Holly Simms discusses how politicians and public figures shape their online perceptions, and the consequences for politics and democracy.

FILE - Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, as President Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak soon to iron out trade issues including a dispute over critical minerals, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday. Trump ...

When Trump revealed his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April, he promised, “The markets are going to boom.” In fact, they plunged in their worst day since the beginning of the Covid pandemic.

President Trump granted clemency to John G. Rowland, left, the former Republican governor of Connecticut who resigned in 2004 amid a federal corruption investigation and later pleaded guilty to ...

President Donald Trump said he would pardon Julie and Todd Chrisley, reality TV stars convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion.

President Trump has boxed himself into a corner with Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine — and it’s not entirely clear how he gets out. Trump’s claim that he could end the war in Ukraine ...

The Brief. Todd and Julie Chrisley, convicted of financial crimes in 2022, will be granted full pardons by President Donald Trump. The Chrisleys were found guilty of conspiring to defraud banks ...

President Trump says he'll decide soon whether to take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public — a move that was vocally sought by Trump ally Bill Ackman.

Paramount's dealings with Trump 'raises serious concerns of corruption and improper conduct,' they said. Trump, ‘60 Minutes' and corruption allegations put Paramount on edge with sale less ...

The new report about the timing of Trump’s pardon comes amid scrutiny over his clemency moves since returning to the Oval Office, including his controversial pardoning of nearly all Jan. 6 ...