Washington — After weeks of decrying the focus on “affordability” and calling it a “Democratic hoax,” President Trump spoke in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Tuesday night to sell his economic agenda ahead of a challenging midterm election season for congressional Republicans. Mr. Trump spent much of the more than 90-minute-long rally-style speech promoting and defending his
Washington — After weeks of decrying the focus on “affordability” and calling it a “Democratic hoax,” President Trump is speaking in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, Tuesday night to sell his economic agenda ahead of a challenging midterm election season for congressional Republicans. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Fox News Tuesday that Mr. Trump
President Trump intends to name the deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department to be the U.S. ambassador to El Salvador, a major shift in the DHS leadership structure, multiple sources told CBS News. Troy Edgar was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in March, making him eligible for the new role without further Senate approval.
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with the legality of federal limits on the amount of money a political committee can spend in coordination with a federal candidate, hearing a case that could join a line of recent fights that have led the high court to dismantle campaign finance restrictions. The dispute, known
Washington — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to unseal a “voluminous” set of grand jury transcripts and evidence from a sex trafficking case in New York against Ghislaine Maxwell, a co-conspirator and friend of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer granted the request after
In the year since President Trump and the GOP’s decisive 2024 victories, Democrats have been grappling with a central question: how to chart a path out of what many in the party have described as the political “wilderness.” A series of wins in 2025 — from New York City to California, New Jersey and Virginia
Washington — A bipartisan group of former federal ethics officials is asking for an internal Justice Department investigation into the legal opinion justifying U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-running boats in the waters off South America. The ex-officials sent a request Tuesday to the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility calling for an “immediate investigation