Author: Naomi Lim
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Biden concedes stamina could have stumped him in a second term: ‘Who the hell knows?’
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President Joe Biden, in his only exit interview with a print publication before his administration ends in two weeks, was candid about the constraints his physical limitations could have placed on a second term had he been reelected. Despite continuing to insist he would have won last year’s election against President-elect Donald Trump, who will…
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Democrats grapple with Jan. 6 messaging after Trump election win
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Democrats spent the years after the Jan. 6 riot deeming President-elect Donald Trump unfit for office, but with voters returning him to the White House anyway, party leadership is now left weighing a new defining message. For Republican strategist John Feehery, the politics of the Jan. 6 riot were never “potent” for Democrats despite prime-time…
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Political enigma Melania Trump prepares for White House return
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Melania Trump is set to be an even less conventional first lady during President-elect Donald Trump‘s second term than she was in his first. Days after the once and future president beat Vice President Kamala Harris in November, reports emerged that Melania Trump would break from recent political tradition and spend the majority of her…
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Biden to travel to New Orleans on Jan. 6 anniversary
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to New Orleans on Monday, almost one week after a terrorist allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group plowed through one of the city’s prominent nightlife precincts on New Year’s Day. “The President and First Lady will grieve with the families and community members impacted…
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Five controversies to remember from Biden’s presidency
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President Joe Biden‘s administration is coming to an end, though he and his aides remain adamant he is running through the political tape before President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025. Democrats, who are in some cases not upset with Biden for his decision to seek reelection this year despite concerns about his age…
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Trump faces pressure to keep coalition together before term even starts
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President-elect Donald Trump has not been inaugurated yet, but he is already experiencing difficulties keeping his coalition together as his populist base and new tech baron allies splinter over his expansive second-term legislative agenda. Amid a more organized transition period than ahead of his first term, Trump appears more mindful of the small window of…
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Trump looks to lawsuits and Justice Department to muzzle ‘fake news’
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President-elect Donald Trump is seeking to tame the press during his second term with the help of the courts and taxpayer-funded prosecutors. Invigorated by winning the popular vote in November and putting most of his criminal legal challenges behind him, Trump is ramping up his media strategy by suggesting Justice Department attorneys should act as…
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Trump tempers expectations with less than 40 days until inauguration
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“Promises made, promises kept” was a mantra of President-elect Donald Trump‘s 2024 campaign, but now Trump is managing expectations as he transitions from candidate to president. From consumer prices at home to the war in Ukraine abroad, Trump has become less bombastic with less than 40 days until Inauguration Day and his return to the…
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Kimberly Guilfoyle nomination ‘nothing to do’ with end of engagement to Don Jr.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle‘s relationship with Don Trump Jr. may be over, but her relationship with the Trump family is not. President-elect Donald Trump announcing Guilfoyle as his presumptive nominee to become the next U.S. ambassador to Greece on Tuesday coincided with new photos of Trump Jr. holding hands with his new girlfriend, Florida socialite Bettina Anderson,…
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Melania Trump: Barron brought ‘success’ to his father’s 2024 election
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Incoming first lady Melania Trump opened up about how her son, Barron Trump, is adapting to life as a college student as his father, President-elect Donald Trump, prepares to return to the White House. During her first post-election interview, Melania Trump conceded that her son, who is a freshman at New York University, will never…

