Trump ally Bukele’s party amends El Salvador constitution to allow indefinite presidential re-election

Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas Party has paved the way for him to potentially retain power in the Central American nation by overhauling the country’s electoral system. The new bill extends presidential terms to six years and allows for indefinite presidential re-election. The country’s presidential terms were initially five years long and immediate re-election […]

GOP’s summer town hall push gets heated

House Republicans are beginning to face rowdy town halls as they try to sell President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending law. Rep. Bryan Steil of Wisconsin had a hostile crowd Thursday night, with jeers and boos from the audience, according to local media reports. Democratic organizers in particular spoke out against Steil. Attendees pressed […]

JPMorgan marks 1,000th branch opening since 2018 expansion plans

JPMorgan Chase has built 1,000 new branches in seven years. That’s more locations than most of its competitors operate in total. The bank is marking the milestone opening in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday where Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon is attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The firm has roughly 5,000 branches, the most of any […]

Trump takes jab at GOP senator, urging Republicans to ‘vote the exact opposite of’ how she does

President Donald Trump targeted Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in a Thursday night Truth Social post, urging Republicans to vote in the opposite of the way that she does. ‘Republicans, when in doubt, vote the exact opposite of Senator Susan Collins. Generally speaking, you can’t go wrong. Thank you for your attention to this matter and, […]

Capitol agenda: It’s down to Trump, Schumer and Thune

The Senate’s summer exit is getting complicated as lawmakers brace for some weekend work. Tensions are running high over government funding negotiations. And Senate leaders have yet to seal a deal to advance dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees as Majority Leader John Thune shuttles between the White House and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Here’s […]

Sarah McBride has a blunt diagnosis for her party’s problems

Rep. Sarah McBride believes Democrats need to become more likable to recover from their record-low approval among voters. “I think voters feel like Democrats have sort of been assholes to them,” McBride said. The first-term representative from Delaware told POLITICO’s Dasha Burns in an episode of “The Conversation” that she believes the Democratic Party’s brand […]

Trump Clashes With Reporter Over Tariffs, Citing Pandemic and ‘Fighting Lunatics’

President Donald Trump clashed with a reporter Thursday over questions about a newly signed tariff, telling him that he had spent his first term ‘fighting lunatics like you.’ The intense exchange follows a White House signing ceremony for a series of executive actions aimed at expanding reciprocal tariffs and strengthening U.S. trade policy. While speaking […]

Apple crushes Wall Street expectations as iPhone sales soar

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple on Thursday reported sales and profit that far surpassed expectations, showing that its efforts to re-route its sprawling global supply chain away from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war have so far succeeded. Apple said it earned $94.04 billion in revenue for its fiscal third quarter ended June 28, up nearly […]

Trump goes after Susan Collins for her voting record

President Donald Trump is going after Republican Sen. Susan Collins despite hopes among some in the party that she will run again next year and help the GOP hold the Senate. Trump, who has privately discussed finding someone to run for her seat, attacked the Maine senator’s voting record in a post on Truth Social. […]