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Markets Sink on China Summit Uncertainty

Wall Street took a sharp hit as investors grew increasingly skeptical about the concrete outcomes from the recent Beijing talks between Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The market pullback refl...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump Touts Beijing Summit as Win, but Concrete Gains Stay Foggy

President Trump declared his Beijing summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping a success, framing the talks as evidence of restored respect between the two superpowers. Yet as he departed China, the sp...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Capitol Hill Workers Sought to Detail Sexual Harassment

The New York Times is actively seeking accounts from people working on Capitol Hill who have encountered or observed sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior in congressional offices. The call ...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Capitol Hill's Harassment Problem Shows No Signs of Slowing

A decade of reform efforts on Capitol Hill has done little to curb sexual harassment, according to current lawmakers and their staffs who describe the workplace as treacherous for women seeking to ...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Cassidy's gamble: can a Trump impeacher survive a closed primary?

Louisiana voters head to the polls Saturday in a race that will test whether a Republican senator can survive his 2021 vote to convict Donald Trump, even with Senate leadership backing and a legisl...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Rubio's China Pivot: From Regime Change Hawk to Trump's Diplomat

Marco Rubio has undergone a remarkable transformation on one of his defining political issues. The Florida senator, once a vocal proponent of confronting Beijing's communist leadership, is now emph...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Dark Money Discovers TikTok: Campaigns Court Influencers With Anonymous Cash

Political operatives are quietly funneling money to social media influencers, creating a murky new channel for campaign spending that often hides its true origins. The arrangement allows campaigns ...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Oil Windfall Winners Emerge as Prices Spike on Iran Tensions

A surge in crude prices tied to geopolitical friction has created distinct winners and losers across the global energy market, with export data revealing which economies are cashing in on the volat...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Cassidy's Gamble: Trump-Backed Challenger Eyes Louisiana Senate Seat

Louisiana Republicans will decide Saturday whether to keep Senator Bill Cassidy or hand his seat to a Trump-endorsed rival, delivering a verdict on one of the GOP's most contentious primary battles...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Democrat Eyes Maine Seat Held by Collins

Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, has moved into general election mode as he prepares to challenge the political establishment in one of the cycle's most competiti...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump announces death of ISIS commander in Africa

President Donald Trump said late Friday that a senior Islamic State leader has been eliminated in a joint military operation involving Nigeria's armed forces.The commander, described as a top opera...

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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FDA's Top Drug Regulator Suddenly Removed, Reason Unclear

A senior official overseeing drug regulation at the Food and Drug Administration was terminated without explanation, leaving her uncertain about who made the decision or what triggered her removal....

Sarah Mitchell May 16, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump doubles down on Iran focus, dismisses financial worries

President Donald Trump stood by controversial remarks he made earlier this week, telling Fox News that he was making the right call by setting aside concerns about Americans' financial hardship whi...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Trump touches down in Beijing for crucial talks with Chinese leadership

Donald Trump arrived in China this week for a high-stakes summit, marking a significant diplomatic engagement between the two countries at a moment of considerable tension over trade, technology, a...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Big Business Hitches Ride on Trump's Beijing Trip

When President Trump traveled to Beijing for talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, he brought along some of the nation's most influential corporate executives. The business delegation's presence ra...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Trump vape push splits MAHA ranks, triggers FDA resignations

The Trump administration's pivot toward relaxing restrictions on flavored electronic cigarettes has fractured the coalition of figures championing the "Make America Healthy Again" movement, while a...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Texas Children's Hospital Settles With DOJ, Must Open Detransition Clinic and Fire Five Doctors

Texas Children's Hospital, the nation's largest children's hospital, has agreed to establish what officials are calling the country's first dedicated detransition clinic as part of a settlement wit...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 10 min read

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Trump returns from China empty-handed on key issues, leaving allies wondering what he actually won

President Donald Trump departed China claiming victory, but the specifics of his diplomatic gains remain murky at best. While the optics of the presidential visit played well for the cameras, he ca...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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What China's Youth Actually Think About America

A generation of young Chinese adults is developing views of the United States shaped less by Cold War rhetoric and more by direct exposure to American culture, technology, and global influence. Con...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Rubio Breaks Down China Diplomacy, Cuba Indictments, and Terror Threats in Wide-Ranging Sit-Down

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sat down with Tom Llamas for an extended interview covering the Trump administration's most pressing foreign policy challenges, from high-stakes negotiations in Beiji...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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D.C. braces for massive security operation as nation prepares for 250th birthday bash

The nation's capital is gearing up for an unprecedented security deployment as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary celebration. Federal authorities have announced plans to station hu...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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FAA charts path to fewer air traffic controllers

The Federal Aviation Administration believes it can solve a critical staffing shortage by simply asking controllers to work longer hours, according to a new agency report that proposes reducing hir...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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House Republican Vows Firm Stand Against Chinese Aggression Over Taiwan

A House Republican has issued a stark warning that the United States will not back down if China escalates its confrontational posture toward Taiwan, signaling resolve on one of the most sensitive ...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Supreme Court Lets Virginia Reject Democratic Redistricting Map

The Supreme Court declined Friday to intervene in Virginia's redistricting fight, allowing the state's highest court ruling to stand and blocking Democrats from implementing a new congressional map...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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High Court Blocks Virginia Democrats' Last-Minute Map Swap

The Supreme Court declined to intervene in Virginia's redistricting fight, effectively shutting down a Democratic effort to deploy a newly voter-approved congressional map for the midterm elections...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Massie frames Kentucky primary as national battleground in Trump showdown

Rep. Thomas Massie is casting his Kentucky primary race as something far larger than a local contest, positioning the matchup against a Trump-backed challenger as a referendum with implications rea...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Colorado governor frees election denier after court finds sentence improper

Colorado Governor Jared Polis commuted the sentence of Tina Peters on Friday, a former county clerk convicted of tampering with election equipment, effective June 1. The Democrat's decision follows...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Massie Banks on War Fatigue as Kentucky Race Tightens

Thomas Massie is betting that his long-standing skepticism of military interventions will resonate with voters in his Kentucky district as he faces a competitive reelection battle. The Republican c...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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DOJ Eyes Castro Indictment Over 1996 Plane Killings as Trump Ratchets Up Cuba Pressure

The Justice Department is moving toward criminal charges against 94-year-old Raúl Castro, the former Cuban president, over the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft that killed four Cuban Americans...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 9 min read

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Patel's Pearl Harbor Getaway Reignites Ethics Scrutiny

Kash Patel, the FBI director, faces fresh questions about the line between official duties and personal time after recent travel that mixed sightseeing with his government role. The scrutiny center...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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Polis Cuts Sentence for Colorado Election Denier Peters

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has commuted the sentence of Tina Peters, the former county clerk who was serving nine years in prison for her involvement in an effort to access voting machines follo...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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White House Ratchets Up Cuba Pressure With CIA Visit, Spy Flights

The Biden administration is intensifying its campaign against Cuba through a combination of surveillance operations, high-level intelligence visits, and economic restrictions that echo tactics prev...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Speaker dodges domestic abuse crisis as GOP congressman sues ex-wife

House Speaker Mike Johnson sidestepped questions about domestic abuse allegations facing Rep. Max Miller on Friday, offering a terse response that reflected the political minefield Republicans are ...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump leaves Beijing with praise but no deals on core disputes

Donald Trump departed China this week claiming substantial progress in his summit with Xi Jinping, yet the two leaders produced few concrete agreements and sidestepped the most contentious issues b...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 8 min read

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Trump Team Eyes Sweeping Fund to Aid Investigated Allies

The Trump administration is considering a substantial financial program that would funnel $1.7 billion to political allies who faced scrutiny during the Biden years, according to reporting on the e...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes After China Trade Talks

Donald Trump faces a critical decision on whether to restart military operations against Iran as diplomatic efforts have ground to a halt, according to senior advisers who have begun preparing cont...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Cassidy's Gamble: Can a Trump Target Win a Third Term?

Senator Bill Cassidy faces an uphill climb to secure a third term as he navigates fierce Republican opposition and scrutiny from within his own party.The Louisiana Republican finds himself in a pre...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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DeSantis map faces first court test as Florida judge weighs emergency block

A Tallahassee judge heard arguments Friday in the opening battle over Ron DeSantis' push to overturn Florida's anti-gerrymandering rules, with attorneys for advocacy groups demanding an immediate h...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 6 min read

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Trump Claims Major China Wins, Specifics MIA

President Trump departed Beijing after high-level talks with Chinese officials aimed at easing economic and political tensions between the two nations, touting the results as transformative without...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Redistricting forces veteran Tennessee Democrat from race

Rep. Steve Cohen announced Friday he will not seek re-election this fall, surrendering his Memphis seat after Tennessee Republicans split his district into three separate congressional maps. The mo...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Kemp's Outsider Bet: Can Georgia's Governor Remake the GOP?

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is rolling the dice on Derek Dooley, a former college football coach with no political experience, in what could be a defining test of his influence over the Republican Part...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 13 min read

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Becerra's HHS Record Haunts California Governor Bid

Xavier Becerra's meteoric rise in California's gubernatorial race has triggered a wave of criticism from former colleagues in the Biden administration who challenge his central campaign claim: that...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Justice Dept. Weaponizes Terror Laws Against Mexican Officials in Drug Crackdown

Federal prosecutors have received new marching orders from the Justice Department to pursue criminal drug cases against Mexican officials by deploying terrorism statutes as legal tools. The shift r...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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GOP's Iran Gambit Backfired: Party Loses Leverage Over Trump's War Powers

Republican lawmakers squandered months of opportunity to rein in the president's military authority over Iran, leaving the party with diminished leverage to demand exit strategies or operational li...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 4 min read

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Alito refuses to step aside from major climate case as liberal groups cry conflict

Justice Samuel Alito is rejecting pressure to recuse himself from an upcoming Supreme Court case involving energy companies and climate liability, with a court spokeswoman confirming he has cleared...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read

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China spy fears grip Chinese American communities

Rising concerns about Beijing's intelligence operations abroad are creating a climate of suspicion that extends far beyond diplomatic circles, touching the lives of Chinese Americans who find thems...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 3 min read

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Trump green-lights CBD experiment for senior health costs

The Trump administration is launching a pilot program that will allow certain Medicare beneficiaries to access cannabidiol, or CBD, at no cost as part of a broader effort to test whether the cannab...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 7 min read

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Massie's Iran Stance Tests Trump Loyalty in Kentucky GOP Showdown

Thomas Massie's long record of skepticism toward military intervention is colliding with Donald Trump's embrace of force in the Middle East, creating turbulence in what should be a routine reelecti...

Sarah Mitchell May 15, 2026 0 comments 5 min read