Politics
Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund has become a roadblock for his attorney general nominee
President Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund has become the chief stumbling block to Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general, with key Republicans saying they cannot let him be approved until the...
Mamdani’s rhetoric on Netanyahu still worries Jewish leaders after arrest reversal
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s admission that he cannot legally arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has done little to calm Jewish leaders, who say the mayor’s broader...
Gov. Whitmer backs Stevens in fierce Michigan Senate primary
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has come off the sidelines to throw her support behind Rep. Haley Stevens’ bid for the U.S. Senate, giving her a late-innings boost in her...
Michigan woman baffled to learn she donated over $150,000 to ActBlue and Democrats
According to Federal Election Commission records, 88-year-old Elizabeth Waffle has been giving nearly nonstop to the Democratic fundraising juggernaut ActBlue since 2020 for a total of more than $150,000...
Trump trade rep says more tariffs are coming as blanket levies expire, Democrats raise cost worries
President Trump will keep tariffs at the center of his economic policy despite legal headwinds and Democratic complaints that levies fuel higher prices, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told...
Epstein survivors call on Tillis, Cornyn to block Blanche nomination
A group of women victimized by Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring urged Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and John Cornyn to vote against Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as attorney...
El-Sayed pushes back on Tapper’s Iran questions in contentious interview
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, pushed back Sunday on questions by CNN host Jake Tapper in a contentious interview about Iran and Israel. Mr. Tapper first...
Sheinbaum to attend World Cup final after accepting Trump’s invitation
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she plans to attend Sunday’s World Cup title game after receiving an invitation from President Trump. “I received an invitation from President Trump to...
Trump asks Sen. Darline Graham to run for full term, ‘honor the legacy of her beloved brother’
President Trump has asked new South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed to temporarily fill her late brother’s seat, to run for a full term and offered his...
November in mind: Trump works in a midterm campaign pitch into a primetime address
President Trump promised a speech Thursday night on pitfalls in election security. He did that, but only after offering a full-throated commendation of his second-term agenda that served as...
Trump willing to wipe out the IRGC as he did ISIS
President Trump confirmed Wednesday he would be willing to wipe out the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as he did to the Islamic State in 2019 if necessary. Mr. Trump...
Jack Smith’s ‘Arctic Frost’ team spied on lawmakers’ texts without shielding privileged info
Newly released records show that investigators working for former special counsel Jack Smith directly accessed text messages belonging to 44 current and former members of Congress. Mr. Smith’s investigators...