Category: Politics

Congress returns to town with the same problems they left before Memorial Day: immigration funding, opposition to a new Justice Department fund, and questions about Iran war oversight.

President Trump speaks at the Memorial Amphitheater in Arlington National Cemetery on May 25 in Arlington, Va. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump has suggested that an event celebrating America’s 250 birthday should instead be a Make America Great Again rally after many of the artists who were announced to perform […]

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Washington, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, looks on. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Saturday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the […]

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori about investigations and prosecutions originating from U.S. Attorneys offices around the country.

We look at the progress on a ceasefire extension with Iran, as well as President Trump offering to perform at the Freedom 250 event marking America’s 250th birthday after major acts dropped out.

Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Spring Kickoff event May 1, 2026. Stephen Fowler | NPR hide caption toggle caption Stephen Fowler | NPR CLIVE, Iowa — There’s very little Democrats and Republicans seem to agree on these days, but Iowa’s importance to their political futures is one […]

Luke Gulbranson is running for Congress as a Democrat in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District. But he may be best known for appearing in reality television before entering politics. Luke Gulbranson for Congress hide caption toggle caption Luke Gulbranson for Congress Luke Gulbranson had just gotten off the phone with his parents, was sipping his morning […]

A sign marks the entrance to a series of hardened tents at the Camp East Montana immigrant detention center in the desert at a U.S. Army base on the outskirts of El Paso, Texas, Feb. 13, 2026. Morgan Lee/AP hide caption toggle caption Morgan Lee/AP Four detainees at the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention […]

A federal judge is reviewing a $1.8 billion fund set up to pay people the president says were wronged by the federal government. China Pool/Getty Images AsiaPac hide caption toggle caption China Pool/Getty Images AsiaPac A federal judge will review the Trump administration’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” after a group of former federal judges questioned […]

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi testified in the Epstein investigation this week, while the current DOJ opened an inquiry into E. Jean Carroll’s successful civil cases against President Trump.