What Middle Powers Fear About the Trump-Xi Summit  —  Asian nations worry that the president might trade security commitments for better economic terms with China during his planned meeting with Xi Jinping this week.  —  Poland will soon host production lines for South Korean tanks.

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 …

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Capitol agenda: House vs. Senate rift threatens GOP agenda  —  Tensions between House and Senate Republicans are threatening the GOP's legislative agenda ahead of the midterms.  The two chambers come back to Capitol Hill this week with a list of legislative priorities they have failed …

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.

One American has tested positive for hantavirus, another has mild symptoms … In a statement Sunday evening, HHS said the State Department would airlift the passengers, transporting some of them to the Regional Emerging Special Pathogen Treatment Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Hegseth calls for Kelly to be investigated for ‘blabbing’ about classified briefing  —  Secretary of War Pete Hegseth called for Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) to be investigated over his public comments about a classified briefing.  —  In a Sunday appearance on CBS's Face the Nation, Kelly said it was …

G.O.P. Plant?  Democratic Ruse?  Accusations Fly in Nebraska's Senate Race  —  One Democrat is accused of being a Republican in disguise.  Another plans to drop out to boost an independent.  It's primary eve in one of the country's most unusual midterm contests.

Oil Prices Rise as Prospects for U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Fizzle  —  Oil prices rose and stock futures ticked down on Monday as investors reacted after the two sides failed to agree on a U.S.-Iran peace deal.  —  President Trump said on social media Sunday that Iran's latest proposal was “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”

'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.

Will our Hyper-Gilded Age Usher in Genuine Populism?  —  The tech bros are worse than the robber barons ever were — and voters are catching on  —  America used to be a middle-class society.  But income and wealth disparities began rising rapidly during the Reagan years …

Stephen Miller in Retreat  —  Just hours before Stephen Miller arrived at the Mar-a-Lago ballroom on New Year's Eve—where he would welcome 2026 by dancing next to the soon-to-be-defenestrated homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, as the 1990s cultural relic Vanilla Ice performed—he won a great, though ultimately fleeting, victory.

227. “We're All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This”  —  With both its ruling in Callais and its behavior before and since, the Supreme Court has not only accelerated the race to the redistricting bottom; it has placed itself *squarely* in the middle of it.  —  Welcome back to “One First …

Lessons from the Pentagon's Empty Case Against Mark Kelly  —  Secretary Pete Hegseth's Pentagon is in disarray.  Adherence to the rule of law, is now, apparently, a ground for termination.  The latest target in Hegseth's continued purge was former Secretary of the Navy John Phelan.

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 …

America's job market optimism gap is the worst in the world  —  Young Americans have a gloomier outlook on their job prospects than their older colleagues, creating a wider optimism gap than any other country surveyed by Gallup.  —  The big picture: The very existence of that chasm between …

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 …

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.

The problem(s) with the transportation secretary's tone-deaf reality series  —  Sean Duffy's return to reality programming isn't just a political mess, it also raises unavoidable ethical questions.  —  Just two weeks into Donald Trump's second term, Axios published a report noting …

The families going hungry because of Trump's food stamp cuts  —  Under President Donald Trump's “big, beautiful bill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle.  A crisis in Arizona offers a warning for America.