Graham Platner's Wife Flagged Sexually Explicit Texts to His Senate Campaign  —  The wife of the Maine Democratic Senate candidate last year told the campaign about texts she had found between Platner and other women  —  Days after Graham Platner announced his Maine Senate bid …

Trump to headline Great American State Fair after music acts cancel  —  Trump's advisers worked quickly to organize a rally, set for June 24, after several performers slated for the concert series to be held this summer on the National Mall dropped out.  —  President Donald Trump will headline …

Trump's Brutal Vance Mockery Exposed in White House Leaks  —  PREVIOUSLY ON SUCCESSION  —  The 79-year-old president has reportedly been fixated on his vice president's embarrassing moments.  —  President Donald Trump has reportedly been busy privately venting to allies about all the things …

U.S. Military Kills 3 on Boat Suspected of Drug Trafficking  —  Around 200 people have now been killed in the attacks since last year, in an operation critics say has failed to slow the smuggling of cocaine.  —  The U.S. military killed three men in a strike against a boat in the eastern Pacific …

5 Takeaways From a Kennedy Center Ruling That Angered Trump  —  A federal judge ordered the Kennedy Center to take President Trump's name off the building.  What happens next?  —  In his ruling that President Trump's name must be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts …

What it means to be a man is a theme in Texas Senate race as Paxton attacks Talarico  —  After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the state's Republican Senate primary this week, he delivered a run of insults directed at his general election opponent, Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico.

California 2026 Poll: Becerra Leads, Steyer and Hilton Toss-up for Second Spot  —  Home Polls California 2026 Poll: Becerra Leads, Steyer and Hilton Toss-up for Second Spot  —  The final Emerson College Polling/Inside California Politics survey of the California governor's race finds Democrat …

A Controversial Deal Ended Trump's Audits.  Can Anyone Challenge It?  —  Protective blanket could be difficult but not impossible for Trump's opponents to pierce  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's extraordinary no-audits promise from his acting attorney general operates far outside normal tax administration …

Trump's immigration enforcers look into buying ad data.  Industry insiders fear what comes next. … “It's very shocking to see it in black and white that the government is trying to use the digital advertising ecosystem to find and target immigrants,” said O'Kelley, who is the CEO …

The Best News in America  —  I lived in Baltimore for a brief time just before the Great Recession, when the city seemed like a great experiment in gentrifying can-do — the wealth spillover from Washington, D.C., funding youthful forays in exposed-brick living, top-to-bottom renovations …

Trump Sends Tougher Terms to Iran for Peace Framework, Officials Say  —  His changes to the proposed deal were potentially designed to speed up the process by putting pressure Iran to accept the current framework, one official said.  —  President Trump has toughened the terms of a potential framework …

Grifters, cynics, and true believers: The family tree of vaccine opponents … Stanley Plotkin, 93, was instrumental in developing a number of vaccines over the course of his career.  He recently said that he's “beginning to regret having lived so long—because we're going downhill.”

C.I.A. Officer Arrested With Gold Once Worked With No. 2 Pentagon Official  —  David Rush, a longtime C.I.A. officer, appears to have first had contact with Stephen A. Feinberg during President Trump's first term.  Some officials said the two men were not close.

Socialism's next test: Swing states … Abdul El-Sayed is running from the left of Haley Stevens and Mallory McMorrow in the competitive Michigan Senate primary.  Zach Wahls, who is backed by Elizabeth Warren, is locked in a tight contest against the Chuck Schumer-supported Josh Turek for Iowa's Senate nomination.

DOGE Official Discussed Contracts for Companies Backed by Firm He Invested In  —  Disclosure documents show Josh Gruenbaum was an investor in a Thrive Capital fund while the firm's portfolio companies were up for contracts  —  A senior Trump adviser oversaw the awarding of one government contract …

Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new ‘anti-weaponization’ fund despite backlash  —  David Johnston was a licensed attorney when he illegally entered the Capitol with a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters on Jan. 6, 2021.  More than five years later …

Security News This Week: Cybercrime Crew Claims It Hacked Mike Lindell's MyPillow  —  Plus: A ransomware group is now stealing data in person, BusPatrol wants to hand its license-plate surveillance data to the cops, and more.  —  The United States military has known for years that enemies …

An Epstein Survivor Grades Pam Bondi's Testimony (w/ Annie Farmer)  —  Catherine Rampell welcomes Epstein survivor Annie Farmer to discuss Pam Bondi's closed-door congressional testimony, the DOJ's handling of the Epstein files, and the unanswered questions that continue to fuel demands for transparency.