But Epstein is not the only issue on which Trump has faced headwinds of late: As inflation and prices remain high, he has struggled to convince Americans there are no affordability issues.

finding that this potent threat wasn’t enough to inspire loyalty. Unlike past chief executives, Trump’s power depends on strict loyalty from congressional Republicans. That loyalty has depended on the perception that Trump holds enormous power; specifically, power over the Republican electorate.

Trump tried very hard in recent weeks to cajole and browbeat Republicans into rejecting a push for the release of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, without success. He intimated that he would oppose them in GOP primaries,

those actions fall under state criminal codes and perpetrators must be held accountable.

ABOLISH ICE, SAVE AMERICA $190 BILLION YEARLY.

His comments also prompted concern from members in his own party, with House Speaker Mike Johnson even conceding he wouldn't have used the same language.'

Trump wrote in a social media post, responding to a video from six members of Congress who previously served in the military and intelligence community, calling on current personnel to "refuse illegal orders." Trump's remarks drew condemnation from Democrats, who accused him of inciting violence.

Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Crestview, said that at any given moment the state does not know where 30,000 students are in terms of school categories — traditional public or voucher-supported private or home schools — together worth $270 million in education support.'

Matthew Tracy, deputy auditor general for the state, presented the 22-page audit to each legislative education budget committee Thursday. Tracy’s team recommended the Legislature change the timing of scholarship application windows and provide more financial support to avoid funding shortfalls.

The audit, encompassing the 2024-2025 school year, was presented this week to lawmakers, who are spending the weeks leading up to the legislative session learning the woes of the universal school voucher system in which, contrary to how it was marketed, “funding did not follow the child.”

Trump wants to attack Venezuela because of the oil there, AND because Rubio wants to cut off a nation that provides economic support to Cuba, AND because Maduro is a left-wing autocrat and Trump only supports right-wing autocrats, AND as a distraction from Trump's numerous scandals.

For example, people in the U.S. who die from drug overdoses each year are far fewer than the amount Trump suggests have been saved by the boat strikes his administration has carried out since September.

But experts say that this is a grossly simplistic interpretation of the situation. Here’s a closer look at the facts.
TRUMP: “Every boat we knock out, we save 25,000 American lives.”
THE FACTS: The numbers to support Trump’s claim don’t add up, and sometimes don’t exist.