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Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Josh Turek, left, and Zach Wahls. Getty Images State Rep. Josh Turek soundly defeated state Sen. Zach Wahls on Tuesday in Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary, the Associated Press projected. The primary was one of the party’s most closely watched races as Democrats seek to regain control of the Senate…
William J. Pulte, Director of US Federal Housing FHFA, speaks to the press at The White House on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Sarah L. Voisin | The Washington Post | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence will place the president’s housing agency attack dog…
Andrew Left, founder of Citron Research, arrives at federal court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Activist short seller Andrew Left is set to appear in federal court Monday in a securities fraud case that shook the industry a year ago, setting up a battle over investor tips and free speech….
The Trump administration plans to drop the Department of Justice’s $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” in the face of legal and political pushback to it, reports said Monday. The fund was created as part of a settlement of President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. It is intended to compensate people who…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that Democrats will force Republicans to vote on a controversial “weaponization” legal relief fund pushed by President Donald Trump. The fund aimed at compensating victims of what the administration calls “lawfare” has become a political flashpoint on Capitol Hill, sparking rare Republican criticism of Trump from within…
US President Donald Trump waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2026 after golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at critics as a potential agreement with Iran remains elusive,…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 27, 2026. Evan Vucci | Reuters The U.S. and Iran have yet to ink an agreement to end the war that has dragged on into its…
An American flag flies near the Ever Memo container ship at the Port of Los Angeles on May 28, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to impose higher…
Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 29, 2026. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) Jam Sta Rosa | Afp | Getty Images “Japan’s door to dialog is always open” to the international community even as it increases defense spending and revises its…
A view of the National Mall during at sunset in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 04, 2025. Mehmet Eser | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump will headline an event commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary on the National β Mall next month after several musical performers scheduled to appear in the celebration canceled, citing concerns about…