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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
Genevieve McDonald, who briefly ran Platner's campaign, published damaging allegations in The Washington Post hours before Democrats in Maine, Nevada and South Carolina head to the polls.
The president says Iranian forces downed an Apache helicopter and that the United States "must, of necessity, respond to this attack," while Central Command investigates the incident.
Any signs of weak support will be seen as warning signals about the Democrat's chances against the popular Republican incumbent.
The updated 1260H roster now names 188 entities, sweeping in major consumer-facing firms the Defense Department says aid Beijing's military buildup. The companies flatly rejected the designations.
WatchThe former Health and Human Services secretary topped the all-party primary to succeed Gavin Newsom, while Republican Steve Hilton clung to a narrow lead over billionaire Tom Steyer for the November runoff.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told House lawmakers the department would not move forward with the fund created in Trump's IRS settlement, though provisions shielding the president's taxes remain.
WatchIn a 215-208 vote, four Republicans joined Democrats to demand the president pull U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. Trump dismissed the rebuke as a 'meaningless vote.'
The former national security adviser and prominent Trump critic admitted retaining top-secret material in a personal diary, facing up to five years in prison and a $2.25 million fine.
The justices' unsigned emergency order lets Alabama use a map a lower court found intentionally diluted Black votes, drawing a sharp dissent from the court's three liberals.
Multiple officials say the president told Israel's leader that the U.S. and Iran were within days of a breakthrough clearing the way for long-term nuclear negotiations.
The 52-47 vote funds immigration enforcement through the end of Trump's term but left intact a $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund that critics say could pay the president's political allies.
The mortgage regulator with no intelligence background will keep his job atop Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, drawing fire from Democrats who note the law requires the spy chief to have national security expertise.
The former interior secretary crushed her rival 72% to 28% and now enters the November race as the clear front-runner in a state where Republicans hold no statewide office.
The ruling voids "in its entirety" the September policy requiring companies to pay massive fees for skilled worker visa petitions.
Recent revelations have soured some supporters while others express anxiety about how the allegations could affect what's expected to be a close Senate race.
The pullout ends a months-long standoff with Democratic-led states after federal courts repeatedly questioned the legality of the deployments.
Legal challenge claims June 14 event was unlawfully planned and designed to benefit the president and his political allies.
Republican former Fox News host Steve Hilton and former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra emerged as the top two finishers in California's primary, setting up a November battle to succeed Gavin Newsom.
President Trump granted a full and unconditional pardon to ex-Rep. Stephen Buyer of Indiana, who was sentenced to 22 months in prison for trading on confidential information about the T-Mobile-Sprint merger.
WatchThe president yanked off his microphone and ended the interview when host Kristen Welker pressed him for evidence behind his election-fraud claims and his $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund.
President again promises gas prices will fall when Iranian conflict ends, while addressing criticism of administration policies.
President Trump has not yet endorsed Representative Mike Collins or Derek Dooley in the pivotal race to challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, as both candidates vie for his support.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed the proposed commemorative note tied to the nation's 250th anniversary. Federal law still bars living people from U.S. money, and even some MAGA supporters are balking.
Under California's top-two primary, Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton edged out billionaire Tom Steyer, while state Sen. Scott Wiener advanced in the contest to succeed Nancy Pelosi.
The unorthodox Republican helped shape tax policy and women's rights legislation before resigning in 1995 amid sexual misconduct accusations.
Hiring nearly doubled economists' expectations as restaurants, bars and hotels led the way — but wage growth trailed inflation, squeezing workers even as the labor market held firm.
Citing a Section 301 investigation into goods made with forced labor, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer proposed duties spanning Canada to China — months after the Supreme Court struck down the president's earlier tariff regime.
The justices have roughly a dozen blockbuster decisions left before their summer recess, from Trump's bid to end birthright citizenship to fights over mail ballots, the Fed's independence and transgender athletes.
In an unsigned order, the justices paused a lower court's injunction, clearing the way for Alabama to vote under a congressional map that a three-judge panel found was tainted by intentional discrimination.
A new executive order moves roughly 8,000 career employees into a 'Schedule Policy/Career' classification, making them fireable at will and reviving the fight over the old 'Schedule F' plan.