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Texas GOP backs resolution affirming states right to repel border invasion
The Texas Republican congressional delegation is pushing a House resolution that would affirm states' constitutional authority to repel border invasions when the federal government fails to protect them.
US Trade Court Rules Trump Global Tariffs Unlawful in Narrow Ruling
The US Court of International Trade ruled 2-1 that President Trump's 10 per cent global tariffs are unlawful under a 1974 trade law, but limited immediate relief to just three plaintiffs. The decision marks the second major judicial setback for the administration's tariff agenda in three months.
Voter Disapproval of Trump Economy Hits 58 Per Cent in FT Poll
A Financial Times poll finds nearly 58 per cent of US voters disapprove of Donald Trump handling of inflation and cost of living, with majority disapproval also registered on his management of jobs, the economy and the Iran conflict six months before the midterm elections.
Warsh nomination as Fed chair raises bull-market unwind risk, analysts warn
Kevin Warsh's arrival as Federal Reserve chair on May 15 sets in motion forces that could unwind the equity rally. His agenda to shrink the $6.7 trillion balance sheet and negotiate a new Treasury-Fed accord collides with Trump's demand for rate cuts.
Pentagon $1.5tn budget pushes weapons makers to fund their own factories
The Trump administration's $1.5 trillion defence request would force contractors to fund their own factory expansions and meet binding production targets under multi-year deals lasting up to seven years. The framework targets the Valley of Death gap between prototype and fielded weapons.
DOJ prosecutors sidelined as Comey indictment push roils Virginia office
More than half a dozen prosecutors have been demoted or pushed out of the Eastern District of Virginia as the Justice Department pursues former FBI director James Comey across three indictment attempts.
George Conway says he wants only two terms in Congress to remove Trump
George Conway, the conservative attorney turned Trump critic, told PIX11 he wants two terms in Congress: one to remove the president and a second for an 'American legal reconstruction.' Conway is among nine candidates running in the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District.
Trump signs counterterrorism strategy targeting drug cartels, left-wing groups
President Donald Trump signed a new 16-page counterterrorism strategy on 6 May that places the neutralisation of drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere at the centre of American counterterrorism operations. The document identifies four threat categories and marks the first such strategy of Trump's second term.
Indiana primary sweep restates the Republican rule on crossing Trump
Trump-backed challengers ousted at least five Indiana state senators who blocked his redistricting push. As the Texas Senate runoff still waits on a presidential endorsement, the Indiana result reads as a narrow but emphatic verdict on the enforcer question.
Iran war pushes tariff and rare earth talks down Trump-Xi summit agenda
The May 14-15 Beijing summit was meant to lock in tariff and rare-earth deliverables. The Iran war has rewritten the agenda. Hormuz, not soybeans, will dominate leader-level time as Trump becomes the first US president back in China since 2017.
Republicans seek $1bn for White House ballroom security in $70bn immigration bill
Senate Republicans tucked $1bn for Secret Service upgrades tied to Donald Trump's East Wing ballroom into a $70bn immigration enforcement package, drawing immediate Democratic accusations of self-dealing.
Nebraska Democrats split over blue dot risk before Tuesday primary
State Sen. John Cavanaugh and political operative Denise Powell are at odds over whether his election to Congress would expose Nebraska's lone Democratic electoral vote to Republican repeal. Six Democrats compete for retiring Rep. Don Bacon's seat.
Trump turns sights on Cassidy and Massie after Indiana rout
Trump's political operation turned to two of his sharpest Republican critics on Wednesday after Indiana primaries handed his endorsed challengers a sweep, with Senate and House contests in Louisiana and Kentucky following on the next two Tuesdays.
Florida, Tennessee maps and Virginia ruling tilt 2026 House
Three redistricting events in 10 days have moved the 2026 US House map decisively toward Republicans. Democrats, citing Trump's approval slump and a string of special-election overperformances, insist the GOP advantage of six to seven seats will not be enough to hold the chamber.
Trump Ousts Five Indiana GOP Senators Who Blocked His Redistricting Map
Five of seven Indiana Republican state senators targeted by President Donald Trump over a redistricting vote lost their primaries on Tuesday to challengers he endorsed. The purge of state-level incumbents was the sharpest display yet of Trump's grip on the Republican Party ahead of the November midterms.
California Republican Incumbents Turn on Each Other as Redistricting Forces Primary Fight
Republican Representatives Ken Calvert and Young Kim are locked in an intraparty battle for California's redrawn 40th Congressional District after Democratic-led redistricting merged their constituencies into a single Republican-leaning seat ahead of the June primary.
Alabama Republicans push primary reset as redistricting fight nears federal courts
Alabama lawmakers could vote Friday to scrap the state's May 19 congressional primary in some districts and replace it with a new ballot if federal courts allow Republicans to switch maps after a recent Supreme Court ruling weakened the Voting Rights Act.
Appeals court rules lawmakers may continue ICE detention inspections
A federal appeals court on Friday unanimously required the Trump administration to continue allowing members of Congress to inspect immigration detention facilities without advance notice, preserving Democrats' ability to conduct unannounced oversight visits.
US nears $400m TikTok settlement over child privacy violations
The Justice Department is finalising a $400 million settlement with TikTok over allegations the platform collected personal data from millions of children under 13 without parental consent.
Trump orders Pentagon to release UFO files, says public can decide for themselves
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the Pentagon to release a trove of classified UFO files, including 120 PDFs, 28 videos and 14 images, telling Americans “the people can decide for themselves, ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?’”
Michigan Republican files bill to end Iran war by July 30
Rep. Tom Barrett, a 22-year Army veteran in a Lansing-area swing district, introduced legislation that would authorise the Iran conflict only through July 30 and bar ground occupation, breaking with the Trump White House view that War Powers deadlines no longer apply.
Virginia Supreme Court throws out Democratic-backed US House map
The Virginia Supreme Court threw out the Democratic-backed congressional map that would have flipped four Republican-held US House seats, ruling that the rushed referendum used to enact it failed constitutional muster. Existing district lines stand for 2026.
Powell's final week as Fed chair begins as Senate prepares to confirm Warsh
Powell's final week as Fed chair begins with Kevin Warsh's Senate confirmation set for May 11, the DOJ probe of Powell freshly closed, and bond yields, banks and the dollar already trading the handover.
Judge blocks Trump's $100 million humanities grant cancellation as unconstitutional
A federal judge in Manhattan permanently blocked the Trump administration from cancelling more than $100 million in National Endowment for the Humanities grants on Thursday, ruling that the use of ChatGPT to classify projects for termination represented unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination. The judge found the Department of Government Efficiency lacked authority to cut congressionally approved funding.
US Lawmakers Urge Trump to Press Xi on Jailed Hong Kong Publisher
A bipartisan group of 107 US lawmakers urged President Trump to press President Xi for the humanitarian release of jailed Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai during their upcoming summit. Lai, 78, was sentenced to 20 years under the National Security Law.
