Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly  —  President Trump's son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together.  —  Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York and the minority leader …

Collins asks White House to consider ‘negative impact’ of Canada trade war  —  Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) pushed the Trump administration to “consider the negative impact” that engaging in a tariff war with Canada may have on American constituents, straying away from some of her GOP peers.

Twitter Broke the Left.  X Will Break the Right.  —  Of late, I've seen some arguments for why anyone who is even modestly to the left should quit Elon Musk's X. Ned Resnikoff, the author of the forthcoming YIMBY manifesto “Build or Die,” offers one version of the case.

Why Democrats Still Have a Shot at Winning the Senate  —  Michigan and Maine remain question marks, but the party flaunts strength in purple and red states  —  in Mitchell, S.D.  —  Democrats fighting to win back the Senate from the Republicans spent their summer sweating …

Iranian hackers shut down UK power plant  —  Unprecedented cyber attack believed to be most successful of its kind  —  Tony Diver , Political Editor.  Rozina Sabur , National Security Editor.  Matt Oliver , Industry Editor  —  Add us as preferred source  —  Tony Diver , Political Editor.

Debt and Tax Cuts  —  How did U.S. debt get so big?  The answer may surprise you  —  ∙ Paid  —  Chart 1 Center for American Progress  —  Federal debt is in the news.  There were many headlines last week about the debt exceeding $40 trillion and now being bigger than the economy.

Trump laying groundwork to impose national emergency by sowing election distrust  —  President's speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concerned  —  A series of moves by Donald Trump's administration to sow doubt in the integrity …

Doctors say Trump's weight poses a significant health risk  —  The president has gained about 20 pounds since his campaign, according to his statements and those of aides.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump has faced scrutiny for bruising on his hands, swelling in his ankles and apparent drowsiness …

The hubris of Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump has a list.  On it are some of the most powerful and feared men in human history: Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, William the Conqueror, Adolph Hitler, Mao Zedong, Joseph Stalin.  It is a list that the president is happy to brandish …

The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms  —  With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them.  —  The fight over data centers is suddenly at the epicenter of the midterm elections.

Sean Duffy's Reality Show: From ‘The Real World’ to the Deal World  —  “The Great American Road Trip” sends the transportation secretary and his family on a wholesome, dull tour, with a lot of help from their sponsors.  —  There is a convention, when someone launches a spinoff of a hit TV show …

An American City, With Troops on Its Streets  —  Since the country's founding, deployments of soldiers to U.S. soil have been exceedingly rare.  But residents of Washington, D.C., are living in a new normal.  —  The sight of military troops patrolling in a peaceful American city would once have been strange, if not outright alarming.

Gov. Abbott dismisses GOP worries about Texas, says voters will be ‘rushing to vote for Ken Paxton’  —  Abbott also spoke with ABC News' Jonathan Karl about Trump's job performance.  —  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, March 27, 2026.

Bossing the bond market around never works  —  Despite Scott Bessent's efforts, investors worry something is up  —  Scott Bessent's running battle with the bond market is starting to look like his boss's war in Iran — started by his own hand with a tangled set of objectives …