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Trumps extraordinary $1.8 billion legal fund to his allies

Why the enomorous fund is so controversial.

20 May 2026 2:06 am
Trump endorses Paxton in Texas Senate primary over incumbent Cornyn

The president faced pressure from his base to endorse the states attorney general, Ken Paxton. Advisers had urged him to support Sen. John Cornyn, arguing that Paxton has too much baggage.

20 May 2026 1:50 am
Trump shows off White House ballroom construction as funding stalls in Congress

The president offered journalists the closest look yet at the construction project, where photographers captured images of the work in progress and Trump touted security measures.

20 May 2026 1:18 am
The Republican senators speaking out against Trump

Sen. Bill Cassidy joins a short but notable list

19 May 2026 2:53 am
Trumps China summit shows toll of a difficult year for the president

A year ago, Trump promised a new era during the first major foreign trip of his second term. On his recent visit to Beijing, the war with Iran and economic strain clouded his diplomacy.

16 May 2026 3:30 pm
GOP senator who defied Trump on impeachment faces voters, five years later

Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his 2021 impeachment trial, is in danger of losing his primary.

16 May 2026 3:30 pm
A North Carolina farmer is testing whether Democrats can still win rural America

In North Carolina, Jamie Ager is distancing himself from his national party to win a congressional seat.

16 May 2026 3:30 pm
Federal civil rights watchdog wants to stop tracking data on race and sex

The EEOC has proposed ending a civil-rights-era program collecting demographic information from private companies.

16 May 2026 2:58 am
Parents of teens who break curfew in D.C. will be prosecuted, DOJ says

The Justice Departments crackdown on crime comes ahead of 250th anniversary events in the nations capital.

15 May 2026 11:59 pm
Virginia countys immigration policies on trial in congressional hearing

Republicans accused Fairfax County Commonwealths Attorney Steve Descano of allowing people in the country illegally to get away with serious crimes.

15 May 2026 10:42 pm
Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles

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.

15 May 2026 7:54 pm
A golden statue of Trump draws mixed reactions at his golf course

Online, the glittering statue of Trump has become a flash point. In real life, golfers seem less excited.

15 May 2026 5:32 pm
In pageantry and politics, China summit yields Xis goal equal footing with U.S.

The image of peer superpowers during President Trumps visit displayed a dynamic that analysts say the Chinese have long sought and Americans had resisted.

15 May 2026 12:45 pm
Supreme Court preserves access to mail distribution of widely used abortion pill

The decision maintains access nationwide to medication abortion, the most common way of ending pregnancies in the United States, while litigation continues.

15 May 2026 5:01 am
JD Vance praises Sen. Susan Collins, a GOP moderate and occasional Trump foe

The warm words came at a Maine rally as the vice president touted Republican House candidate Paul LePage and highlighted anti-fraud efforts.

15 May 2026 2:49 am
Louisiana, at center of voting rights fight, moves to redraw Black House district

Thursdays vote was one of many in Southern states following the Supreme Courts recent decision to weaken the Voting Rights Act.

15 May 2026 12:47 am
Mapping where the redistricting fight stands and where its headed

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.

14 May 2026 8:41 pm
Xi warns Trump that mishandling Taiwan could spark conflicts

Chinas leader made clear his top priority is the fate of the contested island and its U.S. military support, a striking move given President Donald Trumps effort to mend ties and deliver trade deals.

14 May 2026 4:32 pm
A new Chinese spelling of Rubio sidesteps Chinas travel ban

Chinese officials are using a different transliterated character for the secretary of state's name, perhaps to allow him to visit without lifting the 2020 ban.

14 May 2026 2:23 pm