Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling  —  Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.  —  Summary  —  Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) …

Janet Mills Bows Out of Maine Senate Race as an Insurgent Democrat Rises  —  Her withdrawal reflects the energy of the party's left and voters' unease with older candidates and paves the way for Graham Platner to challenge Senator Susan Collins in November.  —  Gov. Janet Mills of Maine …

Public rejects Trump's ballroom by wide margin  —  The president's planned 250-foot arch and a Treasury Department plan to put Trump's signature on paper money are also unpopular.  —  Summary  —  Americans reject President Donald Trump's planned White House ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin …

House Passes Stalled Homeland Security Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown  —  Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to push it through.  —  The House on Thursday passed stalled legislation reopening …

U.S. Debt Tops 100% of GDP  —  Federal debt exceeding the size of the economy is a potent symbol of the gathering fiscal stresses on the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON—The U.S. national debt now exceeds 100% of gross domestic product, crossing a once-unthinkable threshold, on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II.

Department of Just-Indict-Someone  —  Even Trump can barely defend the charges against James Comey with a straight face.  —  We know we keep saying it, but this business about the Strait of Hormuz is getting really, really alarming.  Oil prices hit their highest point since the war began overnight …

Thom Tillis doubles down on his latest Trump personnel ultimatum … Tillis has major leverage as a member of the Judiciary Committee, where Republicans have a one-vote advantage and he can exercise an effective veto.  —  That's exactly what Tillis did in the Senate Banking Committee …

Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling  —  A decade ago, the party sought independent redistricting commissions.  Now, in an era of extreme gerrymandering, such efforts could slow Democrats as they try to keep up with Republicans.

The Logic of NACHO  —  The only available deal is no deal  —  On Wall Street, TACO — Trump Always Chickens Out — has abruptly been replaced as a favorite meme by NACHO — Not a Chance Hormuz Opens.  As a result, oil futures have soared.  —  I never bought into the TACO meme …

Trump Administration Imposes Caps on Graduate School Loans  —  The changes stem from student loan provisions in a sprawling tax and domestic policy bill signed into law last year.  —  The Education Department said on Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school would take effect on July 1 …

Amazon Discusses ‘Apprentice’ Reboot—With Don Jr. as a Potential Host  —  Studio executives have held internal discussions about making new episodes of reality TV show  —  First it bought the “Melania” documentary.  Now Amazon is discussing a potential reboot of “The Apprentice,” …

Scoop: Commanders to brief Trump on new Iran military options Thursday  —  President Trump is slated to receive a briefing on new plans for potential military action in Iran on Thursday from CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper, two sources with knowledge tell Axios.

Trump pulls Casey Means nomination for surgeon general for Fox News's Nicole Saphier  —  President Trump on Thursday pulled the controversial nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general, announcing on Truth Social that her replacement would be Fox News contributor and radiologist Dr. Nicole Saphier …

Key inflation gauge jumps to highest level in 3 years as Iran war spikes gas prices  —  A key inflation measure jumped in March as gas prices soared, the latest sign that the Iran war is pushing up the cost of living and delaying any interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

Scared and angry British Jews demand more from government after knife attack  —  Scared, angry at the government, and wondering whether they need to leave the country, British Jews in the north London suburb of Golders Green were reeling a day after an attacker stabbed two men in the street.

This Summer, the American Water Crisis Becomes Real  —  Concerns over water access are poised to consume summer in the US, as crises in Corpus Christi and across the Colorado River threaten to boil over.  —  Two high-profile water crises, juiced up by climate change and industrial overuse, are building in the US.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. is ‘not at war’ with Iran as White House approaches 60-day deadline  —  The 1973 War Powers Resolution says that the president has to remove military forces from conflict within 60 days if Congress doesn't authorize a war before that deadline.

April 29, 2026  —  I will have plenty to say about the Supreme Court's decision today in Callais v. Louisiana, but tonight I want to make sure that yesterday's speeches by President Donald J. Trump and King Charles III of the United Kingdom don't get lost in the tidal wave of news.