Trump administration says its war in Iran has been ‘terminated’ before 60-day deadline  —  The Trump administration is arguing that the war in Iran has already ended because of the ceasefire that began in early April, an interpretation that would allow the White House to avoid the need to seek congressional approval.

Trump Has No Clue What His Supreme Court Has Just Unleashed  —  Now that the Supreme Court has gutted yet another piece of the Voting Rights Act, this one concerning redistricting, here's one thing we know for sure: Democrats will have to enter into a new era of procedural total war.

Poll: Trump's Iran war reaches Iraq- and Vietnam-era disapproval levels  —  A Post-ABC-Ipsos poll shows most Americans call the military action a mistake, even as Republicans remain strongly supportive.  Many Americans fear the conflict will lead to a recession.  —  Summary

Trump's Reichstag fire presidency is immolating  —  The day after an alleged gunman tried to barge into the White House Correspondents Dinner, Todd Blanche — the nation's chief law enforcement official — appeared on national television to denounce that act of political violence.

Who Are You Gonna Believe, Trump or Your Lying Eyes?  —  The emperor's new clothes, gas prices edition … Republicans have an affordability problem.  During the 2024 campaign Donald Trump promised to reduce prices beginning on “Day One,” and promised specifically that he would cut energy prices in half.

Since Congress Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire, Millions Are Dropping Coverage  —  Americans can't afford the higher health insurance premiums that resulted from Congress's refusal to extend federal tax credits.  —  Millions of Americans appear to be dropping Obamacare coverage …

GOP Gov. Brian Kemp says he won't redraw Georgia political maps for 2026 elections  —  Republican Gov. Brian Kemp said today that he doesn't plan to delay Georgia's primary this month to redraw his state's political maps for this year's elections.  —  “Voting is already underway for the 2026 elections …

Time For The DNC To Sue CBS News For $20 Billion  —  A free idea for Ken Martin.  —  Knives are out for Ken Martin as Democratic National Committee chair, and they probably should be.  Fundraising has been anemic, spending has been questionable, and he broke a clear promise to release the committee's post-2024 autopsy.

Pundits are wrong about the Democrats' “missing” voters  —  In individual-level polling data, two-thirds of Trump disapprovers who aren't backing Democrats on the generic ballot look like closeted Republicans, not swing voters waiting for a pivot on crime

‘Divided us with a smile’: GOP groaning over Mike Johnson reaches a fever pitch … This week's chaos came to a head late Wednesday, with multiple members of key Republican factions yelling and swearing at Johnson on the House floor and in closed-door meetings.

Platner-Mills ending in Maine leaves Democrats questioning Schumer strategy  —  A group of Senate Democrats are questioning Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) recruiting and broader political strategy heading into the 2026 midterm election after his prize recruit in Maine …

Missing State Senate candidate from western Oklahoma found dead: What we know  —  A candidate for State Senate has been found dead, his campaign said in a news release.  —  ERICK, Okla. —  An investigation is ongoing after a candidate running for state Senate was reported missing …

Nebraska faces challenges as first state to impose Medicaid work requirements under GOP bill  —  Nebraska on Friday is set to become the first state to impose Medicaid work requirements under the GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, racing ahead of the national deadline by eight months.

Casey Means: Murkowski sank my nomination  —  The surgeon general nominee is a close ally of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Kennedy also called out her opponents for a “lack of integrity” and “lack of courage” and said it was indicative of “the tribalism that is polarizing and destroying our country.”

Pope Leo picks formerly undocumented immigrant to lead West Virginia Catholics  —  Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, currently auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Washington, in 2023 became the country's first Salvadoran bishop.  —  Summary  —  Pope Leo on Friday named a formerly undocumented immigrant …

CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers' pay  —  Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels  —  CEO pay increased 20 times faster than worker pay around the world in 2025, according to a new analysis from Oxfam …

Spanberger's bad day in court  —  The Virginia Supreme Court has denied Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger's attempt to certify the results of her redistricting constitutional amendment referendum, a procedural step Spanberger had scheduled for today.  Now the court has more time to decide whether …

Cuban immigrant died in ICE custody in Georgia, notice to US lawmakers says  —  A Cuban immigrant died in U.S. immigration custody in Georgia in what authorities suspect was a suicide, U.S. officials said in a notice to lawmakers sent on Friday and reviewed by Reuters.

Top California Democrat urges change to ‘free-for-all’ primary to keep governor's mansion blue  —  Rusty Hicks concerned that Democrats could crowd each other out in ‘open’ system and hand victory to Republicans  —  The chair of the California Democratic party says he wants to get rid …

A long-standing Senate tradition is being quietly undermined  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune has resisted Trump's pleas to kill the filibuster, but Republicans circumvented it in trying to fund immigration enforcement agencies.  —  Summary  —  For months, Senate Majority Leader John Thune …

Data Centers: The Issue Uniting Liberals and Conservatives  —  Americans have soured on data centers, polls show, and the sentiment is profoundly bipartisan.  How that will change our politics?  —  The monthly meeting in Lyon Township, a small town in southeast Michigan, was packed on a recent Monday …

Exxon and Chevron defy Trump pressure to boost oil production  —  US supermajors stick to prewar strategies despite White House plea for more drilling to curb soaring petrol prices  —  ExxonMobil and Chevron have defied calls from the White House to increase oil production …

Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and the Profitable Business of Peace  —  When President Trump announced, last Friday, that Jared Kushner and Steven Witkoff, his special envoys for peace missions, would be returning to Pakistan over the weekend to resume peace talks with Iran …

Majority of US military sites in Middle East damaged by Iran, CNN investigation reveals  —  At least 16 American military sites have been damaged in Iranian strikes, making up the majority of US positions in the Middle East, a new CNN investigation can reveal.

Rep. Keith Self Urges Federal Probes Into Texas Muslim Development After Watchdog Report  —  Rep. Keith Self called for additional federal probes after a watchdog group raised legal and constitutional concerns about a proposed Muslim-centered development in his district.

Iran Is Grasping for a Solution to an American Blockade It Can't Break  —  Siege reveals hole in Tehran's strategy of guerrilla warfare and controlling Strait of Hormuz  —  For almost five decades, Iran's Islamic government has survived financial pressure from the U.S. by selling oil to China.