Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.

The president faces the inevitable waning of power in a second term, but he also will begin the year with an erosion in political support.

Mike Lindell is thanking President Donald Trump for shouting out his bid for governor of Minnesota, but the businessman said on Dec. 22 that he didn’t view it as an endorsement in the state’s competitive Republican contest.

President Donald Trump has issued a symbolic pardon for Tina Peters, a former Colorado elections administrator convicted of a data breach scheme tied to false claims of election fraud

According to the poll, Trump's approval rating is 36 percent, matching his second-term low with the pollster. This figure is more than 10 percentage points higher than the approval rating for Democrats in Congress, which sits at a historic low of 24 percent. Republicans in Congress are slightly more popular, with a 29 percent approval rating.

The U.S. Justice Department sued Georgia, two other states and the District of Columbia for not handing over its voter registration data.

President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive actions align closely with the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, with analyses showing that a swath of its recommendations have been implemented through executive orders,

New York Times columnist Ezra Klein declares Trump's "vibe shift" is over after Democrats won key elections and voters expressed frustration over the economy.

President Trump said he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who was convicted of allowing unauthorized access to voting machines — even though the pardon power is widely understood to only apply to federal crimes.

WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing for a more aggressive immigration crackdown in 2026 with billions in new funding, including by raiding more workplaces — even as backlash builds ahead of next year’s midterm elections.