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  • WATCH: House goes on recess early after Republicans deadlock over Trump's demands

    WATCH: House goes on recess early after Republicans deadlock over Trump's demands

    Jun 30, 2026 01:43 PM EDT

    ... U.S. has strayed from its founding principles House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the problem is not the Congress, it's the GOP. “Donald Trump is fighting with Senate Republicans, Senate Republicans are fighting with House Republicans, and House Republicans are fighting with each other,” said Jeffries, who is ...

  • Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foes

    Professor known for 'torture memos' will advise conspiracy probe focused on perceived Trump foes

    Jun 29, 2026 11:16 PM EDT

    ... ranging election interference to boost Trump over his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. A 2019 report by special counsel Robert Mueller affirmed that Russia interfered on Trump's behalf and that the Trump campaign repeatedly welcomed the assistance, but it did not find sufficient evidence to establish a criminal conspiracy between ...

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's focus on the SAVE Act

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's focus on the SAVE Act

    Jun 29, 2026 10:25 PM EDT

    NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the Supreme Court further expanding the president's authority while rejecting President Trump's effort to restrict mail-in voting, Trump focusing on the SAVE Act and progressive candidates winning Democratic primaries.

  • Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings

    Supreme Court says Fed's Lisa Cook can keep her job for now, but it upholds other Trump firings

    Jun 29, 2026 02:49 PM EDT

    ... Board and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, where Trump also has fired board members. LISTEN: Supreme Court hears Trump v. Slaughter, seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members In Cook's case, the court voted 5-4 to reject the Trump administration's effort ...

  • Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

    Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

    Jun 29, 2026 02:41 PM EDT

    The legal challenge was part of Trump’s broader attack on most mail balloting, which he has said breeds fraud despite strong evidence to the contrary and years of experience in numerous states. Trump has repeatedly claimed that his loss to Joe Biden in 2020 resulted from fraud even though ...

  • Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican push to revive Arizona voting laws

    Supreme Court will weigh Trump-backed Republican push to revive Arizona voting laws

    Jun 29, 2026 02:13 PM EDT

    ... opinion after the midterm elections. The Republican-controlled legislature passed the laws in 2022, part of a wave of similar proposals around the country after Trump falsely claimed widespread voter fraud was responsible for his narrow defeat there to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump reclaimed the state in 2024, helping secure ...

  • Trump says Iran has requested a meeting with U.S., but Iranian officials say nothing has been scheduled

    Trump says Iran has requested a meeting with U.S., but Iranian officials say nothing has been scheduled

    Jun 29, 2026 01:56 PM EDT

    Trump has tried to preserve an increasingly fragile interim deal as hostilities have mounted in recent days in the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

    Supreme Court rejects Trump's push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case

    Jun 29, 2026 01:54 PM EDT

    ... those that allowed the testimony of two other women who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago. Trump has denied all three women’s allegations. Trump's attorneys argued the judge broke federal evidence rules in the case. They framed it as a distraction from Trump’s unique duties as ...

  • Fact-checking Trump's claims about 401(k) gains during his second term

    Fact-checking Trump's claims about 401(k) gains during his second term

    Jun 28, 2026 08:06 PM EDT

    ... Trump said that in the past 13 months, "The typical 401(k) … is up almost $30,000." The stock market has notched notable increases during Trump’s second term, but a $30,000 rise is not supported. Fidelity Investments data shows that between Dec. 31, 2024, and March 31, 2026 ...

  • U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana

    U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, endorsed by Trump, wins the GOP primary for Senate in Louisiana

    Jun 28, 2026 06:15 PM EDT

    ... Fleming and said they had a pleasant phone conversation after the race was called in her favor. WATCH: Primary challenge to Louisiana Sen. Cassidy tests Trump's grip on GOP “The contest for this primary is over, and now it’s on to the general election,” Fleming told his supporters ...

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