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Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan

By JONATHAN J. COOPER, HUMERA LODHI and SIMRAN PARWANI
May 05, 2026 8:32 pm - President Donald Trump is having some success in his latest attempt to politically punish Republicans who stand in his way.
Trump lashes out at Pope Leo again ahead of Rubio trip to Rome

By Anthony Faiola
May 05, 2026 6:41 pm - Ahead of a visit to Rome by Secretary of State Marco Rubio aimed partly at defusing tensions between the White House and the Vatican, President Donald Trump unleashed new criticism at Pope Leo XIV.
GOP bill would fund $1B in White House security upgrades for Trump’s ballroom

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
May 05, 2026 6:25 pm - Senate Republicans have added $1 billion in White House security upgrades to legislation that would fund immigration enforcement agencies, a proposed boost for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project after a man was charged with trying to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner last week.
Tennessee Republicans will consider redrawing US House district covering majority-Black Memphis

By KIM CHANDLER, TRAVIS LOLLER and DAVID A. LIEB
May 05, 2026 10:59 am - As civil rights advocates protest, Republican lawmakers in several Southern states are seizing on the opportunity afforded by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to redraw congressional districts ahead of the November midterm elections.
U.S. says ceasefire with Iran is holding despite attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the UAE

By ADAM SCHRECK, BEN FINLEY and ELENA BECATOROS
May 05, 2026 10:46 am - U.S. military leaders said Tuesday that a ceasefire with Iran remains in effect a day after Tehran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates.
Trump’s drugmaker deals may save economy $529B over 10 years, White House says

By JOSH BOAK
May 05, 2026 9:09 am - White House economists estimate that President Donald Trump's deals with pharmaceutical companies to drop some of their U.S. prescription drug prices to what they charge in other countries could save $529 billion over the next 10 years.
Zelenskyy slams Russia’s ‘utter cynicism’ as strikes kill 5 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire

By HANNA ARHIROVA
May 05, 2026 8:53 am - Russian drone and missile strikes carried out overnight and later on Tuesday killed at least 22 people and wounded more than 80 others, Ukrainian authorities said, hours before Kyiv was due to enact a ceasefire and three days before Moscow promised its own pause in hostilities.
DOJ seeking Illinois voter data to purge suspected noncitizens, documents suggest

By Peter Hancock
May 04, 2026 5:08 pm - Trump administration lawsuits seeking access to sensitive voter registration data in Illinois and dozens of other states is part of a broader effort to purge state voter rolls of suspected noncitizens, according to documents filed recently in federal court in Springfield.
Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own while hospitalized with pneumonia, spokesperson says

By MICHAEL R. SISAK
May 04, 2026 1:49 pm - Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is breathing on his own after being hospitalized with pneumonia and placed on a ventilator, his spokesperson said Monday.
How a weaker dollar is quietly making life more expensive

By MATT SEDENSKY
May 04, 2026 1:37 pm - A hidden force is quietly pushing up costs for everything from your summer vacation to your weekly grocery bills: a weaker U.S. dollar.

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