US Politics Pulse

Reece Jones's Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America’s Northern Border traces Bob Boulé's shift from Border Patrol informant to aiding over...

• Trump appointees secretly asked CISA to acquire and hack a voting machine, then report findings to the White House without notifying the vendor
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• US Tightens Asylum Rules: Trump administration slashes refugee status challenges from 30 to 10 days and reviews 185,000 pending cases, drawing civil...

Kentucky legislators are exploring government contracting and cybersecurity through interim committees, gathering input ahead of the 2027 session...

The Supreme Court will hear a Maryland case on race in school admissions and issue its ruling by the end of June.

Gov. Jenniffer González Colón signed a formal resolution petitioning Congress for Puerto Rico's admission as the 51st state, marking the island's...

The SMARTER Act proposes replacing H-1B visas with a points-based system that admits only the highest-value applicants to prioritize U.S. economic...

• Iran war and tariffs are blamed for worsening affordability, pushing candidates in both parties to face voter scrutiny over foreign spending.
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The Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari ends the appeal and leaves the First Circuit’s ruling intact, confirming Maine’s 72-hour waiting period is...

Trump's recent actions favoring Russia while disadvantaging Ukraine are sparking concerns among lawmakers and allies that his peace efforts may benefit a longtime adversary.

H.R. 9367 would prohibit Members of Congress along with their spouses and dependent children from trading on prediction markets tied to government...

Lawmakers' reactions to Trump's executive order exempting Russia from sanctions highlight Congress's struggle to effectively check presidential power on Russia policy.

The Trump administration has curtailed public participation in environmental policy by ending the sharing of draft NEPA impact statements and invoking...

Trump's pause on the bipartisan Lindsey Graham sanctions bill—signed just weeks ago—exposes a sharp clash between presidential waiver authority and...

Catherine Herridge's Supreme Court bid seeks to block a D.C. ruling forcing her to name sources from a 2017 national-security story on Chinese...

A new GAO report gives Congress a clear roadmap to tackle textile waste by fixing infrastructure gaps, improving data collection, and expanding...

Does military readiness trump transgender inclusion, or does it clash with civil rights and judicial oversight?

• Readiness first: Extra medical...

Katie Zacharia's rapid departure after a short, rocky tenure as press secretary—defined by her uncomfortable debut briefing and questions over her...

The Court's contrasting rulings in Trump v. Slaughter and Trump v. Cook reveal an uneven path for the administrative state.

• Slaughter (6-3):...

President Trump’s task force now requires AI providers to promptly disclose and remediate incidents involving rogue agents.

• Provider obligations:...