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 Getty Images Three months into his second term, President Donald Trump reached the highest approval rating of his presidency, while more Americans believe the country is on the right track than at any point since 2004, according to a new NBC News poll released Sunday. However, the bad news is that Trump still has not…

 Getty Images Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was criticized by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday for his controversial vote with Republicans last week to prevent a government shutdown. During a press conference in San Francisco, Pelosi stated that she was confident Schumer would be able to lead the Senate’s Democratic caucus moving forward.…

 Getty Images Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that President Donald Trump informed him that he wants to eliminate income tax for anyone making less than $150,000 annually. “I’m in the car with him, and I said we’re going to balance the budget,’” the secretary said on the “All In” podcast last week, Just The News reported.…

 Getty Images Attorney General Pam Bondi is warning Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett, encouraging her to “tread very carefully” after the Democrat suggested that Elon Musk should be “taken down.” “She is an elected public official, so she needs to tread very carefully because nothing will happen to Elon Musk, and we are going to…

 Getty Images The Trump administration on Monday invoked the “state secrets privilege” and declined to provide a federal judge with further details regarding the deportation of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th-century wartime law—an increasingly contentious case amid rising tensions with the judiciary. The move comes as Chief Judge James Boasberg considers whether…