May 26 South Carolina Senate rejects Trump's push to redraw congressional maps By Meg Kinnard, Jeffrey Collins, David A. Lieb, Associated Press The proposal passed the South Carolina House on May 20 after two days of long debate. But senators on Tuesday were more skeptical of the effort. Continue reading
May 26 Trump administration proposes non-disclosure agreements for federal employees to stop leaks By Associated Press The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media. Continue reading
May 26 Congressional Black Caucus urges companies to oppose Republican redistricting By Matt Brown, Associated Press The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts. Continue reading
May 26 Democrats feud over stock trading amid anti-corruption messaging against Trump By Matt Brown, Associated Press Congress has yet to enact a stock trading ban for its members, though insider trading is already illegal for members just like it is for anyone else. Continue reading
May 26 Federal court blocks Alabama plan for new congressional districts that could help Republicans By Kim Chandler, David A. Lieb, Associated Press A three-judge panel in the state’s long-running redistricting case issued the preliminary injunction that prevents the state, at least for now, from switching maps. Continue reading
May 26 Live Results: Paxton dominates Cornyn in Texas midterm primary runoffs Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, easily defeating four-term Sen. John Cornyn in the latest contest where President Donald Trump sought to oust an incumbent he saw as insufficiently loyal. Continue reading
May 26 Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed. What the public finds out is up to him By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Trump wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and said, “Everything checked out PERFECTLY.”… Continue reading
May 25 Watch 8:05 Some MAHA backers grow frustrated with Trump's health policies By Ali Rogin, Layla Quran When he left the presidential race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. galvanized his supporters to vote for Donald Trump. Trump promised to let Kennedy “go wild” on health care policy. But as fans of Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement have… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 8:38 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Democrats concerned about direction of DNC leadership By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump's fight to reshape the Republican Party moves to Texas as he tries to take… Continue watching
May 25 Rubio's visit to India focuses on U.S. trade tensions, the Quad alliance and sightseeing By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India marks an effort by Washington and New Delhi to steady strained relations as the two countries seek to reinforce strategic and economic ties despite recent trade tensions. Continue reading