Trump, who has long vowed to repeal Obamacare, has so far been reluctant to back renewing the healthcare plans. He has also repeatedly pushed the false claim that Democrats forced the shutdown because they want to give free healthcare to immigrants in the country illegally.

Survey data shows Trump's approval rating among young people has declined by around 35 percentage points since November 2024.

President Donald Trump believed the government shutdown would deliver Republicans a swift and decisive political victory. But with the stalemate now likely to spill into a second week, that calculation is looking increasingly shaky.

Donald Trump’s multiple public statements demanding the prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey delivered Comey’s defense team arguments to get the case thrown out. Former federal prosecutor and Daily Beast guest columnist Shan Wu told The Daily Beast Podcast that the president’s public lust to prosecute Comey—which includes a Truth Social post addressed to Attorney General Pam Bondi demanding she prosecute the 64-year-old former

President Trump has shared a largely AI-generated music video on Truth Social that depicts Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, one of the architects of the conservative Project 2025 plan, as the Grim Reaper. Newsweek contacted the White House press office for comment on Friday via email outside of regular office hours.

President Donald Trump and Republicans have cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats' health care demands, while Democrats insist Republicans need to negotiate. The Senate is scheduled to return Friday for another vote. The Trump administration has threatened mass layoffs of some federal workers during the shutdown.

The faux-bronze statue showing President Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands was abruptly removed from the National Mall a week ago.

After mobilizing hundreds of federal agents and thousands of soldiers to the nation's capital, President Donald Trump has declared victory over what he called a “crisis” of crime in Washington, and floated the idea of using such deployments to U.

Hamas responded Friday to President Donald Trump’s proposed plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, agreeing to give up power and release all remaining hostages, but the group said that other elements require further consultations among Palestinians.