July 8, 2025
Elon Musk connects with indie Andrew Yang on billionaire former Trump ally’s third party push
As Elon Musk moves forward with forming a third party in hopes of rocking the nation’s longstanding two-party system, the world’s richest person is reaching out to a one-time presidential candidate who has started his own independent party. Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX who spent the first four months of President Donald […]
July 8, 2025
Senate leaders to meet with Netanyahu
A bipartisan group of senators will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday as part of his multi-day swing through Washington. The Senate meeting, first reported by POLITICO, will include Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, as well as a host of other Republican and Democratic senators, according to two […]
July 7, 2025
Bondi under siege after DOJ reveals no Epstein client list
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing scrutiny for remarks she made this year about Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case after the Department of Justice and FBI brought their Epstein inquiry to an abrupt close over the weekend. The White House was grilled by reporters Monday about Bondi’s remarks, which appeared to contradict a memo the […]
July 7, 2025
Over 158 million Americans voted in 2024 as Trump reclaimed the White House
More than 211 million people were active registered voters for the 2024 general election. And over 158 million voters cast ballots in last year’s presidential election. Those figures are according to a report issued to Congress by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), which has been conducting election administration and voter surveys of federal elections […]
July 7, 2025
US ends terrorist designation of Syrian militant leaders
The Trump administration revoked the terrorist designation for Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, the militant group who overthrew President Bashar al’Assad and assumed control of the Syrian government. The group was formed as Syria’s al-Qaeda branch. In an astounding turnaround, the group’s interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa went from a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head to the […]
July 7, 2025
Sen. Steve Daines says regime change is the best long-term plan in Iran
A Senate Republican believes that regime change is the best long-term ‘solution’ in Iran as a fragile ceasefire between the Islamic Republic and Israel continues to hold. The truce between Israel and Iran came late last month, and so far has put a hold on the fighting that took place over the course of 12 […]
July 7, 2025
Biden aides pushed for early debate to show off Biden’s ‘strength,’ expose Trump’s ‘weakness,’ book says
Senior advisors to then-President Joe Biden reportedly urged him to hold a debate against President Donald Trump as early as possible in an attempt to highlight Biden’s ‘leadership’ and Trump’s ‘weakness,’ according to a new book. The book, ‘2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America,’ is set for release Tuesday […]
July 7, 2025
US champions Lebanon’s response to Hezbollah disarmament, hints at Abraham Accords opportunity
The U.S. envoy to Lebanon championed a response issued by Beirut on Monday to a proposal by Washington that detailed the complete disarmament of the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah in exchange for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from its southern region. Envoy Thomas Barrack told reporters he was ‘unbelievably satisfied’ with Beirut’s timely response to […]
July 7, 2025
Liberal critics question why architect of failed Biden foreign policy is advising ‘Project 2029’
Democrats are assembling a new policy brain trust called Project 2029, an effort aimed at shaping the party’s long-term vision and regaining electoral strength. But at a time when there’s widespread agreement that Democrats need fresh ideas and new voices, the inclusion of longtime party insiders — especially former President Joe Biden’s national security advisor Jake […]
July 7, 2025
Don Davis eyes open North Carolina Senate seat
Democratic Rep. Don Davis is exploring a run for the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by retiring GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, according to a spokesperson. Davis is “looking at all options and not ruling anything out,” said the spokesperson, Hannah Spengler. But running for the Senate seat would mean giving up a competitive House […]
July 7, 2025
Jesse Jackson Jr. explores a House comeback bid
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is quietly exploring a comeback in Illinois’ 2nd Congressional District after more than a decade out of office — including a two-year prison term. Jackson — the son of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. and the brother of Rep. Jonathan Jackson — was a Democratic rising star who […]
July 7, 2025
An Elderly Lawmaker’s Staff Keeps Walking Back Things She Tells Reporters. Should They Keep Quoting Her?
A few weeks ago, my POLITICO colleague Nicholas Wu and NBC’s Sahil Kapur ran into D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton in the Capitol. Like good congressional reporters, they jumped at the opportunity to pepper a lawmaker about the news of the day. In this case, one question concerned Norton herself, a civil rights icon who […]