President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he doesn’t need Chinese President Xi Jinping to intervene in the war in Iran. Trump spoke to reporters before departing the White House for a multiday summit with Xi in Beijing. The president voiced confidence that the conflict would soon come to a conclusion, but said the two […]
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his ballroom project has “doubled” in size. Speaking to the press before departing the White House for a visit to China, the president defended the fluctuating cost of the ballroom project. “We have a ballroom that’s under budget,” Trump told reporters on the South Lawn. “It’s going up […]
South Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a redistricting proposal, marking the Republican Party’s latest effort to boost its power in the House of Representatives. The state’s House judiciary subcommittee passed the proposal in a 3-2 vote. It is now headed to the full judiciary committee for approval. If approved by the state legislature and upheld […]
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the “financial situation” of voters was not a motivating factor to end the Iran war. Speaking to the press before departing the White House for a visit to China, the president was asked how people’s financial situation was “motivating” negotiations to make a deal with Iran. “Not even […]
The Alabama governor has set new election plans after the Supreme Court cleared the state to move forward with its preferred congressional map. The decision, issued Monday in a 6–3 ruling by the Supreme Court, allowed Alabama to revert to its 2023 legislature-approved congressional map while lower courts revisit the case under a new legal […]
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that PayPal agreed to a roughly $30 million settlement to resolve allegations that the company’s diversity, equity, and inclusion investment initiative illegally favored businesses based on race and national origin. Under the agreement, PayPal will waive processing fees on roughly $1 billion worth of transactions for eligible small businesses as […]
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said the contradictory U.S. and Israeli messaging over what Iranians should do has harmed the opposition and discouraged defections. Speaking with Dasha Burns at the 2026 Politico Security Summit, Pahlavi criticized President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for dueling messaging regarding whether Iranians should rise up […]
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) called out Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) over claims the upper chamber wants to strip a pesticide amendment from the House-passed farm bill. Last month, Luna successfully stripped a provision from the farm bill that would have blocked states and courts from penalizing pesticide companies that do not include […]
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) put his stamp of approval on legislation Tuesday that would block senators from receiving paychecks during a government shutdown. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) has pressed leadership to call a vote on the legislation during the last two government shutdowns, and Thune said it came up again as the Senate […]
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) canceled a campaign rally after receiving a bomb threat at the event location. Raffensperger is running for governor of the Peach State, and his campaign was scheduled to stop at Middle Georgia Regional Airport on Tuesday. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office confirmed there was a bomb threat at the […]
