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‘The timing sucks’: Race is on to safeguard World Cup from drones

Lack of equipment, a lengthy government shutdown and snags with a new law are prompting worries with games just weeks away.

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Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Comey family vs. DOJ

James Comey and his daughter, Maurene, are facing off against the department that used to employ them.

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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY, sits at a table alone in the studio ahead of a Kentucky Educational Television (KET) debate, Monday, May 4, 2026, in Lexington, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

Massie’s primary is the most expensive in history. Pro-Israel groups have played a huge part.

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Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) displays a sign referencing the number of vaccines that some children receive.

1 of RFK Jr.’s biggest fans in the Senate wants Bill Cassidy’s job

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Bill Cassidy’s fall is a warning sign for other Trump enemies

Sen. Bill Cassidy’s (R-La.) primary loss is a massive warning sign for any Republicans who’ve provoked the president’s wrath — like Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie.

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Speaker Mike Johnson takes questions from reporters following votes on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Johnson says there’s still room for dissent in GOP even after Cassidy ouster

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Column | Nahal Toosi

Trump Says He’s a Builder. His Peace Deals Are Far From Sturdy.

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Hospitals are taking the fall for high health care costs

On right and left and among industry rivals, everyone is pointing the finger at the caregivers.

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BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 14: China's President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. Xi warned Trump that the issue of Taiwan could push their two countries into "conflict" if mishandled, a stark opening salvo as a superpower summit set to tackle numerous thorny issues began in Beijing on May 14. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski - Pool/Getty Images)

China agrees to billions in additional US farm purchases, White House says

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The email glitch that blindsided Poland on US troop move

By Edyta Żemła and Marcin Wyrwał

Pope Leo XIV delivers a blessing from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on May 17, 2026.

Pope Leo launches AI commission

By Mari Eccles

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Column | Victoria Guida

An Overlooked Lesson From Jay Powell’s Fed

Often the best hope for central bankers is to minimize mistakes and stay humble.

By Victoria Guida

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SCOTUS Preserved Abortion by Mail. Opponents Already Know Their Next Moves.

The mifepristone ruling reveals how conflicts over abortion are still evolving after the fall of Roe v. Wade.

By Alice Miranda Ollstein

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Politics Is Breaking Us — Just Ask These Therapists

The political therapy boom has arrived.

By Catherine Kim

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The Friday Read

Silicon Valley Wants to Put a Chip in Your Brain

A battle is looming not just over privacy, but the future of the human species.

By Calder McHugh

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Column | Jonathan Martin

From JFK to Trump, a Veteran Republican Reflects on the Party He Once Knew

Ahead of his new memoir, the former senator looks back on nearly 60 years of public service, the presidents he’s served and Trump’s GOP.

By Jonathan Martin

Column | Jonathan Martin

Trump’s Redistricting Push Could Cost Republicans More Than It Gains

Republicans chasing extra House seats risk energizing Democrats and alienating key new voters.

By Jonathan Martin

Column | Victoria Guida

‘Affection And Sympathy’: Kevin Warsh’s Friends See Threats All Around Him

In Warsh’s intellectual stomping ground, anxiety runs high about the challenges facing the Federal Reserve.

By Victoria Guida

PERSON OF INTEREST

The Man Trying to Make Trump’s Tariffs Go on Forever

The fate of the president’s economic agenda rests with this “trade nerd.”

By Daniel Desrochers

The Friday Read

Ukraine’s Weirdest Front Line

How a mint-green research base, 14 scientists, and a gentoo penguin colony became part of Ukraine’s war strategy.

By Emily Schultheis

Perspective

I Helped Craft the 25th Amendment. It Was Never Meant to Oust a President.

What began as a safeguard for continuity of government has increasingly been referred to in discussions about removing a president from office.

By John Feerick

Column | Jonathan Martin

‘We Want to Move on From Losing’: Pritzker on Antisemitism, Trump and 2028

The Illinois governor reflects on his national profile and what comes next.

By Jonathan Martin

Column | Jonathan Martin

Inside the Quiet Republican Effort to Flip Fetterman

As the Pennsylvania Democrat increasingly is isolated within his own party, Republicans are quietly trying to win him over.

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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Ballroom security money nixed by Senate parliamentarian

By Jordain Carney

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Republicans revise ballroom security funding after parliamentarian meeting

By Jordain Carney

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White House amps up pressure on House Republicans to support Senate housing bill

By Katherine Hapgood

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Mullin has more work to do to repair the relationship between DHS and Congress

By Eric Bazail-Eimil

White House

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Trump pushes to attach his SAVE act to must-pass bipartisan bills

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

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Midwest Republicans want Vance out in full force ahead of midterms

By Diana Nerozzi

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‘$30 for a hamburger’: Trump’s facing no good options on beef prices

By Myah Ward, Grace Yarrow and Daniel Desrochers

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Big promises, thin results from Trump’s China trip

By Phelim Kine and Alex Gangitano

Legal

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Supreme Court rejects bid to revive Democrats’ Virginia redistricting plan

By Josh Gerstein and Andrew Howard

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Justice Department to seek death penalty for man charged with killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers

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Texas Supreme Court rejects bid to oust House Democrats who fled state over redistricting

By Gregory Svirnovskiy

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Man convicted of running secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City

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States

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Judge weighs effort to block new Florida congressional map

By Gary Fineout

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Billionaire Chris Larsen says he will boost Newsom ‘any way we can’ in 2028

By Dustin Gardiner, Christine Mui and Jeremy B. White

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New York lawmakers eye multiple redistricting amendments

By Nick Reisman

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Newsom says Dems have ‘break-the-glass’ contingency plan for California gov’s race

By Melanie Mason

Elections

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Bill Cassidy loses Senate primary in another major win for Trump

By Liz Crampton

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‘The entire South is on fire’: Black Southern Democrats warn that minority-majority legislative districts are at risk

By Cheyanne M. Daniels

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Cassidy defiant as Trump’s revenge campaign closes in

By Adam Wren

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Cassidy’s in the fight of his political life

By Liz Crampton

Foreign Affairs

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French judge to look into complaints against Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi’s killing

By Associated Press

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China says preliminary agreement reached with US to lower some tariffs

By Jones Hayden

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Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

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Taiwan to Trump: We are sovereign and independent

By Jakob Weizman

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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak

By Rory O’Neill and Mari Eccles

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In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

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‘We’re gonna get sued.’ Texas county passes 1-year data center construction ban.

By Mike Lee

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National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross is leading the effort to wrangle hyper-advanced AI. Some worry he’s not up to the task.

By John Sakellariadis, Cheyenne Haslett, Sam Sutton, Aaron Mak and Dana Nickel

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USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro’s capture

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Poll: Israel is dividing Republicans, too

By Lisa Kashinsky and Erin Doherty

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Would-be sponsor balked at paying for Sean Duffy’s tour across America

By Chris Marquette and Sam Ogozalek

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LIRR strike moves forward after talks collapse

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RFK Jr.’s department to make it easier to fire career staff

By Carmen Paun and Sophie Gardner

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House talks look at blocking some state AI laws, including in California and New York

By Brendan Bordelon and Gabby Miller

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Colorado governor says he will grant clemency to Trump-aligned election conspiracy theorist

By Aaron Pellish and Gregory Svirnovskiy

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Labour tries to unite — so Farage can’t wreck their leadership fight

By Sam Blewett

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  4. Trade rep explains Trump's remarks on arms for Taiwan

  5. Massie’s primary is the most expensive in history. Pro-Israel groups have played a huge part.

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