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DNC chair ripped for downplaying unreleased 2024 autopsy after Dem losses: ‘Self-inflicted crisis’

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin faced pressure to release the DNC's 2024 autopsy report after giving mixed signals about the document's future on Pod Save America.

Trump jokes he’d look ’20 pounds heavier’ in a bulletproof vest, says he doesn’t think about threats

Trump joked he'd look 20 pounds heavier in a bulletproof vest, but acknowledged the protection works after a Secret Service agent was shot in D.C.

Louisiana suspends congressional primaries in wake of Supreme Court gerrymandering ruling

Louisiana's May congressional primaries were suspended after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down a majority Black congressional district map.

Bessent hosts financial literacy fair, touts education as key to American dream

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent closed out Financial Literacy Month by hosting a fair for over 50 D.C. students with games, booths and vault tours.

Melania Trump embraces AI education initiative in White House tech push: ‘She’s been a champion’

Melania Trump hosted an immersive AI and VR event at the White House, where students explored British landmarks alongside Queen Camilla's visit.

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It takes a tactical and lawyerly mind like Alito’s to reach an outcome like this.

House passes FISA bill as GOP works through other intraparty feuds

House GOP leaders negotiated their way through fierce intraparty opposition and passed on Wednesday one of the three key pieces of legislation on their agenda for the week, but their struggles are far from over.

Trump says that he’s is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

President Donald Trump on Wednesday leveled a new threat against NATO ally Germany, suggesting he could soon reduce the U.S. military presence there as he continues to feud with Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the U.S-Israel war against Iran.

ATF releases landmark package aimed at bolstering, clarifying Second Amendment rights

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and newly confirmed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Robert Cekada unveiled a package of 34 proposed and final rules Wednesday to scale back and revise Biden-era gun regulations.

Supreme Court ruling on race-based redistricting prompts quick action in some states

Before the words were even written on a Supreme Court decision striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, some states already were taking steps to respond to it.

Supreme Court ruling will reshape American politics. The only question is when

The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative majority on Wednesday handed Republicans their biggest victory yet in the perpetual battle to control the House of Representatives and statehouses across the country - but it may have come too late to have much of an effect on this year's midterm elections.

Justice Department moves to roll back gun regulations as Senate confirms new ATF chief

Justice Department officials moved Wednesday to roll back and modify a slate of gun regulations in a dramatic shift in firearm policy pushed by Second Amendment supporters in President Donald Trump's base.

A redistricting battle among states has reshaped the U.S. House map ahead of the midterm election

A back-and-forth volley of congressional redistricting in states has changed the electoral battlefield ahead of the November midterm elections, as Republicans and Democrats each seek an edge in their push for control of the closely divided U.S. House.

Iran’s highly enriched uranium likely is still at the Isfahan site, U.N. nuclear chief tells AP

The majority of Iran's highly enriched uranium is likely still at its Isfahan nuclear complex, which was bombarded by airstrikes last year and faced less intense attacks in this year's U.S.-Israeli war, the U.N. nuclear agency's leader told The Associated Press.

Rollback of Voting Rights Act beckons states across the South to redraw congressional districts

Key conservative voices on Wednesday urged Republican-led states in the South to take the Supreme Court's invitation to redraw their legislative maps to delete Democrat-leaning Black-majority districts and replace them with GOP seats.

Trump weighs pulling US troops from Germany amid clash with chancellor over Iran war

President Donald Trump said the U.S. is reviewing a possible troop reduction in Germany amid his ongoing criticism of Chancellor Friedrich Merz over Iran.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful blasted by critics for ‘lying’ on stage about illegal immigrant hires

Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson was called a "fraud" and a liar by critics who say his debate claims about vetting immigrant workers contradict his sworn testimony.

Trump EPA chief vows he won’t take ‘morality lessons’ from Dem senator after heated clash

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse traded barbs over coal plant consumer costs Wednesday amid Trump's proposed 52% cut to EPA funding for 2027.

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