US Politics

MAGA Inc., President Trump’s super-PAC, has directed $10 million toward Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign ahead of November’s midterm elections. Federal Election Commission filings published Saturday confirmed the payment went to political media company Del Ray Media to fund advertising in the high-stakes contest. The spending is split evenly, with $5 million designated…

Russian officials are describing closed-door talks with two senior American envoys as a meaningful step forward in efforts to revive stalled peace negotiations. Yuri Ushakov, a foreign-policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, said the discussions produced substantive engagement rather than a simple exchange of diplomatic pleasantries. Ushakov confirmed that US envoys Steve Witkoff and…

Super PACs backed by the crypto, AI, and pro-Israel donor communities have emerged as the dominant outside spending forces in the 2026 midterm primaries. Combined, these groups have spent more than $180 million in independent expenditures so far, according to a review of Federal Election Commission records. Their primary targets have been Democratic primaries, where…

The Trump administration has announced it will terminate $45 million in annual financial support for Namibia’s HIV response program after roughly twenty years of consistent payments. The final $45 million payment is scheduled for fiscal year 2027, after which the arrangement will shift to what officials are describing as a technical cooperation model going forward….

Craig lost her Democratic primary bid for the Minnesota Senate seat to Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, making her a free agent heading into January. Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) has publicly signaled her interest in replacing retiring WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who recently announced she would be stepping down from the role. Craig made her interest…

The House has returned from recess with a packed but precarious agenda, led by Speaker Mike Johnson’s push to pass a shutdown-averting spending bill already cleared by the Senate. The spending bill stands as the lone essential legislative item lawmakers must address before they can leave Washington ahead of the November midterms. Johnson faces significant…

The 2028 presidential race is already taking shape on the Democratic side, with a wide field of ambitious politicians positioning themselves for a potential run. The party is searching for its next standard-bearer following a difficult stretch that has left many Democrats eager to rebuild their national coalition and reclaim the White House. Among the…

A federal judge has ruled that former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be sued under North Carolina’s so-called homewrecker law over a romantic relationship with a married member of her security detail. U.S. District Judge David A. Bragdon denied Sinema’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Heather Ammel, the ex-wife of security guard Matthew Ammel….

Meta (META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg held a previously unreported phone call with President Donald Trump last month to discuss plans for a national AI regulatory body. The call took place during the week of August 17, 2026, and was not made public until Politico’s West Wing Playbook broke the story more than two weeks later….

A group of Vietnam War veterans and an architectural historian are asking a federal court to block excavation for a proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. Veterans Michael Lemmon, Shaun Byrnes, and Jon Gundersen, joined by architectural historian Calder Loth, filed their emergency request for a temporary restraining order in federal court. The filing…