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Trump and Iran Face Off in Iran War Negotiations

As the United States and Iran make a second attempt at a deal, their negotiating styles are on a collision course. [...]

Four Cabinet and other senior officials have now stepped down from Trump’s Cabinet.

George Ariyoshi, 100, America’s First Governor of Asian Descent, Dies

A Democrat, he served three terms as Hawaii’s governor (1974-86), rising out of a tough district of Honolulu. He tried to diversify an economy heavily dependent on tourism. [...]

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump’s Labor Secretary, Steps Down Amid Internal Investigation

Lori Chavez-DeRemer was facing multiple scandals and an internal inquiry into charges of misconduct. [...]

Democrats Once Loathed Gerrymandering. Now They’re Pushing for It.

The party is seeking an extra edge in Virginia at a time when its thinking has changed on the partisan drawing of political maps — in large part, leaders say, [...]

U.S. and Iran Talks Appear on Track to Resume Despite Mixed Messages

With the two-week cease-fire almost over, Vice President JD Vance was expected to head to Pakistan on Tuesday for the second round of negotiations. [...]

The Touska, the Iranian-Flagged Ship Seized by U.S. Forces, Was Under Sanctions

Marines are searching thousands of containers aboard the Touska, an Iranian cargo ship that the Navy disabled and seized on Sunday. [...]

House Ethics Panel Defends Handling of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

In urging victims to step forward, the secretive panel in charge of investigating charges of misconduct by members of Congress acknowledged limits that could allow offenses to go unaddressed. [...]

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s Fed Pick, to Defend Bank’s Ability to Set Rates Independently

Kevin M. Warsh is set to testify at the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday even as a criminal investigation into the central bank risks delaying his ascension to become the [...]

Democratic Senators Fault Hegseth’s Leadership on Iran

In a letter, the 11 senators questioned the defense secretary’s decision to gut programs intended to protect civilians and said his orders endangered U.S. troops. [...]

Former aide suing Eric Adams joins Mamdani administration

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 20 BACK AT CITY HALL: Hassan Naveed, who was fired as New York City’s hate crimes prevention chief in 2024, is back in the municipal [...]

‘A trend that can’t be ignored’: Dems have made up ground in nearly every election since Trump took office

POLITICO’s analysis shows a clear trend in red and blue districts alike. [...]

Forced out of the military — and into the redistricting wars

Bree Fram's long-shot campaign may hinge on Virginia's redistricting referendum, which could decide whether the trans veteran rocket scientist booted out of the military under Trump stands any chance of [...]

Poll: Trump’s immigration message changed. Voters' opinions have not.

A new POLITICO poll finds half of Americans — including one quarter of Trump’s 2024 voters — said his mass deportations campaign is too aggressive. [...]

The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics

Every week political cartoonists throughout the country and across the political spectrum apply their ink-stained skills to capture the foibles, memes, hypocrisies and other head-slapping events in the world of [...]

Why Steve Hilton thinks he can turn California red

Why Steve Hilton thinks he can turn California red lead image [...]

Democrats’ new affordability nemesis: FIFA

The world soccer organization is joining groceries, utilities and landlords as targets for Democrats talking about the cost of living. [...]

Pappas holds cash advantage over GOP rivals in New Hampshire

The Democrat out-raised his Republican competitors and has more in the bank. [...]

Barr keeps his cash lead in Kentucky Senate GOP primary

The GOP representative has a nearly $4.2 million war chest. [...]

Ossoff builds massive cash edge as Georgia GOP field remains unsettled

His fundraising and cash on hand numbers dwarf all of the Republican contenders’ postings combined. [...]

Vance to travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks, sources say

Vice President Vance is expected to depart for Islamabad by Tuesday morning for talks with Iran over a potential deal to end the war, three U.S. sources tell Axios. Why [...]

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to exit Trump administration

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has resigned to move into a private sector job, White House communications director Steven Cheung announced Monday.Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling will serve as acting Labor secretary, [...]

Anthropic bites back in the compute wars with Amazon partnership

Anthropic is expanding its partnership with Amazon, committing more than $100 billion over the next decade to secure massive new computing capacity.Why it matters: Compute capacity is the currency of [...]

House barrels toward rare double expulsion votes

Reps. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) and Cory Mills (R-Fla.) are next in line this week for the House's wave of expulsion votes.Why it matters: The two Florida lawmakers could become the [...]

Trump invokes Cold War law in move to boost energy supply

President Trump said Monday he'll use a Cold War-era national security law to try and bolster domestic production of motor fuels and electricity.Why it matters: His use of the Defense [...]

Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down

Tim Cook is stepping down as CEO of Apple. In nearly 15 years as chief executive, Cook turned Apple into a global powerhouse, building on the legacy of his legendary [...]

Trump rages at Iran war criticism: "Time is not my adversary"

President Trump railed against Iran war critics in a series of Truth Social posts, insisting he's under "no pressure" to make a deal with Tehran as peace talks remained in [...]

Judge orders Nexstar-Tegna to pause merger

A U.S. district judge on Friday issued a preliminary injunction requiring Nexstar and Tegna to remain separate, despite closing their $6.2 billion megamerger last month. Why it matters: The ruling [...]

Distrust, dishonesty and Trump's elusive Iran deal

President Trump told reporters to expect a peace deal with Iran by Monday, and said Monday morning that Vice President Vance was heading to Islamabad for talks.But Vance was actually [...]

The pope's English fuels a Trump feud

Escalating tensions between Pope Leo XIV and President Trump may hinge on something unusually simple: the pope doesn't need a translator.The big picture: Leo's native-level English removes a long-standing Vatican [...]

Sacked civil servant to speak out in Mandelson vetting row

Sir Olly Robbins is expected to defend his decision not to tell Sir Keir Starmer that Lord Mandelson failed vetting. [...]

Key points from Starmer's Mandelson statement

The prime minister has been back in the Commons after it emerged the Labour peer failed vetting. [...]

High electricity bills targeted in planned shakeup to energy pricing

The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain's vulnerability to energy price shocks. [...]

Phones to be banned in schools by law in England under government plans

Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools". [...]

Officials deliberately withheld Mandelson vetting result from me, Starmer says

The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed. [...]

Reform pledges to review all asylum claims for past five years if it wins power

The current Labour government has already announced major crackdowns on immigration, including disrupting gangs. [...]

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

Is the UK's second city about to see the biggest political shake-up in more than a decade? [...]

'Huge relief' as students given loans 'in error' get repayment reprieve

Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance. [...]

Home Office blocks anti-Islam influencer from entering UK

Valentina Gomez, a US-based influencer, said she intended to travel to the UK to attend a rally next month. [...]

Ex-Scottish Labour leader Dugdale appointed as Stonewall chairwoman

Dugdale, who is currently chairwoman of Shelter in Scotland, said she was "thrilled and honoured" to secure the post. [...]

Trump’s violation of the 14th amendment couldn’t be any clearer — Judge Luttig

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