Photo credit: X/@SusieWiles05 Did the “Ice Maiden,” as Donald Trump calls his no-nonsense chief of staff Susie Wiles, who has quietly run the White House with a relatively steady hand unlike his chaotic first term, have a meltdown or was it a hit job?Washington was abuzz Tuesday with a bombshell Vanity Fair interview with the…
The first test for a much-celebrated US–China trade truce is looming. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hopes to finalise a rare earth deal by next week’s Thanksgiving holiday, but experts say a breakthrough is unlikely as the two sides maintain sharply different narratives of what was discussed and agreed on key issues. From rare earths…
One of Donald Trump’s most high-profile staffers has joined the growing line of people leaving the White House. Taylor Budowich has spent years helping to build and lead Trump’s messaging to his MAGA faithful and the world. Budowich—a deputy chief of staff who ran communications, cabinet affairs, and speechwriting, and was a close ally of…
Eight pages of documents detailing U.S. plans to “honor” Russian President Vladimir Putin during Trump’s failed summit with the world leader were allegedly left behind in the business center of an Alaskan hotel. NPR reported that the papers, which have not been confirmed as authentic, included U.S. State Department markings and were found on a…