President Donald Trump made progress toward ending the United States’s trade war with China and inked several other agreements with Asian countries on Sunday. Trump is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday in the likely climax of the trade expedition. The president felt that a deal was close between the U.S. […]
The national redistricting battle that began this year with Texas and California is spreading across the country as Democrats seek to keep up with red states looking to bolster their party’s chances at retaining the House majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats and Republicans are looking to stay on par with each other as […]
Being a member of Congress from the outside may seem glamorous, but the reality of spending a large portion of the year in Washington, D.C., away from family, with constant eyes on them and the weight of the country on their shoulders, often leaves the job isolating and lonely. In a time of deep partisanship, […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has successfully recruited prized political heavyweights in key battlegrounds, but left-wing insurgents are threatening to dash his plans to create a competitive midterm map for Democrats. The toss-up Maine Senate race is perhaps ground zero for the ideological, and in some cases generational, clash, with embattled first-time candidate Graham […]
President Donald Trump is coming under pressure to deliver on his most notable outstanding domestic policy campaign promise: decreasing inflation. While his outstanding foreign policy promise of ending the Russia–Ukraine war is unlikely to have political consequences for the 2026 midterm elections, the same cannot be said for Trump’s response to inflation. To that end, […]
In President Donald Trump’s second term, tariff relief no longer runs through a bureaucratic process; rather, it runs straight through the Oval Office. Trump, long a proponent of tariffs, has implemented far more aggressive tariffs this year than during his first term. Also notable is that the administration has essentially done away with the process […]
President Donald Trump landed in Malaysia early Sunday local time, in what is the first part of his trip to Asia that will see him attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders summit. Trump touched down in Kuala Lumpur, the capital, at 10 a.m., where he was met on the tarmac by Malaysian Prime […]
President Donald Trump signaled he is open to meeting with Democratic leadership in Congress as the government shutdown continues with no end in sight. Trump was asked by a reporter on Saturday night whether he would “sit down” with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) over the shutdown […]
President Donald Trump on Saturday played host to the the Emir of Qatar on Air Force One, a brief appearance that the president called a “great honor.” Trump addressed reporters on the plane during a refueling stop as he makes his to Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit, where he was seated between Emir Tamim bin […]
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) blasted “establishment-type” candidates in a recent interview, saying they don’t “really cut it anymore” and floated Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez (D-NY) as a “formidable” option for Democrats to retake the White House in 2028. On The Axios Show, Sanders said people want politicians who “fight for them,” all while heaping praise on […]
