs hit agency
18:40 , Katie HawkinsonThe federal agency tasked with safeguarding the nation’s nuclear stockpile will see the vast majority of its staff furloughed Monday amid the ongoing government shutdown.
Nation’s nuclear weapon watchdog agency furloughs 1,400 workers
Watch: Speaker Mike Johnson defends Trump's AI video showing him dropping feces on US citizens
19:00 , Katie HawkinsonMTG warns Republicans ‘will lose the House’ in midterms if they don’t help with rising everyday costs
19:20 , Joe SommerladGeorgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has warned her party that it will lose the House in next year’s midterms if it does not do more to help American citizens address the cost of living.
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MTG warns GOP ‘will lose the House’ in midterms without addressing cost of living
Australian PM thanks Trump for 'warm welcome'
19:35 , Katie HawkinsonAustralia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese thanked President Donald Trump for the “warm welcome” the White House on Monday morning.
“Working together we can deliver for both Australia and the United States,” Albanese wrote on X.
Johnson labels Trump ‘most effective to ever use social media’ over AI video where president drops poop bombs on Americans
19:49 , Eric GarciaHouse Speaker Mike Johnson defended President Donald Trump’s posting of a sophomoric AI video of himself dumping what looks like piles of feces on protesters from a fighter jet at a “No Kings” rally over the weekend.
Keep reading:
Johnson calls Trump ‘most effective to ever use social media’ for poop-bomb video
Trump to meet with LSU baseball teams
20:02 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump will meet with the LSU and LSU Shreveport baseball teams at the White House on Monday afternoon.
The event is set to begin at 4 p.m.
Rubio spoke with Russian foreign minister today
20:09 , Katie HawkinsonSecretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov on Monday, according to the State Department.
The pair discussed “next steps following the October 16 call between President Trump and President Putin,” spokesperson Tommy Pigott said.
Trump announced last week he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday.
Demolition crews tear down part of White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
20:20 , Katie HawkinsonThe White House has begun demolishing parts of the White House’s East Wing to make room for President Donald Trump’s ballroom, The Washington Post reports.
Trump previously said the $250 million project wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing building, according to the outlet.
Folk legend Kenny Loggins shreds Trump for using his song in bizarre AI poop bomb video
20:37 , Kevin E G PerryKenny Loggins has hit out at President Donald Trump after his song “Danger Zone” was used in the president’s bizarre AI-created video showing himself wearing a crown, flying a “KING TRUMP” fighter jet, and bombing a crowd of No Kings protesters with brown liquid.
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Kenny Loggins shreds Trump for using his song in bizarre AI poop bomb video
Breaking news: Appeals court to allow Trump to send in National Guard to Portland
21:00 , Ariana BaioPresident Donald Trump may deploy the Oregon National Guard into Portland, despite objections by local officials, a federal appeals court said Monday.
A divided three-judge panel on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the administration, claiming Trump “lawfully exercised his statutory authority” when he attempted to deploy the Guard to the city amid anti-immigration raid protests.
Appeals court to allow Trump to send in National Guard to Portland
Trump hosts LSU baseball champions at White House
21:18 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump is hosting two Louisiana State University baseball teams at the White House this afternoon.
The LSU Tigers — who won the NCAA Division I championship this year for an eighth time — are visiting the White House alongside the LSU Shreveport Pilots, who played an undefeated 2025 season and won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics championship.
Trump uses baseball championship event to tout construction on new ballroom
21:29 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump touted the progress that’s been made on his new White House ballroom while speaking at an event in honor of two Louisiana college baseball teams today.
“We're building a ballroom. They've wanted a ballroom for 150 years, and I'm giving that honor to this wonderful place,” Trump said, as players from each team stood behind him.
“This was the ballroom, and this room holds 88 people, and and the new one will hold 999 people, which is a difference,” Trump continued. “I say ‘99’ because I didn't want to crack 1,000. I didn't want people to get concerned, because that's getting big. But we're going to have — we'll have the most beautiful ballroom in the country.”
The White House started demolishing parts of the White House’s East Wing today to make room for the ballroom, The Washington Post reports.
Trump accuses Democratic lawmakers of 'Trump derangement problem'
21:51 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump suggested Democratic lawmakers have a “Trump derangement problem” amid the ongoing government shutdown.
“They have what's called a Trump derangement problem — have you heard about that problem? Because that's the only reason this could be possible,” Trump said.
“But I think we're doing very well. I think they're going to have no choice but to go along, because the country is setting records in every way, and people want it to continue that way,” he continued. “So we're hoping the Democrats become much less deranged and that we will get the vote pretty soon. “
LSU head coaches present Trump with jerseys
22:07 , Katie HawkinsonThe coaches for the Louisiana State University Tigers and the LSU Shreveport Pilots gifted President Donald Trump team jerseys, emblazoned with his name and “47” on the back.
Trump received the jerseys as the teams were honored at a White House event.
Trump’s wrecking crew starts East Wing demolition for White House ballroom: ‘More damage than the British did in 1814’
22:21 , Andrew FeinbergThe White House has started tearing down parts of the East Wing to make way for construction of President Donald Trump’s planned $250 million ballroom.
Trump’s wrecking crew starts East Wing demolition for White House ballroom
Watch: Trump brags to college baseball team about his new ballroom
22:45 , Katie HawkinsonPresident Donald Trump bragged about his $250 million ballroom at a White House event honoring two LSU baseball teams.
Watch below:
Karoline Leavitt shares text exchange with reporter that ended in ‘your mom’ response
23:00 , Ariana BaioWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt attempted to justify her recent decision to respond to a reporter’s question with “your mom” by posting a screenshot of the text exchange that led to the moment and accusing the reporter of being a “left-wing hack.”
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Leavitt shares wild text exchange with reporter that ended in ‘your mom’ response
Analysis: Trump back to feuding with Zelensky over Ukraine — even as he tries to hold together his fragile Middle East ‘peace’ deal
23:20 , Eric GarciaPresident Donald Trump’s foreign policy appeared to be teetering on the brink of collapse as of Monday.
Over the weekend, Israel launched strikes that killed at least 45 people and temporarily shut off aid to Gaza. A spokesperson for Israel’s military said that terrorist had fired and killed two Israeli troops in Rafah on Sunday.
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Trump back to feuding with Zelensky as he tries to hold together fragile Gaza ‘peace’
Watch: Trump attacks reporter asking why he doesn't help Ukraine end Russian invasion
23:40 , Katie Hawkinson‘That’s insane!’ Ex press secretary struggles to answer why Biden called Harris to complain before her debate with Trump
00:00 , John BowdenJoe Biden’s former White House press secretary faced a tough line of questions about her ex-boss’ 2024 decision making during an interview Monday, and largely found herself deflecting blame and claiming ignorance of the problems that plagued the last administration.
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‘That’s insane!’ Jean Pierre struggles to answer why Biden called Harris to complain
Live coverage ended
00:29 , Rachel DobkinOur live coverage of the Trump administration has ended.
Here’s what happened on Monday:
- President Donald Trump welcomed two Louisiana State University baseball teams to the White House and boasted about the construction of the estimated $250 million ballroom as demolition crews started tearing down parts of the East Wing.
- Trump also met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and shared a tense moment with the Australian ambassador to the U.S., Kevin Rudd, on Monday.
- When a reporter asked Trump about Rudd’s past criticisms of him, the president said he didn’t “know anything about him” before realizing he was sitting at the table in the Cabinet Room with him.
For a full breakdown of the ballroom construction:
Trump’s wrecking crew starts East Wing demolition for White House ballroom
