Why Republicans can't get traction on affordability legislation … The scale of the political challenges facing Republicans were further underscored Tuesday with the administration's latest cost estimate for the Iran war surpassing $29 billion and a brutal inflation report showing gas …

10,000 rulings: The courts' overwhelming rebuke of Trump's ICE policies … Trump's unprecedented detention policy, which is almost certainly headed to the Supreme Court, infuriated lower courts in ways no other modern issue has.  It ruptured the relationship between the Justice Department and the judiciary …

Justice Dept. Officials Consider Settling Trump Suit Against I.R.S.  —  One of the settlement terms under review is for the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his family members and businesses.  —  The Justice Department is holding internal discussions about settling President Trump's lawsuit …

U.S. Intelligence Shows Iran Retains Substantial Missile Capabilities  —  Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted.

Trump's Shrinking Ambitions on China  —  The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world.  Here's why he's had to scale them back.  —  When President Trump campaigned in 2024, he promised a trade agenda that would hit China harder …

FBI Created ‘Payback Squad’ to Handle Political Cases, Sources Say  —  Investigators are eyeing cases similar to the recent criminal prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, one current government official told NOTUS.  — Copy  —  The FBI now has a team of special agents that's …

Trump's five-alarm economy  —  President Trump flew to Beijing on Tuesday under some of the darkest economic clouds of his political career, leaving behind a country reeling from the cost of everyday life. … The inflation crisis that doomed his predecessor suggests he may not recover.

Michigan Senate hopeful El-Sayed calls himself a ‘physician’ but has little history treating patients … But according to a review of Michigan and New York state medical records, he's never been granted a medical license in those states.  El-Sayed's hands-on experience treating patients appears …

Democrats pick Nebraska Senate nominee who could drop out and back independent Dan Osborn  —  Democrat Cindy Burbank won Tuesday's primary, NBC News projects, and she previously said she would consider leaving the race if she did not have a path to victory.  —  Cindy Burbank won …

Brian Kemp signs law making many metro Atlanta races nonpartisan  —  The law applies to most local government races in Democratic-dominated areas.  A court challenge is expected.

Concerns about sexual violence in Israel-Gaza conflict renewed amid NYT controversy  —  Accusations that Israel has fomented a culture of sexual violence against Palestinians triggered intense controversy this week, deepening the divide between the Jewish nation and its critics.

House Oversight Dems hear from Epstein victims in Palm Beach meeting  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — House Oversight Democrats heard Tuesday from victims of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in Palm Beach County, where many of the crimes took place.  The so-called shadow hearing …

Patel agrees to take alcohol test after heated exchange with Van Hollen  —  FBI Director Kash Patel said he would commit to taking a test about his alcohol use after a testy exchange with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) in which each traded accusations with the other.

Watchdog Probes Kristi Noem's Warehouse Purchases for ICE Detention Centers  —  The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general is investigating a $38 billion program championed by Noem  —  WASHINGTON—The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general has launched a probe …

Inside Marty Makary's Downfall at the FDA  —  Senior administration officials concluded the commissioner was out of step with President Trump's priorities  —  In the end, Dr. Marty Makary had just about run out of allies.  —  The chorus calling for the Food and Drug Administration commissioner …

Police received threat against Georgia candidate for governor ahead of bomb scare at campaign event  —  Brad Raffensperger, Georgia's secretary of state, has faced threats after publicly disputing President Donald Trump's false claims that he won Georgia in the 2020 general election.

Jason Collins, 1st openly gay NBA player, dies of brain cancer at 47  —  Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, has died of brain cancer, his family said Tuesday.  He was 47.

Obama meets with Talarico, aiming to boost Democrat's bid for US Senate in Texas  —  Former President Barack Obama met with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico Tuesday in Texas, putting his support behind a campaign that Democrats see as a shot, if a long one, for the party to win statewide in the reliably conservative state.

Döpfner's MAGA Dance  —  The Axel Springer chief has been quietly pursuing closer ties to Donald Trump through a series of off-the-record efforts, including a planned Washington dinner and a trek to the Middle East, Status has learned.  —  Earlier this year, Axel Springer quietly reached …

May 12, 2026  —  The biggest story in the country, today and always, is that the president of the United States is mentally unwell.  —  Over the course of three hours last night, he posted on social media fifty-five times.  Those posts accused a number of those Trump considers his personal enemies …

White House to host 9-hour prayer festival focused on Christian roots of U.S.  —  Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio and Mike Johnson will speak at the event, which centers on the idea that the founders wanted the U.S. to be explicitly Christian.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is hosting …

Top House Democrats slam Jen Kiggans over radio host's ‘vile and racist language’  —  Democrats are hammering Rep. Jen Kiggans after the vulnerable Virginia Republican concurred with a Richmond radio host saying Hakeem Jeffries should get his “cotton-picking hands” off Virginia politics.

GOP scores another gerrymandering victory with Missouri Supreme Court win … It's the latest in a series of redistricting victories won by Republicans through the courts.  The Supreme Court ruled last month to weaken the Voting Rights Act, clearing the way for several Republican-controlled states …

Exclusive: CIA escalates secret war on cartels with deadly operations inside Mexico  —  Federal agencies Mexico National security Donald Trump  —  Earlier this spring, a mysterious explosion blew up a car carrying an alleged cartel operative in broad daylight on one of Mexico's busiest highways just outside of its capital city.

NATO, Please Help.  Trump Has No Strategy for Iran.  —  Dear NATO Members: I get it.  You despise President Trump for all the right reasons.  He has walked away from Ukraine.  He has threatened to seize Greenland and annex Canada.  He has coddled Vladimir Putin.  He is eroding America's democratic institutions and norms.