Politics

‘The ballroom will be a solution’: Republicans, Trump demand speedy construction after weekend chaos

Support for President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has surged among Republicans after a gunman opened fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, with the preside...

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DeSantis unveils new GOP-friendly congressional map on eve of special session

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis gave state legislators a new congressional map Monday that would sharply alter the congressional districts of several incumbents and could result in Republi...

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White House won’t ‘rule in or out' Vance’s attendance at rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt left Vice President JD Vance’s attendance at a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner an open question on Monday, as the administration reviews ...

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‘National emergency’: After assassination attempt, Leavitt urges Congress to fund DHS

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday urged lawmakers to fund the Department of Homeland Security after a gunman breached security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over th...

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NYC Council speaker, fledgling foil for Mamdani, gets into political pickle of her own

NEW YORK — New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin has emerged as a prominent check on America’s most-watched mayor, sparking several unwelcome controversies for democratic socialist Zohran Mamda...

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Todd Blanche could be in the driver’s seat at the Justice Department for a while

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche could run the Justice Department for months to come — even if Donald Trump doesn’t nominate him to the top post.A potential loophole in the federal law that gov...

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Zohran Mamdani Is Killing It With Kindness

These days, it seems like Zohran Mamdani is everywhere. He’s walking uptown from City Hall to Gracie Mansion, greeting New Yorkers on the way—much like he did the night before his primary victory i...

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What Happens If America Nationalizes AI?

AI companies are beginning to entertain the possibility that they could cease to exist. This notion was, until recently, more theoretical: A couple of years ago, an ex-OpenAI employee named Leopold...

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'It is existential’: Elon Musk and Sam Altman duke it out over OpenAI’s founding

SAN FRANCISCO — The years-long feud between Elon Musk and Sam Altman heads to trial in California today, threatening to blow up OpenAI’s leadership and unravel its hard-won corporate conversion.Mus...

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How did America’s political violence get so bad?

As polarisation increasingly divides America, violence is becoming embedded in its politics.“We do believe it was administration officials,” said Acting US Attorne...

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The left comes for Xavier Becerra

SACRAMENTO — Xavier Becerra has surged to the front of California’s wide-open governor’s race since Eric Swalwell’s exit — and straight into a barrage of attacks from progressives and rival Democra...

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Trump lashes out at ‘60 Minutes’ anchor for reading alleged gunman’s manifesto

President Donald Trump lashed out at CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell in an interview Sunday for quoting from the manifesto of the suspected gunman who tried to storm the White House Correspondents Dinner...

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A Lesson for Guarding the Presidential Line of Succession

In the chaotic swirl of events after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, doctors feared that Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson had suffered a heart attack upon arrival at Parkland Memorial Ho...

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King Charles’ Mission Impossible

“There are two tragedies in life,” the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once said. “One is not to get your heart’s desire. The other is to get it.”It’s easy to see King Charles III, the longest...

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‘It’s going to be a circus’: Inside Mike Johnson’s grueling week’

Welcome to another grueling week in the House.A growing list of deadlines is bearing down on Speaker Mike Johnson as House Republicans try to push through an extension of an expiring government spy...

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Clash over Trump family businesses entangles Senate crypto bill

Democratic lawmakers have spent the past year blasting the Trump family’s growing footprint in the cryptocurrency industry. Now, just months ahead of the midterm elections, they’re digging in on a ...

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After WHCD shooting, Republicans blame Dems for political rhetoric

It’s becoming a pattern: A possible threat to President Donald Trump’s life. Calls from both sides to turn down the temperature. And then, a pivot.Republicans on Sunday rushed to turn the shooting ...

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NYC casinos reignite New Jersey gambling fight

A new wave of casinos set to open in New York City is reigniting regional tensions over Atlantic City’s monopoly on casino gambling — and forcing New Jersey to reopen a fight voters thought they ha...

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A Dark New Litmus Test for Power in Washington

On one level, the system worked. The perimeter held. A would-be assassin was tackled in the hallway outside the White House Correspondents’ Association’s annual dinner. The one bullet that found a ...

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Tillis says he will vote to confirm Kevin Warsh as Fed chair

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Sunday he will support Kevin Warsh’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve now that the Justice Department has dropped an investigation into current central bank ch...

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House Republicans’ midterm silver lining: Money

A silver lining for House Republicans facing an increasingly grim midterm cycle: They’ve got money.Democrats are still raking in big hauls and are outpacing the GOP in most key Senate races, despit...

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