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Trump hails Texas redistricting approval that could add five GOP congressional seats nationwide

Texas Republicans pass redistricting map creating 5 new GOP-leaning congressional seats despite Democratic objections about minority voting power dilution.

DeSantis posthumously awards Governor’s Medal of Freedom to Jimmy Buffett, politicians: ‘Great Floridians’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posthumously honors five notable Floridians with the Governor's Medal of Freedom, including Jimmy Buffett and former politicians.

Texas’ Republican-controlled House approves new maps to create more winnable GOP congressional seats

Texas Republicans on Wednesday took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what's likely to be a national battle over redistricting.

Cooper leads first public poll since jumping in North Carolina Senate race

Roy Cooper has an early, six-point lead in the North Carolina Senate race, according to the first public poll of the marquee contest. The...

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 calls on Senate to stay in D.C. to vote on more than 150 nominees

President Trump wants the Senate to stay in session until it clears a backlog of more than 150 judicial and executive-branch nominees.

Biden judge blocks Trump from ending deportation amnesty for Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal

A federal judge ordered Homeland Security to continue a deportation amnesty for migrants from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, slamming President Trump for complaining that illegal immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country."

Trump raises tariffs on slew of U.S. trading partners

President Trump imposed tariffs ranging between 15% and 41% on more than 67 countries Thursday evening, raising tariffs to their highest levels in more than a century.

Trump’s political operation has stockpiled a massive amount of cash ahead of the midterms

President Donald Trump is raking in cash for his political operation, building up funds that could allow him to continue to be a political...

Ending the H-1B Visa Lottery Is a Good Step

Our immigration policies should align with our nation’s interests.

Trump Clashes With Reporter Over Tariffs, Citing Pandemic and ‘Fighting Lunatics’

President Donald Trump drilled into a reporter over a question on tariffs on Thursday, telling him that he had to spend his first term "fighting lunatics like you."

International Support for Palestinian State Impedes Ceasefire Deal, Emboldens Hamas: Rubio

Rubio’s comments come as President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy travels to Israel.

Trump revives Presidential Fitness Test alongside famous athletes at White House event

President Trump on Thursday revived the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, saying it was to ensure young Americans are healthy and active.

Education Department calls on states to use flexibilities and opt out of ‘burdensome’ programs

The Department of Education is calling on school officials to get out of burdensome provisions and federal programs in their schools, as part of the Trump administration push to send education back to the states.

Biden’s longest-serving aide tells House probe aging president’s brain was getting better, not worse

Mike Donilon, a top aide to President Biden who cashed in as a highly paid advisor to his suspended 20204 campaign, told House investigators Thursday that Mr. Biden showed no signs of mental decline while in office.

Whatley enters North Carolina Senate race with Trump, GOP leaders’ endorsement

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley on Thursday announced his 2026 bid for the open North Carolina U.S. Senate seat, entering the race with endorsements from President Trump and top GOP leaders.

Majority of Senate Democrats are now willing to block arms sales to Israel

A growing number of Senate Democrats are starting to shift their criticisms of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war in Gaza from words into actions.

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