Tim Walz Calls Trump’s Tirade Against Somalis in Minnesota ‘Vile’
Minnesota’s governor said the president’s xenophobic remarks were dangerous as the state continued to face fiscal questions about a fraud scandal.Read More
Trump Trumpets Peace in Africa Amid War on Drug Boats, in Day of Dissonance
President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.Read More
Trump Switches Architects for White House Ballroom Project
The president had clashed with the original designer and insisted on increasing the size and scope of the ballroom on a short timeline.Read More
Florida Republicans Start Redistricting Talks, but Some Aren’t in a Rush
Some of the state’s Republican leaders appear in no rush to draw a new map as they grapple with political and legal questions amid internal power struggles.Read More
Boat Strike Video Shown to Lawmakers
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Adm. Frank M. Bradley, commander of the operation, met with members of Congress behind closed doors.Read More
Days After Trump Pardoned One Honduran Politician, Another Gets 22 Years
President Trump pardoned the former Honduran president, who had been convicted for drug trafficking. Midence Oqueli Martinez Turcios, a former congressman, got nearly 22 years.Read More
Groups Express Anixety as Trump Threatens to Derail U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Pact
Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.Read More
Supreme Court Clears Way for Texas to Use Republican-Friendly Redistricting Maps
Texas officials had asked the court to allow the state to use the new maps in the midterm elections, part of a push by President Trump to gain a partisan advantage.Read More
As Health Care Subsidies Teeter, Congress Is Again at an Impasse
Democrats won an agreement for a floor showdown after the shutdown, but consensus still eludes the Senate. Will Republicans pay a political price?Read More
Takeaways From the Pentagon Investigation on Hegseth’s Use of Signal
The inspector general concluded that the defense secretary violated the Pentagon’s instructions on using a private electronic device to share sensitive information.Read More