Exclusive |  Trump Is Preparing to Fire Kristi Noem  —  The president has already been asking aides and congressional Republicans for names of potential replacements.

Exclusive: Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader  —  President Trump told Axios in an interview Thursday that he needs to be personally involved in selecting Iran's next leader — just as he was in Venezuela.  — Trump revealed this exclusively in an eight-minute phone call …

‘Soulless hotel conference space’: Approval for Trump's East Wing ballroom delayed amid scathing public feedback  —  Approval for President Donald Trump's massive East Wing ballroom project - from a government commission that oversees planning for federal buildings and land in the nation's capital …

'That's bad for him to say': Trump puts Paxton on notice in Texas Senate primary … Trump had previously stated he would ask the candidate he does not endorse to step aside.  —  Senate Republicans have already asked Trump to back Cornyn, who narrowly pulled ahead of Paxton on Tuesday in the first round of the primary.

Republicans Toil to Avoid Saying ‘War’ as Iran Conflict Widens  —  Mission?  Hostilities?  Don't call it a war, say G.O.P. lawmakers grappling with the political and legal challenges of the operation in the Middle East.  —  When President Trump gave reporters a brief update this week …

GOP Sen. Steve Daines' last-minute withdrawal from Senate race was meant to block Democrats from fielding a top-tier recruit  —  Congressional news Senate election US elections  —  GOP Sen. Steve Daines made the last-minute decision to abruptly pull out of his Senate race to prevent Democrats …

Exclusive: Trump demands immediate pardon for Netanyahu to focus on Iran … - “Every day I talk to Bibi about the war. … - But Thursday's comments — which Trump raised himself, unprompted — marked a dramatic escalation and direct intervention in Israel's legal system at a moment of active war.

24 states sue over Trump's latest tariffs … The move follows the Supreme Court's decision Feb. 20 that Trump exceeded his authority under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs last year on virtually every country in the world.

Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices … Energy Secretary Chris Wright and other advisers focused on energy policy, including a council led by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, “are getting screamed at to find some good news” on bringing down prices, the same executive said.

‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans' racist group chat  —  The secretary of Miami-Dade County's Republican Party started a group chat primarily for conservative students last fall — and within three weeks it was filled with racist slurs, someone wrote dozens of ways …

Top House Republican Tom Emmer accuses Minnesota AG Keith Ellison of lying about benefit fraud: ‘Got something to hide’  —  House Majority Whip Tom Emmer publicly accused Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison Wednesday of lying about a 2021 meeting with later-convicted Somali fraudsters.

Trump calls on Kurds to aid U.S. effort in Iran, offers support  —  In outreach to Kurdish minority leaders in Iran and neighboring Iraq, the president offered U.S. support to insurgent efforts against Tehran.  —  The Trump administration, bracing for more U.S. casualties and considering whether …

Trump-Approved CBS Boss Going Full ‘Propaganda-Palooza’  —  CHEERLEADER-IN-CHIEF  —  Bari Weiss has made it clear where she stands on Trump's war with Iran.  —  CBS News' avowedly pro-Israel editor-in-chief Bari Weiss has reportedly abandoned the network's standards on objectivity …

In 25-Country Survey, Americans Especially Likely To View Fellow Citizens as Morally Bad  —  53% of U.S. adults say Americans have bad morals and ethics  —  This Pew Research Center analysis explores how adults in 25 countries rate the morality of other people in their country.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans stranded in a war zone  —  On February 28, the United States and Israel launched major combat operations in Iran.  Iran has retaliated by striking multiple U.S. military facilities and embassies across the Middle East, including in Iraq, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

How a feud led a billionaire donor to oust Rep. Crenshaw  —  Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw owes his defeat in this week's Republican primary to a billionaire megadonor who was hellbent on ending Crenshaw's career, sources tell Axios. … - In this case, Marling's clout meant Crenshaw was the first House incumbent to be ousted in 2026.

Fleming accuses Letlow campaign of dangling CDC job to push him out of Senate race  —  Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming, who is locked in a tight primary race for the Senate seat currently held by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), is accusing a third challenger and her allies of colluding to push …