Lauren Sforza

New Jersey

Breaking News Reporter at The Hill

political trending reporter @njdotcom/@starledger | alum @smpagwu @gwhatchet | formerly @thehill | reach out: [email protected]

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Articles

‘What a meltdown!!’ Trump triggered like never before

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

President Donald Trump is being ridiculed online after he lashed out at a reporter who asked about a new Wall Street term called “TACO.”Trump responded angrily toward a reporter in the White House on Wednesday after she told him that Wall Street investors are using a new acronym, “TACO”, to describe the ongoing tariff turmoil caused by Trump.
MAGA Rep makes insane claim about gang member deported by Trump

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) made an unsubstantiated claim about a deported migrant during an interview with conservative media outlet Real America’s Voice on Wednesday. The Trump administration has touted deporting hundreds of alleged gang members to a notorious prison in El Salvador without giving many of them due process in court. During an interview on Wednesday, Ogles claimed that he spoke to an individual in the CECOT prison who told him he had killed 50 people in the United States.
Trump responds angrily to his Wall Street nickname: ‘Don’t ever say what you said’

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

President Donald Trump exploded at a reporter who asked him about the latest Wall Street nickname for his tariff chaos. Trump responded angrily toward a reporter in the White House after she told him that Wall Street investors are using a new acronym, TACO, to describe the ongoing tariff turmoil caused by Trump. The acronym stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out” and was reportedly coined by a Financial Times columnist,“Wall Street analysts have coined a new term called the TACO trade.
Did ICE Barbie’s big mouth sabotage Trump’s attack on Harvard?

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

Did Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other administration officials sabotage President Donald Trump’s latest attack on Harvard University? Trump’s administration may have undermined its own legal battle against Harvard University, which alleges that the administration violated the First Amendment after Noem attempted to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.
Gold Star son explains how a hug from Trump inspires him

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

The son of a fallen Marine recalled what it was like to meet President Donald Trump during a service at Arlington National Cemetery in 2017. Christian Jacobs, 14, told “Fox & Friends” that his plans to follow in his late father’s footsteps to become a Marine have not changed since he met Trump when he was six years old at Arlington National Cemetery. His father, Marine Sgt. Christopher Jacobs, died during a training accident in California in 2011.
Craziest MAGA Jan. 6 felon says Trump loyalist threatened to kill him

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

A Jan. 6 rioter who was pardoned by President Donald Trump claimed on social media that someone from the president’s team “indirectly” threatened to kill him. Jacob Anthony Chansley, also known as the “Qanon Shaman,” was pardoned by Trump in January for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. But in a recent social media post, he suggested that Trump’s team sees him as their “pet” and threatened him while he was in Austin, Texas.
The TACO Kid: Wall Street is mocking Trump - and it has nothing to do with his diet

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

Wall Street investors are using a new strategy when it comes to President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping tariff policies. The stock market has been on a roller coaster ride since Trump announced costly tariffs on imports into the United States and then later backed down on them. Now, some investors are using a new term to describe a strategy for Trump’s tumultuous tariff policy.
Trump admin gets caught in another lie on Fox News

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

Should President Donald Trump really be taking credit for the uptick in military recruitment? Trump has repeatedly credited himself for rising military recruitment since starting his second term earlier this year, despite numbers having steadily increased before he took office. During a “Fox & Friends” interview earlier this month, Rear Admiral Carl Lahti explained that military recruitment has been up since the start of 2024 despite Trump saying otherwise.
‘Disappointed’: MAGA billionaire Elon Musk breaks with Trump on major issue

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

Tech billionaire Elon Musk made a stunning admission about President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill" in a new interview. House Republicans narrowly passed the Trump-backed legislation last week that included tax breaks and cuts to government programs like Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Some conservatives have criticized the bill for raising the national deficit and for not including enough spending cuts.
New poll reveals latest change in Trump’s approval rating

1 week ago | nj.com | Lauren Sforza

President Donald Trump’s approval rating just got another small bump, a new poll found. The latest YouGov/The Economist poll found that Trump’s approval rating jumped up one percentage point since the survey was conducted last week. According to the new poll, 46% of registered voters approve of how Trump is handling his job while 52% disapproved. This is slightly up from last week, when 45% of registered voters approved of how Trump is handling the job.