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Live updates: Trump reveals Iowa steel mill plan; Senate tees up college sports bill vote
President Trump announced a $15 billion steel mill plan for eastern Iowa in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon. Earlier in the day, the Trump administration released a rollback of fuel economy sta…...
Fetterman joins Democrats in warning Mullin, DHS about election interference
Centrist Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) joined his Senate Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, warning him not to let immigration enforcement offi…...
ICE puts vulnerable Republicans in a bind weeks before midterms
Immigration enforcement in Kansas, Texas, Florida and beyond is forcing battleground Republicans to answer for the fallout.
Iran pitches 7-day plan to restart US talks, reopen Strait of Hormuz
Iran has shared a seven-day plan with the U.S. to end fighting between the two countries, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart talks for a final peace deal, Tehran’s foreign minister told …...
Poll: Trump’s MAGA loyalists don’t think he has an affordability problem
A recent POLITICO Poll found that cost of living concerns are reinforcing partisanship divides — and driving a wedge among Republicans.
McConnell, Cornyn join letter questioning Trump invite to Putin
A group of senators, including seven Republicans, sent an open letter to President Trump on Friday to express “serious concern” and press him to explain why he invited Russian President Vladimir Pu…...
Trump criticized Obama’s state dinner for Xi before holding his own
President Trump criticized former President Barack Obama for hosting Chinese presidents for state dinners, including Xi Jinping, multiple times more than a decade before doing it himself. Trump per…...
Trump will hit several deep-red states in October campaign blitz
His visits come as the GOP rushes to shore up their own territory amid sky-high costs, an unpopular Iran war and some backlash to mass deportations.
Poll: A crack is emerging in Trump’s coalition over deportations
The president’s most loyal supporters are more inclined than other Trump voters to support a tough immigration posture — but new POLITICO Poll results show there are limits.
Trump eyes an October campaign rally — in Alabama
The event is scheduled for Oct. 2nd in Mobile, but the plans are still subject to change, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
Young men are swinging away hard from Republicans, pessimistic about economy, new poll finds
A new poll shows congressional Democrats with a growing lead among young men, who list cost-of-living issues as their top concern.
Trump extends invite to Putin to attend Miami G20
The Trump administration has issued a formal invitation for Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Group of 20 summit to be held in Miami in December. “We’ve invited President Putin to the…...
Moreno, Banks warn of ‘Russiagate 2.0’ amid GOP push to probe Trump Jr. wedding party
Republican Sens. Bernie Moreno (Ohio) and Jim Banks (Ind.) warned of a situation similar to previous investigations into President Trump’s ties with Russia amid a GOP push to question Donald Trump …...
Appeals court’s Capitol steps ruling may signal trouble for Trump on media ban
The D.C. Circuit reaffirmed Tuesday that government restrictions on First Amendment activity must be “viewpoint neutral.”...
Iran president tells UN ‘we will never bow our head’ as US walks out
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian projected defiance in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, saying the Islamic Republic would not surrender or give up its nuclear prog…...
GOP Senate nominee Hinson: Iowans ‘shouldn’t have to foot the bill’ for Iran war
Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa), the Republican Senate candidate in Iowa, on Monday vented voters’ frustrations by declaring that Iowans “shouldn’t have to foot the bill at the pump or the checkout lin…...
5 takeaways from Trump’s whirlwind day at UN General Assembly
President Trump threatened the annihilation of Iran if its leaders refuse to strike a deal and framed the U.S. as conquerors of Venezuela, while promoting himself as a problem solver in his speech …...
Airports resume operations after massive disruptions in Northeast
Flights resumed at several major East Coast airports following a telecommunications disruption that resulted in disruptions for thousands of flights Monday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FA…...
Crypto weighs revenge against Democrats — and the risks that come with it
A broad offensive against Democrats could further alienate lawmakers the industry may soon need to revive its agenda.
Republicans were bullish about the Senate. Now they’re playing defense in red states.
President Donald Trump’s economic agenda is becoming a particular problem in the Midwest.

