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Mar. 15, 2025

Donald Trump Says U.S. Will Start Selling $5M 'Gold Cards' to Admit 'Wealthy' Immigrants

President Donald Trump.Photo:Anna Moneymaker/Getty Anna Moneymaker/Getty PresidentDonald Trumpannounced a new immigration plan on Tuesday, Feb. 25, stating that the United States will begin selling $5 million “gold cards” as an alternative to green cards to allow “high-level” foreigners to enter the country. For the hefty fee, gold card holders would be granted the right to live and work in the U.S., and a path to permanent citizenship. “We’re going to be selling a gold card,” Trumptold reportersfrom the Oval Office.

Mar. 15, 2025

Donald Trump Sentenced to 'Unconditional Discharge' for His Felonies. Here's What That Means

President-electDonald Trumpreceived a historic sentence on Friday, Jan. 10, from New York Judge Juan Merchan, dodging jail time and instead getting “unconditional discharge” for his 34 felony convictions. Before the sentence was handed down, prosecutor Joshua Steinglass said that — while the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office ultimately recommended unconditional discharge out of respect for the office of the presidency — he did not want to downplay Trump’s “unsubstantiated attacks” on the rule of law and his “coordinated campaign” to undermine the jury’s conclusion.

Mar. 15, 2025

Donald Trump Signs Executive Order in Favor of Plastic Drinking Straws

A photo of President Donald Trump signing his new executive order against paper straw-use.Photo:Andrew Harnik/Getty; Getty Andrew Harnik/Getty; Getty PresidentDonald Trumpis looking to end the nationwide use of paper straws. He signed anexecutive orderon Monday, Feb. 10, encouraging the U.S. government and public to go back to using plastic straws following the Biden administration’s push to phase out the single-use plastics. Trump’s administration described the paper straws in the executive order as “nonfunctional” and more “expensive” to make than plastic straws.

Mar. 15, 2025

Donald Trump Sits with Daughter Ivanka and Grandson Theodore at 2025 Super Bowl

PresidentDonald Trumphas arrived at theSuper Bowl, marking the first time a sitting American president has attended football’s biggest night. On Sunday, Feb. 9, the 78-year-old president was in attendance at the 2025 Super Bowl to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles get a rematch of their 2023 championship game. Donald Trump with daughter Ivanka and grandson Theodore at the 2025 Super Bowl.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty

Mar. 15, 2025

Donald Trump Slams Those Who Are Defending Luigi Mangione: 'That's a Sickness, Actually'

Donald Trump and Luigi Mangione.Photo:Sarah Meyssonnier/Getty; PA Department of Corrections/Anadolu via Getty Sarah Meyssonnier/Getty; PA Department of Corrections/Anadolu via Getty Donald Trumpis condemning the alleged actions ofLuigi Mangioneand the people who defend him. In a Dec. 17 news conference, the president-elect, 78, denounced the man accused of killingUnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompsonin New York City on Dec. 4, and expressed similar disdain for his supporters. “I think it’s really terrible that some people seem to admire him, like him,” Trump said.