Confident in China's power, Xi is ready to host an unpredictable Trump  —  Holding no illusions about making lasting deals at this week's summit, China's leader looks to project Beijing as an alternative to U.S. volatility on the world stage.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump is set …

Trump and Netanyahu Say Iran War Is Not Over  —  The Trump administration said last week that the war had run its course, but the U.S. president and Israel's prime minister in interviews on Sunday did not rule out renewed combat.  —  President Trump and Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu …

The Post's Opinion Divide … On Monday, as The Washington Post celebrated its two Pulitzer Prize wins, the newspaper found itself scrambling to bring back two previously laid-off video operators to help livestream the celebration because, after the company's massive layoffs in February, no one remained who could operate the system.

Healthcare cuts threaten Sullivan's reelection chances in Alaska  —  Alaskans have been hit hard by the healthcare cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and lapsed Obamacare subsidies, presenting a prime target for Democrats seeking to oust Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan from office.

Trump's Redistricting Push Could Cost Republicans More Than It Gains … Last week was the best one President Donald Trump has had in months.  —  Trump reminded Republicans who's boss by ousting Indiana lawmakers who defied his redistricting demands, saw Democrats' attempt to gerrymander Virginia blocked …

OpenAI sued over ChatGPT's alleged role in guiding FSU shooter  —  The lawsuit claims the shooter carried out his attack using instructions and advice provided by ChatGPT.  —  OpenAI is being sued by the family of a victim killed in the April 2025 mass shooting at Florida State University that left two people dead.

Democratic Angst Could Lead California to Change Its Primary Rules  —  The prospect of Democrats getting shut out of the general election for governor has spurred an effort to eliminate the state's “top-two” open primary approach.  —  Democrats have panicked all year at the possibility …

Neal plans broad tax agenda if House control changes … The last time Neal had the job, during President Donald Trump's first term, he became the face of Democrats' long-running bid to release Trump's long-hidden tax returns — an ultimately successful fight that nevertheless came with loads …

FDA cliffhanger: Makary's fate in limbo  —  The Food and Drug Administration was supposed to be the dull and predictable part of President Trump's health bureaucracy.  — Instead, it's become the soap opera whose cliffhangers leave entire industries in suspense — most recently Friday's drama …

Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom  —  Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for President Donald Trump's ballroom as Democrats say they will try to defeat it.

Checkmate in Iran  —  Washington can't reverse or control the consequences of losing this war.  —  It's hard to think of a time when the United States suffered a total defeat in a conflict, a setback so decisive that the strategic loss could be neither repaired nor ignored.

'Bill Cassidy Sold His Soul to the Devil, and He Didn't Get Anything for It'  —  On Saturday, we'll get some data on how yet another Trump Tragedy will end.  Recent polls put Bill Cassidy, the senator from Louisiana, in third place heading into the first round of the Republican primary here.

DeSantis's new House map sparks bipartisan anger in Puerto Rican hub in Florida  —  The governor said his state needed to redistrict to account for population growth.  But in a majority-Hispanic area, that growth could work against him.  —  Summary  —  KISSIMMEE, Florida …

Cubans Deserve America's Generosity, Not Its Cruelty  —  Alejandro, a premature baby born in Havana's Eusebio Hernández Pérez maternity hospital, weighed only two pounds when we met him in April.  We watched him as he lay in an incubator, one of the few in the building whose …

EU to approve sanctions on Israeli settlers, says Kallas  —  BRUSSELS — The EU is poised to approve sanctions against so-called violent Israeli settlers, after Hungary's new government signaled it would no longer block the measure, top diplomat Kaja Kallas said Monday ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.