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Bill Cassidy’s fall is a warning sign for other Trump enemies

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) primary loss is a massive warning sign for any Republicans who’ve provoked the president’s wrath — like Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.

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Bill Cassidy loses Senate primary in another major win for Trump

Louisiana Rep. Julia Letlow, the president’s favored candidate, and MAGA-aligned state Treasurer John Fleming advanced to a runoff for the GOP nomination.

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‘The entire South is on fire’: Black Southern Democrats warn that minority-majority legislative districts are at risk

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Poll: Israel is dividing Republicans, too

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Ballroom security money nixed by Senate parliamentarian

Republicans proposed sending $1 billion to the Secret Service, with some to be used on the controversial White House project.

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Would-be sponsor balked at paying for Sean Duffy’s tour across America

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Trump pushes to attach his SAVE act to must-pass bipartisan bills

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Midwest Republicans want Vance out in full force ahead of midterms

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An Overlooked Lesson From Jay Powell’s Fed

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House talks look at blocking some state AI laws, including in California and New York

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National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross is leading the effort to wrangle hyper-advanced AI. Some worry he’s not up to the task.

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‘$30 for a hamburger’: Trump’s facing no good options on beef prices

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SCOTUS Preserved Abortion by Mail. Opponents Already Know Their Next Moves.

The mifepristone ruling reveals how conflicts over abortion are still evolving after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

By Alice Miranda Ollstein

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Politics Is Breaking Us — Just Ask These Therapists

The political therapy boom has arrived.

By Catherine Kim

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The Friday Read

Silicon Valley Wants to Put a Chip in Your Brain

A battle is looming not just over privacy, but the future of the human species.

By Calder McHugh

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Column | Jonathan Martin

From JFK to Trump, a Veteran Republican Reflects on the Party He Once Knew

Ahead of his new memoir, the former senator looks back on nearly 60 years of public service, the presidents he’s served and Trump’s GOP.

By Jonathan Martin

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Column | Jonathan Martin

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

Republicans chasing extra House seats risk energizing Democrats and alienating key new voters.

By Jonathan Martin

Column | Victoria Guida

‘Affection And Sympathy’: Kevin Warsh’s Friends See Threats All Around Him

In Warsh’s intellectual stomping ground, anxiety runs high about the challenges facing the Federal Reserve.

By Victoria Guida

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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White House amps up pressure on House Republicans to support Senate housing bill

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Mullin has more work to do to repair the relationship between DHS and Congress

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Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen announces retirement

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Johnson: House will amend stalled housing bill despite White House, Senate GOP pushback

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White House

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Big promises, thin results from Trump’s China trip

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Trump noncommittal to continued Taiwan arms sales after meeting with Xi

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White House, Senate skeptical about House’s amended housing bill

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Bessent discusses investment board, expanding US-China trade with Trump in Beijing

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Supreme Court rejects bid to revive Democrats’ Virginia redistricting plan

By Josh Gerstein and Andrew Howard

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Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

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Texas Supreme Court rejects bid to oust House Democrats who fled state over redistricting

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Man convicted of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City

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States

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Judge weighs effort to block new Florida congressional map

By Gary Fineout

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Billionaire Chris Larsen says he will boost Newsom ‘any way we can’ in 2028

By Dustin Gardiner, Christine Mui and Jeremy B. White

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New York lawmakers eye multiple redistricting amendments

By Nick Reisman

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Newsom says Dems have ‘break-the-glass’ contingency plan for California gov’s race

By Melanie Mason

Elections

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Keisha Lance Bottoms’ lead is making some Georgia Democrats uneasy

By Alec Hernandez

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The number of competitive House districts is getting smaller and smaller

By Jessica Piper

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Landry wants to be kingmaker in Louisiana. He’s annoying other Republicans.

By Liz Crampton

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How the largest LGBTQ+ rights group is approaching the midterms — and anti-trans attacks

By Samuel Benson

Foreign Affairs

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Labour tries to unite — so Farage can’t wreck their leadership fight

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Germany’s Merz wouldn’t tell his kids to move to America anymore

By Milena Wälde

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Germany’s spy agency picks French AI firm over Palantir

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Poland scrambles to respond after Pentagon ditches troop deployment plan

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Earlier

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RFK Jr.’s department to make it easier to fire career staff

By Carmen Paun and Sophie Gardner

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Colorado governor says he will grant clemency to Trump-aligned election conspiracy theorist

By Aaron Pellish and Gregory Svirnovskiy

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Carney pitches Alberta pipeline pact as proof Canada still works

By Mickey Djuric

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Feds request ‘summer surge’ of National Guard troops in DC

By Sabrina Lam

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Trump picks a Potomac River site for ‘heroes’ statue garden

By Ian M. Stevenson

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‘Slap in the face': Republicans skewer Pentagon over Poland move

By Connor O'Brien

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Acting FDA leader tries to explain past Planned Parenthood work to abortion opponents

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A closely guarded plan to cool Earth is revealed

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‘20 years is enough’: Trump puts a timeline on limiting Iran’s nuclear program

By Alex Gangitano

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Capitol agenda: Nervous GOP weighs options on ballroom

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Gen Z rising star resigns, adding to Starmer crisis

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Xavier Becerra’s frontrunner glow meets a harsh spotlight

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