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Trump also asked one of Barrs rivals to drop out of the Republican primary in Kentucky, where the winner of that race is likely to succeed McConnell.

GOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Courts decision to curtail the Voting Rights Act with new maps that could end the careers of several Black Democratic House members.

In his first public speech since the White House correspondents dinner, the president mocked transgender weightlifters and the medical crap an adviser was telling him.

The decision coincides with a feud between the president and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has criticized the U.S. war in Iran.

Defense attorneys for the alleged gunman have questioned the evidence in the case, and the U.S. attorneys X posts go beyond what prosecutors have said in court filings.

Trumps statement came as the United States continues to enforce a naval blockade of Iran and as he declined to rule out additional strikes on the country.

Prosecutors had alleged that David Rivera had received a secret $50 million contract to influence the first Trump administration.

It is the latest technical problem related to the Trump administrations push to create a national directory of health providers.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted an ongoing ceasefire pauses the clock on the 60-day deadline to end hostilities in Iran or seek congressional approval.

A Post-ABC-Ipsos poll shows most Americans call the military action a mistake, even as Republicans remain strongly supportive. Many fear the conflict will lead to a recession.

Liberals say they want a fighter. But Janet Mills, a popular governor who clashed with the president, failed to catch fire in Maines Senate race.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has resisted President Donald Trumps pleas to kill the filibuster, but Republicans circumvented it to try to fund immigration enforcement agencies.

The platforms, which have gained scrutiny recently, allow people to place bets on future events such as election results. The ban also applies to Senate staffers.

The War Powers Act requires that the Trump administration seek lawmakers consent to continue hostilities beyond 60 days, a time limit that expires Friday.

Nicole Saphier, Trumps third pick for the role, is a radiologist and longtime Fox News contributor. Meanss nomination stalled as some Republicans questioned her credentials and stance on vaccinations.

As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.

The high court a decade ago explicitly overturned the legal standard that prosecutors are now citing to charge Comey with threatening President Trump.

After the Supreme Court limited the Voting Rights Act, Johnson said states should consider redrawing House maps before the midterms. New boundaries would help the GOP.

The seat is critical to Democrats hopes of retaking the Senate. Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and Democrat, is likely to win the primary.

As the U.S. blockade and Iranian mines and drones halt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. gas prices also reached a level not seen since just after Russias Ukraine invasion.

The presidents planned 250-foot arch and a Treasury department plan to put Trumps signature on paper money are also unpopular ideas.

While its too late for many states to redraw congressional maps for the 2026 midterms, the courts ruling to limit the Voting Rights Act could result in fewer Black members. Weve been dealt a bad hand, says Georgia lawmaker.

Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.

The defense secretary sought to rebut lawmakers criticism of the Trump administrations handling of the conflict, which has cost about $25 billion so far.

The USS Gerald R. Ford, at sea for 10 months, is in need of repair. Its exit, though, reduces the firepower on hand as Trump presses Tehran to make peace.

For more than two hours on the chambers floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.

Jurors convict the man on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to an ISIS group, but its a rare setback in a high-profile terrorism case.

The conservative justices appeared sympathetic to the administrations contention that it can cancel humanitarian protections for Haitian and Syrian nationals.

Just 165 people have paid the application fee so far, the government said in a new legal filing.

The former FBI director has denied that a photo he posted of seashells spelling 86 47 was intended to threaten the president, and he has vowed to fight the case.

The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats.

The former attorney general had been subpoenaed to appear at a closed-door session. When she was fired by Trump, her appearance was thrown into limbo.

Republican state legislators drew new districts that are expected to be challenged in court.

Follow President Trumps progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.

Advocacy groups across the political spectrum aligned with the faith-based center in its battle with New Jerseys attorney general over disclosing its donors.

Charges against former FBI director James B. Comey and others take focus away from the economy and the issues voters care most about, many Republicans say.

Social upheaval, deep polarization and social media are primary drivers of the phenomenon, which has touched Republicans and Democrats alike.

The president is celebrating investments he made in his first term that needed years to pay off, as he continues to seek American dominance in space.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed Britains King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House for a state dinner in the East Room.

The former FBI director shared a photo showing seashells arranged to write out 86 47, which some saw as a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

David M. Morens, who was charged in an indictment unsealed this week, has previously acknowledged efforts to shield his communications from federal public records laws.

The presidents likeness along with Declaration of Independence text and the American flag will be on an inside page of at least some new passports.

The royal visit takes place at a tense moment in relations between Washington and London.

The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files.

The court is considering President Donald Trumps effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians. Justice Amy Coney Barrett has two adopted children from Haiti.

The legal filing argued that the correspondents dinner attack could never have taken place in the White Houses planned $400 million ballroom.

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey said he will make a complete recovery but did not specify why he is missing or when hell return to work.

Cole Tomas Allen faces a potential life sentence, and prosecutors said he could face more charges.

House Speaker Mike Johnson argued the Senates bill includes problematic language that would orphan the agencys immigration operations.

If adjustments need to be made to protect the president, they will be made, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday.