POLITICS

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan on Tuesday met for a third time with President Trump since he took office, relying on her cordial relationship with him to express concern over the impact of tariffs on her state and to ask for a delay in changes to the Medicaid program.  During the meeting, Whitmer asked

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to remove one of the state’s House Democratic leaders, Rep, Gene Wu, calling him “the ringleader” of the dozens of Democratic lawmakers who left the state in an effort to block a redistricting vote. Abbott filed the emergency petition with the Texas Supreme Court to have

The Justice Department will move to indict the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staffers in May on federal hate crime charges this week, a source familiar with the matter said. The indictment against 31-year-old Elias Rodriguez is expected to include special findings for capital punishment, which would allow the Justice Department to pursue

President Trump said Tuesday he sees Vice President JD Vance as an early favorite to serve as his successor. A reporter asked Mr. Trump whether he sees Vance as the “heir apparent to MAGA.” The president responded that Vance is “most likely” the leading contender. “It’s too early, obviously, to talk about it. But certainly

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday creating a task force to oversee the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and he’s putting himself in charge of it. The task force will coordinate federal planning for transportation, security and visa processing for the 2028 games. Mr. Trump said he’s directing agencies like the State Department

President Trump fired five of the eight members of Puerto Rico’s Financial Oversight Management Board, which oversees the U.S. territory’s budget plan. The island has been trying to find its way to fiscal solvency after struggling with its debt for years.  Mr. Trump dismissed the board’s chairman Arthur J. Gonzalez, Cameron McKenzie, Betty A. Rosa,