New photographs captured Trump scowling and pointing near longtime aide Natalie Harp after an America.gov event, creating an unexplained and painfully awkward scene that the White House did not immediately address.
The Supreme Court paused protections requiring notice and an opportunity to challenge deportations to unfamiliar countries, allowing the Trump administration’s policy to continue while the justices prepare to hear the case in December.
Natalie Harp’s access to Trump extends far beyond personal devotion, reportedly shaping the media coverage, social content, and praise placed before a president who punishes critical outlets while remaining surrounded by loyalists.
Trump’s supposedly tough China posture dissolved into photographs, gilded pageantry, and praise for Xi Jinping, while press access restrictions prevented the public from watching the summit live and shifted attention away from the diplomatic business at hand.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders embraced a familiar Republican attack on public assistance, but MAGA influencers still erupted because her advertisement portrayed a young white man, rather than a racist stereotype of a minority, as the person refusing to work.
New York prosecutors are reconsidering horrifying 2024 allegations involving seven men at Cornell, while the university and local district attorney defend responses that critics say once again placed institutional protection ahead of women’s safety.
Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton defended the plea deal that proposed one day in prison for Adam Hoffman, reviving Democratic attacks as James Talarico leads him in polls and Republicans fear they are now underdogs.
Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi Jinping, but the summit delivered scant progress, fierce Republican backlash over Taiwan and little more than token tariff relief and two pandas on loan.