Sen. Tim Scott outlines first 100 days of Congress, crypto, tariffs
Senate Banking Committee chairman Tim Scott described the first hundred days of Congress, a trade war with China and the timeline for implementing critical crypto policies.
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Freed Jan. 6 Prisoners Seek Congressional Office
At least two are campaigning to hold office in the U.S. Capitol—the site of a protest that turned violent on Jan. 6, 2021. While many of the pardoned Jan. 6 defendants are quietly rebuilding their lives after four years of prosecutions and scrutiny, a few are jumping back into the political fray with high ambitions.
What Israel Really Thinks About Trump’s Nuclear Talks With Iran. Plus, Did Keith Ellison Fight Fraud or Feed It?
A successful failure: Publicly, Israel has said that the Trump administration could negotiate a “good” deal to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Privately, our Andrew Tobin reports, the Jewish state’s decision makers see the negotiations, which are scheduled to begin today in Oman, as almost certain to end in failure or disaster—so they’re
Lawmakers, State Officials Debate Trump’s Order on Election Integrity
A recent hearing by the House Subcommittee on Elections revealed a deep partisan divide over Trump’s executive order on election integrity and the SAVE Act. President Donald Trump’s recent executive order titled “The Preserving and Protecting of the Integrity of American Elections” and the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE) were the topics at an
At least 26 American hostages released since Trump took office
At least 26 Americans have been freed from captivity abroad since President Donald Trump returned to the White House for a second term in January 2025.
Longtime House Republican weighs run to flip Dem-held Senate seat in key battleground
Longtime Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga of Michigan is weighing a run in the 2026 midterm elections for Michigan's open Senate seat, which the GOP is aiming to flip.
Trump at the Intersection of Main Street and Wall Street
Donald Trump has a talent for attracting attention, but even so, the events since Liberation Day have been unusually dramatic and consequential. After Trump used emergency powers to impose a universal tariff and even higher duties on America’s top trading partners, the stock market plunged. At one point, the S&P 500 was down 14 percent.