President Donald Trump had a blunt message for anyone struggling to make ends meet: He does not feel your pain.

During a lengthy cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the president called the issue of affordability a “fake narrative.”

Between nodding off and a racist rant, Trump declared during the gathering that the cost-of-living squeeze felt by ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Thomas Massie has long portrayed himself as an unflinching fiscal hawk in Congress, willing to publicly tangle with President Donald Trump on everything from spending bills to foreign aid to the release of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

But over the next five months, Trump’s allies will project a ...Read more

President Donald Trump granted Nvidia Corp. permission to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chip to China in exchange for a 25% surcharge, a move that lets the world’s most valuable company potentially regain billions of dollars in lost business from a key global market.

The decision was announced by Trump in a post on his Truth Social ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Republicans and the Trump administration are set to urge the Supreme Court during oral arguments Tuesday to continue its long-term trend of overturning campaign finance limits.

The challenge, from the National Republican Senatorial Committee, as well as Vice President JD Vance from when he was a senator, and former Rep. Steve ...Read more

DENVER — The latest attempt by former Mesa County clerk Tina Peters to secure release from a state prison fizzled out in federal court Monday.

Chief Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak of the U.S. District Court of Colorado said he lacked the authority to release the former elected official while she attempts to appeal her 2024 state conviction ...Read more

A group founded by progressive activist David Hogg endorsed Lauren Babb Tomlinson in the race for an open Sacramento-area congressional seat.

Hogg earlier this year served a brief tenure as DNC vice chair that was cut short following backlash after he called for primary challenges against Democrats he accused of being “asleep at the wheel.”...Read more

The growing Republican field of candidates running for governor will appear on a stage for the first time together Monday evening, offering a preview of early attack lines and who might be rising to the top of the pack.

The debate, hosted by Southwest Minnesota State University College Republicans, will feature nine candidates, including House ...Read more

The Food and Drug Administration has delayed a promised review of safety data for the abortion drug mifepristone at Commissioner Marty Makary’s request to put it off until after the midterm elections, according to people familiar with the matter.

Makary and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have told lawmakers and ...Read more

“60 Minutes” is back in President Donald Trump’s crosshairs.

Trump went after the prestigious CBS News program following an interview Sunday with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., his once ardent ally who is leaving Congress in January.

Correspondent Lesley Stahl had a brutally candid sit-down with Greene, who went into detail on her ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservatives sounded ready on Monday to overrule Congress and give President Donald Trump more power to fire officials at independent agencies and commissions.

The justices heard arguments on whether Trump could fire Rebecca Slaughter, one of two Democratic appointees on the five-member Federal Trade ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pressured farm-equipment manufacturers to drop prices for tractors as he announced $12 billion in farmer relief, his latest efforts to address Americans’ concerns about shaky economic conditions under his leadership.

Trump said Monday that his administration would give companies such as Deere & Co. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will address high prices and a stubborn economy when he stops by a Pennsylvania swing county Tuesday to sell his fiscal message to the battleground state. But one key Senate ally acknowledged there’s little he can do with the stroke of a pen or single legislative plan on the issue of affordability.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared ready Monday to grant President Donald Trump more power to remove officials from the Federal Trade Commission and similar agencies, despite laws giving them firing protections.

The 6-3 conservative-controlled court heard oral arguments Monday as the U.S. government seeks to ...Read more

A northwest Georgia state senator said on social media Monday that he plans to run for the congressional seat being vacated by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

State Sen. Colton Moore, a Republican from Trenton, said in a video on X that he is running to “continue the fight against radical left lunatics.”

It’s unclear if Moore will seek...Read more

DENVER — State Rep. Shannon Bird will resign from the Colorado Legislature next month as she turns her focus to securing the Democratic nomination for a key congressional seat.

Bird, a Westminster Democrat, announced her decision to resign on Sunday. Her last day in the Legislature will be Jan. 5, nine days before the 2026 legislative session...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservatives sound ready to overrule Congress and give President Donald Trump more power to fire officials at independent agencies and commissions.

The justices heard arguments Monday on whether Trump could fire Rebecca Slaughter, one of two Democratic appointees on the five-member Federal Trade Commission.

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It is hard to imagine a worse decision than the Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday allowing Texas to use its new congressional maps designed to elect five more Republicans to the House of Representatives. In a 6-3 decision, the six conservative justices have opened the door to states being able to adopt unconstitutional laws on voting — with...Read more

WASHINGTON — Former Texas Rep. Colin Allred could be swapping one potentially messy Democratic primary for another.

The former congressman announced Monday that he was dropping his bid for Senate and will instead run for Texas’ 33rd District, which was redrawn by state Republicans as one of two Democratic-leaning seats in the Dallas-Fort ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday plans to unveil a long-awaited farm aid package, according Trump administration officials, offering $12 billion in assistance to a key base of support hit hard by low crop prices and the impact of the president’s tariff policies.

The aid will include up to $11 billion in one-time payments to ...Read more

CHICAGO — Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss is calling on the Trump administration to explain how its recent agreement with Northwestern University could affect protests, community partnerships and immigration enforcement in the city the school calls home, according to a letter provided to the Chicago Tribune.

Northwestern late last month announced ...Read more