House Republicans threaten Trump’s budget and tax plan ahead of floor vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a shove from President Donald Trump, House Republicans abruptly postponed a vote late Wednesday…
Trump meeting with House Republicans as his ‘big’ bill teeters
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson found himself in a familiar jam on Tuesday: Conservative Republican holdouts…
Supreme Court allows Trump to deport Venezuelans under wartime law
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to use an 18th century wartime…
Yoon Suk Yeol had a rapid rise in South Korean politics before an abrupt downfall
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Yoon Suk Yeol’s political rise was fast: the former star prosecutor clinched South…
Warning signs for Trump in Wisconsin and Florida elections
A trio of spring elections offered early warning signs to Republicans and President Donald Trump, as Democrats rallied…
Susan Crawford’s victory in Wisconsin court race is a big loss for Elon Musk
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Judge Susan Crawford preserved liberals’ narrow majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court Tuesday by…
GOP-led states push for control of federal education money under Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Governors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to…
DOGE tries to slash government by cutting those who answer to voters
DENVER (AP) — For decades, conservatives in Congress have talked about the need to cut government deeply, but…
Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s bid to freeze nearly…
German election winner Merz and center-left rivals start sounding out a possible coalition
BERLIN (AP) — Negotiators from German election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc and the center-left Social Democrats started…
Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in Kentucky in 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell announced on Thursday that he won’t seek reelection next year, ending…
Eliminating ‘waste, fraud and abuse’ is a political fight older than America. Here’s what to know
ATLANTA (AP) — Good-government advocates, anti-tax conservatives, politicians of various stripes and everyday Americans grouse about “waste, fraud…