Read the 14-point draft agreement between the US and Iran  —  The agreement between Iran and the US lays out the terms of the ceasefire between the bitter rivals, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, some financial relief for Iran and a reiteration from Tehran that it will never produce a nuclear weapon …

This Senator Is an Internet Sensation.  Is He Running for President?  —  The 39-year-old senator has become an internet sensation for Democrats seeking a 2028 contender.  He says he's focused on winning a second term in November.  —  As the most vulnerable Democratic senator seeking re-election this year …

Elon Musk's Race War Just Took Darker Turn—Time for a Global Response  —  If you were on the verge of becoming the first trillionaire in human history, with the press breathlessly reporting on your every move, that would probably be your focus.  Yet in the days before SpaceX's initial public …

Bill Pulte, a Bulldog for Trump, Prepares to Take Reins at Spy Agency  —  Democrats and some Republicans excoriated President Trump's pick for a top national security job.  The president pushed ahead anyway.  —  Bill Pulte, a close ally of President Trump's, appears set to take over as the acting director …

Trump Rescinds Endorsement of Right-Wing Pastor After Texting Scandal  —  The pastor, Jackson Lahmeyer, dropped out of the race for a House seat in Oklahoma as President Trump backed Mr. Lahmeyer's Republican rival in a runoff election.  —  President Trump rescinded his endorsement …

California Will Now Certify Firms as ‘Gay’  —  What do you get when you combine woke, DEI, special subsidies, and technocrats?  —  A bureaucratic standard for “gayness.”  An actual, legal process to determine the sexual preferences of contractors.  —  It all stems from an already absurd program …

What Color Is the Reflecting Pool?  An Investigation.  —  Workers on the National Mall, desperate to turn the Reflecting Pool to President Trump's preferred shade of blue, poured jug after jug of hydrogen peroxide into the water yesterday morning.  As they did so, members of the National Guard, deployed to clean up crime, looked on.

Michigan pollster accuses McMorrow campaign of killing unfavorable Senate poll … “The poll, in the eyes of the McMorrow campaign, understated their support,” Mitchell, whose firm Mitchell Research & Communications conducted and paid for the poll, told POLITICO.

Trump administration asks judge to halt first reparations program for Black people in US  —  The Justice Department is seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit challenging a Chicago suburb's housing reparations program for Black residents, arguing it is “racially discriminatory” and unconstitutional.

Trump administration to pay $765 million to scrap four more offshore wind leases  —  The Trump administration on Wednesday said it would pay $765 million to power project developer Invenergy to terminate four wind leases off the coasts of New York, California and Maine.

Senators Suspect Trump Shifted Secret Service Funds to Build His Ballroom  —  “It's a big problem,” says Sen. Thom Tillis of the $352 million moved from personnel and training.  — Copy  —  Congress turned down President Donald Trump's request for funding for his modernization efforts …

Hillary Clinton says Biden's re-election bid was a ‘terrible mistake’  —  The former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee said Biden “made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy and for the country” in running for re-election.  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton …

FTC sues leading transgender medical organization for misleading parents  —  The Federal Trade Commission filed an enforcement action lawsuit against the world's leading transgender medicine association on Wednesday, alleging that the organization crafted misleading clinical guidelines …

More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program  —  As a House committee debated President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy bill last year, Republican backers repeatedly emphasized that its changes to the Supplemental Nutrition …

Labor Department threatens to withhold funds from governors over unemployment fraud and waste  —  The Department of Labor threatened to withhold funds from states if their governors didn't take further action to combat unemployment fraud and waste.  —  As part of the Trump administration's wider efforts …

Just 16% of Americans Believe AI Will Positively Impact Society, Pew Poll Finds  —  Half of Americans now use AI chatbots, up from 33% in the summer of 2024.  —  Half of adult Americans use AI chatbots, with a quarter using them daily, according to new polling from Pew Research released Wednesday.

Senate threatens to freeze Hegseth's travel in bid for boat strike videos, Iran school strike probe … It also signals continued bipartisan dissatisfaction with the Pentagon ignoring or slow-walking responses to congressional inquiries.  The provisions are part of the annual National Defense …

Trump official declines to call January 6 an ‘attack’, describing ‘protests and such’  —  Don Berthiaume, Trump nominee for inspector general at justice department, pressed by senators amid confirmation  —  Donald Trump's nominee to serve as a top independent watchdog at the Department …

OMB nominee touts plan to give Trump appointees power to kill grants  —  President Donald Trump's nominee for the No. 2 post at the White House budget office told lawmakers Wednesday that the administration will stop federal cash from flowing to “divisive ideologies” under new grant rules in the works.

RFK Jr. announces $700 million in funding to combat addiction and mental illness  —  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced an investment worth more than $700 million on Wednesday to fight addiction and mental illness, which can lead to homelessness.

Construction equipment multinationals may be aiding Israeli war crimes, experts say  —  Images show Israeli military using six companies' bulldozers and excavators to demolish south Lebanon villages  —  Human rights experts have alleged that six multinational construction equipment conglomerates …

Fed holds rates steady, pares down statement to remove cutting bias  —  WASHINGTON - Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Federal Reserve chairman concluded Wednesday with no change in interest rates, the removal of key language indicating a bias toward future cuts, and a dramatically shorter policy statement.