Trump Faced Loss After Loss.  He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.  —  The president's ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern of using the apparatus of government to crack down on his perceived enemies.  —  President Trump's grabs for power kept falling short …

California enacts new election safeguards against potential Trump interference in midterms  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a sweeping package of election laws Saturday, including a measure making it a felony to seize ballots, election records or voting technology before an election is certified.

US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign …

MAGA Star, 39, Addresses Explosive Lesbian Sex Claims  —  ‘UTTERLY FALSE’  —  A sworn House Ethics complaint accuses Lauren Boebert of having inappropriate relationships with three staffers—and paying one of them $200,000 to keep quiet.  —  Lauren Boebert has long cast herself as a “family values” crusader.

Trump Pledges to Appoint an ‘AI Czar’ as He Defends the Technology  —  President Donald Trump said he will soon appoint an artificial intelligence czar amid heightened scrutiny of whether the technology is progressing at a dangerous pace, he announced Saturday on Truth Social.

Republican South Dakota secretary of state endorses Democrat to succeed her  —  South Dakota's Republican secretary of state urged voters to cast their ballots for a Democrat in the November election, arguing she could not back the GOP nominee — and drawing the ire of party leadership.

Even in Reliably Red Kansas, Republican Enthusiasm Is Fading  —  'If we're having to spend resources in Kansas...that tells you what the national environment is like.'  —  HUTCHINSON, Kan.—At the Kansas State Fair's Senate debate, incumbent Republican Roger Marshall was on home turf.

Hispanic voters' support for Trump wanes over economy and immigration  —  Polls show voters who helped elect president unhappy - and may be willing to vote Democrat in midterms  —  Hispanic voters who helped re-elect Donald Trump in 2024 are discontent with his second-term economic and immigration policies …

India Is Again Squeezed Between the Threat of Trump Tariffs and Russian Oil  —  India is trying to secure affordable energy while preserving a crucial relationship with Washington, a balancing act made harder by turmoil in global energy markets.  —  A new sanctions law giving President Trump broad authority …

Trump returns to White House as State Department issues security alerts for Middle East  —  President Trump cut his weekend trip to Camp David short a day early, returning to Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening.  —  The president touched down at the Ellipse just before 8 p.m., according to a White House pool report.

Diverse Texas campus bonds in anger after candidate's racist post  —  At the University of Texas, Republican Bo French drew widespread, bipartisan condemnation for his attack on South Asian students celebrating their football team's win.  —  Summary  —  AUSTIN — Two emotions dominated …

Thousands protest closure of the Kennedy Center amid fears Trump is set to demolish the institution  —  Demonstrators gathered outside the building in Washington, after the president was spotted holding a placard that read: ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLIS ...’  —  On Friday evening thousands …

Trump's Security Deal With Greenland: What to Know  —  President Trump insisted for months that the Danish territory should be part of the United States.  Now, a security deal — not a takeover — seems to be on the table.  —  After months of threats, retorts and closed-door negotiations …