Articles filed under Politics
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Trump’s border wall expansion just bulldozed an ancient tribal siteMay 02, 2026 3:38 pm - President Donald Trump’s expansion of the wall along the southern border with Mexico has damaged a rare Native American archaeological site in the Arizona desert, area residents said Thursday, as the administration moves to rapidly build hundreds of miles of additional barriers in a $46.5 billion project.
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Air Force says former Qatari 747 will be ready to fly Trump as Air Force One this summerMay 01, 2026 8:22 pm - The U.S. Air Force has finished modifying and testing a Boeing 747 jet donated by Qatar for temporary use as Air Force One and expects to have it ready for President Donald Trump to use this summer, the service announced late Friday.
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Trump returns to public events, delivering profane speechMay 01, 2026 7:45 pm - President Donald Trump said Friday that he was eager to deliver his first public speech since he was hustled from a hotel stage Saturday, after an attempted shooter breached the perimeter of the White House correspondents’ dinner.
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Appeals court limits abortion pill access nationwideMay 01, 2026 7:18 pm - A federal appeals court is temporarily reinstating a requirement that abortion pills be picked up in person instead of sent through the mail — a victory for anti-abortion advocates.
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A long-standing Senate tradition is being quietly underminedMay 01, 2026 6:48 pm - For months, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has resisted pressure from President Donald Trump to get rid of the filibuster, the long-standing rule that requires 60 votes to advance most legislation through the chamber.
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Mapping where the redistricting fight stands and where it’s headedMay 01, 2026 12:27 pm - The redistricting arms race sparked by President Donald Trump’s push to draw new congressional lines in Texas has both parties scrambling to rethink the political map.
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Trump seeks delays in Jan. 6 civil suits during immunity appealApr 30, 2026 9:25 pm - Police officers and Democratic lawmakers suing to hold Donald Trump liable for violent riots at the US Capitol more than five years ago face a new round of delays as the president continues to press for immunity against their claims.
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Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before NovemberApr 30, 2026 6:23 pm - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday that states should consider promptly redrawing congressional districts after the Supreme Court’s ruling limiting the Voting Rights Act — a move that would help Republicans gain seats in this year’s midterm elections.
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Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction marketsApr 30, 2026 5:00 pm - The Senate has approved a bipartisan resolution to prevent its own members from using prediction markets, banning senators who are often privy to sensitive information from making bets on upcoming events.
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Public rejects Trump’s ballroom by wide marginApr 30, 2026 4:55 pm - Americans reject President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll, and they appear largely unmoved by the intensified calls from the president and his allies in Congress to allow the project to go forward.