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The president did not specify which leaders. Meanwhile, Pakistani officials were working to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and arrange new negotiations.

Most of the almost $100 million raised to influence the vote, heavily favoring Democrats, comes from nonprofits that dont have to disclose their donors.

A new team could mark a shift away from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s unpopular vaccine agenda ahead of the midterms.

Rodney Mims Cook Jr. tried to build an arch in D.C. for years. Now his panel will review the presidents own proposal and Cook says two more should be built, too.

The president maintains his hold on the Christian right, but his bluster, fight with the pope and portrayal of himself as a Jesus-like figure strain that bond.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio called it an opportunity to use the U.N. system to promote America First values, according to a cable reviewed by The Post.

The extraordinary public apology highlights rifts on the court dominated by a 6-3 conservative majority.

Brian Cole Jr. is accused of placing explosives near the RNC and DNC headquarters the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

The president made the claim, which Beijing has yet to confirm, amid anger in China that its vessels could be caught up in a U.S. blockade targeting Iranian ports.

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The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran.

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The maneuvering comes a month after Joe Kent, the National Counterterrorism Centers previous director, resigned in protest over the Iran war.

Republicans keep criticizing Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger over proposed tax increases by Democratic legislators that never passed and that she never endorsed.

Some Republicans have expressed concerns about the war as it approaches the two-month mark, saying the administration must make the case for continuing it.

The president hopes voters will focus on the benefit of No Tax on Tips and other breaks, but economists say higher gas prices will negate most of those benefits.

Lawmakers and advocates were gaining momentum until the president backtracked on his campaign promise.

Allies like Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Ruben Gallego say they knew nothing about the misconduct allegations, with Gallego saying the congressman led a double life.

Virginians previously embraced the facilities, but a Post-Schar School poll finds they are now almost as undesirable as nuclear power plants.

Schwartz would be Trumps third nominee to lead the agency. The administration is also said to be looking at three other people to serve in senior roles supporting her.

At a gathering of conservative college students, the vice president expressed respect for Pope Leo XIV and empathized with concerns about high costs of living

President Donald Trump last year commuted the prison sentences of 12 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

Her attorney said at a news conference that she will not present evidence to the media.

Billionaire Tom Steyer and ex-congresswoman Katie Porter stand to benefit the most in a Democratic field with no clear front-runner, several strategists said.

A long-awaited report from the Justice Departments Weaponization Working Group alleges misuse of the Face Act. But the evidence is limited, and the Trump administration has itself been criticized for misusing law enforcement.

Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. has clashed with the Trump administration over dozens of Venezuelan migrants removals to a prison in El Salvador.

More than a dozen American warships positioned in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea are acting as a net, officials said. None of the encounters has required escalation.

A federal judge said President Trumps federal housing director cannot be held liable in court under a decades-old law.

She joins other former Republicans and Trump administration officials running for office as critics of the president. The district would open up if voters approve a new map.

The debate in Fort Worth echoes a dilemma that local leaders are grappling with around the country: End diversity programs or risk losing all federal funding.

Lower courts blocked the effort to send home Haitian immigrants, part of an already shrinking workforce in nursing homes. The Supreme Court will hear the case this month.

The Trump administration has sought a moratorium on uranium enrichment of at least 20 years. Tehrans offer would last up to five.

The departures of a Democrat and Republican would not immediately alter the balance of power in the House, where the GOP holds a razor-thin majority.

Some factors that harmed Orban may also apply to Republicans in this years midterm elections, say some American conservatives who backed the Hungarian leader.

Both parties appear to be factoring in the razor-thin majority that Republicans hold in the chamber as they weigh whether to oust members.

Veteran church observers say an open war of words between a pope and a U.S. president is unprecedented.

Before the post was deleted, evangelical and Catholic allies called the image blasphemous in a rare public break from a base that has largely stood by Trump.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump that claimed that the Wall Street Journal defamed him by publishing a drawing of a naked woman it said Trump contributed to a birthday gift for Jeffrey Epstein.

A new report distills the Trump administrations strategy as officials jockey to shape health care messages ahead of this years midterm elections.

Depositions offer insight into what Elon Musks group was up to. Members describe a club-like atmosphere in which they slashed agencies with little oversight.

The GOP was already bracing for a tough election, but with the ceasefire in doubt, gas prices are likely to stay high, and voters economic outlook is dismal.

Muslims in Rep. Chip Roys Texas district react to their Republican congressmans campaign against Islam with concern and eye-rolls.

President Trump wrote that Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, was weak and terrible on crime and foreign policy. Leo has criticized the Iran war.

Vice President JD Vances negotiations in Pakistan with Iran failed to end the war, but progress was reported on building goodwill.

Several Democratic and Republican lawmakers said they would be in favor of voting to expel Swalwell, as well as Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas), who both face misconduct allegations.

Once a novelty, drones are now being flown by more than 5,000 large and small law enforcement agencies across the nation.

Before departing Pakistan without a deal, Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. remains open to diplomacy only if Iran takes our final and best offer.

Heritage Foundation chief Kevin Roberts called Paul Gottfried, a paleoconservative who promotes writers accused of white supremacism, one of the sages of our age.

The president and vice president strongly backed Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a Kremlin ally and E.U. antagonist, but he trails in polls after 16 years in power.

President Donald Trumps attack on Iran sent gas prices surging, giving Democrats focus on affordability more traction if they can get voters to trust them.