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The voting restrictions Trump really wants

By Amber Phillips
Jun 17, 2026 3:53 pm - On Wednesday, President Donald Trump abruptly called off a confirmation hearing for his pick to lead the intelligence community, shocking Senate Republicans. Trump wants something else in exchange for having nominated a more neutral pick, Jay Clayton, a federal prosecutor: for Congress to pass major changes to how people vote by the midterm elections.
Trump says intelligence chief pick’s hearing is off and Pulte will remain for now

By Dan Diamond, Victoria Craw and Noah Robertson
Jun 17, 2026 3:48 pm - President Donald Trump abruptly called off a confirmation hearing for his pick to lead the intelligence community on Wednesday, defying members of his own party who had quickly scheduled the session.
Federal Reserve keeps rate unchanged, but nearly half of policymakers would support hike this year

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jun 17, 2026 2:10 pm - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet almost half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year...
Zelenskyy says G7 leaders pledge more vital help for Ukraine against Russia

By HANNA ARHIROVA
Jun 17, 2026 9:58 am - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday his country has won key pledges of further support from world leaders in defending itself from Russia's full-scale invasion, now in its fifth year.
US-Iran deal takes ‘immediate effect’ after both sides sign, Pakistan premier says

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, MATTHEW LEE, JON GAMBRELL, SAMY MAGDY and MIKE CATALINI
Jun 17, 2026 7:47 am - According to the officials, the draft agreement includes a new “minimum” standard for downblending of highly enriched Iranian uranium and has provisions to ensure the “territorial integrity” of Lebanon after Israel’s latest attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanese territory.
The cost to overcome a Trump endorsement? $100 million. Plus more takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and JESSE BEDAYN
Jun 16, 2026 10:37 pm - An endorsement from President Donald Trump is worth a lot in Republican primaries. But it's not foolproof, especially when there's a lot of money involved.
Tracking Trump’s White House ballroom promises on taxpayer costs and more

By Jonathan Edwards
Jun 16, 2026 8:44 pm - President Donald Trump’s pitch for his White House ballroom project has been anchored in a repeated promise to Americans: They won’t have to pay for it.But internal contractor estimates reported by The Washington Post on Tuesday show taxpayers were projected to cover half of a price tag that had swelled to $600 million by March.
Federal government seeks to halt the first US reparations program for Black people

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE
Jun 16, 2026 8:31 pm - The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the United States' first reparations program that offered Black people in a small Illinois city $25,000 for 20th century race-based housing discrimination, joining an existing lawsuit that called the program unconstitutional.
In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center

By MATTHEW DALY and BERNARD CONDON
Jun 16, 2026 8:24 pm - The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk's companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion AI data center in Mississippi.
Trump moves oversight of special education and civil rights out of the Education Department

By ANNIE MA
Jun 16, 2026 5:10 pm - President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Education Department, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.

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