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‘A two-edge sword’: Former top ICE official’s campaign roils battleground district
Madison Sheahan is facing attacks from GOP primary opponents over her tenure in the Trump administration.
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22 hours ago·AI bias 0.0
Trump shakes up Kentucky Senate race with endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr
The president reshuffled the race by asking aligned businessperson Nate Morris to step aside.
yesterday·AI bias 0.0
Georgia won’t redraw congressional map ahead of midterms, Kemp says
The Georgia governor said it’s too late to act on the recent Supreme Court ruling, with voting already underway, but signaled changes for 2028.
2 days ago·AI bias 0.0
Louisiana plans to delay House primaries after Supreme Court redistricting ruling
GOP Gov. Jeff Landry said he’s working on “a path forward” after the court barred the state from using its current congressional map.
2 days ago·AI bias 2.1Outlier
Mills drops out of Maine Senate race, setting up Platner to face Collins
The shocking move shakes up one of the year’s most important Senate races.
4 days ago·AI bias 0.0
A rare Mamdani-Menin alliance
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 28 WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE: Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Council Speaker Julie Menin have been at loggerheads over how to close New York City’s multibillion-dollar budget gap. Mamdani has maintained the deep deficit can only be plugged if the state raises taxes on millionaires and large.
5 days ago·AI bias -1.0
Kat and Zo’s affordability goooooaaaals
DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 27 FREE KICKS: After days of headlines target="_blank">about exorbitant costs to get to the World Cup, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday unveiled a series of free watch parties in each borough. The public events are a sign that the Democrats, who appeared together at Staten.
last week·AI bias -1.0
Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74
The Republican was diagnosed with colon cancer last year.
last week·AI bias -1.0
The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics
Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of politics. The fruits of these labors are hundreds of cartoons that entertain and enrage readers of all.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
War with Iran has ‘only just begun,’ Hegseth says
Top military officials said the campaign will intensify — and declined to say what victory might look like.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
House Ethics panel launches investigation of Tony Gonzales
The announcement comes as the Texas Republican fights for his political life in a primary runoff.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
War and uncertainty cloud Trump’s AI pledge rollout
Even without the war, experts in the energy markets expressed doubt that the tech companies’ promises can check fast-rising electricity prices.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Europe braces as Iran threatens to attack
As authorities tighten security, this is where Europe is most at risk from Iranian drones, missiles, cyberattacks and assassinations.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
New Jersey Republicans can’t quit Chris Christie
He left office with historically low approval, but now he’s hitting the fundraising circuit and offering his theory for a party comeback.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
War in the Middle East poses a puzzle for Europe’s far right
From Paris to Berlin, the continent’s leaders face the uncomfortable choice of whether to back Trump’s strikes or remain faithful to their sovereignty-first principles.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
How Lindsey Graham got Trump to yes on Iran
The war launched Saturday is a full-circle moment for the veteran GOP senator, who spent decades pushing for military action against the Islamist regime.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
'A perfect storm is lining up for Texas Democrats'
James Talarico prevailed in a hard-fought Democratic contest. Now he waits to see if he'll face scandal-plagued Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton — or four-term Sen. John Cornyn.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Cornyn did so well that Trump could finally endorse him
Even in the most heavily Republican counties where Attorney General Ken Paxton might have expected to benefit from a MAGA base, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn largely held his own.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Talarico defeats Crockett in Texas Senate Democratic primary
He took a big-tent approach to his campaign by appealing to voters from both parties and independents.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Scandal-plagued Rep. Tony Gonzales forced to runoff
Gonzales, who was accused of having an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide, will face influencer Brandon Herrera in a May 26 runoff.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Newsom likens Israel to ‘apartheid state,’ questions future military support
The California governor’s comments came as he promoted his new memoir in Los Angeles.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Rep. Dan Crenshaw ousted by primary challenger to his right
State Rep. Steve Toth cast him as insufficiently conservative for the Texas district. President Donald Trump declined to endorse.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Crockett tells supporters the race isn’t over: ‘People have been disenfranchised’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett said thousands of votes in her home base of Dallas could potentially end up uncounted.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Cornyn, Paxton head to runoff in Texas Senate GOP race
Sen. John Cornyn is in the fight of his career — and national Republicans fear they could lose the seat if he falls.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
US launches military operations in Ecuador
The joint military operation with Ecuador targeted what the U.S. called "designated terrorist organizations" in the country.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Rep. Chip Roy headed to runoff in Texas AG race
Trump withheld an endorsement in the race to replace Ken Paxton.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Internal DHS watchdog: Noem is obstructing our work
The Office of the Inspector General said in a letter he has been denied access to records in at least 10 investigations.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Lawmakers anticipate Trump will seek emergency funding for ‘open-ended’ Iran war
Top Trump administration officials briefed Congress on the U.S. military onslaught Tuesday but did not say whether they will ask for supplemental defense funding.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Lawmakers splinter on Trump administration’s case for war on Iran
The administration made its case behind closed doors on Tuesday — and Republicans liked what they heard.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Carney tempers support for Iran strikes with call for diplomacy
Canada urges a diplomatic off-ramp after early backing for U.S.-Israel assault.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
House Republicans are publicly cheering Trump’s Iran war. Privately, many are worried.
One House Republican suggested Trump’s shifting rationale “sounds a little bit like President Lyndon Johnson going into Vietnam.”
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Miami’s Cuban diaspora to Trump after Iran: Us next
Activists for a free Cuba have been holding protests in Miami and met Monday to sign a document outlining a transition framework.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Trump is running out of time to sell his rationale for Iran war
Senior officials keep offering justifications for the conflict with Tehran that the president upends.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Trump to POLITICO: ‘I really don’t care’ if Iran plays in World Cup
The country has pulled back from World Cup preparations after U.S. military attack.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
DOJ says it will keep defending Trump’s attacks on law firms, 24 hours after saying it wouldn’t
In a reversal, the Justice Department said it would continue defending Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
US offering military support, insurance for Middle East oil and gas shipments
Trump’s announcement is the first sign his administration is starting to take seriously the surge in fuel prices that began after the start of the U.S.-Israeli attacks against Iran.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Tillis threatens to hijack Senate business amid frustrations with Noem
The retiring North Carolina Republican lashed the embattled DHS chief during her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Trump to POLITICO: Iran is 'running out of launchers'
He also said U.S. defense companies are “under emergency orders” to build weaponry.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
U.S. closes its Saudi, Kuwait embassies as it urges Americans to flee Middle East
The warning comes as Iran retaliates against a joint U.S.-Israeli attack that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of top Iranian officials on Saturday.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Ties to Israel plague Democrats in top primaries post-Gaza
In Illinois, Texas and Michigan, candidates have been forced to address connections to Israel as support wanes among Democrats.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
The bruising, messy House primary battles to watch today
These early races will signal which issues resonate with voters ahead of future primaries — and on to November.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
New Jersey’s new governor tackles ICE
One month into office, Mikie Sherrill has made immigration and fighting the Trump administration a top priority.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
Iran war provides another litmus test for New York Democrats
The party’s left flank has come out strongly against U.S. military action. Others have taken more measured stances.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
MAGA loves scandal-ridden Ken Paxton. Can they get him to the Senate?
The Texas attorney general will face off against longtime senator John Cornyn in a state that’s increasingly welcomed far-right causes.
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2 months ago·AI bias -1.0
White House faces thousands of lawsuits as it tries to slow-walk tariff refunds
The Trump administration is attempting to delay the process for repaying importers for duties the Supreme Court struck down last month.
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