As Midterms Approach, Republicans Find There Is No Escape From Trump  —  The president's strategy, message and spending have left the G.O.P. in a difficult spot as lawmakers try to outrun his sagging approval ratings.  —  In the White House Rose Garden last week, President Trump gathered …

Kennedy Center Fires Back at Critics with Video of Damaged Ceiling: 'Warning We Can't Ignore'  —  The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is in really bad shape, according to the Kennedy Center's official X account, which posted a series of pictures and a video on Saturday showing damage inside …

Putin Meets Witkoff and Kushner in Moscow to Discuss Ukraine War  —  President Vladimir V. Putin ordered a pause in strikes on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, ahead of the meeting with President Trump's envoys: his son-in-law Jared Kushner and the businessman Steve Witkoff.

Time Is No Longer on Iran's Side in the Battle of the Blockades  —  The U.S. is helping Gulf states move significant amounts of oil out of the region while thwarting Tehran's shipments  —  DUBAI—By squeezing the Strait of Hormuz, both the U.S. and Iran expected to outlast their foe, believing time would work in their favor.

Trump Officials Draft Plan to Pay At-Home Parents, Using Funds for Working Ones  —  The proposed benefit, a top policy priority for Vice President JD Vance, would apply only to married couples and tap a fund intended to provide federal child care subsidies to working parents.

New Hampshire Democrats Sound an Alarm: 'We're Losing'  —  The state has not elected a Republican to the Senate since 2010.  But Chris Pappas, the likely Democratic nominee, anticipates a tough race against a well-known opponent, John E. Sununu.  —  Two months before the midterms …

Trump Confirms Tariff-Free Beef Is Coming From Brazil And Argentina Amid Quality Controversies  —  Topline  —  President Donald Trump confirmed that Brazil and Argentina, meatpacking nations embroiled in quality scandals in recent months, are among the countries that will be allowed to import …

Tesla's Cybercab has been deployed, and it's already under investigation … Tesla's Cybercab, a distinctive two-seater without a steering wheel or brake pedals, is set to start picking up members of the public in two states.  But the vehicle is already under investigation by the US federal government …

Trump removes White House shrouds as he prepares for Xi visit  —  The president had ordered repairs to the iconic, and Ionic, columns outside the White House entrance.  —  Summary  —  Workers on Saturday removed drapes shrouding the White House's iconic North Portico …

US only country to oppose UN resolution correcting Africa's size on world maps  —  The U.S. was the only country to not support a United Nations resolution adjusting the appearance of Africa and other regions on world maps.  —  The body passed the “Correct the Map” initiative by a margin of 164 to one …

Saturday's Final Word  —  The hammer of the mouse will drive our screens to new tabs ...  Ed: It's a fair cop.  At the very least, the state bar association needs to medicate a member or two.  —  WCVB 5, Boston: Lindsay Clancy's attorney, Kevin Reddington, had scathing words for the prosecution …

Pierre Damas Bel Should Not Be Dead  —  Pierre Damas Bel wanted to be a doctor.  —  He came to the United States in 2024 to reunite with his parents, who had fled Haiti three years earlier fearing for their lives.  Living in Springfield, Ohio, he had temporary protected status and a pending asylum case.