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The $1 billion line item in a party-line bill otherwise focused on immigration enforcement is causing political headaches.

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Inside the House vs. Senate rifts threatening the GOP agenda

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This moderate Republican senator is already eyeing the exits 16 months into his term

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Republican South Carolina Rep. Jackie Terribile looks at a proposed map of new U.S. House districts for South Carolina.

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Trump’s Redistricting Push Could Cost Republicans More Than It Gains

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Supreme Court allows Alabama GOP to erase Black House district

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Virginia Democrats ask Supreme Court to restore their new map

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Cameron Hamilton, then-acting administrator of FEMA, testifies on Capitol Hill.

Trump picks Cameron Hamilton to run FEMA

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U.S. oil rush into Venezuela tests Trump’s democracy promises

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Here’s how Trump’s meeting with Xi could spark a crisis over Taiwan

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Richard Neal speaks.

Neal plans broad tax agenda if House control changes

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Top federal prosecutor in New York committed misconduct, watchdog says

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Gas giant met with White House about New England pipeline project

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The Friday Read

Ukraine’s Weirdest Front Line

How a mint-green research base, 14 scientists, and a gentoo penguin colony became part of Ukraine’s war strategy.

By Emily Schultheis

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Perspective

I Helped Craft the 25th Amendment. It Was Never Meant to Oust a President.

What began as a safeguard for continuity of government has increasingly been referred to in discussions about removing a president from office.

By John Feerick

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PERSON OF INTEREST

The Man Trying to Make Trump’s Tariffs Go on Forever

The fate of the president’s economic agenda rests with this “trade nerd.”

By Daniel Desrochers

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Column | Jonathan Martin

‘We Want to Move on From Losing’: Pritzker on Antisemitism, Trump and 2028

The Illinois governor reflects on his national profile and what comes next.

By Jonathan Martin

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Column | Jonathan Martin

Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman

As the Pennsylvania Democrat increasingly is isolated within his own party, Republicans are quietly trying to win him over.

By Jonathan Martin

Q&A

Why Elon Musk’s Friend Thinks He’s Wrong About AI

From autonomous weapons to workforce disruption, the stakes around AI are rising. Trump’s AI adviser insists the answer isn’t slowing down.

By Dasha Burns

The Friday Read

What Canadians Are Grudgingly Learning From Trump’s Undiplomatic Ambassador

Ambassador Pete Hoekstra has spent a year enraging Canadians. Is a détente now possible?

By Mickey Djuric and Mike Blanchfield

Perspective

It Took Charles a Lifetime to Be King. Now He Has to Deal With Trump.

There’s a lot at stake during the monarch’s visit to Washington. Will he pull it off?

By Jack Blanchard

COLUMN | John F. Harris

Inside the Ballroom: Chaos and Confusion

One wonders if the surreal events of Saturday night might make it hard to return to the familiar conception of the White House Correspondents Dinner.

By John F. Harris

Perspective

Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here’s Why.

Contraception was politically untouchable — until now.

By Mary Ziegler

Column | Nahal Toosi

So You Want to Negotiate with Iran ...

A bunch of demands on a PowerPoint slide won’t cut it if the Trump administration plans to engage seriously with Tehran’s Islamist regime.

By Nahal Toosi

THE FRIDAY READ

Can a Democratic Dynasty Survive in This Red State?

A race for statewide office in Indiana could chart the way forward for national Democrats.

By Adam Wren

INTERACTIVES

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Here’s how different US tariff revenue was in 2025

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How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

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Congress

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House Ethics shares update on Cory Mills investigation

By Hailey Fuchs

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Jeffries guarantees Democratic House win in midterms despite ‘undemocratic’ rulings

By Riley Rogerson

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Capitol agenda: House vs. Senate rift threatens GOP agenda

By Mia McCarthy and Calen Razor

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Voters ‘want us to do more,’ Republicans say. They’re just not sure what.

By Meredith Lee Hill, Mia McCarthy and Jennifer Scholtes

White House

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Makary keeps working amid questions over his FDA future

By David Lim and Sophia Cai

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Man charged in White House correspondents’ dinner attack pleads not guilty

By The Associated Press

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State escalates trade row with China over Iran war ahead of Trump-Xi summit

By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Phelim Kine

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‘Mild panic will set in soon’: GOP donors left to wonder about Trump’s $300 million war chest

By Alex Gangitano and Megan Messerly

Legal

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Lawsuit seeks halt to Trump’s reflecting pool makeover

By Josh Gerstein

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Lawyers: Biden to fight DOJ plan to release audio of his talks with ghostwriter

By Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney

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4 people convicted of conspiracy in US trial tied to 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

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Comey seeks to cancel upcoming court appearance in North Carolina in Trump threat case

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States

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Ryan backs Bores to replace Rep. Nadler, citing the battle over AI’s future

By Madison Fernandez

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Oil price hikes could mean big shifts for Florida’s crucial tourism industry

By Arek Sarkissian

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Tom Steyer’s anti-tech crusade has a potential hiccup: his brother

By Chase DiFeliciantonio and Tyler Katzenberger

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DeSantis acknowledges Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ may wind down operations

By Gary Fineout, Kimberly Leonard and Kylie Williams

Elections

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Raffensperger tests the GOP’s future in Georgia

By Alec Hernandez

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Clyburn remains confident in reelection bid, despite GOP redistricting efforts

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

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What Americans mean when they say they’re worried about a stolen election

By Jessie Blaeser and Erin Doherty

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Nigel Farage will need to be 22 times more efficient to win the next general election

By Tim Ross

Foreign Affairs

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Von der Leyen, Hillary Clinton back new push to childproof AI

By Eliza Gkritsi

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Remains of US soldier who went missing during military exercises in Morocco have been recovered

By Associated Press

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Former prime minister launches presidential campaign to take on far right in France

By Clea Caulcutt

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Netanyahu: War with Iran ‘accomplished a great deal, but it’s not over’

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

Earlier

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Supreme Court extends order maintaining abortion pill access until Thursday

By Alice Miranda Ollstein and Josh Gerstein

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NYC Council member Chi Ossé files misconduct complaint against officer who arrested him

By Chris Sommerfeldt

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Gas tax holiday momentum grows with Trump support

By Amelia Davidson and Pavan Acharya

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White House plans to reduce barriers to beef imports in an effort to lower prices

By Grace Yarrow

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Ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support,’ Trump says

By Riya Misra

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Google says hackers used AI to develop a major security flaw

By Maggie Miller

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One American has tested positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms

By Sophie Gardner and David Lim

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Abe Foxman, advocate for American Jews as longtime head of Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86

By Associated Press

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Chris Wright: ‘I don’t know the future of gas prices’

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

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US health agencies equipped to handle hantavirus, acting CDC director says

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

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Tehran responds to US peace proposal, according to Iran state media

By Jordyn Dahl

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Ambassador Waltz insists US making progress against Iran

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Pentagon releases swath of UFO files

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