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These newly-elected Democrats will shape 2028

The 2028 presidential race is already playing out in the text threads and phone calls of a new set of Democratic power brokers.A number of would-be White House contenders...

The Democratic Party’s new 2028 powerbrokers

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GOP senator withholds support for Thune as leadership showdown looms

Rick Scott says he won't back John Thune for Senate GOP leader without a specific plan for the lame duck session before Democrats take control.

Trump’s Supreme Court majority faces looming threat after Dem Senate takeover: ‘Stuck’

Justice Samuel Alito confirmed he has no plans to retire, but Democrats' Senate takeover raises stakes for the Supreme Court's conservative majority.

Texas governor-elect’s plan to freeze electricity prices raises questions over legal authority

Texas Democratic Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa plans to freeze electricity rates on Day One, but experts warn the move could trigger energy shortages.

WATCH: US intel’s take on TdA gang misses mark on ties to Maduro regime, ex-Venezuela army officer says

A former high-ranking officer in the Venezuelan military is contesting a recent report by the U.S. intelligence community about the massive "Tren de Aragua" gang.

Dem county executive dings Trump admin over sanctuary jurisdiction designation

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich criticizes the Trump administration after DHS issued list of sanctuary jurisdictions that included the Maryland county.

Harvard DHS lawsuit revives Supreme Court conflict of interest questions

Harvard University's lawsuit against DHS over Trump's foreign student visa ban may reach the Supreme Court, raising potential conflict of interest questions.

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other...

Trump lashes out at ‘real sleazebag’ Leonard Leo, Federalist Society

President Trump late Thursday lashed out at the conservative Federalist Society and its former head Leonard Leo after one of the judges he appointed upon their recommendation ruled against him in a decision that rolled back the president's sweeping tariffs.

DHS releases name-and-shame sanctuary list with more than 600 states, cities, counties

Homeland Security released a name-and-shame list of hundreds of states, counties and cities it identifies as "sanctuary" jurisdictions that refuse some level of cooperation with the federal government in arresting and deporting illegal immigrants.

Leadership shakeups at agency tasked with carrying out Trump’s mass deportations agenda

The agency tasked with carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign is undergoing a major staff reorganization.

White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report

The White House will fix errors in a much-anticipated federal government report spearheaded by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which decried America's food supply, pesticides and prescription drugs.

Trump administration reverses planned closures of 3 dozen U.S. mine safety offices

The Trump administration is dropping plans to terminate leases for 34 offices in the Mine Safety and Health Administration, the agency responsible for enforcing mine safety laws, the Department of Labor said Thursday.

Trump’s latest pardons benefit an array of political allies and public figures

A governor who resigned amid a corruption scandal and served two stints in federal prison. A New York Republican who resigned from Congress after a tax fraud conviction and who made headlines for threatening to throw a reporter off a Capitol balcony over a question he didn't like. Reality TV stars convicted of cheating banks and evading taxes.

President Trump teases ‘last day, but not really’ for Elon Musk at DOGE: Oval Office presser set for Friday

President Trump posted that it was Elon Musk's “last day, but not really" at DOGE ahead of a press conference Friday that he announced via Truth Social.

Anthony Weiner discusses sexting scandal while attempting political comeback, says ‘women are crazy about me’

Anthony Weiner said "women are crazy about me" during a talk about his sexting scandal, saying it would not have been as widely publicized in today's news cycle as it was a decade ago.

Trump denounces court’s ‘political’ tariff decision, calls on Supreme Court to act quickly

President Trump criticized a recent court ruling on his tariff plan on Thursday. He directed criticism to the Federalist Society and expressed disappointment in judicial nominations.

Chinese nationals who infiltrated US universities

Chinese nationals, especially those with CCP ties, face increased scrutiny at U.S. universities as the Trump administration targets student visas.

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