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Trump admin’s challenge of Watergate-era records law alarms historians

Scholars warn that DOJ’s declaration that the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could impact other administrations.

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The White House has a war-funding sales pitch the GOP might not buy

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‘Bad idea’: Party-line plan for ICE funding has some fearing a slippery slope

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Trump plans spending $377M on executive residence renovations – plus $174M more

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Trump admin moves Title X family planning program away from contraception, towards conception

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How a House win in Nebraska could cost Democrats the presidency

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Trump’s partisan AI pitch stalls on the Hill

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Trump’s Online Brawler Is Trying to Keep MAGA Cool

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The Trump administration wants banks back in the mortgage business. Banks have other ideas.

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One pilot rescued after fighter jet crash in Iran

The second crew member’s fate is unknown.

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Trump wants the world to buy more US oil. He might regret it.

President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to export more oil to make up for Iran war-induced supply crunches.

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Trump and the Myth of American Oil Independence

The president says the U.S. can walk away from the Strait of Hormuz. The global market says otherwise.

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Democratic House challenger in Arizona pulls in $2.3M quarterly haul

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‘Todd’s sort of lead horse’: Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer ascends DOJ

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Essay

When the World Stops Syncing

The global trade war that Donald Trump launched one year ago didn’t just temporarily raise tariffs. It may have also broken the global system that lets technologies like Bluetooth work everywhere.

By Emily Cadei

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Politics

‘Think Everybody Dead’: How the Threat of AI Is Fueling a New Political Alliance

A billionaire-backed movement from Silicon Valley and populists like Bernie Sanders are eager to stop an AI disaster — but can they overcome their mutual distrust and work together?

By Calder McHugh and Brendan Bordelon

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Perspective

Opinion | Why Europe is Wrong to Think Iran is ‘Not Our War’

Europe will have to take on global threats alone if it doesn’t support America in Iran.

By Mathias Döpfner

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Column | On Politics

Trump’s Clout Faces Its First Real Test of 2026

A slate of early races in Indiana, Georgia, Louisiana and more will measure Trump’s hold on Republican voters.

By Jonathan Martin

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Foreign Affairs

She Spoke Out About Gaza. Now She Can’t Use a Credit Card.

After accusing governments and corporations of complicity in Gaza, the U.N. investigator for Palestinian territories now finds herself in Washington’s crosshairs.

By Karl Mathiesen

POLITICS

Democrats Have a Rahm Emanuel Problem

Touring diners and factory floors with the man taking aim at his own party.

By Adam Wren

Q&A

Andy Beshear Thinks Democrats Should Start Talking Like People

The Kentucky governor weighs in on Democrats’ future — and how his party can compete in red America.

By Dasha Burns

Letter From Latvia

Why Every High School Student in Latvia Is Learning to Shoot a Gun

While the U.S. focuses on Iran, Latvia’s gaze is firmly on Russia.

By Marc Felix Serrao

The Friday Read

Hitting the Streets With the MAGA Youth of South Korea

Here’s what happens when MAGA goes global.

By Catherine Kim

Column | Capital Letter

Carney’s Grand Ambition On Trade Does Not Include Trump

Trade ministers from Europe and Asia-Pacific countries will meet on the sidelines of a WTO gathering this week to hammer out priorities for building an alliance that excludes the U.S.

By Victoria Guida

Column | Compass

Why Marco Rubio Is Escaping the Brunt of Fury Over Iran

“He’s the least crazy,” one Democratic senator said.

By Nahal Toosi

Column | On Politics

Newsom Talks Trump, 2028 — and Where He Draws the Line on Israel

The California governor opens up about family, risk and the choices that could shape his political future.

By Jonathan Martin

INTERACTIVES

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Here’s how different US tariff revenue was in 2025

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How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

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Congress

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Bondi isn’t off the hook yet for Epstein testimony

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House Republicans kvetch anew about DHS funding plan

By Mia McCarthy, Jordain Carney and Riley Rogerson

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Why Republicans aren’t rushing to save Trump’s ballroom

By Hailey Fuchs and Riley Rogerson

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Democrats sue Trump administration over mail-in-voting order

By Jacob Wendler and Aaron Pellish

White House

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Trump’s ballroom design gets final OK from planning commission

By Jennifer Yachnin

Why Trump’s ‘2 to 3 week’ timeline for the Iran war’s end sounds familiar

By Gregory Svirnovskiy and Jacob Wendler

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Trump wants the SEC to relax quarterly reporting. Wall Street could be a problem.

By Declan Harty

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Trump has threatened to leave NATO over Iran. There are few signs that’s happening.

By Jack Detsch, Connor O'Brien and Victor Jack

Legal

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Pam Bondi fails Trump’s loyalty test

By Kyle Cheney

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Pam Bondi out as attorney general

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein

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Trump’s grip on the Supreme Court seems to be slipping

By Josh Gerstein

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Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship

By Josh Gerstein

States

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After crash, Tiger Woods told deputy he was ‘talking to the president,’ body camera shows

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Florida’s budget stalemate takes on Cherfilius-McCormick probe-related twist

By Gary Fineout

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‘None of this existed five years ago': New York’s new weed czar seeks market stability

By Mona Zhang

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A new New York-Florida transplant: Jerry Demings shakes up his campaign for governor

By Kimberly Leonard and Nick Reisman

Elections

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‘What the hell did he just say?’ GOP Iran worries build after Trump speech.

By Lisa Kashinsky and Alec Hernandez

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New College Foundation’s Sydney Gruters, wife of RNC chair, launches Florida bid for Congress

By Kimberly Leonard

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Matt Mahan, top strategist part ways as gubernatorial campaign struggles to break through

By Jeremy B. White and Dustin Gardiner

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Dems hit the airwaves over Iran

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Foreign Affairs

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Europe up for policing Hormuz — but only if the fighting stops

By Dan Bloom, Nicholas Vinocur, Clea Caulcutt and Tim Ross

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Trump administration lifts sanctions against Venezuela’s Delcy Rodriguez

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

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Trump’s rage at NATO allies is binding them together — against him

By Tim Ross and Eva Hartog

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Trump, Stubb had ‘constructive’ NATO talk with alliance’s future in the balance

By Ferdinand Knapp

Earlier

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Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

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Hegseth ousts top Army general

By Jack Detsch

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Treasury moves to gut financial research office

By Aiden Reiter and Victoria Guida

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Iran war puts Cuba on the back burner

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Officials warn US is running out of targets to strike in Iran

By Leo Shane III, Jack Detsch and Connor O'Brien

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Trump imposes tariffs on pharmaceuticals, adjusts duties on steel, other metals

By Daniel Desrochers, Megan Messerly and David Lim

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Trump slams Bruce Springsteen in social media post hours after pivotal Iran speech

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

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A year later, here’s where things stand on Trump’s manufacturing revival

By Daniel Desrochers and Sam Sutton

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Feds raided homes of NYC Councilmember Farah Louis and her sister, mother says

By Chris Sommerfeldt

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Georgia’s GOP Senate primary is a mess. Republicans are blaming each other.

By Alec Hernandez and Erin Doherty

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Trump warns US will hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over next two to three weeks

By Diana Nerozzi

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Federal prosecutors indict close associate of Eric Adams

By Joe Anuta and Chris Sommerfeldt

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TALKERS

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