Trump says U.S. is "getting a lot closer" to agreement with Iran
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
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Omar faces mounting scrutiny after fraud ringleader sentenced to 41 years
Convicted Feeding Our Future ringleader Aimee Bock alleged Rep. Ilhan Omar likely knew about the $250 million pandemic meal fraud scheme in Minnesota, which th…
Military families want DOJ to distribute nearly $800M from French cement company found guilty of bribing ISIS
Military families sue Lafarge after French court convicted the cement company of funding ISIS, as DOJ holds $777 million in unreleased victim funds.
For more than a year, Republican senators had largely been deferential to President Trump‘s wishes. This week, they revolted over a Trump endorsement and his $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization fund.”
Republican senators, who typically defer to the president, revolted over a Trump endorsement and his “anti-weaponization fund.”
DOJ, Treasury investigate nonprofits and leaders allegedly coordinating with Cuba in influence campaign
Murder charges against Raúl Castro trigger a rapid activist response that federal officials investigate for ties to an alleged Cuban influence operation.
‘Moderate’ Dem's unearthed ‘deconstruct’ law enforcement comments draw fire from GOP critics
New Mexico Democrat Gabe Vasquez is accused of hypocrisy after 2020 defund the police posts resurface amid his new pro-law enforcement messaging.
Inside the rise of hardship politics as wealthy Democrats eye 2028
Governors Newsom and Pritzker lean into family trauma narratives to connect with voters as they build national profiles ahead of a possible 2028 run.
5/23: Saturday Morning
Record-setting travel is expected in the U.S. over Memorial Day Weekend despite high gas prices.
President Trump postponed signing an order on the dangers of AI, heeding an adviser’s warning that industry guardrails could slow down U.S. models in the race with tools from China
President Trump postponed signing an order on the dangers posed by artificial intelligence after an adviser warned that industry guardrails could slow down U.S…
Judge tosses federal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia
A federal district judge granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia's motion to dismiss two criminal charges on the grounds his prosecution was vindictive and selective.
Trump lawyer-turned-critic Michael Cohen to apply for "anti-weaponization fund"
Michael Cohen, a Trump lawyer-turned-critic, is planning to apply for money from the Justice Department's new "anti-weaponization fund," he told CBS News.
Tulsi Gabbard resigned as director of national intelligence, capping a tumultuous tenure in which she was largely sidelined from President Trump’s national-security operations
The outspoken critic of foreign interventions had largely been sidelined from President Trump’s national security team.
Key moments from Tulsi Gabbard’s difficult tenure as the top U.S. intelligence officer
She was frozen out of the planning to capture Nicolás Maduro and clashed with President Trump over Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Most green-card applicants will need to go abroad to apply for permanent residency at an American consulate, rather than filing from within the U.S. as they do now
The move will affect both immigrants in the country illegally and foreign professionals sponsored by U.S. companies.
China and Russia have in recent years expanded their intelligence operations in Cuba, investing in facilities used to spy on U.S. military sites in Florida, according to officials
The new findings on signals-intelligence facilities are being used to bolster the case for the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against Havana.
House Republicans Open Investigation Into Prediction-Market Insider Trading
James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight Committee, opened an investigation into how users of Kalshi and Polymarket are using insider informati…
Trump said he plans to send 5,000 troops to Poland, a move that is intended to reassure an ally
The president said Poland would get 5,000 extra troops, a move that is intended to reassure an ally but won’t forestall the White House’s effort to shrink the …
As the Trump administration faces a barrage of bipartisan criticism for creating a payout system without precedent, potential applicants are eyeing a piece of the pie
Potential applicants are eyeing a piece of the $1.8 billion pie.
President Trump and the GOP-controlled Senate were on a collision course Thursday over the administration’s controversial ‘anti-weaponization fund’
Opposition to the $1.8 billion fund forced party leaders to abandon votes on immigration-enforcement funding and send lawmakers home early for their Memorial D…
Trump and the GOP fight over his $1.8 billion fund, and “The Sound of Music” helps U.S.-China diplomacy. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:
Plus, Trump postpones AI order, and ‘The Sound of Music’ is the secret to U.S.-China diplomacy.
The DNC’s long awaited release of an autopsy report of the 2024 election was met with heavy sighs and deepening frustration across the party
Democratic officials disowned their own deep dive on how the party can learn from its election losses.
Spencer Pratt, the former reality TV star of “The Hills,” is running a biting, social-media-savvy campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles
The former star of “The Hills” is running a biting, social-media-savvy campaign to be the next mayor of Los Angeles.
President Trump delivered a clear message to Republicans in Tuesday’s primaries: Cross the president at your own peril
Trump’s vanquishing of Thomas Massie is a warning shot to Republicans considering a break with the president.
A Georgia congressman and a former college football coach will meet in a runoff next month after neither captured 50% of the vote in the GOP Senate primary Tuesday to challenge Democrat Jon Ossoff for his Senate seat
Rep. Mike Collins and newcomer Derek Dooley square off to face Democratic incumbent
President Trump’s handpicked House candidate defeated longtime GOP antagonist Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, underscoring the president’s iron grip on the Republican Party
The president wanted the seven-term Kentucky lawmaker gone after a series of high-profile run-ins.
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