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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
The expansion makes TrumpRx seven times larger than at its February launch, lists everyday medications like atorvastatin, lisinopril and metformin and is projected to cut out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries by up to 12%.
The agreement ends a contentious chapter involving tax investigations that had persisted through multiple election cycles.
WatchFormer Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, backed by President Trump and a flood of pro-Israel ad spending, ousted libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky's 4th District — the latest GOP incumbent to fall after defying Trump on Iran and Israel.
President snubs four-term incumbent John Cornyn, sparking GOP fears of losing crucial Senate seat to Texas attorney general.
The president faces declining public support while actively campaigning for preferred candidates in key races across multiple states.
Senior Trump-era appointees told FDA scientists their findings had 'messaging concerns,' even as Judge Sara Ellis's March 16 order restoring the old ACIP charter heads to the Seventh Circuit.
Voters in Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Idaho, Oregon and Pennsylvania go to the polls Tuesday in the biggest primary day of 2026, with $1.2 billion in outside spending already deployed.
WatchPete Hegseth headlined an America First Works rally for ex-Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein the day before Tuesday's GOP primary, drawing Hatch Act complaints and underscoring President Trump's drive to purge Republicans he considers disloyal.
President argues "emergency refugee situation" merits bringing more Afrikaners to America as administration reshapes immigration priorities.
Organizers said 75,000 turned out for the official kickoff of the semiquincentennial — a Christian-led worship event featuring 18 evangelical speakers and one rabbi — as Americans United and the ACLU weighed legal action.
The Office of Government Ethics filing — the most detailed look yet at the president's trust trading since he returned to office — shows roughly 58 transactions for every U.S. trading day in companies whose fortunes are shaped by his policy decisions.
President Trump's approval sinks to 37% amid unpopular war and economic concerns, putting Republican prospects in jeopardy according to latest NYT/Siena poll.
The settlement, announced Monday, creates a presidentially appointed commission with sole authority to pay claimants who say they were targeted under the Biden administration — and critics call it an unconstitutional 'slush fund.'
U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan rejected defense requests for more time and scheduled the former FBI director's trial in New Bern, North Carolina, where Comey faces up to 20 years on two threat-in-interstate-commerce counts.
The 6-3 order vacates a lower-court ruling that had required a second majority-Black district and sends the Voting Rights Act dispute back for review under last month's Louisiana v. Callais framework.
Military officials typically avoid partisan politics to maintain apolitical image as Hegseth stumps for challenger against Thomas Massie.
Three GOP senators voted to curb the president's Iran war authority, and Susan Collins led pushback on a security request Trump had pledged donors would pay for — fresh signs the president's congressional coalition is "fraying but not broken."
The Department of Homeland Security has now run 67 million voter registrations through a system originally built for immigration screening, and lawsuits in five states allege the resulting cancellations are sweeping up lawful voters.
The Louisiana senator's defeat demonstrates the president's continued dominance within his party, even as broader views about Trump could prove costly in midterm elections.
Eighteen members of Congress, faith leaders and union organizers walked the Edmund Pettus Bridge in one of the South's largest voting-rights mobilizations in years, responding to the Supreme Court's April ruling that gutted protections for Black-majority districts.
A Christian revival event tied to America's 250th anniversary and headlined by the House speaker drew tens of thousands to the Mall, with critics calling it a 'government-run church service.'
Katie Wilson's progressive agenda faces challenges as one of Seattle's most iconic companies considers expanding operations in lower-tax Tennessee.
The Democratic fundraising platform faces Republican scrutiny over its processes for screening international contributions.
Social media stars have become magnets for political groups seeking to push agendas without revealing funding sources.
WatchOnly Sen. John Fetterman crossed the aisle as the Senate installed Trump's pick in the closest Fed chair vote in modern history. Warsh chairs his first FOMC meeting June 16-17.
Settlement framework would create a taxpayer-funded pool for Trump allies and Jan. 6 defendants, with the commission appointed by the president himself. Democrats call it a 'slush fund.'
Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg dismissed without explanation as federal health agency faces mounting challenges and leadership questions.
New federal strategy instructs prosecutors to build drug cases against Mexican officials using terrorism statutes.
Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie's opposition to Trump's military strikes creates unprecedented political test in GOP stronghold.
VP travels to Maine making midterm pitch that only Republicans can root out public benefits fraud.