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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
Becerra and Hilton Set California Showdown as Trump Endorsement Falters in Iowa
Tuesday primaries across six states reshape the midterm map, with Karen Bass advancing to a Los Angeles runoff and Deb Haaland winning New Mexico's Democratic nod
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2026
Trump Taps Housing Chief Pulte as Acting Intelligence Director
The president installs a 38-year-old homebuilding heir atop the nation's 18 spy agencies, drawing skepticism from senators in his own party
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2026
DOJ Shelves $1.8 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund as Senate GOP Pushes Back
Justice said Monday it will abide by a federal judge's order halting payouts, hours before Majority Leader John Thune urged the administration to shut the program down itself
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2026
Powell Warns Politicizing the Fed Would Destroy Public Trust
In his first remarks since stepping down as chair, the former Fed chief told a Boston audience the central bank is undergoing a political stress test under the Trump administration
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
Baraka Imposes Overnight Curfew Around Newark ICE Center After Second Night of Clashes
The Newark mayor closed a half-mile zone around Delaney Hall from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. after New Jersey State Police fired tear gas at protesters for a second consecutive night
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
Trump Tells Fox He's in 'No Hurry' on Iran as Navy Disables Blockade-Runner
The president sent the draft U.S.-Iran memorandum back to Tehran with tougher terms a day after CENTCOM said a Hellfire missile crippled the Lian Star in the Gulf of Oman
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2026
Hegseth Closes Shangri-La With Softer China Line and Burden-Sharing Demand
The U.S. defense chief told Asia's premier security summit the alliance approach would be quiet rather than confrontational, even as he warned Beijing not to disrupt the status quo
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
Louisiana Senate Passes Map Cutting Majority-Black District
The 28-10 vote Friday eliminates one of two majority-Black House seats and positions Republicans to claim a fifth of the state's six congressional districts
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
Bondi Defends Epstein Files Handling, Declines to Answer Trump Questions
The former attorney general acknowledged redaction errors in a nearly four-hour closed-door House Oversight interview and deferred to her acting successor on the details
SATURDAY, MAY 30, 2026
Judge Strips Trump's Name From Kennedy Center, Blocks Two-Year Closure
U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled the board had no authority to rename the institution or shut it down, and Trump signaled he will hand it to Congress
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2026
Federal Judge Freezes Trump's $1.7 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema barred the Justice Department from transferring money, considering claims or paying out from the fund while a Jan. 6 prosecutor's lawsuit proceeds
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2026
Ex-Judges Ask Miami Court to Reopen Trump IRS Settlement
Thirty-five former federal jurists told Judge Kathleen Williams on Wednesday that the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund deal may be a fraud on the court and should be undone
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
Paxton Ousts Cornyn as Trump Endorsement Flips Texas Senate Race
The Texas attorney general beat the four-term senator by roughly 28 points in Tuesday's runoff, the first time a Republican incumbent has lost renomination to the U.S. Senate from Texas
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
Cornyn and Paxton Meet in Texas Senate Runoff as Trump Endorsement Tests GOP
Texas Republicans choose Tuesday between a four-term incumbent and a Trump-backed attorney general in the most expensive Senate primary on record
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2026
U.S. Strikes Iran as Rubio Says Deal Is Days Away
CENTCOM hit missile sites and mine-laying boats near the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday as an Iranian delegation flew to Doha and Trump warned of a return to war
MONDAY, MAY 25, 2026
Iran Says No Deal Imminent as Trump Tells Negotiators Not to Rush
Tehran walked back weekend optimism Monday and Republican hawks panned the emerging 60-day framework, leaving the three-month war and the Strait of Hormuz unresolved
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026
Marines Drill in Caracas as Machado Vows 2026 Return
Two Marine Ospreys touched down at the reopened U.S. Embassy Saturday hours before Venezuela's exiled opposition leader said she will run for president and come home this year
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026
Secret Service Kills Gunman at White House Checkpoint
A 21-year-old man with a documented history of mental illness opened fire on officers at 17th and Pennsylvania on Saturday evening and was shot dead, briefly locking down the complex
SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2026
Trump Says Iran Deal 'Largely Negotiated,' With Hormuz Reopening in 30 Days
The president and Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that a memorandum of understanding to end the war was close, though Tehran insists key terms are unresolved
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026
USCIS Orders Most Green Card Applicants to Leave U.S. Before Applying
The Trump administration on Friday ended a half-century practice that let foreigners with legal status complete permanent residency from inside the country
SATURDAY, MAY 23, 2026
Gabbard Resigns as Intelligence Chief, Citing Husband's Cancer
The director of national intelligence said Friday she would step down June 30 to care for her husband, leaving a critical post vacant amid the Iran war
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
Trump Pledges 5,000 More Troops to Poland, Reversing European Pullback
The Thursday night announcement on Truth Social came a week after the Pentagon scrapped a smaller Poland deployment and as Rubio met NATO ministers in Sweden
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
GOP Revolt Over Anti-Weaponization Fund Sinks Senate ICE Bill
Senate Republicans left Washington Thursday without voting on a $70 billion immigration enforcement package after a tense meeting with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2026
DNC Releases 2024 Autopsy It Says It Cannot Verify, and Calls for Martin to Resign Grow
The Democratic National Committee published a 192-page report Thursday that Chair Ken Martin disowned in the same breath, an unusual maneuver that has deepened the party's leadership fight
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2026
Capitol Police Sue to Block Trump's $1.776 Billion Anti-Weaponization Fund as GOP Defections Grow
Two officers asked a federal judge Wednesday to halt the Justice Department payout vehicle that Senate Republicans now call highly irregular and a House Republican vows to kill
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026
Senate Advances Iran War Powers Resolution as IRGC Threatens Strikes Beyond the Region
A 50-47 vote Tuesday marked the first time Cassidy sided with Democrats on the measure, while the IRGC warned any resumed U.S. attack would draw retaliation in places Washington cannot imagine
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2026
Gallrein Defeats Massie as Trump Completes Six-State Primary Sweep
The Trump-backed Navy SEAL ended the eight-term Kentucky congressman's career in the most expensive House primary in U.S. history, capping a six-state night of wins for the president
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026
Trump Targets Massie as Kentucky Anchors Six-State Primary Tuesday
Voters in Kentucky's 4th District decide the most expensive U.S. House primary on record as the president's purge of GOP dissenters moves from Louisiana to the Ohio River
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
Federal-State Push to Scrutinize Voter Rolls Intensifies Ahead of 2026 Midterms
The Trump administration has run 67 million voter registrations through a DHS database as Maryland Republicans demand a federal audit after a vendor sent 400,000 wrong primary ballots
MONDAY, MAY 18, 2026
Trump Drops $10 Billion IRS Suit as Democrats Target $1.7 Billion Allies Fund
The president, his sons and the Trump Organization moved Monday to dismiss the Florida case over the 2019-2020 leak of his tax returns, days after reports of a parallel compensation fund
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
Senate Parliamentarian Strikes Ballroom Security Funds From GOP Immigration Bill
Elizabeth MacDonough ruled Saturday that the $1 billion Secret Service line tied to President Trump's East Wing project falls outside the Judiciary Committee's reconciliation jurisdiction
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026
Cassidy Ousted in Louisiana Senate Primary as Trump-Backed Letlow Tops Field
The two-term senator who voted to convict President Trump in 2021 finished third Saturday, becoming the first sitting Republican senator denied renomination since 2012
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026
Trump Tells Taiwan and China to 'Cool It' as Arms Sale Hangs
Back from Beijing, the president told Fox News he has yet to approve a fresh weapons package for Taipei and warned the island against pursuing independence
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026
Supreme Court Leaves Virginia Democrats' Map Dead, Locking In a GOP House Edge
Justices on Friday declined to revive the voter-approved congressional lines a state court tossed last week, ending Democrats' bid to offset Republican mid-decade redraws
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
CIA Chief Lands in Havana as DOJ Lines Up Castro Indictment
John Ratcliffe delivered Trump's terms to Cuban officials Thursday as prosecutors prepared 1996 charges against Raul Castro and Washington dangled $100 million in aid
FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026
Trump Leaves Beijing With Boeing Deal as Taiwan and Iran Stay Unresolved
The president flew home Friday with an order for 200 Boeing jets and a Chinese pledge to buy U.S. farm goods, but no breakthrough on the Hormuz war and no concession on Taiwan arms
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026
Streeting Holds Fire and Rayner Is Cleared as King's Speech Lands on Starmer
The health secretary did not pull the trigger Thursday, HMRC cleared Angela Rayner over her tax affairs and the 10-year gilt yield eased to 5.03 percent as the prime minister fought on
THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026
Xi Warns Trump on Taiwan as Beijing Summit Opens
The Chinese leader called Taiwan the most important issue in the relationship and warned of "clashes and even conflicts," as the two sides agreed the Strait of Hormuz must stay open
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026
Makary Resigns FDA After One Year as Kennedy Installs Diamantas
The surgical oncologist stepped down Tuesday after clashing with drugmakers over rare-disease rejections, the White House over flavored vapes and pro-life groups over mifepristone
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2026
Trump Lands in Beijing With CEO Delegation as Xi Summit Opens
The president arrived Wednesday for a three-day visit, the first by a U.S. leader to China since 2017, with Boeing, agriculture and a stalled $14 billion Taiwan arms package on the agenda
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
Supreme Court Clears Alabama Map and Extends Mifepristone Access
The justices set aside lower-court blocks on Alabama's 2023 GOP map 6-3 Monday, held telemedicine access to the abortion pill in place until Thursday and left a Virginia appeal pending
TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026
Trump and Xi Set for Thursday in Beijing With Iran, Taiwan and Trade in Frame
The president's seventh face-to-face with the Chinese leader, and first U.S. visit to China since 2017, opens Thursday with the Iran war and a fragile tariff truce hanging over the agenda
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
Russia and Ukraine Trade Truce Violations on Day Two of Trump's Victory Day Pause
Zelenskyy said Moscow was not even particularly trying to honor the ceasefire as Russia's defense ministry accused Kyiv of more than 1,000 breaches and one civilian was killed in Zaporizhzhia
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
Trump Heads to Beijing for Xi Summit as Joint Drug Arrests Set the Tone
The president's Wednesday-to-Friday state visit will run through Iran, Taiwan, rare earths, AI and trade, days after U.S. and Chinese agents jointly arrested five drug suspects
MONDAY, MAY 11, 2026
Trump Rejects Iran Counteroffer as Brent Tops $103 Ahead of Beijing Summit
The president called Tehran's latest terms 'totally unacceptable' on Sunday, leaving the Hormuz standoff frozen and oil markets climbing as he heads to meet Xi Jinping this week
SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026
Virginia Court Tosses Democratic Map, Locking In a Republican Redistricting Edge
The state Supreme Court voided a voter-approved redistricting referendum Friday, capping a mid-decade redraw that has tilted the 2026 House math 14 seats to six in the GOP's favor
FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2026
Trade Court Strikes Down Trump's 10 Percent Tariffs in 2-1 Ruling
The Court of International Trade voided the Section 122 duties Trump imposed after February's Supreme Court loss, ordering refunds plus interest for Washington and two importers
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Tennessee GOP Map Splits Memphis Into Three Districts
Republicans unveiled a redraw Wednesday that carves Shelby County across three seats and targets Rep. Steve Cohen, with a final vote expected Thursday
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Judge Unseals Purported Epstein Suicide Note Found by Cellmate
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas released the handwritten document Wednesday after a New York Times petition, nearly five years after it was locked in a courthouse vault
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2026
Trump Allies Oust Indiana Senate Holdouts as Ramaswamy and Brown Win Ohio Primaries
At least five Indiana Republicans who blocked the president's redistricting push lost Tuesday, while Ramaswamy and Brown set up marquee Ohio races and Democrats held the Michigan state Senate
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026
Trump Tests His GOP Grip in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan Primaries
The president has endorsed challengers to seven Indiana state senators who blocked his redistricting push, with $11.8 million in ad spending and Ramaswamy on track in Ohio
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026
Alito Restores Mifepristone Mail Access for One Week as Court Weighs Louisiana Case
The administrative stay, in effect until 5 p.m. May 11, pauses a 5th Circuit ruling that had ended telehealth and pharmacy dispensing of the abortion pill nationwide
MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026
Giuliani Hospitalized in Critical Condition in Florida, Spokesman Says
The 81-year-old former New York mayor and Trump lawyer is in critical but stable condition, spokesman Ted Goodman said Sunday, without specifying a cause
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
Alabama and Tennessee Call Special Sessions to Redraw House Maps
Govs. Kay Ivey and Bill Lee summoned their GOP-led legislatures Friday to rework congressional districts after last week's Voting Rights Act ruling, with Mississippi due around May 20
SUNDAY, MAY 3, 2026
Trump Reviews Iran's 14-Point Proposal as Strikes Stay on the Table
The president said Saturday he would study Tehran's latest offer to end the war but warned of renewed military action if Iran misbehaves
SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026
Pentagon Orders 5,000 Troops Out of Germany on Six- to 12-Month Clock
Spokesman Sean Parnell announced the cut Friday after a week of public feuding between President Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the Iran war
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026
Mills Exits Maine Senate Race, Leaving Platner to Face Collins
Two-term Gov. Janet Mills cited a cash gap with the oyster farmer who outraised her nearly three-to-one, handing Democrats a scandal-plagued nominee against a five-term incumbent
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026
White House Says Iran War Clock Has Paused as 60-Day Deadline Passes
Hegseth told the Senate the ceasefire stopped the statutory countdown, an interpretation Democrats and Sen. Susan Collins rejected after a sixth withdrawal vote failed
FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026
Trump Signs DHS Bill Ending 76-Day Shutdown as ICE Funds Move to Reconciliation
The longest agency closure in U.S. history ended Thursday after House Republicans agreed to fund Homeland Security on a bipartisan track and pursue $70 billion for ICE separately
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026
Florida Passes GOP-Favoring House Map a Day After Voting Rights Act Ruling
Tallahassee sent DeSantis a plan that could swing four U.S. House seats a day after the Supreme Court narrowed Section 2, with Louisiana now expected to redraw its own map to comply
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2026
Hegseth Tells House Iran War Has Cost $25 Billion, With No End in Sight
The Pentagon's first public price tag for the two-month conflict landed Wednesday in the defense secretary's first congressional appearance since the fighting began
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026
Supreme Court Voids Louisiana Map and Narrows Voting Rights Act
Justices ruled 6-3 that the state's second majority-Black district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander, raising the bar for Section 2 challenges weeks before primaries
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026
Comey Indicted a Second Time, Now Over a Seashell '8647' Post
A federal grand jury in North Carolina charged the former FBI director with threatening President Trump's life over a year-old beach photo, days after the Correspondents' Dinner attack
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2026
Allen Charged as GOP Bill and DOJ Push Revive Trump Ballroom
Federal prosecutors accused the Correspondents' Dinner gunman of attempting to assassinate the president as Senate Republicans moved to authorize $400 million for a White House event hall
MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2026
Tillis Clears Warsh Path as Banking Panel Sets Wednesday Vote
The North Carolina Republican said on Meet the Press he is prepared to confirm the Fed chair nominee after Justice Department assurances closed the Powell criminal probe
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
White House Fires Entire National Science Board
Identical termination notices from the Presidential Personnel Office removed all 24 members on Friday, leaving oversight of the National Science Foundation's $9 billion budget unstaffed
SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 2026
Gunman Storms Correspondents' Dinner Checkpoint as Trump Is Evacuated
Secret Service tackled a 31-year-old California man armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives outside the Washington Hilton ballroom; an officer struck in his vest is expected to recover
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026
Justice Department Adds Firing Squads to Federal Execution Protocol
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reauthorizes pentobarbital injection and clears state-prescribed methods as the Trump administration moves to expedite capital cases
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026
Witkoff and Kushner Head to Pakistan as Iran Denies Direct Meeting
The White House dispatched two envoys to Islamabad on Saturday for a second round of talks Tehran says will be conveyed only through Pakistani intermediaries
SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2026
DOJ Drops Powell Probe, Clearing Senate Path for Warsh
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro abandoned the criminal investigation Friday and referred the Fed renovation to the inspector general, meeting Sen. Thom Tillis's price for a confirmation vote
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
Justice Department Moves Medical Marijuana to Schedule III
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signs an order narrowing the reclassification to FDA-approved and state-licensed products, with a broader DEA hearing set for late June
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026
Green Beret Charged With Polymarket Trades on Maduro Raid
Federal prosecutors accuse Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke of turning $33,000 into more than $409,000 on the January capture, the first U.S. criminal case over prediction-market insider trading
THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2026
Hegseth Fires Navy Secretary Phelan a Day After Conference Address
Pentagon ousts John Phelan 13 months into his tenure, naming Undersecretary Hung Cao acting secretary as the Navy enforces Trump's Iran blockade
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
Warsh Denies Sock-Puppet Claim as Tillis Holds Out on Fed Confirmation
The Fed chair nominee fielded two and a half hours on Epstein ties, a $100 million portfolio and rate independence, as the lone GOP holdout tied his vote to the DOJ probe of Jerome Powell
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
Trump Says Extending Iran Ceasefire Is Unlikely as Wednesday Expiry Nears
The president told Bloomberg the truce runs out Wednesday evening Washington time, Iran's parliament speaker warned of new battlefield cards, and Vance's delegation is again Islamabad-bound
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026
Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Misconduct Probe
Deputy Keith Sonderling takes over as acting secretary while an inspector general's investigation into affair and travel allegations continues
MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2026
Iran Says It Has No Plans for Islamabad Talks as Ceasefire Nears Wednesday Expiry
Tehran calls the U.S. blockade of Hormuz and the Navy's weekend seizure of the Touska ceasefire violations, as Pakistan presses for a multi-day round that could extend the truce by up to 60 days
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026
Mamdani Calls Trump Relationship Productive, Defends Second-Home Tax
New York's mayor told NBC's Meet the Press his dealings with the president are honest and direct, even as Trump attacked a proposed levy on $5 million-plus pieds-a-terre
SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2026
Navy Seizes Iranian Ship Touska in Gulf of Oman as Hormuz Shuts Again
The USS Spruance disabled the cargo vessel with its 5-inch gun after a six-hour standoff, and Tehran pulled out of Monday's talks in Islamabad
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 2026
Pakistan Shuttles to Tehran as U.S. and Iran Weigh Extending Ceasefire
Army chief Asim Munir meets Iran's foreign minister to tee up a second round of talks before an April 22 expiry, as Hegseth says U.S. forces are ready to resume strikes
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
Tax Day Refunds Run Below White House Projections as IRS Workforce Shrinks
Average refunds are up 11 percent but fall well short of the $1,000 boost the administration promised, while rising gas prices consume much of the gain
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
U.S. Blockade Halts Iran Sea Trade as Trump Signals Talks May Resume
Central Command says six ships turned back and commercial traffic "completely halted" within 36 hours of the naval cordon taking effect
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
Warsh Fed Disclosures Show Wealth Topping $100 Million
The former Fed governor's filings detail roughly 1,800 assets, $10 million in fees from Stanley Druckenmiller and a spouse worth an estimated $1.9 billion
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
Two House Members Exit in a Single Day Over Misconduct Scandals
Democrat Eric Swalwell will resign and Texas Republican Tony Gonzales plans to file his retirement Tuesday, ending two expulsion fights in a matter of hours
MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
Trump Attacks Pope Leo Over Iran War; Meloni Breaks With Ally
The first American pope says he has no fear of the White House as Italy's prime minister calls the president's remarks unacceptable