John Fetterman accidentally called himself a "lifelong Republican" at the Texas Tribune Festival, sparking laughs before clarifying his Democratic ties.
In today's issue: ▪ Xi’s state visit kicks off ▪ Judge strikes down media ban ▪ Debate over how to tackle diesel costs ▪ Forecasters shift races toward Democrats Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with President Trump today for high-stakes talks that could touch on several points of tension between their countries, including artificial intelligence...
When Masoud Pezeshkian stood before the United Nations, he spoke in the name of Iran. That was the first deception. The Islamic Republic — the Shia Caliphate — is not Iran. Khomeinist ideology has been imposed upon a civilization that long predates the order established in 1979. Yet Pezeshkian carried the same exhausted script: victimhood,...
Judges’ views on climate change are being influenced by an organization bragging that its purpose is to build and enable “a network of judges and scientists advancing climate science education for the judiciary.”
Winter is soon coming, and so too is a growing dread across Europe. It is dawning on European capitals that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s only conventional path to victory in Ukraine may lie through the Baltic States. Kyiv’s fortress Donbas in eastern Ukraine remains largely impenetrable. Despite Russian claims in advance of last week’s Duma elections that...
When Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) wanted to promote his new book this week, he invited Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) — one of his potential 2028 presidential rivals — to join him onstage and help moderate the event. On Tuesday night, the two governors appeared together before a Beltway crowd, with Moore giving Beshear...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is in the middle of a fight over a Trump health nominee, presenting a key test of her commitment to being an abortion-rights Republican. Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will testify Thursday in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP)...
China hawks on both sides of the aisle in the U.S. are seething as President Trump prepares to welcome the country’s President Xi Jinping for what is expected to be a lavish three-day state visit to Washington. Unlike with other world leaders, Trump is pulling out all the stops for his Chinese counterpart. Trump took...
President Trump’s disapproval rating hits the highest mark it has during his second White House stint amid rising energy costs and economic woes, according to a new poll. In an Emerson College poll, Trump’s disapproval rating hit 58 percent, while 39 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of his job as president. The disapproval...
President Trump heads into his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week on the heels of waging a bruising trade war with Canada that has badly damaged relations with that country. It's a stark contrast from how he’s handled trade talks with China, a rival nation that many in Congress see as an enemy...
President Trump has barred news outlets from the White House, and a prominent GOP congresswoman is making noise about restricting press access to parts of the Capitol. But Republicans in the Senate, where reporters have more direct access to lawmakers than anywhere in Washington, say they're content with the status quo. Senate Majority Leader John...
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a series of high-stakes meetings in Washington, marking the first official state visit by China’s leader in over a decade. The meetings come at a fragile moment in relations between the U.S. and Beijing, which have spent the better part of the last two years embroiled...
Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said Wednesday the central bank will “likely” raise interest rates again to counter persistent inflation, after it did so last week for the first time in three-plus years. Barr, a member of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), said the unanimous decision to raise the benchmark interest rate by...
