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Massachusetts Democrats face a pair of intraparty tests that center on generational change. In the U.S. Senate primary, 80-year-old Ed Markey, a long-serving progressive, is being challenged by 47-year-old Representative Seth Moulton. In the Boston area, 71-year-old Representative Stephen Lynch is facing 39-year-old attorney Patrick Roath. Endorsem…
The Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents has designated the Arts and Industries Building as the permanent site for the National Museum of the American Latino, allowing the museum to proceed without seeking congressional approval for a new National Park Service location. The museum was authorized by Congress in December 2020 and opened a tempo…
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend a federal judge's temporary restraining order that stopped the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a new rule tightening requirements for mail-in ballots. The lower-court order, issued at the request of Democratic-led states and voting rights groups, will re…
President Donald Trump urged Congress to approve a federal production incentive aimed at keeping movie, television and entertainment production in the United States. The call follows a meeting with actor Jon Voight and coincides with industry groups and unions advocating for federal tax relief, including a proposed 20% labor tax credit presented by…
The U.S. State Department is preparing to allocate $4 million to support right-leaning media efforts in Europe, included within a larger package of at least $25 million aimed at civil society groups promoting conservative causes, according to several people familiar with the plans. The funding, notified to Congress on August 21, has drawn criticism…
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told a U.S. senator that the military will not deploy federal forces or National Guard troops to polling sites for the upcoming midterm elections and will not seize ballots or voting equipment. The written response reiterates that election administration and security are matters for state and local authorit…
A string of derogatory posts by Laura Loomer targeting Angie Nixon, several Black members of Congress and Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson drew sharp condemnation from politicians and civil rights advocates. Loomer repeated and escalated earlier comments on social media, prompting responses from Democratic leaders, a state governor and c…
A nationwide poll concluded Aug. 31 finds President Trump’s approval rating stalled at 33%, marking the lowest level of his political career and the third straight poll at that figure. The same survey shows Democrats substantially more likely to report being "very enthusiastic" about voting in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, while broad dissatisfacti…
Forty-two U.S. Senate Democrats have urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take decisive steps to curb a recent escalation in violence by West Bank settlers and to investigate killings of American citizens in the occupied territory. The lawmakers requested clearer directives to Israeli security forces to prevent and intervene in confro…
The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 21 issued an administrative stay allowing the Trump administration to continue construction on a controversial $400 million White House ballroom for the time being. The temporary reprieve pauses a lower court injunction that had halted much of the above-ground work while litigation by the National Trust for Historic P…
With diplomacy on Iran stalled, markets unsettled and his approval rating at a historic low, President Donald Trump spent about 30 minutes on the South Lawn directing reporters through White House renovation sites. He promoted a new granite helipad, a $400 million ballroom and other upgrades he says will modernize and preserve the complex, while so…
A Democratic member of the John F. Kennedy Center's board has asked a federal court to prevent President Donald Trump's name from being newly added to the center's exterior, arguing the board's recent actions defy a judge's ruling that only Congress can rename the memorial. The board, dominated by Trump appointees, voted to alter signage and rename…
President Donald Trump will host executives from the cryptocurrency sector at the White House as U.S. financial regulators prepare to advance frameworks affecting digital assets. The meeting comes as the SEC proposed rules to exempt certain token offerings from securities laws and the CFTC prepares to discuss crypto regulation at an industry gather…
An IndyCar street race will traverse central Washington, D.C., this weekend as part of 250th anniversary events. The route runs along Pennsylvania Avenue, past the National Archives and near the U.S. Capitol, passing institutions and federal sites that have undergone visible changes during President Trump’s second term. The event underscores how ad…
A Reuters/Ipsos online poll conducted August 14-17 reports that most Americans view the Trump family’s cryptocurrency earnings as inappropriate and believe the president’s private business interests influence his policy decisions. The survey, of 1,166 adults, shows deep partisan divides over propriety and perceptions of corruption as voters head in…
A former Department of Justice attorney has filed a whistleblower complaint asserting that a Trump administration task force's investigations into alleged antisemitism at U.S. universities were conducted with procedural flaws, predetermined outcomes and scant factual support. The complaint, disclosed to the House Judiciary Committee by Representati…
The White House defended President Trump's use of a mail ballot in Florida’s Republican primary, pointing to exceptions in the SAVE America Act for illness, disability, military service and travel. Spokeswoman Olivia Wales reiterated that while the president participates in Palm Beach elections as a Florida resident, he primarily lives at the White…
A federal judge has enjoined the Trump administration's decision to move the planned FBI headquarters from Greenbelt, Maryland, to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., finding the administration lacked legal authority to rescind a congressionally constrained site selection and to divert $555 million in appropriated funds to the alternate…
Two Democratic U.S. senators have asked two Belgian companies to explain the circumstances surrounding an 18-carat gold ring set with 321 diamonds that was presented to President Donald Trump. The gift was delivered weeks before the U.S. moved to exempt European natural diamonds from newly proposed Section 301 tariffs. The senators say the timing a…
The U.S. Senate voted 68 to 9 to advance a comprehensive sanctions bill named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham that pairs expanded measures against Russia with additional sanctions on Iran and grants the president new authority to impose steep tariffs on major consumers of Russian energy. Proponents say the package will cut Moscow’s revenue stre…
President Donald Trump intends to sign two executive orders aimed at blocking birthright citizenship for children born in the United States through commercial 'birth tourism' and limiting citizenship for some children of foreign diplomatic staff, Axios reported. The White House schedule listed a signing in the Oval Office that had not begun as of 3…
Senator Mitch McConnell was discharged from a rehabilitation center and will complete his recovery at home following a mid-June fall and a subsequent bout of pneumonia. McConnell, 84, said he will follow doctors' orders to undergo intensive physical therapy from home during the state work period and will continue to work with his staff and colleagu…
Tennessee Republicans head to the polls to select a nominee to succeed term-limited Governor Bill Lee in a primary that has tightened between two prominent allies of former President Donald Trump. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Representative John Rose lead the GOP field, while a third conservative contender may alter dynamics. The ballot a…
A fast-expanding constellation of left-leaning digital outlets — from long-form podcasts to livestreamers and niche newsletters — is giving progressive candidates an independent platform to raise visibility and funds, and mobilize activists. While the trend has helped several primary victors overcome better-funded opponents, analysts warn it could …
Republican leaders quickly used two Michigan primary wins by progressive Democrats to cast the party as moving left, with President Donald Trump and national GOP organizations labeling the victors with socialist and communist epithets. Interviews with advisers to 11 Republican congressional campaigns in competitive districts show a split over wheth…
