Exclusive: Fetterman to praise Trump in bombshell GOP convention video  —  DALLAS — Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman (D) is preparing to make a bombshell appearance Wednesday night at the GOP convention, in a video praising President Trump and Republican Sen. Dave McCormick for helping America's steel industry, Axios has learned.

Trump Promises $5,000 Payment to US Adults if GOP Wins Midterms  —  President Donald Trump floated a dividend for American voters if his party wins the upcoming November midterm elections, promising a $5,000 payment to each US citizen adult if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate.

Supreme Court is asked to settle Missouri dispute causing electoral chaos  —  The appeal comes after conflicting rulings on whether the state can use a new congressional map that favors Republicans for November's midterm elections.  —  Summary  —  A group seeking to block Missouri from using …

Trump administration proposes dramatic overhaul of 2030 census that changes who counts as living in America  —  The Trump administration proposed a sweeping overhaul of how people in America are counted in the 2030 census on Wednesday, including moving to exclude immigrants in the country illegally …

Trump's Top Advisers Confront Possibility That Iran War Lasts Through End of Term  —  The president still says he expects the war will end ‘immediately’ after midterm elections this fall  —  WASHINGTON—Top White House advisers have raised privately with President Trump the prospect …

Military Aide Accidentally Deploys Emergency Slide on New Air Force One  —  The mishap occurred while the Qatari-donated jet was parked on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews.  It delayed President Trump's departure to a Republican convention in Dallas.  —  A military aide accidentally deployed …

Trump's DOJ is investigating Utah's election chief for refusing to hand over voter data, it says in letter  —  The Justice Department is investigating Utah's top election official for refusing to hand over the state's entire, unredacted voter database, it informed her in a letter dated Friday and obtained by The Salt Lake Tribune.

The AP Will Keep Using ‘Lake Ontario’ Despite Trump's Renaming Effort  —  The Associated Press said it will not refer to Lake Ontario as “Lake America” unless it's deemed “relevant,” despite President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the body of water.

Jim Jordan says he will relinquish Judiciary gavel, pass on a return to Oversight  —  DALLAS — Rep. Jim Jordan said Wednesday he plans to end his eight-year run leading Republicans on two of the House's most prominent committees after this Congress, raising fresh questions about what comes next for the veteran Ohio lawmaker.

House GOP super PAC puts Democratic challengers in starring roles … The Congressional Leadership Fund — a super PAC affiliated with Johnson (R-La.) — is keeping the focus squarely on the Democrats running for Congress.  — The two strategies aren't necessarily at odds.

Bessent's political turn in GOP speech tests his bond-market credibility … Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's push to calm the bond market is colliding with a more political role, as his planned Republican convention speech raises questions about the credibility he needs to manage U.S. debt markets.

Exclusive: Trump plans to send $500 Obamacare rebates before election  —  The Trump administration plans to send $500 rebate checks to as many as 1 million people who it says were overcharged for their coverage under Obamacare, Axios has learned. … - The payments also underscore a tenet …

60 Posts in 10 Hours: How Trump's Social Media Reflects His Version of Reality  —  With an assist from A.I., President Trump offers a window into how he wants to be seen — and, critics say, a barometer of his mental state.  —  Just before noon on a holiday weekend, while many Americans were at the beach …