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The Trump administration is trying to reassure an economy spooked by the conflict with Iran just weeks after recent jobs and inflation reports provided some sense of optimism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s declared refusal to sign any legislation until Congress passes a key bill that would add new voting requirements is putting new pressure on GOP leaders ahead of the midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s decision to replace Kristi Noem as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) suggests a shift in style if not substance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is moving full steam ahead on military action against Iran, with opponents holding little leverage to stop him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Texas state Rep. James Talarico pulled off a major victory to become the Democratic nominee for Senate in Texas on Tuesday, while Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is heading to a runoff to try to keep his hopes of reelection alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Voters are heading to the polls today in the first primaries of the midterm elections, giving the country its first look at how key races may be shaping up for November. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers are wrestling with how to respond to President Trump’s massive attack on Iran that eliminated many of the regime’s top figures, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump heads to Texas today amid final campaigning in two of the country’s most closely watched electoral contests before midterm primaries in the Lone Star State next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump took numerous shots at Democrats throughout his record-long State of the Union address, accusing the opposition of obstructing his agenda while touting accomplishments from his first year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is seeking to reassert himself to Congress and the country with today’s State of the Union address as he seeks to tout what he views as wins from his first year back in office while the administration wrestles with negative indicators ahead of the midterm elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers are coming back to Washington, D.C., Monday ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address with no signs of a deal immediately in reach to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump will host governors from across the country Friday amid heightened tensions with various Democratic leaders and broad confusion over who would be invited to the gathering. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The political spotlight recently cast on Texas state Rep. James Talarico is shaking up his Democratic primary contest against Rep. Jasmine Crockett for the state’s coveted Senate seat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marco Rubio keeps having his moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet for a second round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program today as the Trump administration strives for a deal that has so far proved elusive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and congressional Republicans face rising pressure as they stare down a fast-approaching midterm election that could see the party lose its unified control of Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers left Washington Thursday afternoon without plans to vote on a deal to avert a funding lapse at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which is set to begin this weekend and doesn’t have a clear end in sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s ongoing push to investigate various political opponents hit its latest obstacle this week when a grand jury declined to indict a half-dozen Democratic members of Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Members of Congress are shifting their attention back to the Jeffrey Epstein files after gaining access to the unredacted documents this week, generating a new round of scrutiny for several major figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congressional retirements are on track to hit their highest level in a decade this election cycle, fueled in part by Republicans increasingly looking to exit the halls of Congress with the midterms fast approaching. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Capitol Hill is locked in a standoff over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with funding set to run out at the end of the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President Trump is signaling that he is taking a different approach to his immigration enforcement plan amid backlash to his policies and with the midterm elections on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The battle over the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) funding and the Trump administration’s immigration agenda has taken center stage after the shutdown affecting other parts of the government ended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are trying to keep House Republicans in line to bring an end to the partial government shutdown Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hopes that the House could end the partial government shutdown on its first day back in session appear dim as Democrats are opposing attempts to fast-track a funding package. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Senate will reconvene Friday in an attempt to advance a deal to avoid a partial government shutdown after a late objection from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) threw a curveball in the push to quickly pass the agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democrats and Republicans are wrestling over a potential funding solution that is unlikely to prevent at least part of the government shutting down for several days but could provide a way forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers are struggling to find a path forward to avoid a partial government shutdown, with neither side budging from its respective stance on the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

▪ Trump takes softer tone on Minneapolis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

▪ Dems vow to oppose DHS funding Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The standoff between the Trump administration and officials and protesters in Minnesota is intensifying with new arrests and a statewide economic strike planned for today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

International leaders are breathing a bit easier after President Trump and NATO reached a tentative deal on the future of Greenland, easing tensions that had been escalating in recent weeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump has much on his agenda as he meets with world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is taking a broad view of executive authority and showing no signs of slowing down on testing his own power as he enters his second year back in office. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump’s name will soon be attached to several miles of Sunshine Boulevard in Palm Beach, Fla. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump has seemingly pulled back on conducting airstrikes on Iran, after days of mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran –– and repeated vows that “help is on the way” for protesters –– brought the U.S. to the brink of direct military action in the Middle East country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

U.S. policy on Venezuela will be front and center Thursday as President Trump welcomes Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to the White House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

PRESIDENT TRUMP appears to be shifting away from diplomacy with Iran while leaving stronger measures on the table to boost protests rocking the Middle Eastern country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump administration’s criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has landed with a thud in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tensions between President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell have reached a fever pitch after Powell confirmed the Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a criminal inquiry into him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Divisions within the Republican Party were on display Thursday as five members of the G-O-P conference broke ranks to back a resolution limiting the Trump administration's military authority in Venezuela. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tensions over the role of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are spiking after an officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, with President Trump forcefully defending the agency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Trump administration is stepping up its rhetoric about potentially seizing Greenland following the U-S military action in Venezuela and capture of the country's leader, Nicolas Maduro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is signaling the U-S plans to be much more aggressive spreading its influence in the western half of the world following the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump said Sunday night that the U.S. is “in charge” of Venezuela, renewing questions around the United States’ involvement in the country following the stunning weekend operation to remove its leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President Trump entered 2025 and the White House intending to disrupt the way things had been done in Washington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A fraud scandal plaguing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) has drawn the ire of many Republicans and those in the Trumpadministration, The Hill’s Sarah Fortinsky reports. The state and its governor are facing national backlash following a viral video that made headlines showing a day care facility that appeared inactive despite receiving significant funding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers are hoping they can reassert their role after a year of President Trump amassing more power than ever before. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices