Sarah Ewall-Wice

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Sarah Ewall-Wice

Donald Trump fired back at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire criticized his ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill.’The president was asked about his close ally’s comments on Wednesday while speaking with reporters inside the Oval Office. Trump argued Republicans “have to get a lot of votes.”“We can’t be cutting,” Trump said. “We need to get a lot of support, and we have a lot of support.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Sarah Ewall-Wice

Ask Republican operatives, and they’re all too happy to have progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez be the face of the Democratic Party. It appears the Trump administration agrees. The White House sent out an email on Wednesday blasting the New York lawmaker and naming her as the “Democrat Party leader.”“AOC, Democrat Party leader, calls for abolishing ICE,” the email read before it went on to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents for their work.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Sarah Ewall-Wice

Governor Gretchen Whitmer faced a fierce backlash for cozying up to Donald Trump in her effort to deliver for Michigan, but her gamble could be paying off. The Michigan Democrat is one of the many floated as a potential 2028 presidential contender who has had to grapple with how to navigate dealing with the president as part of their job. But new polling shows Americans appear to back how she’s been handling the complicated relationship.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Sarah Ewall-Wice

Comedians like to joke that Congress is a retirement home, but it’s coming into sharper focus just as Democrats cannot afford to lose any more members. The Democratic Party has been facing an identity crisis ever since the 2024 election, when it lost the White House, Senate, and House. But the last eight lawmakers to die have all been Democrats, and that tragic statistic is having a very real effect on the balance of Congress.

1 week ago | thedailybeast.com | Sarah Ewall-Wice

President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin is “playing with fire” as a ceasefire deal in Ukraine remains out of reach. The president’s post on Truth Social Tuesday afternoon was the latest in a series of criticisms Trump lobbed against the Russian president. It came after Russia escalated its assault on Ukraine over the weekend with a series of drone attacks.