Trump makes new play for tariffs

The Trump administration is floating tariffs of up to 12.5% on some 60 countries and the EU.
Trade Representative Jamieson GreerEvan Vucci/Reuters

Sanders follows Trump toward government stakes in private firms

The Vermont independent is proposing a bill that would give the federal government a stake in leading AI companies.
Bernie SandersKylie Cooper/Reuters

Sam Altman goes to the Hill as OpenAI preps policy framework

Altman plans to meet with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and others.
Trump with AI leaders in 2025.Trump with AI leaders in 2025. Carlos Barria/Reuters.

Vulnerable members spend big on official comms

Franking, or the official communications sent out by Capitol Hill offices, is becoming a flashpoint in contested House elections.
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Politics

Trump makes new play for tariffs

The Trump administration is floating tariffs of up to 12.5% on some 60 countries and the EU.
Trade Representative Jamieson GreerEvan Vucci/Reuters

College sports bill’s momentum masks its hurdles

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have concerns.
Former University of Alabama football coach Nick SabanEvan Vucci/Reuters

Platner asks for the Biden treatment from skeptical Democrats

Both Jill Biden and Graham Platner have highly scrutinized marriages (and families) that have made them political celebrities, and both argue that the public interest in their past missteps is a waste of time.
Graham Platner, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, speaks during a “Fighting Oligarchy” campaign rally with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in Portland, Maine.Amanda Sabga/Reuters

Sanders follows Trump toward government stakes in private firms

The Vermont independent is proposing a bill that would give the federal government a stake in leading AI companies.

Vulnerable members spend big on official comms

Franking, or the official communications sent out by Capitol Hill offices, is becoming a flashpoint in contested House elections.

Pressure builds for crypto ethics compromise

“There are a lot of people on Capitol Hill who recognize that it’s a gating function.”

Pulte’s new job complicates FISA renewal

Democrats were already worried about how the Trump administration wields the powerful surveillance tools.

Trump shipbuilding plan mimics fired Navy secretary’s work

John Phelan was ostensibly ousted from his job due to insufficient progress on the issue, but his replacement submitted a nearly identical proposal.

Blanche announces end of Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

The news could now unlock relatively quick action on Senate Republicans’ party-line immigration enforcement bill.

Roger Stone helped Trump choose an unorthodox new intel adviser

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte has no experience in the field but influential allies in his corner.

Trump berates Netanyahu over Lebanon incursion

Trump reportedly called Netanyahu “f*cking crazy,” and told him that “everyone hates Israel” because of its aggression.
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