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Kennedy Center moves to erase Trump references after judge said they were illegally added

The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled they were added illegally.

 

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Planning commission seeks more details on Trump’s planned 250-foot arch near the Lincoln Memorial

The National Capital Planning Commission wants more details on President Donald Trump’s proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C.

 

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Trump jumps into Republican primaries for governor in South Carolina, Iowa and Oklahoma

President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican candidates in three contested gubernatorial primaries, where competition for his backing has dominated the contests.

 

South Carolina Democrats celebrate after failure of Trump-backed redistricting push

Democrats gathering this weekend in South Carolina are feeling jubilant following the failure of a GOP-led effort to redraw House district lines more favorably to Republicans.

 

5 Southern Democratic chairs say South Carolina should lead off 2028 presidential primary calendar

Other southern states are advocating for South Carolina to remain the first to vote in the Democratic presidential primaries.

 

South Carolina Senate rejects Trump’s call to redraw congressional map for midterm elections

The South Carolina Senate has rejected President Donald Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional districts in hopes Republicans could gain an extra seat.

 

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Suspect dead after opening fire near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says

The U.S. Secret Service says a man who opened fire near a White House security checkpoint is dead. It was the third incidence of gunfire in the vicinity of President Donald Trump in the past month.

 

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DNC tries to move past autopsy debacle as Martin faces calls to resign as chair

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is facing new calls to resign from within his own party.

 

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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s health

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she needed to leave office as her husband battles cancer.

 

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Trump pulls Casey Means’ stalled surgeon general nomination. New pick is radiologist Nicole Saphier

President Donald Trump says he’s nominating former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr.

 

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Mark Sanford quits latest bid for Congress and says he’ll set up a debt-focused nonprofit instead

Mark Sanford has ended his bid to reclaim his old congressional seat. The Republican former South Carolina congressman and governor tells The Associated Press he’s shifting focus to create a nonprofit addressing the national debt.

 

Takeaways from Hegseth’s first hearings in Congress since the start of Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has appeared before Congress at a pair of hearings this week for the first time since the Trump administration started the Iran war.

 

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Many Democrats are stressed out by the news. They still can’t turn away, a new poll finds

A new AP-NORC survey finds that most U.S. adults try to avoid news stories about President Donald Trump at least “sometimes.”

 

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National Trust says it won’t drop suit against Trump’s $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request

Preservationists say they will continue their lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s planned $400 million White House ballroom.

 

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Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit

The Justice Department is pushing to dismiss a lawsuit blocking President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project.

 

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Project 2025 author Paul Dans drops primary challenge to Lindsey Graham in South Carolina

Paul Dans has ended his Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina. He withdrew on Friday, the last day to remove his name from the ballot before the June 9 primary.

 

Judge dismisses Trump’s $10B lawsuit against WSJ, Murdoch over reporting on ties to Epstein

A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

 

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Trump’s tenuous Iran exit plan isn’t healing Republican rifts exposed by the war

President Donald Trump’s efforts to exit the war in Iran are causing tension within the Republican Party.

 

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Mark Sanford makes a last-minute bid to return to Congress — again — in South Carolina

Mark Sanford is launching another run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District. On Monday, he filed paperwork just hours before the deadline to enter the June 9 Republican primary.

 

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Florida congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick committed 25 ethics violations, House panel finds

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is maintaining her innocence following the House Ethics Committee’s finding that the Democratic congresswoman committed numerous violations of House rules and ethics standards.

 

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Washington’s cherry blossoms hit peak bloom, sending a fleeting burst of pink across the capital

Washington’s cherry blossoms have reached peak bloom, and the city’s spring rush is in full swing. The National Park Service says the flowering blooms hit their peak on Thursday, meaning 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open.

 

Ethics panel weighs allegations against Florida congresswoman as expulsion threat looms

The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing into alleged ethics violations by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick.

 

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Trump makes a detour to Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis during Iran war and airport turmoil

President Donald Trump took a detour to Graceland on Monday. Trump took the side trip to Elvis Presley’s home while in Memphis for an event on crime.

 

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Mullin’s DHS nomination advances to full Senate despite opposition from Republican Rand Paul

Markwayne Mullin has moved a step closer to becoming President Donald Trump’s next homeland security secretary.

 

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Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

Markwayne Mullin says he’d be a steady hand at the Department of Homeland Security if he’s confirmed as secretary.

 

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Lindsey Graham got a war with Iran. What will it cost the country and his party?

Sen. Lindsey Graham is tying his reelection pitch to President Donald Trump and the war with Iran, a conflict for which he’s long advocated.

 

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Long-serving Democrat Jim Clyburn of South Carolina will run for an 18th term in Congress

Long-serving South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn says he’s running for an 18th term in Congress. The 85-year-old Clyburn is one of the oldest Democrats in Washington and the only member of the last Democratic leadership team who’s looking to stick around.

 

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Obama throws his support behind Virginia Democrats’ redistricting plan as it heads to voters

Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

 

Early primaries show incumbents are on shaky ground in midterms

The first round of primary elections shows this year’s midterm elections will be taking place on shifting political ground for incumbents.

 

Cracks appear in Trump’s MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war

Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises.

 

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