The Smithsonian Institution faced a Tuesday deadline to detail its plans for celebrating the country’s 250th birthday, part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to purge negativity from the stories that Americans are told about their history.

Numbers reveal what the public thinks of Trump and what he's done during the first year of his return to the presidency

Donald Trump showed off his trusty 10-second makeup routine with his camouflaged bruised hand making a cameo on his favorite TV show on Thursday evening. Trump’s cosmetic handiwork was captured during a pre-recorded interview for Hannity,

Reuters, The Economist/YouGov and Gallup released monthly polls of Trump’s approval rating throughout 2025. A combined average of the polls finds Trump’s 2025 approval rating at 42%. Below is a chart featuring Trump’s monthly approval rating from Reuters, Gallup and The Economist/YouGov respectively. The chart can also be viewed here.

For House Republicans, the political year started with a pep rally of sorts as President Donald Trump gathered them at Washington's Kennedy Center for a stemwinder of a speech. But by the time lawmakers had completed their first week of work this midterm election year,

With Greenland seemingly high on Donald Trump's shopping list, Daily Show host Ronnie Chieng spent some time on Wednesday reacting to the administration's stance on Denmark's territory. "The point is, we need Greenland," says Chieng. "Why? For their freedom, or their oil, or for national defe— look, I don't remember what excuse we're using."

Before the video played, Trump acknowledged, “With all of it being said, no, I don’t like that happening.” After The New York Times said the specific angle shown did not show an effort by Good to run down an ICE agent, Trump responded: “Well. I — the way I look at it…”

DHS Press Secretary Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement after the killing in which she accused the woman of being a “violent rioter” who “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them.”