Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest  —  The morning after the competition, Aangad Singh's family was trying to figure out what went wrong.  They were walking through the National Museum of Natural History, going over answers, doing the math.  —  “It doesn't make sense,” said his mother, Ramandeep.

‘A politically impossible situation’: New poll shows Trump voters losing patience with Iran war  —  Half of President Donald Trump's MAGA base thought Iran's war was worth its economic costs in May. Now, just a little more than a third do.  —  That precipitous, 13-point drop in just two months …

'It's a stone around your neck': Arizona Republicans once again nominate 2020 election deniers  —  To make it out of a Republican primary in Arizona, there's one key litmus test: believing the 2020 election was stolen from Donald Trump.  —  Election deniers who played prominent roles …

House Republicans Have Tied the Defense Policy Bill to Trump's SAVE Act  —  House Republicans have tied their entire legislative agenda to President Trump's voting restriction measure, as he has demanded.  —  Strictly speaking, the House of Representatives is not voting this week …

Tesla's Cratering Cybertruck Sales Evoke Ford Edsel Comparisons  —  Both automakers expected consumers to buy hundreds of thousands of their futuristic models per year.  Tesla's pickup is missing the mark by a wider margin.  —  Ford Motor Co. introduced a car almost 70 years ago widely viewed …

Software Vendor Tagged for Illegal NJ Voter Registrations Says ‘Not So Fast, Jersey Mikie’  —  Holy smokes, this is a giggle.  —  Ed had the story first thing yesterday, complete with a totally appropriate title: … New Jersey Governor ‘Jersey’ Mikie Sherrill had walked to a podium …

The US has collected about $13bn of Venezuela's oil money.  Where is it?  —  Washington has given diverging accounts of where the earthquake-shattered country's funds are going

Scoop: “Regime Change” sells 500,000 — on track for nonfiction bestseller of '26  —  “Regime Change,” the juicy exposé on President Trump's second term by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, has passed the publishing milestone of 500,000 units sold (hardcover, audio, e-book) in just one month.

Donald Trump Jr.'s Investment Firm Posts Staggering Returns of 200 Percent  —  I've been reporting on Donald Trump Jr.'s financial firm, 1789 Capital, for much of 2026, including meeting with Trump Jr. and his partner, Omeed Malik in Miami.  —  Maureen Farrell  —  1789's returns are jaw dropping by any measure.

Trump administration weighing military options in Mali, officials say  —  If approved, it would add an eighth nation to the list of countries where President Donald Trump has ordered strikes since the start of his second term.  —  Summary  —  The Trump administration is weighing military action …

Health Committee advances Collins' insulin price cap over GOP objections  —  The Republican-led Senate Health Committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation over the objection of its chair to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for diabetes patients on private insurance.

Trump's Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia Looks More Like a Favor … The Trump administration is expected on Wednesday to sign a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that, per The New York Times, “could lead to the country enriching its own fuel for nuclear reactors” and is estimated to …

Maine Democrat Troy Jackson has raised $1M for his Senate bid so far  —  Maine Democrat Troy Jackson has raised $1 million in the less than two weeks since he entered the race for Senate shortly after Graham Platner dropped out, his campaign told POLITICO on Wednesday morning.

Exclusive: The false claims, chaos and coverups behind the Trump administration's killing of two American citizens  —  “Someone's going to get killed.”  —  The warning, from an agent of the federal Homeland Security Investigations division, sent a chill through the other officials in the room.

Local U.S. TV News Will Soon Be Entirely Right Wing Propaganda  —  Thanks to the destruction of media consolidation limits, Republicans will soon enjoy propaganda and market domination over what's left of local U.S. news.  —  Just a quick programming note: my 90-year-old father passed away over the weekend …

French modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead  —  Daniel Siad, a modelling scout with ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday.  —  Siad's body was discovered on Monday evening.

Republican Jewish Coalition endorses Darline Graham  —  The Republican Jewish Coalition will back Sen. Darline Graham in the South Carolina special election, the clearest sign yet that the pro-Israel movement is confident Graham will follow in her late brother's footsteps on foreign policy.

House Republicans put American History Museum on blast  —  The National Museum of American History's director weathered attacks Wednesday from Republicans on the House Administration Committee in the wake of a White House report that accused the institution's leadership of adopting …

Trump must divulge financial details about businesses in $10bn BBC lawsuit  —  US judge's ruling could open up window into first family's multiple ventures, in drawback of lawsuit on media  —  Donald Trump must divulge detailed financial information from his many businesses as part …

Democrats have a massive outside cash problem  —  Democrats are apprehensive that Republicans' massive outside spending advantage could erase the prospects of a blue wave heading into the midterms.  —  The three main GOP party committees and their two caucus-aligned super PACs reported $657 million cash …

The dismantling of USAID and the firing of its staff was illegal  —  When Elon Musk and his youthful Department of Government Efficiency warriors boasted of taking a “chainsaw” to the U.S. Agency for International Development, they did more than destroy a government agency.

Mamdani Calls Netanyahu a ‘War Criminal’ and Calls on U.S. to Arrest Him  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani challenged the United States to execute an international arrest warrant against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, which New York itself cannot do.  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani …

Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role  —  Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said four people familiar with U.S. intelligence.

In Surprise Move, Mamdani Names Lina Khan to Development Post  —  New York City mayor also appoints a McKinsey alum to a role closely watched by corporate executives  —  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani elevated Lina Khan, the antimonopoly former Federal Trade Commission head …

Likely voters lean more Democratic for November's midterms, a change from past cycles  —  In every wave of our poll this year, screening for likely voters has nudged the congressional generic ballot a point or two bluer  —  Over the last five election cycles (the extent …

Staff warned of major security risks from giving UAE new tech access.  The White House went ahead anyway.  —  The Trump administration ignored warnings from career staff at the Commerce Department when it granted the United Arab Emirates sweeping access to advanced American semiconductors …

U.S. Secret Service official: 'Threat environment is the highest we've ever seen' … A senior U.S. Secret Service official said Wednesday that the “threat environment” for the agency's protectees, who include President Donald Trump, “is the highest we've ever seen.”

Government Overhauls Teen Pregnancy Program to Focus on Marriage and Starting Families  —  The administration canceled federal grants to organizations across the country, accusing them of encouraging premarital sex.  New criteria say programs should stress abstinence.

Trump's New Insult Won't Save Republicans  —  President Trump knows that he is unpopular.  —  This is why he has become even more obsessed with election fraud; why he fumed and rambled about the 2020 election for a prime-time audience last week; and why he wants Congress to pass the SAVE America Act …