Washington — President Trump heads to China Tuesday for a highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, following through with a meeting Mr. Trump delayed due to the war with Iran. Trade will be a major topic for the two leaders, but the tenuous situation in Iran and supply chain bottleneck in the Persian
Senate Republicans say communication with the House GOP must improve as they prepare to fund ICE and Border Patrol through budget reconciliation.
Republicans are scrambling to secure more legislative wins this summer as the issue of affordability increasingly becomes a liability heading into November’s midterms. President Trump and Republicans scored a huge victory last year with their “big, beautiful bill,” a package of tax and spending cuts that GOP lawmakers are trumpeting on the campaign trail. But…
When Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) sat down with Democratic strategist David Axelrod at a Chicago event last week, she didn’t close the door on a White House bid. Ocasio-Cortez pushed back on the idea that her political aspirations are “positional,” telling Axelrod that people “assume my ambition is a title or a seat,” when her…
The spotlight is on Nebraska’s “blue dot” congressional district as voters head to the polls in a primary that could help shape the battle for control of the House this November. Voters in the Cornhusker State and West Virginia will cast ballots Tuesday in congressional and state legislative primaries, while Nebraskans will also select nominees…
Where do House Democrats go next? That’s the big question facing party leaders in the wake of last week’s ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court that killed a new House map designed to give Democrats a big boost in November’s midterms. Behind House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Democratic leaders are vowing a full-court press…
Kari Lake speaks to supporters at a campaign event in Mesa, Ariz., on Sept. 4, 2024. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File President Donald Trump on Monday announced a slew of nominations sent to the U.S. Senate, including two of his most recognizable supporters to diplomatic posts and more than a dozen federal judges. The White