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4 deadlines that could shape Trump’s next 5 weeks

The next five weeks could prove pivotal for President Donald Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill. They face a series of deadlines — some self-imposed — that could shape the party’s fortunes throu...

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The MAHA revolt threatening the farm bill

Republican infighting between two important constituencies — the agriculture sector and the MAHA coalition — is threatening passage of a bill leaders are counting on to help woo rural voters ahead ...

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Talarico needs Crockett’s Black voters. They aren’t all convinced.

DALLAS — Friendship-West Baptist Church is a stronghold for Black politics, where candidates pass through cycle after cycle to win over its 13,000 congregants. It’s the church Rep. Jasmine Crockett...

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How Netanyahu Hurt America’s Jews

The relationship between the United States and Israel is in crisis. Six in 10 Americans have a negative view of Israel, and a majority of those under 50 in both major parties view Israel as well as...

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Officials trying to figure out how suspect got gun into WHCD venue, acting attorney general says

Law enforcement are investigating how a suspect got a firearm into the venue where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was held Saturday, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.The suspect — ...

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AI goldrush collides with voter backlash in Georgia

FORSYTH, Georgia — A multibillion-dollar data center boom is provoking a bipartisan backlash in one of the nation’s most pivotal political battlegrounds.Tax breaks, a stable power grid and vast tra...

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Trump safe after evacuation from ‘shooting incident’ at White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump and other attendees are safe after the Secret Service confirmed a “shooting incident” occurred at the Washington hotel hosting the White House Corre...

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A Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Updated at 1:29 a.m. ET on Sunday, April 26, 2026We were under the table before we knew what was happening. One moment, a military band was parading out of the Washington Hilton’s cavernous ballroo...

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Inside the Ballroom: Chaos and Confusion

One moment was utterly familiar: The massive ballroom at the Washington Hilton was filled with an indistinct buzz from thousands of mostly inconsequential conversations all blended together across ...

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Treasury’s first bite of a $1.7T student loan headache

The Trump administration is putting the job of handling millions of overdue student loans into the hands of the Treasury Department — a massive responsibility that agency officials have resisted fo...

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Trump abruptly cancels Kushner-Witkoff Pakistan trip

President Donald Trump on Saturday abruptly canceled a planned trip by special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner to Pakistan, pulling back from what had been billed j...

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Safe space: Zeldin ducks drama amid Cabinet ousters

Three of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet members have resigned in the past two months and rumors swirl about who else will get the ax ahead of the coming midterm elections.But not Lee Zeldin.The h...

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MIKE DAVIS: Southern Poverty Law Center: A tale of a racism scam

Since the 1970s, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has characterized itself as an organization that combats extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). This week, because of an indictment th...

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MAGA media gaslights on Charlottesville

Almost immediately after the mob at Donald Trump diehards smashed its way into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the right-wing noise machine moved into action to downplay what the world saw unfold in r...

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So You Want to Negotiate with Iran ...

President Donald Trump recently dismissed claims he’s anxious to end the Iran war, insisting on Truth Social that he’s “possibly the least pressured person ever to be in this position” and has “all...

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How Brendan Carr is building Trump-friendly broadcasting behemoths

Conservative television broadcasters are getting bigger under Donald Trump — and thanks to his top communications regulator, they may get enhanced power to mute the president’s critics.The Federal ...

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Roger Stone is back in the lobbying game

Roger Stone, who in the 1980s helped invent Washington’s modern influence industry, is back in the lobbying business. And he’s earning millions of dollars for his services.With his longtime friend ...

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Can Thomas Massie Survive the Trump Barrage?

Photographs by Caroline GutmanRepresentative Thomas Massie, the renegade Kentucky Republican who fiercely guards his political independence, doesn’t love being on President Trump’s bad side. He wou...

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Inside TMZ’s Capitol Hill playbook

Heading into White House Correspondents’ Dinner weekend, POLITICO caught up with the buzziest new celebrities in town: the TMZ guys.Since arriving in Washington last week, Jacob Wasserman, Charlie ...

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

We are entering a startling new era in the politics of birth control, with President Donald Trump launching the most serious effort in decades to curb contraception.The Department of Health and Hum...

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Judge signals trouble for Trump’s $10B lawsuit against the IRS

President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns ran into turbulence Friday as a judge ordered a hearing on whether the Constitution allows the presi...

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