President Donald Trump on Sunday pushed Republicans to get behind his taxation bill that will fund his agenda as the self-imposed Fourth of July deadline approaches.
“Great unity in the Republican Party, perhaps unity like we have never seen before. Now let’s get the Great, Big, Beautiful Bill done,” Trump wrote on social media.
Trump addressed the nation on Saturday night after the U.S. carried out airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facility, which he called "a spectacular military success."
Trump calls for special prosecutor for 2020 election, after again claiming fraud with no evidence
President Donald Trump took to Truth Social Friday morning to again make unverified claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent. He called for a special prosecutor.
"The evidence is MASSIVE and OVERWHELMING," Trump claimed without giving more details. "A Special Prosecutor must be appointed. This cannot be allowed to happen again in the United States of America!"
President Donald Trump speaks with the media during a meeting with members of the Juventus soccer club in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 18, 2025.
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There has been no evidence that the 2020 election was filled with fraud following numerous investigations, audits and other reviews over the last four and a half years.
An Associated Press investigation found fewer than 475 cases of voter fraud in six battleground states during the 2020 presidential election -- a number far too little to have make any different in the outcome of that election.
Vance to travel to LA to visit Marines deployed for protests
Vice President JD Vance will head to Los Angeles Friday, nearly two weeks after the president ordered the National Guard and the Marines to address the protests against ICE.
Vance, a former Marine, will tour a federal command facility, meet with leadership and Marines before giving remarks, according to his office.
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Vice President JD Vance speaks as he attends a military parade to commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th Birthday, on the day of his 79th birthday, in Washington, June 14, 2025.
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Jun 19, 2025, 11:18 PM EDT
Federal appeals court keeps California National Guard in Trump's hands
A federal appeals court has ruled President Donald Trump "likely acted within his authority" in federalizing the California National Guard amid protests over immigration raids earlier this month -- indefinitely blocking a lower court order that would have returned control of the guard to the governor.
The three-judge panel disagreed with the Trump administration that president's decision was completely unreviewable by the courts, but concluded the president likely acted lawfully by invoking a section of the U.S. Code on Armed Services that authorizes federalization of the National Guard when “the President is unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States.”
Marines and California National Guard soldiers guard an entrance to the Wilshire Federal Building, while standing by a Marines tactical vehicle, June 13, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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The judges said Trump had a basis for federalizing the guard, citing acts of violence during the protests.
"The undisputed facts demonstrate that before the deployment of the National Guard, protesters 'pinned down' several federal officers and threw 'concrete chunks, bottles of liquid, and other objects' at the officers," the judges wrote in the order. "Protesters also damaged federal buildings and caused the closure of at least one federal building … The federal government’s interest in preventing incidents like these is significant."
The judges said the law invoked by Trump does not require the president to obtain a governor's consent and concluded "Governor (Gavin) Newsom had no power to veto or countermand the President’s order."
The appeals court order puts on hold an order by a lower court judge, U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer, who called Trump's action calling up the guard "illegal" and ordered control of the guard turned over to Newsom. The Trump administration immediately appealed that ruling and will continue to retain control of the guard as the case makes it way through the courts.
Jun 19, 2025, 7:54 PM EDT
Trump approves disaster relief for Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and North Carolina
President Donald Trump announced on social media that he approved disaster relief for Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas and North Carolina.
The states are grappling with severe storm damage, particularly after a landslide and flash flooding forced the closure of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina border.
Trump's announcement comes just over a week after he emphasized that states should be responsible for disaster relief and should not rely on the federal government, specifically FEMA.
The White House previously denied requests from North Carolina and Arkansas.
