GOP risks ‘distraction and liability’ with East Wing money

Republicans’ party-line immigration bill provides $1 billion for securing President Donald Trump’s East Wing project.
White House ballroom construction Ken Cedeno/Reuters

Rubio heads to high-stakes sitdown with the pope

The secretary of state maintains the trip was planned before the Iran war strained relations between the pope and President Donald Trump.
Marco RubioJonathan Ernst/Pool via Reuters

CFTC eyes Minnesota as next front for prediction markets fight

Chair Mike Selig is monitoring states that advance legislation that would ban or regulate prediction markets.
Mike Selig Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

White House downplays Hormuz flare-ups

President Donald Trump characterized the renewed attacks in the waterway as a “skirmish.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads a press briefingKylie Cooper/Reuters
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Lutnick faces grilling on Epstein relationship

The commerce secretary is likely to face pointed questions from lawmakers about the nature and extent of his Epstein connections.
Howard Lutnick Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

CFTC eyes Minnesota as next front for prediction markets fight

Chair Mike Selig is monitoring states that advance legislation that would ban or regulate prediction markets.
Mike Selig Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

GOP risks ‘distraction and liability’ with East Wing money

Republicans’ party-line immigration bill provides $1 billion for securing President Donald Trump’s East Wing project.
White House ballroom construction Ken Cedeno/Reuters

Rubio heads to high-stakes sitdown with the pope

The secretary of state maintains the trip was planned before the Iran war strained relations between the pope and President Donald Trump.

White House downplays Hormuz flare-ups

President Donald Trump characterized the renewed attacks in the waterway as a “skirmish.”

Vance heads to Iowa amid tight House race

The state is also a convenient stop to meet voters in the shadow 2028 presidential race.

He’s back: Biden returns to the campaign conversation

One reason why he jumped in may be his enduring popularity with the Democratic base, even among voters who think his reelection attempt was a mistake.

‘I don’t completely fit in’: John Kennedy keeps Republicans guessing

Quotable and inscrutable at once, the Louisiana senator is the rare faithful conservative who still confounds the party.

US to announce Norway’s inclusion in Pax Silica group with aim to counter China

Norway will be the consortium’s 15th member.

US ramps up pressure on China over Iran

The US ramped up pressure on China over the Iran war, setting up a showdown between the superpowers days before President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Beijing.

House Democratic campaign arm’s endorsements frustrate Latino colleagues

The Hispanic Caucus’ political arm pushed back against its endorsements in California and Pennsylvania in a statement to Semafor.
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