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  1. Inside the Senate G.O.P. Meltdown Over Trump’s Fund

    Thu, 21 May 2026 22:13:35 -0000

    Todd Blanche, the acting attorney general, went to Capitol Hill to allay Republicans’ concerns over a fund to pay people who claim government mistreatment. It did not go well.
  2. Audit Immunity for Trump Family Puts I.R.S. in a Bind

    Thu, 21 May 2026 21:34:33 -0000

    Federal law prohibits the Internal Revenue Service from halting an audit at the direction of the president or his aides.
  3. Republicans Delay Budget Votes as They Balk at Trump’s Fund

    Thu, 21 May 2026 22:56:00 -0000

    The G.O.P. abandoned its plan to quickly pass a $72 billion immigration crackdown bill as senators revolted over his plan to pay people who claim government persecution.
  4. Senate Republicans Revolt Over Trump’s Fund

    Thu, 21 May 2026 21:51:35 -0000

    Also, Democrats release a draft report on what they did wrong in 2024. Here’s the latest at the end of Thursday.
  5. 5 Takeaways From the Democrats’ Autopsy of Kamala Harris’s 2024 Loss

    Thu, 21 May 2026 18:39:08 -0000

    A draft report released by the Democratic National Committee argued that Ms. Harris did not sufficiently separate herself from President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
  6. Democrats’ Midterm Strength Masks Fierce Divides and Frustration, Poll Shows

    Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:54 -0000

    Democratic voters are in a combative, anti-establishment mood, unhappy with their party and disagreeing about its best path forward, a New York Times/Siena poll found.
  7. Supreme Court Permits Lawsuit Over U.S. Assets Seized by Cuba in 1960

    Thu, 21 May 2026 18:55:28 -0000

    The Trump administration backed a lawsuit brought by the Havana Docks Corporation that would allow the U.S.-owned entity to get compensation for property confiscated by Fidel Castro’s regime.
  8. Elon Musk and Other CEOs on Trump’s Trip to China Sought Relief

    Thu, 21 May 2026 22:31:07 -0000

    Elon Musk and other powerful executives who accompanied President Trump to China are hoping to clear roadblocks put up by Beijing.
  9. Exxon Is Nearing a Deal to Pump Oil in Venezuela, Marking a Victory for Trump

    Thu, 21 May 2026 19:58:31 -0000

    The U.S. oil giant is negotiating a deal to pump oil in Venezuela, ending a standoff with its socialist rulers and marking a victory for President Trump.
  10. Justices Decline to Rule in Death Penalty Case Over Intellectual Disabilities

    Thu, 21 May 2026 16:23:25 -0000

    An Alabama man challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.
  11. Ebola Is a Terrible Disease. I Saw It Firsthand.

    Thu, 21 May 2026 21:00:06 -0000

    The Trump administration cut the programs meant to coordinate an Ebola response.
  12. Stephen Colbert’s Late Show Cancellation and the Fall of CBS

    Mon, 18 May 2026 18:06:18 -0000

    In shutting down a 33-year late-night franchise, CBS is assenting to its own diminishment.
  13. Trump Says He Will ‘Try and Make’ Son Don Jr.’s Wedding, but Timing ‘Not Good’

    Thu, 21 May 2026 21:22:14 -0000

    President Trump said the war with Iran and “other things” would make it difficult for him to make the wedding this weekend.