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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth estimated the latest cost of the Iran war at $37.5 billion, some $9 billion higher than earlier figures provided by the Pentagon

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_{July 22, 2026}

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New Jersey has removed thousands of non-U.S. citizens from the state’s voter rolls after it learned last week that a serious software error led to the registration of the individuals

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_{July 21, 2026}

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Large utilities and data-center developers are joining President Trump’s promise to pay more for the electricity needed to run AI models

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_{July 21, 2026}

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The Trump administration is freezing more than $1 billion in Medicaid funding to California and Minnesota

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_{July 21, 2026}

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The Trump administration plans to accelerate its overhaul of federal research by supporting more individual scientists and the use of artificial intelligence rather than universities

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_{July 21, 2026}

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Pete Hegseth estimates the Iran war will cost $37.5 billion, disruptions in the Red and Black seas could impact oil supplies, and Lydia Corbett’s ponytail made her Picasso’s muse. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{July 21, 2026}

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An American manufacturer will for the first time begin producing drone boats designed and battle-tested by Ukraine

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_{July 21, 2026}

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Republican Sen. Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, said she planned to run for a full Senate term to replace her brother in South Carolina

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_{July 21, 2026}

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The Trump administration sought phone records tied to relatives of New York Times reporters in its effort to identify the journalists’ sources

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_{July 20, 2026}

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The Qatari-gifted luxury jet that President Trump is using as Air Force One will get an upgrade this fall

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_{July 20, 2026}

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Who is Troy Jackson, the likely Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine?

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_{July 20, 2026}

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Many wealthy Texas Republicans can’t stomach the state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton, but a close race for Senate control may crack their checkbooks open

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_{July 20, 2026}

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The Pentagon is finally buying (some) weapons from startups

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_{July 20, 2026}

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See examples of how President Trump’s Truth Social posts can move stocks

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_{July 18, 2026}

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The popularity of prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi with aides who have access to inside information has created a pervasive temptation that is growing in advance of November’s elections

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_{July 18, 2026}

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President Trump’s speech Thursday, in which he tried to raise doubts about the integrity of U.S. elections, frustrated some senior members of Trump’s own Republican Party

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_{July 18, 2026}

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The kids are “Nixonmaxxing”: More than half-a-century after Watergate, conservative youth are discovering the aesthetic, and adopting the attitude, of the late president

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_{July 18, 2026}

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The White House released 269 pages of intelligence assessments, internal emails and investigative records as part of a review of foreign interference and vulnerabilities in U.S. elections

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_{July 17, 2026}

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President Trump said he was endorsing the late Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister to fill his seat permanently

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_{July 17, 2026}

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The Pentagon’s plan to lend more than $200 billion to companies in key business sectors is fueling a hiring spree for private-equity, private-credit, and investment banking specialists

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_{July 17, 2026}

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House Republicans are plunging ahead with a plan to approve extra military spending to fund the Iran war, but passage remains uncertain and Trump wants more

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_{July 17, 2026}

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President Trump wants the Republican-controlled Congress to pass the SAVE America Act. Here’s what the proposed elections law would do:

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_{July 17, 2026}

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President Trump’s speech Thursday night set out next steps in his election-fraud hunt that could consume his administration for months to come. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

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_{July 17, 2026}

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President Trump addressed the nation from the White House, where he delivered allegations of foreign influence in U.S. elections

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_{July 17, 2026}

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President Trump delivered an extraordinary prime time speech alleging that the U.S. election system had been compromised, ramping up his efforts raise skepticism about the midterms

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_{July 17, 2026}

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The Treasury’s top tax policy official was forced out of his job after he warned that the White House was at risk of violating a federal law prohibiting senior officials’ involvement in IRS audits

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_{July 16, 2026}

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Ahead of President Trump’s scheduled prime-time speech Thursday, here is what to know about alleged foreign influence in recent elections

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_{July 16, 2026}

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The Trump administration will limit how long a foreign student can remain in the U.S. on a student visa, increasing the hurdles for foreign students and universities’ ability to recruit them

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_{July 16, 2026}

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There have been a lot of developments in the past 18 months that serve as important context for President Trump’s Thursday-night speech on elections. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

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_{July 16, 2026}

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The U.S. is imposing a 25% tariff on certain Brazilian goods, following a yearlong investigation by trade officials into what they described as unfair trade practices

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_{July 16, 2026}

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A complex web of funds and $781,948,878 in donations—that we know of. This is the mystery money powering Trump’s second term.

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_{July 15, 2026}

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and his acting ICE director made the decision to halt most vehicle stops by federal immigration officials but hadn’t briefed Trump. He overruled them

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_{July 15, 2026}

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The Trump administration is considering placing a bond of $100,000 on some green-card seekers applying at U.S. consulates abroad, according to people familiar with the plans

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_{July 15, 2026}

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More than 100 House Democrats voted for a failed measure to eliminate more than $3 billion in military financing to Israel, proving a clear picture of how support for the country has cratered in the party

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_{July 15, 2026}

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The Air Force for the first time successfully fired an air-to-air missile from a new jet-powered combat drone built by defense startup Anduril

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_{July 15, 2026}

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The hardest question for Trump administration nominees on Capitol Hill: Who won the 2020 presidential election?

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_{July 15, 2026}

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The Pentagon plans to screen soldiers for testosterone deficiency as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth continues his revamp of the country’s military

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_{July 15, 2026}

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Todd Blanche tried to ease concerns over a settlement between President Trump and the IRS that troubles key GOP senators whose support he needs to be confirmed as attorney general

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_{July 15, 2026}

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Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump’s nominee to lead the CDC, said she would uphold science amid lawmaker questions over vaccine policy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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_{July 15, 2026}

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Neros, a startup started by former drone-racing teens, has secured a contract with the Defense Department worth up to $500 million to supply its drones to the Army

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_{July 14, 2026}

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Billionaire Ken Griffin has already invested roughly $40 million into this year’s midterm campaigns, a total that could easily double as he seeks to shape the GOP’s future and help it in the midterms

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_{July 14, 2026}

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President Trump is pushing Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to serve as an interim replacement in the Senate after the longtime lawmaker’s death

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_{July 14, 2026}

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Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary will measure how far left the party is willing to go in the industrial heartland and beyond

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_{July 12, 2026}

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The Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate Alabama’s congressional map has split the political future for many Black Democratic voters

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_{July 11, 2026}

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A lack of defensive capabilities aboard President Trump’s new jet led him to fly aboard an older Air Force One after U.S. officials received Israeli intelligence about a possible plot to kill him

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_{July 11, 2026}

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The Democratic Party’s financial struggles have become a new test for Chairman Ken Martin as the party regroups from a bruising 2024 election loss

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_{July 11, 2026}

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Political activists who recruited Graham Platner to his Maine Senate race overlooked warning signs that led to the campaign’s collapse

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_{July 09, 2026}

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Democratic nominee Graham Platner said he would suspend his campaign for Senate in Maine, ending a run that had drawn broad grassroots support but was plagued by controversy

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_{July 09, 2026}

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“To me, I think it’s over,” Trump said of the Iran ceasefire at the NATO summit in Ankara. “I don’t want to deal with them…They’re liars, they’re cheats, they’re sick people.”

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_{July 09, 2026}

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Jewish Democrats considering 2028 presidential bids are confronting their party’s hostility toward Israel

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_{July 08, 2026}

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Parents of some babies have been unable to set up Trump Accounts

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_{July 08, 2026}

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Americans’ confidence in capitalism and democracy has fallen sharply, according to a new WSJ-NORC poll

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_{July 08, 2026}

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Democrats are rushing to find a candidate to replace Graham Platner if he drops out of the Maine Senate race as fallout from new allegations against him threatens to intensify rifts within the party

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_{July 08, 2026}

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Allies of Sen. Mitch McConnell said they have had in-depth conversations with the hospitalized lawmaker in recent days, looking to bat down rumors that his health had sharply deteriorated

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_{July 07, 2026}

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Trump says he would consider selling F-35 jet fighters to Turkey, challenging years of congressional opposition

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_{July 07, 2026}

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U.S. lawmakers to press Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to back tougher Russia sanctions as bipartisan bill stalls in Congress

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_{July 07, 2026}

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Bernie Sanders has urged Graham Platner to exit the race for U.S. Senate in Maine

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_{July 07, 2026}

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First the White House grounds were transformed into a UFC ring. Next, the South Lawn will feature a new granite helipad.

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_{July 07, 2026}

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Democratic Party leaders and close allies urged Graham Platner to quit the Maine Senate race, after a woman he had been romantically involved with publicly alleged that he sexually assaulted her

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_{July 07, 2026}

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Europe races to plug security holes after the U.S.’s NATO pullback

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_{July 07, 2026}

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The Democratic socialist and anti-Israel activist giving Democrats heartburn

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_{July 05, 2026}

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In Arizona’s Maricopa County, a baseless allegation that the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump remains an issue that is far from settled

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_{July 05, 2026}

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Modern warfare is forcing a convergence between national and corporate security—and no one is sure who is responsible for the cost of paying to protect businesses

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_{July 04, 2026}

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The president disclosed huge income gains this week. Democrats want to turn that into a political liability

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_{July 04, 2026}

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CQ Brown, the retired general forced out of his post as the nation’s top military officer last year, has provided his most direct critique of the Trump administration’s handling of the U.S. military

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_{July 03, 2026}

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wanted to adjust U.S. troop levels in Europe but pulled back after his plan was floated to the White House

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_{July 03, 2026}

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Colorado has grown quickly and become younger, but political analysts largely attribute the collapse of Republicans there to the rise of MAGA

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_{July 02, 2026}

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Vice President JD Vance continues to rake in royalties from his bestselling 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” his latest financial disclosure report shows

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_{July 01, 2026}

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Centrists scored an early victory in Colorado’s Democratic primary Tuesday when Sen. John Hickenlooper fought off a primary challenge from the left

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_{July 01, 2026}

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The Supreme Court has wrapped up one of its most consequential terms in decades. Here are top themes from a bruising and blockbuster year.

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_{July 01, 2026}

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Although the justices struck down an executive order curtailing birthright citizenship, courts gave the president other ways to pursue his immigration crackdown

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_{July 01, 2026}

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Pierre Yared, the acting head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, is stepping down, President Trump said, as the president’s nominee to hold the role permanently nears likely confirmation by the Senate

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_{July 01, 2026}

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President Trump’s forays into cryptocurrency delivered him a windfall of more than $1 billion last year, according to his latest financial disclosure report

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_{July 01, 2026}

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A congressman who was absent from the Capitol for nearly four months disclosed that he had been diagnosed with depression in a floor speech on his first day back at work

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_{June 30, 2026}

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The Trump administration is prepping a financial lifeline for smaller meatpackers struggling with dwindling cattle supplies, which have sent beef prices surging

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_{June 30, 2026}

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Join a real-time, written chat with WSJ’s chief legal editors from 1-2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1

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_{June 30, 2026}

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President Trump said Monday that he would nominate Keith Sonderling as labor secretary

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_{June 30, 2026}

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A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding funds from a $16 billion rail tunnel project that would connect New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River

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_{June 30, 2026}

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The Supreme Court blocks Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook, Comcast plans a company split, and Rafael Nadal eats anchovies for breakfast. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{June 29, 2026}

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he U.S. military industry and the economy have been interwoven back to George Washington

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_{June 29, 2026}

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Rep. Julia Letlow won a hard-fought GOP Senate runoff in Louisiana, defeating state Treasurer John Fleming in the contest to succeed Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had run afoul of President Trump

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_{June 28, 2026}

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Jack Schlossberg looked like he could be a Kennedy for a time such as this. But what made Schlossberg such a compelling social-media star may also have been a liability for his congressional run.

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_{June 27, 2026}

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Democratic centrists—who have been “wringing our hands” at cocktail parties—are now scrambling to beat back insurgent candidates

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_{June 27, 2026}

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The U.S. Army is leasing land on bases across the country to companies that will build and operate critical mineral processing plants, military officials said

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_{June 25, 2026}

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Watch how American and British sailors test some of the latest unmanned surface vessels as the alliance races to catch up to the drone capabilities of Ukraine and Russia

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_{June 25, 2026}

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Primary victories by left-wing candidates are scrambling Jews’ relationship to New York City and exposing fractures within their community

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_{June 25, 2026}

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The Trump administration is in a standoff with a Democratic lawmaker who is blocking a proposed $750 million sale of jet engines to Turkey over concerns about the country’s ties to Russia

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_{June 24, 2026}

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The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth up to $35 billion to make hundreds of Thaad interceptors a year to replenish U.S. stockpiles drawn down by the war with Iran

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_{June 24, 2026}

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Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn is selling himself as a political outsider eager to bust up big agriculture interests

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_{June 21, 2026}

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Jay Clayton has been a loyal ally and golf buddy of President Trump. Now he is a pawn in a larger chess game between the president and Congress.

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_{June 21, 2026}

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Jack Schlossberg’s good looks and zany charm have catapulted him to online fame. But can the Kennedy scion win the votes in NY-12?

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_{June 20, 2026}

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has turned a Justice Department probe into a fundraising opportunity

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_{June 20, 2026}

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Watch a video to learn more about what it means to be working class in America

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_{June 19, 2026}

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is embarking on a “Take Back Your Health” tour, often appearing with Republican congressional candidates

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_{June 19, 2026}

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President Trump has made a series of decisions that have confounded Republicans and are challenging his grip on the party

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_{June 19, 2026}

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The Pentagon needs $80 billion to cover costs from the Iran war as well as other non-war-related bills, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg told lawmakers in phone calls this week 

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_{June 19, 2026}

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What started as a series of promotional interviews this week for JD Vance’s new book ended with the vice president becoming the face of the tentative peace agreement with Iran—for better or worse

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_{June 19, 2026}

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The architects of California’s proposed billionaire tax said Thursday that they are open to withdrawing the ballot measure if Gov. Gavin Newsom supports a smaller wealth tax

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_{June 19, 2026}

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When Senate hopeful Ken Paxton attacks the masculinity of his Democratic opponent, James Talarico, he has one group in particular on his mind: Hispanic voters

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_{June 19, 2026}

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ratcheted up pressure on European NATO allies, warning that the U.S. will review its military presence on the continent

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_{June 18, 2026}

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune has repeatedly delivered unwelcome news to President Trump on policies and personnel

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_{June 18, 2026}

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President Trump said he is delaying the nomination of Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence, complicating a congressional bid to reauthorize a foreign-surveillance power

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_{June 17, 2026}

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Rep. Mike Collins won Georgia’s GOP primary runoff over former college football coach Derek Dooley, setting up a showdown with Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November

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_{June 17, 2026}

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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s move to run in a majority-minority district after hers was reshaped in a GOP-led redistricting plan has roiled local politics and the Congressional Black Caucus

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_{June 17, 2026}

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President Trump invoked a Cold War-era law in an effort to increase production of critical munitions

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_{June 16, 2026}

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Five decades ago, a break-in at a billionaire’s office exposed a secret CIA operation. Now, a new $40 million insider gold heist has veterans worried it could happen again.

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_{June 16, 2026}

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A wave of fake videos and ads is fueling worries about misinformation in the lead-up to the midterm elections

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_{June 15, 2026}

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The U.S. military wants defense contractors to supply less-costly missiles on a faster timeline

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_{June 15, 2026}

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President Trump said he would nominate Jay Clayton to run DNI as he tries to contain the Bill Pulte drama. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

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_{June 12, 2026}

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He’s a straight talker who defies political norms and dabbles in frat-boy antics. Meet the dudebro candidate.

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_{June 12, 2026}

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President Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, according to people familiar with the matter

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_{June 11, 2026}

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Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing intelligence chief, revoked two Biden-era intelligence reports on the mysterious illness known as Havana Syndrome, saying they didn’t meet analytic standards

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_{June 11, 2026}

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President Trump said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the former chairman of the SEC, to be the next director of national intelligence

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_{June 11, 2026}

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The Pentagon lifted an hourslong shelter-in-place order Thursday after tests found that no hazardous material was present

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_{June 11, 2026}

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Solving the homelessness crisis often seems impossible. But programs to help families and veterans have been remarkably successful.

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_{June 11, 2026}

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The U.S. and Iran stumbled back into war, exchanging strikes for the second day in a row. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

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_{June 11, 2026}

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The race between Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Graham Platner leaves many women with a difficult choice

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_{June 10, 2026}

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Bill Gates told Congress that Jeffrey Epstein discovered that he had had affairs during his marriage and tried to leverage that information

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_{June 10, 2026}

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President Trump called on Congress to pass a short-term extension of a federal surveillance program that is set to expire at the end of the week

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_{June 10, 2026}

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Rep. Nancy Mace, a onetime rising star in the Republican Party, was knocked out of the race for South Carolina governor

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_{June 10, 2026}

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Democrats in Maine set aside the controversies surrounding political newcomer Graham Platner and selected him as their nominee to challenge GOP Sen. Susan Collins

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_{June 10, 2026}

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Former Fox News Host Steve Hilton advanced to the general election to succeed California Gov. Gavin Newsom. He will face-off against former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra.

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_{June 10, 2026}

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An effort in San Francisco to raise taxes on companies with highly paid executives has failed

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_{June 09, 2026}

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The Pentagon on Monday updated its list of Chinese businesses the U.S. has identified as aiding Beijing’s military to include tech giants Alibaba and Baidu— limiting their operations in America

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_{June 09, 2026}

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SpaceX’s years of courting the national-security establishment are paying off

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_{June 08, 2026}

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President Trump said he wants Bill Pulte, his incoming acting director of national intelligence, to begin firing a large number of employees as part of a shake-up of the U.S. intelligence community

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_{June 05, 2026}

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Top AI executives are joining security experts in calling for Congress to protect against biological threats posed by the technology

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_{June 04, 2026}

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Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former Trump administration official, said she resigned in part because she was frustrated with the lack of oversight of the intelligence community’s use of taxpayer funds

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_{June 04, 2026}

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In a 215-208 vote, the House of Representatives passed a resolution that would restrict President Trump’s ability to continue the war against Iran without congressional approval

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_{June 03, 2026}

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GOP-led House voted to restrict President Trump’s ability to continue the war against Iran without congressional approval, the latest sign that Republican lawmakers’ support for the war is eroding

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_{June 03, 2026}

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The House curtails Trump’s Iran war powers, bitcoin extends its slide, and Knicks merch includes leopard vests and $1,450 jackets. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{June 03, 2026}

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Some GOP lawmakers are pushing to kill the administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund by adding restrictions to an immigration-enforcement bill that is a priority of President Trump

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_{June 03, 2026}

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In a private meeting, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner attempted to quell concerns from some Democratic lawmakers that revelations about his life have jeopardized his candidacy

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_{June 03, 2026}

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Zach Lahn, a businessman and farmer, upset a congressman backed by President Trump in Tuesday’s Republican primary for governor in Iowa

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_{June 03, 2026}

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Californians wrapped voting in their state’s primary elections Tuesday, but results for the messy gubernatorial and the Los Angeles mayor’s race could take a while to be finalized

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_{June 03, 2026}

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Farmers considered “fringe” are now advising President Trump’s team

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_{June 03, 2026}

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The Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use a congressional map eliminating one of the state’s two Democratic-leaning House districts

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_{June 03, 2026}

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How Trump became the nation’s regulator in chief.

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_{June 03, 2026}

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Bill Pulte, the new acting director of national intelligence, has no known national security experience, but he has something President Trump values above all else: loyalty

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_{June 03, 2026}

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The Trump administration is abandoning its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund after it drew condemnation from Republican lawmakers and threatened to sink an unrelated immigration-enforcement bill

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_{June 02, 2026}

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given unusual scrutiny to Air Force senior officer promotions, which only the president can lawfully block

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_{June 02, 2026}

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The Army jailbreaks weapons software, linking 74 defense systems into a single battlefield view to better counter drones and missiles

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_{June 02, 2026}

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Between now and November, WSJ is bringing you profiles of the political figures reshaping their parties and illustrating the choices Americans confront in the 2026 midterms

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_{June 02, 2026}

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has blocked the promotion of eight Navy captains to be one-star admirals, including two female and two Black officers, according to current and former U.S. officials

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_{June 01, 2026}

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California Democrats head to a primary election on Tuesday after a raucous race to help determine a successor to Gov. Gavin Newsom

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_{June 01, 2026}

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The congressional recess is typically a cooling-off period that eases tensions between the White House and Capitol Hill. But this time, Senate Republicans are staying just as hot.

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_{May 31, 2026}

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After several musicians dropped out of the festivities on the National Mall celebrating America’s 250th birthday, President Trump has put himself forward as the alternative act

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_{May 30, 2026}

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The wife of Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner last year told the campaign about texts she had found between Platner and other women

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_{May 30, 2026}

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Disclosure documents show Josh Gruenbaum was an investor in a Thrive Capital fund while the firm’s portfolio companies were up for contracts

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_{May 30, 2026}

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President Trump’s no-audits promise from his acting attorney general operates far outside normal tax administration, with lawyers saying the deal likely exceeds the Justice Department’s authority

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_{May 30, 2026}

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President Trump “remains in excellent physical health,” according to a memo from his physician released late Friday by the White House

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_{May 30, 2026}

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The Trump administration recently announced a green card policy that, if carried out as intended, would force most applicants for permanent residency to leave the country and apply from abroad

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_{May 30, 2026}

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A federal judge ruled that Trump’s name must be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and that the institution cannot be closed while it undergoes extensive renovations

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_{May 30, 2026}

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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to pause efforts to set up a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who believe they were improperly investigated and prosecuted 

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_{May 29, 2026}

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President Trump’s top aides have discussed whether he should kill the “anti-weaponization” fund in exchange for getting immigration-enforcement funding passed, say people familiar with the matter

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_{May 29, 2026}

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Democratic lawmakers said former AG Pam Bondi refused to answer questions about Trump during an interview with the House Oversight Committee over about the DOJ’s release of Epstein files

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_{May 29, 2026}

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What to know about the practical and legal questions surrounding President Trump’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund”

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_{May 29, 2026}

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The U.S. is expected to propose a change to the USMCA agreement that would require half of the components and materials in an automobile to come from U.S. sources to qualify for lower tariffs

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_{May 29, 2026}

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she won’t seek the presidency in 2028, taking one of the Democratic Party’s high-profile stars out of the running

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_{May 28, 2026}

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Unusual Machines Inc. Shares Surge Premarket on Trump Government Funding Expectations

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_{May 28, 2026}

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Sen. John Cornyn of Texas becomes a member of the swelling YOLO Caucus after losing his primary against a Trump-backed opponent. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{May 28, 2026}

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The Trump administration is pursuing funding deals with a group of drone companies as part of its effort to increase domestic production and lower costs, according to people familiar with the matter

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_{May 28, 2026}

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Gen. Christopher LaNeve, acting chief of the Army, is poised to get the nomination as early as this week, according to U.S. officials

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_{May 28, 2026}

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President Trump and Democrats rarely find themselves in alignment. Yet both sides wanted the same outcome in Tuesday’s Texas Senate primary runoff election.

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_{May 27, 2026}

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The balance of power in the Senate is on the line in the 2026 elections. Our tracker digs into the most competitive and emerging Senate battlegrounds.

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_{May 27, 2026}

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State Attorney General Ken Paxton clinched the Texas Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, defeating longtime Sen. John Cornyn

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_{May 27, 2026}

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The U.S. is scaling back the forces it plans to send to Europe in a crisis, a fresh step by the Trump administration to shrink its military support for NATO allies 

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_{May 27, 2026}

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Here are three political story lines to watch this week: Texas face-off, Trump’s health and the Iran talks. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{May 26, 2026}

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NYC’s wealthiest congressional district has a “once-in-a-lifetime” open seat

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_{May 25, 2026}

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Texas Sen. John Cornyn’s primary runoff against firebrand state Attorney General Ken Paxton this week is being closely watched as a barometer of the Republican Party’s future in Texas and the country

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_{May 25, 2026}

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President Trump postponed signing an order on the dangers of artificial intelligence, heeding an adviser’s warning that industry guardrails could slow down U.S. models in the race with tools from China

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_{May 23, 2026}

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For more than a year, Republican senators had largely been deferential to President Trump‘s wishes. This week, they revolted over a Trump endorsement and his $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization fund.’

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_{May 23, 2026}

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Tulsi Gabbard resigned as director of national intelligence, capping a tumultuous tenure in which she was largely sidelined from President Trump’s national-security operations

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_{May 22, 2026}

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Key moments from Tulsi Gabbard’s difficult tenure as the top U.S. intelligence officer

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_{May 22, 2026}

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Most green-card applicants will need to go abroad to apply for permanent residency at an American consulate, rather than filing from within the U.S. as they do now

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_{May 22, 2026}

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China and Russia have in recent years expanded their intelligence operations in Cuba, investing in facilities used to spy on U.S. military sites in Florida, according to officials

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_{May 22, 2026}

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House Republicans Open Investigation Into Prediction-Market Insider Trading

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_{May 22, 2026}

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Trump said he plans to send 5,000 troops to Poland, a move that is intended to reassure an ally

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_{May 22, 2026}

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As the Trump administration faces a barrage of bipartisan criticism for creating a payout system without precedent, potential applicants are eyeing a piece of the pie

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_{May 22, 2026}

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President Trump and the GOP-controlled Senate were on a collision course Thursday over the administration’s controversial ‘anti-weaponization fund’

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_{May 21, 2026}

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Trump and the GOP fight over his $1.8 billion fund, and “The Sound of Music” helps U.S.-China diplomacy. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{May 21, 2026}

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The DNC’s long awaited release of an autopsy report of the 2024 election was met with heavy sighs and deepening frustration across the party

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_{May 21, 2026}

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The Democratic National Committee has released a full report detailing the party’s mistakes in the 2024 elections, reversing course on a previous decision after months of pressure

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_{May 21, 2026}

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Supreme Court revives large Cuba property claims against cruise lines as Trump escalates pressure on Havana and Raúl Castro

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_{May 21, 2026}

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Spencer Pratt, the former reality TV star of “The Hills,” is running a biting, social-media-savvy campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles

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_{May 21, 2026}

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President Trump delivered a clear message to Republicans in Tuesday’s primaries: Cross the president at your own peril

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_{May 20, 2026}

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A Georgia congressman and a former college football coach will meet in a runoff next month after neither captured 50% of the vote in the GOP Senate primary Tuesday to challenge Democrat Jon Ossoff for his Senate seat

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_{May 20, 2026}

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President Trump’s handpicked House candidate defeated longtime GOP antagonist Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, underscoring the president’s iron grip on the Republican Party

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_{May 20, 2026}

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President Trump is discussing plans to install a helipad at the White House to prevent powerful new Marine One helicopters from damaging the South Lawn

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_{May 18, 2026}

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Rap superstar Nicki Minaj is throwing her weight behind the White House agenda after being courted by Trump’s 29-year-old celebrity whisperer.

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_{May 18, 2026}

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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has become a steady recipient of President Trump’s social-media trolling in recent weeks, part of the president’s battle plan for the midterms

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_{May 17, 2026}

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An event on Sunday is expected to draw thousands to Washington, D.C., for a daylong gathering featuring Trump administration officials, evangelical leaders and pastors

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_{May 17, 2026}

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Authorities play catch-up with suspicious wagers in D.C., Sen. Bill Cassidy loses in the Louisiana primary and distillers struggle to sell bourbon. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{May 17, 2026}

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Saikat Chakrabarti is running as an insurgent who will overhaul the Democratic Party in a bid to fill Nancy Pelosi’s House seat

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_{May 17, 2026}

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Sen. Bill Cassidy’s run for re-election was cut short Saturday as voters heeded President Trump’s call to oust the two-term Louisiana Republican

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_{May 17, 2026}

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Thomas Massie, the seven-term GOP congressman from Kentucky and leading Trump antagonist, will soon find out whether his political career in the House can survive a break with the president

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_{May 17, 2026}

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The Senate parliamentarian has found that $1 billion in federal funding related to President Trump’s White House ballroom is subject to a 60-vote threshold in the Senate rather than a simple majority

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_{May 17, 2026}

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Jim Clyburn’s seat is under threat as Republicans redraw Southern congressional maps, raising alarms over Black representation in Congress

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_{May 16, 2026}

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With under six months to go before the midterm elections, Trump’s allies are counting on massive financial resources and closer coordination on a strategy to flip the economy on Democrats

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_{May 16, 2026}

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition from Virginia Democrats to use a voter-approved congressional map that would have added as many as four blue-leaning districts for the midterms

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_{May 15, 2026}

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Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Friday assailed the Pentagon’s decision to cancel the deployment of an armored brigade to Poland, saying the move caught them and U.S. allies by surprise

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_{May 15, 2026}

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House Passes Ethanol Bill, But Fate Uncertain in Senate

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_{May 15, 2026}

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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is taking a page from other blue states to combat a housing shortage, proposing that Illinois take some control away from local authorities

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_{May 15, 2026}

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Pentagon leaders say they could start running out of money for operations this summer unless Congress passes a new wartime spending bill

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_{May 14, 2026}

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The Pentagon abruptly canceled deployment of an armored brigade to Europe, a major step toward shrinking the U.S. military posture in Europe that caught some military officials by surprise

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_{May 14, 2026}

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Denise Powell Wins Tight Democratic Primary for Open House Seat in Nebraska

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_{May 14, 2026}

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A Nebraska state senator and a former communications executive were in a tight Democratic congressional primary early Wednesday for a House seat left open by retiring GOP Rep. Don Bacon

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_{May 13, 2026}

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FBI Director Kash Patel fielded questions from lawmakers about allegations that he drinks excessively and other issues during a Senate hearing

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_{May 12, 2026}

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The new battleship to be named after Trump will be nuclear-powered, a move expected to boost the cost and complexity of a project that was facing questions about its feasibility

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_{May 12, 2026}

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With his term as governor of Florida ending in January, Ron DeSantis is weighing his next move and nurturing his ties with President Trump

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_{May 09, 2026}

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President Trump and top aides are pressuring Republican leaders in South Carolina and other Southern states to pursue mid-decade redistricting plans

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_{May 09, 2026}

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Trump has signed off on a plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, according to people familiar with the matter

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_{May 08, 2026}

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Virginia’s highest court threw out Democrats’ effort to draw more blue-leaning seats ahead of the midterm elections, in a major win for Republicans

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_{May 08, 2026}

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Hantavirus scramble tests Trump’s overhauled CDC. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{May 08, 2026}

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A trade court ruled against Trump’s global tariffs, France summoned Elon Musk to face criminal charges, and no-display health trackers are hot. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{May 07, 2026}

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is coordinating with the World Health Organization to help global authorities contain a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship

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_{May 07, 2026}

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Trumponomics and the New Brand of Capitalism. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{May 07, 2026}

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The airline industry is warning the Trump administration about the economic impact of high jet-fuel prices, saying the Iran war needs to end soon

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_{May 07, 2026}

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional he had no personal or professional relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

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_{May 07, 2026}

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President Trump escalated his public feud with Pope Leo XIV, accusing the pontiff of endangering Catholics by opposing U.S. military action against Iran

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_{May 06, 2026}

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President Trump scored decisive victories in a slate of Indiana state Senate primaries Tuesday, a sign that his grip on the party’s base remains firm

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_{May 06, 2026}

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Marco Rubio on Tuesday briefly added a new title to his ever-growing list of responsibilities: White House press secretary

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_{May 05, 2026}

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President Trump’s desire to end the Iran war is being put to the test after Tehran fired at American warships and violently disrupted a U.S. effort to revive shipping in the Strait of Hormuz

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_{May 05, 2026}

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The U.S. is striving to dominate the drone evolution in military technology the way it has with previous wartime innovations. There is just one problem: China got there first.

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_{May 03, 2026}

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Inside the big spending and internal drama at ActBlue, which faces investigations from the Justice Department and congressional Republicans six months before the 2026 midterms

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_{May 03, 2026}

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Despite Iowa’s history of voting Republican, nonpartisan analysts rate the state’s race for governor and two of its four U.S. House contests as tossups that either party could win in November

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_{May 02, 2026}

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Potential Democratic presidential candidates are already looking to build a donor network ahead of formally entering the race next year

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_{May 02, 2026}

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California voters are heading toward a stark choice: whether to levy a significant tax on billionaires. They could also vote on whether to make it harder to tax the state’s wealthy elite.

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_{May 02, 2026}

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Americans are pouring a lot more money into their gasoline tanks than they were even a week ago

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_{May 01, 2026}

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The failed nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general brought into view the unease some senators feel about the MAHA movement’s vaccine skepticism

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_{May 01, 2026}

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Trump says the Iran war is over, Spirit Airlines prepares to shut down, and a horse racing star wants a derby victory. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{May 01, 2026}

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Trump Tells Congress Iran Conflict Is Over, Sidestepping War Authorization

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_{May 01, 2026}

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Trump’s new Air Force One will arrive this summer, combining all the Qatari royal opulence with a $400 million security overhaul

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_{May 01, 2026}

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U.S. senators voted to ban themselves from trading on platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket following concerns over insider trading

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_{May 01, 2026}

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“This is a warning. We know you live right here.” Federal agents nationwide can access your personal data, including communications and daily travels in America’s new surveillance dragnet.

_{May 01, 2026}

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Sen. John Cornyn of Texas faces a primary runoff against Ken Paxton, testing the Republican Party’s future in President Trump’s America

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_{May 01, 2026}

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Republican leaders are pushing Southern states to redraw congressional maps ahead of the midterm elections after a Supreme Court decision sharply curbed the use of race in crafting electoral districts

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_{May 01, 2026}

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President Trump is withdrawing his nomination of healthy-food advocate Dr. Casey Means to serve as U.S. Surgeon General

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_{April 30, 2026}

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Trump Poised to Defy Congress on War Authorization

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_{April 30, 2026}

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President Trump is leaning toward endorsing Rep. Andy Barr in the Kentucky Senate race, a move that would put Trump at odds with Elon Musk and several of his own allies, who are backing one of Barr’s opponents

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_{April 30, 2026}

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In his first public testimony since the war in Iran began two months ago, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democrats on his handling of the war in Iran and management of the Pentagon

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_{April 29, 2026}

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Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature approved a redrawn map of its congressional districts that could give the GOP up to four more seats in the U.S. House in the November midterms

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_{April 29, 2026}

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U.S. military operations in Iran have so far cost taxpayers roughly $25 billion, a top Pentagon official told lawmakers

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_{April 29, 2026}

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In a bid to keep construction of the White House ballroom moving, the Trump administration has told a court how the president would be protected in the event of a White House attack

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_{April 29, 2026}

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As Barack Obama backs efforts he once opposed, Democrats are successfully countering President Trump’s redistricting push

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_{April 25, 2026}

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John Phelan refused to accept his dismissal from the post of Navy secretary until he heard from President Trump

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_{April 24, 2026}

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Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has continued using a waterfront house on a military base in Washington, D.C.

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_{April 23, 2026}

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The Trump administration is reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a policy shift that could make it much easier to buy and sell pot and reward investors in the cannabis industry

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_{April 23, 2026}

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The U.S. has burned through so many munitions in Iran that some administration officials assess that America couldn’t fully execute contingency plans to defend Taiwan from a Chinese invasion if it occurred in the near term, U.S. officials said

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_{April 23, 2026}

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The main outside group supporting Democrats’ efforts to flip the House is reserving $272 million in TV and digital advertising ahead of the midterms, mostly targeting seats held by Republicans

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_{April 23, 2026}

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There’s still one thing that unites us: Congress. Americans across the board seem to agree—​the​y loathe that branch of government. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{April 23, 2026}

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John Phelan has been fired as Navy secretary after months of simmering tension with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to U.S. officials

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_{April 23, 2026}

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Republicans are increasingly worried that a battle President Trump started last summer to redraw congressional district lines has backfired and may hand more seats to Democrats

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_{April 23, 2026}

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Here are the key takeaways after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced scrutiny during seven congressional hearings in the space of one week

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_{April 22, 2026}

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A federal court sided with the IRS over Liberty Global’s “Project Soy,” giving the government more tools to combat corporate tax maneuvers

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_{April 22, 2026}

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Virginia voters approved a measure intended to boost the number of Democratic seats in the U.S. House by redrawing the state’s congressional map ahead of the midterms, the Associated Press projected

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_{April 22, 2026}

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New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued exchanges Coinbase and Gemini, accusing them of operating prediction markets that violate state gambling laws

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_{April 21, 2026}

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An investigation into whether government officials engaged in a conspiracy to undermine President Trump is advancing under newly installed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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_{April 21, 2026}

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A dispute between Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is occurring in the midst of unprecedented military commitments around the world

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_{April 19, 2026}

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Behind Trump’s public bravado on the war in Iran is a president grappling with his own fears.

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_{April 19, 2026}

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Virginians face a ballot measure asking them whether to approve redrawing their state’s congressional districts, which would give a big lift to Democrats’ goal of taking back the U.S. House

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_{April 19, 2026}

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Republican officials are sounding the alarm ahead of November’s midterm elections, worried that the war in Iran and Democratic enthusiasm might mean a blowout

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_{April 18, 2026}

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The grandson of Cuban leader Raúl Castro tapped a wealthy Havana entrepreneur to try to personally deliver a letter to the White House last week

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_{April 16, 2026}

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Rep. Eric Swalwell of California earned endorsements from top Democrats in his bid to become governor before sexual-misconduct allegations became public

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_{April 16, 2026}

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Private equity comes to the Pentagon. Can Stephen Feinberg remake the defense industry?

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_{April 16, 2026}

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Bernie Sanders is helping progressives win primaries, but some Democrats worry that won’t translate to victories in general elections.

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_{April 13, 2026}

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Powerful Democrats are calling for Rep. Eric Swalwell to end his campaign for California governor, citing allegations of sexual misconduct. Swalwell called the allegations “flat false.”

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_{April 11, 2026}

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We visited influencer Jessica Reed Kraus’s mocktail night with her MAHA friends to talk about voting, policy and RFK Jr.’s tenure

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_{April 10, 2026}

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MAHA activists visit the White House as Republicans try to win back a key voting bloc ahead of the midterm elections

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_{April 10, 2026}

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President Trump has repeatedly promised his top administration officials pardons before he leaves office, according to people who have heard his comments

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_{April 10, 2026}

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Pope Leo Criticizes Religious Language Used by Trump on the War

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_{April 10, 2026}

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The fate of the U.S.-Iran cease-fire will be determined in Islamabad this weekend. Read more in today’s WSJ politics newsletter:

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_{April 10, 2026}

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The Defense Department violated a court order to restore Pentagon access for journalists, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, a setback for the Trump administration

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_{April 10, 2026}

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the U.S. is risking a protracted conflict in Iran similar to the ones in Iraq and Afghanistan

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_{April 09, 2026}

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Just hours after President Trump announced a sudden pause of strikes against Iran, the White House warned staff against improperly leveraging their positions to place well-timed bets in futures markets

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_{April 09, 2026}

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President Trump’s declaration of “total victory” in Iran left some close allies and several senior aides worried that he’s overstating what is a fragile cease-fire with Tehran

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_{April 09, 2026}

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A federal appeals court has denied Anthropic’s request for relief from the Defense Department declaring it a supply-chain risk, complicating the legal battle between the government and the AI company

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_{April 08, 2026}

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Republican Clayton Fuller won the special election for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene

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_{April 08, 2026}

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Trump team pushes to relocate Afghans trapped in limbo on U.S. Mideast base

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_{April 07, 2026}

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Trump ousted Kristi Noem but is keeping her $70 million DHS jet, raising questions over its luxury features and use of funds

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_{April 07, 2026}

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For nearly two days, injured and alone, a U.S. aviator hid in a remote mountain crevice as Iranian forces and militias closed in on him

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_{April 05, 2026}

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President Trump’s repeated declarations that the Iran war is nearly over are colliding with the gritty battlefield reality, some U.S. officials and analysts say

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_{April 05, 2026}

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President Trump is reshaping how the federal government collects and spends money, while doing little to rein in federal deficits

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_{April 04, 2026}

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The five moments that defined Pam Bondi’s time presiding over the Justice Department

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_{April 02, 2026}

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Trump Administration Unveils Up to 100% Tariff on Branded Drugs

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_{April 02, 2026}

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Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is taking flak from Democrats and moderate Republicans—but praise from the right—for seeming to bow to President Trump’s demand to grant clemency to Tina Peters

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_{April 02, 2026}

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The Trump administration ratcheted up its defense of prediction markets on Thursday, with a federal regulator suing the state of Illinois and its governor

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_{April 02, 2026}

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President Trump said he would sign an executive order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees

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_{April 02, 2026}

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President Trump has used tariffs to remake U.S. trade policy, moving from a model of cooperative trade agreements to one that relies on overt economic coercion

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_{April 02, 2026}

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Trump endorsed a two-part plan to quickly fund most of the Department of Homeland Security and then use a special procedure to pay for immigration enforcement

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_{April 02, 2026}

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President Trump sought to reassure skeptical Americans that the war in Iran is in the national interest, arguing that the operation was necessary to decimate a regime threatening the U.S.

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_{April 02, 2026}

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Retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is a Democrat running for Senate in solidly Republican Florida

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_{April 01, 2026}

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The drone having its moment in the Middle East conflict was designed by the U.S. military itself, using reverse-engineered Iranian technology

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_{April 01, 2026}

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President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday for his administration to create lists of people it considers eligible to vote in federal elections, as well as placing new restrictions on mail-in voting

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_{April 01, 2026}

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday blocked construction of President Trump’s White House ballroom

_{March 31, 2026}

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A federal judge in Texas rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to allow religious leaders to endorse candidates from the pulpit

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_{March 31, 2026}

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The Trump administration can’t end federal funding for public media via an executive order, a federal judge ruled Tuesday

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_{March 31, 2026}

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President Trump released mock-up images of a gleaming glass tower emblazoned with his last name that will serve as his presidential library once he leaves office

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_{March 31, 2026}

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President Trump is weighing a military operation to extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, a complex mission that would likely put U.S. forces inside the country for days or longer

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_{March 30, 2026}

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Investigators searched the office of a FEMA contractor as they investigate a network of aides put in place by former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and adviser Corey Lewandowski, according to people familiar with the matter

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_{March 29, 2026}

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order banning gubernatorial appointees from using nonpublic information to profit on prediction markets 

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_{March 27, 2026}

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Society has always worried about protecting the young. But the latest ruling about Meta and YouTube overlooks the upsides of free speech, Jacob Mchangama and Jeff Kosseff write.

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_{March 27, 2026}

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What an Influx of 17,000 U.S. Troops Could Mean for the Iran War

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_{March 27, 2026}

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is a chokepoint in the federal funding standoff in Congress, and officials warned travelers not to expect lines to ease over the weekend

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_{March 27, 2026}

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President Trump signed an executive order to pay TSA workers, bypassing a gridlocked Congress after the latest proposal to fund the broader Department of Homeland Security ran aground Friday

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_{March 27, 2026}

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Senators passed funding for most of Homeland Security, moving to end the TSA staffing shortage. They excluded funding for immigration enforcement

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_{March 27, 2026}

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Missouri Republican Rep. Sam Graves, chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, is pulling his plans to seek re-election

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_{March 27, 2026}

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President Trump said he would sign an executive order to free up money to pay TSA workers, moving to break a deadlock in Congress

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_{March 27, 2026}

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Billions of dollars of sophisticated military equipment has been lost or significantly damaged since the U.S. and Israel began striking thousands of targets across Iran more than three weeks ago

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_{March 27, 2026}

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A U.S. federal judge on Thursday halted the Trump administration’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk, issuing a ruling that the government trampled free-speech protections when it classified the company as a security threat

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_{March 27, 2026}

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The Trump administration is putting President Trump’s signature on new U.S. paper currency in a first for a sitting president

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_{March 26, 2026}

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The Trump administration plans to require higher wages for skilled foreign workers on H-1B visas, its latest move to discourage U.S. companies from hiring foreign nationals.

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_{March 26, 2026}

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President Trump has told associates in recent days that he wants to avoid a protracted war in Iran and that he hopes to bring the conflict to an end in the coming weeks

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_{March 26, 2026}

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Lawmakers accused each other Wednesday of being too politically timid to strike a deal to end the standoff over U.S. immigration enforcement

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_{March 26, 2026}

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Democrat Emily Gregory beat a Trump-backed Republican in a special election for the Florida state house district that includes President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

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_{March 25, 2026}

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Anduril Industries and Palantir Technologies are among firms developing the software to run the $185 billion Golden Dome antimissile shield

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_{March 24, 2026}

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GOP senators have made an offer to Democrats to fund DHS and end the TSA staffing woes that have led to long lines at airport security

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_{March 24, 2026}

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Plans for a 3,000-bed prison near the Arkansas River, led by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, face an unlikely rebellion from a group of MAGA conservatives

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_{March 24, 2026}

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Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt selected Alan Armstrong, an energy executive, to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Markwayne Mullin until a new election takes place in November

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_{March 24, 2026}

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If you are rage-reading this in a TSA line, here’s the back story. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

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_{March 24, 2026}

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President Trump said on Monday the U.S. military would postpone strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for five days following “productive” talks between Washington and Tehran

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_{March 24, 2026}

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R., Okla.) won confirmation to replace Kristi Noem as the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security

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_{March 24, 2026}

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The Defense Department introduced new restrictions on press access on Monday, days after a federal judge ruled that key elements of the limits it introduced last year were unconstitutional

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_{March 24, 2026}

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SCOTUS on late mailed ballots, Trump and Iran’s contradictory comments, and a restaurant’s expansion—after nearly 200 years. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{March 23, 2026}

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President Trump has rejected a possible offramp for the standoff over funding the Department of Homeland Security, leaving an impasse unresolved that has led to hourslong lines at some airports

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_{March 23, 2026}

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The Supreme Court seems inclined to block states from counting mailed ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive a few days afterward

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_{March 23, 2026}

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President Trump’s threats and proclamations have a similar sound. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

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_{March 23, 2026}

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ICE officers will begin trying to ease bottlenecks at airports on Monday, as the Trump administration scrambles to develop a plan to end hourslong security lines amid a partial government shutdown

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_{March 23, 2026}

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Iran said it would target critical infrastructure if Trump follows through on his weekend threat to “obliterate” the nation’s power plants if Tehran didn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days

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_{March 23, 2026}

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Here’s a look at the three lawmakers seen as best positioned to succeed House Speaker Mike Johnson if Republicans lose the majority in the midterms and look for a new leader

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_{March 22, 2026}

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President Trump has demanded that the GOP-controlled Senate vote to end most mail-in voting. Here’s why some Republicans are pushing back

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_{March 21, 2026}

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The U.S. war with Iran has triggered the broadest and fastest wave of attacks against U.S. embassies and consulates in the post-9/11 era, current and former officials said

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_{March 21, 2026}

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Some Democrats on Capitol Hill are discussing how to get New York Sen. Chuck Schumer to step aside as Senate minority leader amid concerns about his negotiating style and midterms strategy

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_{March 21, 2026}

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The wartime poster-in-chief: Trump uses Truth Social to cajole allies, berate adversaries, reassure Gulf states and conduct his own unique form of online diplomacy

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_{March 20, 2026}

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A New York congressional race has a new X factor—a big-spending AI super PAC gunning against one of the candidates.

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_{March 20, 2026}

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President Trump is convinced that voters don’t like the term “mass deportation” and has directed advisers to adopt a new approach on one of his central campaign promises

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_{March 20, 2026}

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A federal panel approved a commemorative gold coin design featuring President Trump, endorsing the rare step of putting a living, sitting president on American money

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_{March 19, 2026}

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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Trump’s pick to lead Homeland Security, faced pointed questions from senators on his vision for the department, past comments and previously undisclosed travel

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_{March 18, 2026}

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Takeaways from the sprint of March primaries:

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_{March 18, 2026}

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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Illinois won her state’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, helping her billionaire boss, Gov. JB Pritzker, dodge political embarrassment

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_{March 18, 2026}

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The resignation of Joe Kent, the Trump administration’s top counterterrorism official, has the president’s advisers circling the wagons as signs of dissent over the war emerge

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_{March 18, 2026}

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The top U.S. counterterrorism official, Joe Kent, said he had resigned over his concerns with the war in Iran

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_{March 17, 2026}

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Heard on the Street: Why Defense-Contractor Stocks Aren’t Rallying

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_{March 17, 2026}

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Interviews with voters in a Cincinnati suburb reveal anxiety over the potential for another elongated U.S. war

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_{March 15, 2026}

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A U.S. refueling plane crashed in western Iraq Thursday, as the American military pressed its punishing air campaign against Iran

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_{March 13, 2026}

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Air travelers are facing longer security lines and more delays as TSA employees go unpaid due to a congressional impasse over Homeland Security funding.

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_{March 12, 2026}

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When Kash Patel said in one of his first video calls as FBI director that he wanted agents to train with UFC cage fighters, many officials thought he was joking. He wasn’t.

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_{March 12, 2026}

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The Trump administration is suing California in an effort to shut down the state’s moves to limit carbon emissions from cars and require a transition to zero-emission vehicles

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_{March 12, 2026}

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Sen. John Cornyn of Texas reversed himself and said he would support changes to the longstanding Senate filibuster rule that requires 60 votes to advance most legislation

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_{March 12, 2026}

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There are now enough lawmakers refusing to run for re-election in November to fill out the starting lineups of 11 basketball teams. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

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_{March 12, 2026}

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The Trump administration has moved to give the government legal guardianship over some homeless veterans

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_{March 12, 2026}

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Trump heaped scorn on longtime GOP nemesis Rep. Thomas Massie in a speech in the congressman’s Kentucky district, about two months before one of the most closely watched Republican midterm primaries

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_{March 11, 2026}

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The Trump administration announced new tariff investigations targeting excess industrial capacity and forced labor regulations that could result in higher levies on scores of nations 

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_{March 11, 2026}

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Commercial ships near Strait or Hormuz hit, new tariff probes expected and art investors to decide cow’s fate. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:

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_{March 11, 2026}

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Sens. Mark Warner and Mike Rounds proposed creating a commission to examine federal artificial intelligence policy

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_{March 11, 2026}

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After The Wall Street Journal reported the Justice Department was dropping its defense of executive orders that outlined punishments against specific law firms, President Trump told advisers to stop it immediately

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_{March 11, 2026}

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Anthropic filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for designating the artificial-intelligence company a security threat and trying to cancel its federal contracts

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_{March 10, 2026}

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Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are backing Powerus, a drone company vying to meet Pentagon demand and fill a hole left by the administration’s ban on new Chinese drones in the U.S.

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_{March 09, 2026}

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Some Republicans complain Virginia’s most prominent GOP figure is missing from their counterattacks against Democrats’ plan to redraw the state’s congressional maps

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_{March 07, 2026}

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U.S. investigators believe hackers affiliated with the Chinese government are responsible for a cyber intrusion on an internal FBI computer network that holds information related to some domestic surveillance orders

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_{March 06, 2026}

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A federal prosecutor is looking to build criminal cases against leaders of Cuba’s government and Communist Party, as Trump has openly suggested the country would be his next target for regime change

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_{March 06, 2026}

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Rep. Tony Gonzales (R., Texas) said he wouldn’t seek re-election. The announcement came as House GOP leaders asked the lawmaker to quit his campaign after he admitted to an affair.

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_{March 06, 2026}

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Rahm Emanuel is delivering the Democratic Party a dose of tough medicine—in his usual blunt style—as the party enters a critical midterm primary season

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_{March 05, 2026}

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Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, a close ally of President Trump, said he wouldn’t run for re-election this year, formally exiting the race shortly before the filing deadline for candidates in his state

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_{March 05, 2026}

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Democrat James Talarico’s victory Tuesday has spooked Republicans who fear they could lose a U.S. Senate seat in November

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_{March 04, 2026}

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Four Chagossian men say they returned to the Chagos islands to block Britain’s handover to Mauritius of the islands that host a huge U.S.-U.K. military base

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_{February 19, 2026}

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The top Republican challenger to Rep. Tony Gonzales called for him to drop out of the primary race in Texas following allegations that he engaged in an extramarital affair with an aide

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_{February 19, 2026}

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A coalition of climate and health organizations sued the EPA in an effort to combat its repeal of a landmark climate finding

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_{February 18, 2026}

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NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will step in as acting CDC director, the latest move by the Trump administration to steady the leadership ranks at the Department of Health and Human Services

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_{February 18, 2026}

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An immigration court dropped the Trump administration’s case against Mohsen Mahdawi. It was the second court to end a case against a student protester in recent weeks.

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_{February 18, 2026}

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Stephen Colbert’s stinging criticism of President Trump, CBS and the FCC might shape how media companies approach November’s midterm elections. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:

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_{February 18, 2026}

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The Pentagon might ask contractors and vendors to certify that they don’t use Anthropic’s Claude amid tensions over how the startup’s tools are used for defense work

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_{February 18, 2026}

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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who leads the bipartisan National Governors Association, is the latest Republican to incur the wrath of President Trump

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_{February 18, 2026}

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The U.S. presented new data to buttress its recent allegation that China has secretly carried out low-yield nuclear tests, challenging Beijing’s insistence that it has observed an accord banning nuclear detonations

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_{February 17, 2026}

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Eric Trump is investing in the Israeli drone maker Xtend as part of a $1.5 billion deal to take the company public

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_{February 17, 2026}

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From Russia’s war in Ukraine to the Pacific Ocean, military balloons are making a comeback, boosted by high-tech innovations in sensors, autonomy and materials

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_{February 16, 2026}

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So it turns out that Congress may have actually waived many of the tax code’s filing and payment deadlines for three and a half years during the pandemic. The fallout is just starting.

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_{February 16, 2026}

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The U.S. military airlifted on Sunday a modern nuclear reactor for the first time as part of President Trump’s push to deploy nuclear power across the U.S. 

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_{February 16, 2026}

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While the main focus of the Munich Security Conference was on the alliance, top leaders from Europe wanted to know from U.S. politicians what they thought of the coming midterm elections

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_{February 15, 2026}

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As midterm elections approach, some rank-and-file House Republicans are starting to show independence from President Trump

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_{February 14, 2026}

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The Trump administration Friday released its long-awaited road map for how it plans to resurrect the U.S. maritime industry

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_{February 13, 2026}

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The Republican-led House passed legislation that would tighten federal voter registration requirements, advancing one of the party’s longstanding election priorities over the objections of Democrats

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_{February 11, 2026}

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Unsealed document shows role Kurt Olsen, hired by the White House to investigation election fraud claims, played in spurring search of Georgia office.

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_{February 10, 2026}

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President Trump’s effort to push Republican state lawmakers to create more GOP-favorable House districts is on track to yield far fewer gains than expected

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_{February 07, 2026}

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President Trump made gains in 2024 with Latinos, a demographic that historically has voted for Democrats, but the economy and deportations are a headwind in the midterms

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_{February 05, 2026}

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Five reasons Republicans are worried about this Texas state Senate race

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_{February 02, 2026}

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President Trump threatened an escalation in a brewing trade war against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government

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_{January 24, 2026}

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The Pentagon struck a conciliatory tone toward Beijing in its new defense strategy, stating that its overarching goal is to establish “strategic stability” in the Indo-Pacific region

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_{January 24, 2026}

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Trump’s aggressive deployment of ICE has thrust Democrats into a debate over how to push back without being perceived as the anti-law-and-order party

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_{January 24, 2026}

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The Trump administration forced out two Commerce Department officials charged with protecting the U.S. from Chinese tech threats

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_{January 23, 2026}

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The WSJ Dollar Index Falls 1.63% This Week to 95.03

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_{January 23, 2026}

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Democrats ditch Bill Clinton and contempt crisis looms. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{January 23, 2026}

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A resolution to rein in President Trump’s powers to wage war in Venezuela was narrowly defeated in the House, after Republican leaders hustled a lawmaker back from Texas to cast the deciding vote

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_{January 23, 2026}

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom spent his days at the World Economic Forum trying to portray himself as the antidote to Donald Trump. It didn’t always go smoothly.

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_{January 23, 2026}

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Congress finds itself powerless to take its war powers back. This moment has been decades in the making.

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_{January 23, 2026}

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Elon Musk is opening his wallet and reigniting his political apparatus for the 2026 midterm elections, signaling a return to the political arena

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_{January 23, 2026}

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Wine, Water and No Chairs: Inside Trump’s Private Reception With CEOs in Davos

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_{January 22, 2026}

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Vice President JD Vance heads to Minnesota, where things are only getting worse. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{January 22, 2026}

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The Qatari-donated plane that is being overhauled to become a new Air Force One jet is on track to be delivered to President Trump this summer, according to the Air Force

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_{January 22, 2026}

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President Trump rules out using force to take control of Greenland and calls off promised tariffs on European nations

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_{January 22, 2026}

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A group aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune is planning to spend tens of millions of dollars to protect centrist Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race

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_{January 20, 2026}

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There are so many plots and subplots in President Trump’s sudden urgency to take control of Greenland. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{January 20, 2026}

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6,000 Truth Social posts later, here are the promises Trump kept—and broke

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_{January 20, 2026}

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President Trump’s use of tariffs to annex territory is the logical endpoint of his belief in exploiting American economic leverage, WSJ’s @greg_ip writes

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_{January 20, 2026}

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President Trump has ramped up pressure on European leaders in an attempt to wrest Greenland, the world’s largest island, into U.S. control

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_{January 20, 2026}

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“The sound of gunfire came from everywhere.” An entrepreneur recounts the antigovernment protests that he joined in Iran.

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_{January 20, 2026}

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Half of U.S. voters say the Trump administration has gone too far and left them less confident in the federal government’s guidance on vaccines, according to a new Wall Street Journal poll

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_{January 19, 2026}

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Pentagon places 1,500 soldiers on alert for possible Minnesota deployment, officials say

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_{January 18, 2026}

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Americans are split on President Trump’s operation that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, WSJ polling shows

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_{January 18, 2026}

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President Trump said he would impose 10% tariffs on imports from several European countries starting next month in an effort to pressure Denmark to sell Greenland to the U.S.

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_{January 17, 2026}

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A federal judge imposed new limits Friday on how immigration-enforcement officials can interact with demonstrators in Minnesota

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_{January 17, 2026}

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Is Trump losing Joe Rogan?

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_{January 17, 2026}

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It’s President Trump’s economy now, and voters are increasingly unhappy with how he’s handling it

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_{January 17, 2026}

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While there is no U.S. aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East, officials insist there are sufficient military assets in the region to strike Iran

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_{January 15, 2026}

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Top officials from Denmark and Greenland said after a visit to the White House that they hadn’t yet persuaded President Trump to abandon his ambitions to annex Greenland

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_{January 14, 2026}

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The State Department will indefinitely pause immigrant visa processing for 75 countries as part of the Trump administration’s effort to block low-income foreigners from immigrating to the U.S.

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_{January 14, 2026}

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FBI agents searched the home of a Washington Post reporter Wednesday morning as part of an investigation into mishandling of classified information by a government contractor

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_{January 14, 2026}

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As Washington goes on offense against global cyber foes, legislation to foster private-public collaboration will be essential, cybersecurity experts say

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_{January 14, 2026}

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Mary Peltola will challenge GOP incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska. She served as the first woman to represent Alaska in the House and the first Alaska Native in Congress

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_{January 12, 2026}

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Democrats are entering the 2026 midterm elections with a clear path to reclaiming control of the House, helped by President Trump’s wobbles in his second term, among other factors

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_{January 12, 2026}

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Is Greenland next? Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{January 07, 2026}

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Takeaways from Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine panel: Over a two-day meeting in Atlanta, the panel aired its rethinking of the full slate of childhood vaccines

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_{December 06, 2025}

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Two survivors of a Sept. 2 lethal U.S. strike in the Caribbean struggled to flip a remnant of their capsized boat over the course of an hour and waved as an aircraft passed overhead

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_{December 06, 2025}

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A federal judge ordered the release of grand-jury transcripts from the Justice Department’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein in Florida, citing a new law mandating that files be made public

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_{December 05, 2025}

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Having cast the deciding vote to secure Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary, Sen. Bill Cassidy this week is watching the potential undoing of a vaccine norm he has championed

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_{December 05, 2025}

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What has Trump done as president so far? The Wall Street Journal is tracking his biggest moves to reshape the federal government. See the full list.

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_{December 05, 2025}

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A key vaccine panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 8-3 to nix a recommendation that all newborns be given a first dose of hepatitis B vaccine

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_{December 05, 2025}

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The Supreme Court ruled that Texas could legally change its congressional districts, handing President Trump and Republicans a huge win. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{December 05, 2025}

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Trump issued a new national-security strategy that sharply criticizes the “unrealistic expectations” of European leaders for settling the war in Ukraine and calls for an end to NATO expansion

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_{December 05, 2025}

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The Pentagon is getting serious about hypersonic weapons, a technology that has eluded the U.S. military for decades, and is looking to startups

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_{December 05, 2025}

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In a briefing for lawmakers, Navy Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley defended a Sept. 2 attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, but Democrats found new grounds to question the legality of the strike

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_{December 05, 2025}

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The Supreme Court allows Texas to use a redrawn congressional map that adds as many as five Republican seats for next year’s midterm elections, boosting GOP chances of retaining control of the House

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_{December 05, 2025}

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The Trump administration intends to formally submit plans for the new White House ballroom to a key planning commission later this month, moving to begin construction on the massive project

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_{December 04, 2025}

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Two former federal officials, who are Black, accused the Trump administration of removing them from independent agencies because of race

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_{December 04, 2025}

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Work permits issued to immigrants who have applied for asylum or a range of other humanitarian programs will now be valid for 18 months rather than five years, under a new policy announced Thursday

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_{December 04, 2025}

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The FBI arrested a Virginia man in connection with an investigation into two pipe bombs placed near the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national committees in 2021

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_{December 04, 2025}

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Two survivors of a Sept. 2 U.S. strike on a boat were killed in follow-up attacks after they were seen still aboard the damaged vessel, a senior commander is expected to tell lawmakers

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_{December 04, 2025}

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House Republicans held on to a congressional district in suburban Nashville, Tenn., on Tuesday night, as Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:

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_{December 03, 2025}

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Republican Matt Van Epps won the special election in Tennessee to fill the vacant House seat. Democrat Aftyn Behn narrowed the GOP’s margin from 2024.

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_{December 03, 2025}

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Trump pushed voters to cast a ballot for the Republican House candidate in a Nashville-area special election that has become uncomfortably tight for the GOP in recent weeks

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_{December 02, 2025}

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President Trump on Saturday said that the airspace surrounding Venezuela should be considered closed, ratcheting up tensions with the regime of Nicolás Maduro

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_{November 29, 2025}

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A fatal attack on a routine patrol has intensified questions over the Trump administration’s open-ended military deployments in American cities

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_{November 29, 2025}

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President Trump is pushing for an intensified “reverse migration” agenda, seeking to broaden a crackdown on millions of immigrants from poorer countries in the U.S.

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_{November 29, 2025}

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, the unwavering Democrat who has repeatedly won in Trump country, says some in his party need to talk more like “normal human beings”

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_{November 29, 2025}

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President Trump said he would pardon former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who is serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking

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_{November 29, 2025}

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President Trump said he was revoking all executive orders former President Joe Biden signed with an autopen, escalating his battle with his predecessor over the use of the signature proxy device

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_{November 28, 2025}

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Here’s what to know about Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the Afghan suspect in Wednesday’s shooting of two National Guard members serving in Washington, D.C.

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_{November 28, 2025}

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Centrist dealmaker Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D., N.H.) is trying to achieve one big final bipartisan victory: saving enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that she helped devise. It won’t be easy.

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_{November 27, 2025}

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President Trump advised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to temper her tone on Taiwan’s sovereignty to avoid jeopardizing a U.S.-China trade detente, people briefed on the matter said

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_{November 27, 2025}

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Corporate tie-ups are surging under Trump 2.0, as a looser approach to antitrust enforcement has led to fewer challenges

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_{November 27, 2025}

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Trump has enlisted JD Vance’s Yale classmate—Army Secretary Dan Driscoll—to handle high-stakes diplomacy in the Ukraine war peace talks

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_{November 27, 2025}

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Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. are set to lose legal protections and work permits in February

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_{November 26, 2025}

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A Minnesota startup alleges a Chinese company—its biggest investor—is scheming to destroy it. The case highlights concerns over U.S. export and investment policy

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_{November 26, 2025}

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The White House is defending special envoy Steve Witkoff over reports of a leaked conversation in which he coached a Putin aide on dealing with President Trump on Ukraine

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_{November 26, 2025}

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Speaker Mike Johnson cautioned the White House that most House Republicans don’t have an appetite for extending enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies

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_{November 26, 2025}

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A group of Democratic lawmakers said the FBI had requested interviews with them after they appeared in a video that criticized the Trump administration and called for troops to disobey unlawful orders

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_{November 26, 2025}

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Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser will leave her office when her current term expires

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_{November 25, 2025}

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A Texas court upended a GOP plan that would help it hold the House, sending the Republicans to the Supreme Court

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_{November 22, 2025}

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Texas asked the Supreme Court to let it use a redistricted congressional map that was blocked by a lower court and that would potentially help Republicans gain as many as five House seats

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_{November 22, 2025}

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​Young voters are pessimistic about the nation’s direction, as unemployment rises and wage growth falls for the group, prompting clashes between politicians and their offspring

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_{November 20, 2025}

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President Trump said he would meet with Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday at the New York mayor-elect’s request

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_{November 20, 2025}

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Trump said the Saudi crown prince “knew nothing about” the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, though the CIA at the time assessed that the royal orchestrated the killing

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_{November 19, 2025}

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A classified Justice Department brief authorizing strikes on drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and Pacific describes fentanyl as a potential chemical weapons threat, according to people familiar with the memo

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_{November 14, 2025}

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What questions do you have about the results, including what they mean for the 2026 midterms, what they mean for the Democrats and Trump, and more?

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_{November 05, 2025}

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President Trump renominated Jared Isaacman to run NASA, offering him a position that the president pulled away from him a few months ago

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_{November 05, 2025}

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Lawmakers are hopeful they can reach a bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, as Trump again demands Republicans bypass Democrats and reopen government

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_{November 04, 2025}

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The Trump administration will comply with a court order to use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits after the president threatened to block federal food aid

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_{November 04, 2025}

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Some Tuesday elections will test whether Trump’s low economic ratings can help Democrats make the case that they have the better plans to lower the cost of living

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_{November 04, 2025}

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When the Supreme Court hears arguments over President Trump’s decision to impose global tariffs, the justices will weigh questions of presidential authority. Here’s what you need to know.

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_{November 04, 2025}

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Hundreds of travel businesses, including casinos, hotels and convention bureaus, are asking Congress to end the shutdown, citing worries about the holiday travel season.

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_{November 03, 2025}

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The U.S. said it would use emergency funds to pay partial benefits under the federal food assistance program for November, but warned the process could result in delays in some states

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_{November 03, 2025}

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Even if Democrats have election wins on Tuesday, they will still wake Wednesday morning with serious political troubles

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_{November 03, 2025}

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Democratic senators again urged President Trump to get involved directly in talks to end the government shutdown as the impasse entered a crucial week

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_{November 03, 2025}

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The Trump administration believes it can continue its lethal military campaign against alleged drug-running boats without congressional authorization

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_{November 02, 2025}

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Republican Jack Ciattarelli, locked in a tight race, isn’t running away from MAGA in his third bid to become the governor of blue New Jersey

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_{November 02, 2025}

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Charles Munger Jr. has spent millions of dollars to stop California’s redistricting efforts

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_{November 01, 2025}

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NYC’s mayoral election is on Tuesday: Here’s what New Yorkers need to know

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_{November 01, 2025}

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Progressives in Maine are excited by Graham Platner’s bid to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins, but a series of negative revelations about him have upended next June’s Democratic primary

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_{November 01, 2025}

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The White House is imposing new restrictions on press access to the West Wing, limiting reporters’ ability to enter the section where senior communications staff typically work

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_{October 31, 2025}

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Lawmakers are facing urgency to resolve the government shutdown as food aid is imperiled, airports are snarled and Affordable Care Act enrollment begins

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_{October 31, 2025}

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The federal government pays out $100 billion a year in food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—funds that were set to lapse and may be delayed because of the government shutdown

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_{October 31, 2025}

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President Trump urged Senate Republicans to end the filibuster, the rule that requires 60 votes to advance most legislation, in order to reopen the government without the Democrats’ support

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_{October 31, 2025}

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Trump’s talk about a possible third term highlights a debate about presidential term limits that stretches from Jefferson to FDR, writes Jeffrey Rosen.

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_{October 31, 2025}

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SpaceX is set to receive $2 billion to develop satellites that can track missiles and aircraft under President Trump’s Golden Dome project

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_{October 31, 2025}

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Before coming to terms with China, the Trump administration was for months reluctant to reduce America’s fentanyl-based tariffs on Beijing

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_{October 31, 2025}

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On the world stage, meetings shift from dreary Washington offices to opulent palaces, deals get announced and President Trump engages with smiling foreign ministers, not scowling lawmakers

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_{October 31, 2025}

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A day after President Trump vowed to resume testing of nuclear weapons, the White House wasn’t answering questions about the details, leaving experts and insiders uncertain what he meant

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_{October 30, 2025}

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Newly disclosed documents are shedding new light on the back-and-forth over providing sensitive taxpayer information to immigration officials

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_{October 30, 2025}

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The Trump administration has fired about a dozen officials within Fannie Mae’s ethics and internal investigations unit

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_{October 30, 2025}

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Dr. Casey Means wants to give the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda a less polarizing touch when she becomes U.S. surgeon general

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_{October 30, 2025}

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President Trump said that he has ordered the Pentagon to “start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis” with Russia and China

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_{October 30, 2025}

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The Pentagon has ordered the National Guard to create “quick reaction” forces in every state and territory by January

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_{October 29, 2025}

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The Pentagon will no longer rotate Army combat brigades through Romania as part of a strategy that focuses on Asia and Latin America

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_{October 29, 2025}

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The financial pain from the government shutdown is spreading, helping prompt a pickup in informal talks to resolve the nearly monthlong impasse

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_{October 29, 2025}

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Trump advisers are considering Las Vegas for the GOP’s midterm convention next year, according to people involved in the discussions, as Republicans look to hold on to a narrow majority in Congress. 

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_{October 29, 2025}

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President Trump acknowledged that the Constitution prohibits him from seeking a third term: “If you read it, it’s pretty clear. I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad”

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_{October 29, 2025}

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Democratic leaders have pinned their hopes on two gubernatorial candidates—Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger in Virginia. The wager is looking increasingly risky.

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_{October 27, 2025}

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Some 1,300 Afghans are in limbo at an American camp in Qatar, unable to travel to the U.S. but in danger if they go back home

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_{October 27, 2025}

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The U.S. will impose an additional 10% tariff on Canada, a punitive measure in response to an ad campaign there that President Trump said misrepresented comments by former President Ronald Reagan

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_{October 26, 2025}

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A State Department intelligence bureau cast doubt on the notion that Putin was prepared to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war, dissenting from a more optimistic CIA assessment of potential talks

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_{October 26, 2025}

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Rep. Jared Golden didn’t just side with the GOP in the House vote to avoid the government shutdown. the Maine Democrat said they were right in their central criticism of his party’s stance

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_{October 26, 2025}

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“You have zero zoning conditions, you’re the president.” How Trump cut through red tape to get his White House ballroom.

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_{October 26, 2025}

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President Trump was ready to send troops into San Francisco. The city’s business leaders needed a way to talk him out of it—and they found it. 

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_{October 25, 2025}

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The Pentagon said it received $130 million from a private donor to pay members of the military during the government shutdown

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_{October 24, 2025}

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Senior White House and Navy officials are in early discussions to replace the current mix of warships with a new “Golden Fleet” that would be better suited to counter China

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_{October 24, 2025}

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The hard lines that both parties have drawn on the government shutdown are starting to soften

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_{October 24, 2025}

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President Trump said he is terminating trade talks with Canada, pointing to an ad that features Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs

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_{October 24, 2025}

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President Trump lost his patience with the Kremlin over its war in Ukraine, leading to U.S. sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft

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_{October 24, 2025}

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Graham Platner, a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, said he covered a chest tattoo he got 18 years ago after he recently learned it looked like a Nazi symbol

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_{October 23, 2025}

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The U.S. flew B-1 bombers near Venezuela on Thursday, stepping up pressure on President Nicolás Maduro only days after other American warplanes carried out an “attack demonstration”

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_{October 23, 2025}

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The Trump administration has lifted a key restriction on Ukraine’s use of some long-range missiles provided by Western allies

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_{October 22, 2025}

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President Trump has privately told allies he believes Democrat Zohran Mamdani is unbeatable in the New York City mayor’s race, according to people familiar with the matter

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_{October 22, 2025}

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Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate in the NYC mayoral race, will need billions of dollars to fund his agenda, including a $30 minimum wage, but it isn’t clear he will be able to deliver

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_{October 22, 2025}

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Business and political leaders have intensified pressure on Curtis Sliwa to drop out of New York’s mayoral race, seeking to avert a win by current front-runner Zohran Mamdani

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_{October 20, 2025}

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The GOP is reviving a culture war strategy used by Donald Trump in last year’s presidential campaign ahead of critical midterm elections

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_{October 19, 2025}

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Kurt Olsen, a lawyer who worked on the ’Stop the Steal’ effort to overturn the 2020 election results, has joined the Trump White House to investigate that year’s election and voting-related issues, according to people familiar with the matter

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_{October 17, 2025}

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The four-star U.S. Navy admiral in charge of U.S. Southern Command will step down as the Trump administration ramps up its military campaign against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America

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_{October 16, 2025}

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President Trump has authorized the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela, an administration official confirmed

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_{October 16, 2025}

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With a push from the left, Democrats backed the government shutdown, mounting a fight they hope reignites voter enthusiasm. The stakes are high. So are the risks.

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_{October 02, 2025}

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Congress’s decision about what to do about expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act health-insurance plans could be crucial to any deal to end a government shutdown

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_{October 02, 2025}

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The Court kept Lisa Cook in her job until it could hear her case. Other institutions had provided little pushback to the unprecedented removal attempt.

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_{October 02, 2025}

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Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought might be one of the shutdown’s biggest beneficiaries, as it gives him the chance to implement government cuts he has long advocated

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_{October 02, 2025}

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The Trump administration said it is withholding $18 billion in infrastructure funds for some major transportation projects in New York City, citing concerns about diversity, equity and inclusion

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_{October 01, 2025}

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Many GOP senators seeking an end to the government shutdown say a deal can be reached on healthcare subsidies, but are demanding Democrats vote to reopen government first

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_{October 01, 2025}

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Don’t know what to make of the government shutdown? Our political reporters answered your questions.

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_{October 01, 2025}

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Funding for federal agencies lapsed beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, after Congress was unable to pass a stopgap bill to prevent a government shutdown

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_{October 01, 2025}

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A government shutdown likely means federal furloughs and delayed economic reports

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_{October 01, 2025}

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White House nominees to lead the BLS and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission were withdrawn after both ran into political resistance, according to people familiar with the decisions

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_{October 01, 2025}

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The White House and lawmakers failed to reach a spending deal, triggering a government shutdown that is expected to halt some federal services and put hundreds of thousands of workers on furlough

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_{October 01, 2025}

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Here’s what to know about President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard on U.S. soil

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_{October 01, 2025}

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President Trump hailed the use of military force to police American cities, telling generals and admirals in a Tuesday address that it was important to quell “the enemy within” 

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_{September 30, 2025}

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The Trump administration said it is cracking down on companies that pose national-security risks by adding them to a trade blacklist, a move that threatens hundreds of Chinese companies

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_{September 29, 2025}

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President Trump said films made outside the U.S. would face a 100% tariff, repeating his threat made earlier this year against the movie industry

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_{September 29, 2025}

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The Pentagon, alarmed at the low weapons stockpiles the U.S. would have on hand for a potential future conflict with China, is urging its missile suppliers to double or even quadruple production rates on a breakneck schedule

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_{September 29, 2025}

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Trump to attend Pentagon meeting with top commanders

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_{September 28, 2025}

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The government is hurtling toward a shutdown, with Republicans and Democrats digging in to starkly different positions and White House threats of more federal layoffs raising the stakes

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_{September 26, 2025}

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered generals and admirals from around the world to gather for an urgent meeting near Washington early on Tuesday

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_{September 25, 2025}

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The Justice Department has told federal prosecutors to draft plans to investigate a group funded by liberal philanthropist George Soros

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_{September 25, 2025}

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Fed governor Lisa Cook urged the Supreme Court to allow her to stay on the central bank’s board while her lawsuit over President Trump’s attempt to fire her proceeds

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_{September 25, 2025}

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U.S. companies are facing heightened scrutiny from Capitol Hill over their use of foreign employees on H-1B visas, with lawmakers raising concerns about layoffs and Americans’ slumping job prospects

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_{September 25, 2025}

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The clock is ticking down to an Oct. 1 deadline when federal agencies will run out of money because Congress hasn’t passed funding for the next fiscal year. Here is what to expect.

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_{September 25, 2025}

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The Office of Management and Budget told federal agencies to ready plans for permanent staff cuts if the government shuts down next week

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_{September 25, 2025}

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The White House wanted to tame the Epstein crisis. Finger-pointing, disorganization and unforced errors by Trump’s advisers made it worse.

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_{September 25, 2025}

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When Trump announced changes to the H-1B visa program Friday, it was the middle of the night in India. For some H-1B holders there, the next day and a half was a chaotic race around the world.

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_{September 24, 2025}

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sowed confusion over whether new H-1B fees were annual and applicable to existing visa holders

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_{September 24, 2025}

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Trump backed out of a meeting with Democrats as the country inches toward a government shutdown a week from now

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_{September 23, 2025}

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The Secret Service said it dismantled a network of electronic devices capable of carrying out telecommunications-related threats aimed at U.S. officials ahead of the annual U.N. General Assembly

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_{September 23, 2025}

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The Trump administration’s moves to upend the immigration system set off a wave of anxiety and confusion this weekend as workers and employers raced to respond ahead of a key Sunday deadline

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_{September 21, 2025}

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President Trump’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly will tout his assertion of unilateral U.S. power abroad to a global body where his administration has surrendered much of its once-leading role

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_{September 20, 2025}

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Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk will become the new CEO and board chairman of Turning Point USA, perhaps the most electrified political group in the country

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_{September 20, 2025}

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A top federal prosecutor who has been under pressure to bring criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James, a vocal Trump critic, is resigning after the president said he wanted him ousted

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_{September 20, 2025}

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The Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” commission criticized lobbying efforts by American corporations to shape policy. Then it invited them to the table.

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_{September 20, 2025}

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Trump announced a move to dramatically reshape the immigration system, attaching new fees to H-1B visas and rolling out a “gold card” for those willing to pay $1 million to secure U.S. residency

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_{September 19, 2025}

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s handpicked vaccine advisers voted Friday to nix positive recommendations for Covid shots for all Americans

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_{September 19, 2025}

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Senate Democrats blocked Republicans’ stopgap measure keeping the government funded until late November, setting up a down-to-the wire negotiation over how to avoid a government shutdown in two weeks

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_{September 19, 2025}

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In “107 Days,” former Vice President Kamala Harris laments not separating herself from Joe Biden during her short 2024 bid for the presidency

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_{September 19, 2025}

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Trump administration officials are in discussions with the Taliban about re-establishing a small U.S. military presence at Afghanistan’s Bagram Air Base as a launch point for counterterrorism operations

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_{September 19, 2025}

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President Trump’s team is weighing a plan to spur the construction of factories and infrastructure, according to documents and people familiar with the discussions

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_{September 19, 2025}

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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let it remove Fed governor Lisa Cook from the central bank’s board while a lawsuit challenging the president’s effort to fire her proceeds 

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_{September 18, 2025}

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The Trump administration is putting the weight of the federal government behind a crackdown on political speech it deems objectionable following the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk

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_{September 18, 2025}

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Some military lawyers and other Defense Department officials are raising concerns about the legal implications of President Trump’s military campaign against Latin American-based drug cartels

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_{September 17, 2025}

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U.S. military operations against Latin American drug smugglers in the past month have repeatedly echoed the tactics and jargon of the post-9/11 global war against terrorist groups

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_{September 17, 2025}

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Republican Brad Raffensperger, the election chief who drew Donald Trump’s ire for refusing to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, is planning to run for governor, according to his campaign

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_{September 17, 2025}

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Stephen Miran is poised to become the first sitting White House official to join the modern Fed’s board

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_{September 15, 2025}

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin both have consistently disregarded President Trump’s wishes, often without major consequences

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_{September 14, 2025}

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Charlie Kirk and JD Vance spoke regularly, talked about their families and ribbed each other. Kirk spoke to the WSJ in April about their friendship.

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_{September 12, 2025}

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President Trump’s team began putting in place tighter security measures as shock and anger reverberated through the White House following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

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_{September 11, 2025}

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A U.S. military aircraft struck a boat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean several times from the air last week, even though the vessel had turned around before the strike began

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_{September 10, 2025}

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The Trump administration is preparing a report that would lay out alleged shortcomings at the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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_{September 08, 2025}

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Few on Wall Street are willing to publicly lob any criticism at President Trump. Hedge-fund manager Ken Griffin is an exception.

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_{September 08, 2025}

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See the Epstein birthday letter with Trump’s signature. We analyze the text and drawing of a nude woman.

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_{September 08, 2025}

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The oil tycoons who backed Trump are getting nearly everything they wanted. “We all voted for this.”

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_{September 08, 2025}

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Alleged Chinese cyber-espionage campaigns were timed to potentially deploy spyware against organizations giving input on President Trump’s trade negotiations

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_{September 07, 2025}

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Trump has so far stood by RFK Jr., the health and human services secretary, as he moves to dismantle public health institutions and overhaul U.S. vaccine policy

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_{September 07, 2025}

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is walking a tightrope: splitting with the White House on the release of Epstein files while trying not to cross President Trump or his supporters

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_{September 06, 2025}

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President Trump signed an executive order to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, reviving a name that was last used in 1947

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_{September 05, 2025}

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The Florida immigration detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz can stay open after a federal appeals court put on hold a decision that would have seen much of the facility dismantled 

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_{September 05, 2025}

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Coming next year to the White House’s South Lawn: a mixed martial arts throwdown

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_{September 05, 2025}

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President Trump was within his authority when he ordered the U.S. military to destroy a vessel in the Caribbean, administration officials say. But legal experts and some lawmakers dispute that claim

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_{September 05, 2025}

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President Trump on Thursday led leaders of the world’s biggest technology companies in a version of his cabinet meetings, in which each participant takes a turn thanking and praising him

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_{September 05, 2025}

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A renegade Republican is escalating his war with Trump. The president is vowing to “lead the charge” against him. The subject is Epstein.

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_{September 05, 2025}

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President Trump’s sprint to take control of the Federal Reserve played out in a striking split-screen fashion on Thursday, just two weeks before the central bank’s next policy meeting

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_{September 05, 2025}

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Women fleeing domestic abuse overseas will have a tougher time obtaining asylum in the U.S., under decisions this week by Attorney General Pam Bondi

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_{September 04, 2025}

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled by lawmakers from both parties over his leadership of the CDC and the future of U.S. vaccine policy at a Senate hearing

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_{September 04, 2025}

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Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s expansive moves to remake American healthcare were dissected by a skeptical Senate committee on Thursday. Here’s what to know.

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_{September 04, 2025}

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President Trump said he ordered a strike against “terrorists” operating a small boat carrying drugs to the U.S.

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_{September 03, 2025}

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Democratic Party moderates see Virginia governor hopeful Abigail Spanberger as a more politically viable standard-bearer than the likes of New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

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_{August 31, 2025}

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President Trump has created an ad hoc, centralized approach to national security decisions that is a departure from previous U.S. administrations

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_{August 31, 2025}

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The Trump administration is drawing up plans to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, according to a White House official

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_{August 30, 2025}

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz campaigned on the national ticket for just 91 days last year, but the unsuccessful vice presidential run left him politically vulnerable back home

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_{August 30, 2025}

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Republican Sen. Joni Ernst isn’t expected to seek a third-term, after tussling with parts of President Trump’s MAGA base and stumbling in her efforts to defend Medicaid cuts

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_{August 29, 2025}

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Tulsi Gabbard surprised CIA officials last week when she included an undercover senior CIA officer on a roster of 37 current and former officials she stripped of security clearances

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_{August 28, 2025}

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A Beijing-linked espionage campaign that hit U.S. telecom companies and swept up Donald Trump’s phone calls actually targeted more than 80 countries, reaching across the globe

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_{August 27, 2025}

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The GOP’s redistricting push in Texas hinges on newly-red Hispanic voters continuing to vote Republican. But there are signs that their support for the Trump agenda has faded.

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_{August 22, 2025}

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Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) has launched a comeback bid

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_{August 18, 2025}

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