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US President Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr. walk on the south lawn toward the White House in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday said he won’t attend the wedding this weekend of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to socialite Bettina Anderson….
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, becoming the latest Cabinet official to leave his administration, she announced Friday. Gabbard, in a resignation letter addressed to…
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he is seeking information from the CEOs of Kalshi and Polymarket on their efforts to prevent insider trading on their platforms. Comer’s probe is the latest in a series of congressional attempts to rein-in the…
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testifies during a Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC on May 19, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Sen. Mitch McConnell on Thursday blasted Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for the Department…
A model of President Donald Trump’s proposed arch to commemorate the country’s 250th anniversary is seen next to models of the Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol Building on a table at a public meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images The U.S….
Vehicles drive past a huge billboard supporting Iran’s national football team in the upcoming 2026 World Cup, installed on a building at Enghelab Square in Tehran on May 18, 2026. – | Afp | Getty Images Iran on Thursday said it is reviewing the Trump administration’s latest proposal for bringing an end to the war…
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, May 20, 2026. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Congress will have the best chance in the courts to block a controversial $1.8 billion “lawfare” compensation fund set up by the Department of Justice to settle a lawsuit by…
Two police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot sued President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking to block the new $1.8 billion “lawfare” fund set up by the Department of Justice to compensate Trump allies who claim they were victims of prosecutorial overreach. “In the most brazen act of presidential…
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday advanced a resolution to halt military action in Iran after a surprise defection from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s war effort. The vote, though…
Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, speaks during a campaign event ahead of a primary election at Veterans Memorial Park in Vanceburg, Kentucky, US, on Monday, May 18, 2026. Kentucky will hold a primary election on May 19. Jeffrey Dean | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ed Gallrein, a former Navy SEAL backed by President…