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Zelensky calls Trump’s bluff

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has extended an invitation to former President Trump to visit Ukraine’s war zone, challenging Trump’s claims that he could end the conflict with Russia in just 24 hours.

How to talk to your MAGA Supporter

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1. When the engagement begins, let them talk. Let them get it all out; they have been through years of conditioning. It’s important to pretend to be understanding. 2. When you get your chance, be sure to keep it simple; never use big words. 3. Use short, concise sentences–5 words or less. 4. Drawing pictures…

Trump’s Reckless Unsuspecting Minion Prank

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Letitia James showed the world just how much of a fraud Trump and the Trump organization is, and it’s devastating. The evidence is so overwhelming that Judge Arthur Engoron issued a summary judgement from the bench, finding that Trump’s entire business enterprise was built on fraud.

Trump Spills Top Secret Info (Stephen Colbert)

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Trump Spills Top Secret Info

Trump’s Frivolous Motions

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Donald Trump files a series of frivolous motions to dismiss ALL of his cases.Learn Why with Glenn Kirschner.

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Trump Says His Unpredictable Style Gives Him Leverage. But It Has a Cost.

A year into President Trump’s second term, his threats, retreats, twists and turns appear to be wearing on allies and adversaries. [...]

Newsom, Shapiro and Other Democrats Whip Up the 2028 Book Buzz

A number of potential presidential candidates are releasing memoirs as the shadow primary heats up. [...]

In Forcing the Clintons to Testify on Epstein, Comer Sets a New Precedent

The Republican chairman’s successful targeting of a former president who faces no charge of wrongdoing was the sort of tactic typical in an autocracy where leaders fear being jailed when [...]

Bessent Says Fed Lacks Accountability and Has Lost Public Trust

In a House committee hearing, the Treasury secretary declined to say if the president has the power to fire a member of the central bank’s board. [...]

F.T.C. Settles With Express Scripts Over High Insulin Prices

The Trump administration announced that the company, a pharmacy benefit manager, had agreed to make significant changes to its practices. [...]

Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map

The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms. [...]

In Spending Talks, Senators Clash Over Immigration Crackdown

Democrats’ push to rein in federal agents, and Republican opposition, reflect opposite views of whether the deportation drive should be bound by standard law enforcement rules. [...]

Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload

The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota. [...]

Trump Says He Ordered Withdrawal of 700 Immigration Agents From Minneapolis

About 2,000 personnel will be left in Minnesota, where President Trump’s immigration crackdown has generated outrage. [...]

Lee H. Hamilton, a Foreign Policy Power in Congress, Dies at 94

A moderate Democrat from Indiana for 34 years, he led the House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence committees and helped investigate the Iran-contra scandal and the Sept. 11 attacks. [...]

Virginia Supreme Court will hear redistricting challenge

The state's High Court will decide if Virginia Democrats' gerrymander push can move forward. [...]

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Shapiro needs big policy wins for a 2028 run. He’s gunning for a Democratic trifecta to achieve them.

The Pennsylvania governor is mounting an aggressive down-ballot push this year alongside his reelection bid. [...]

Choppier seas await Mamdani-backed candidates after Diana Moreno's landslide win

A pair of June congressional primaries Mamdani has endorsed in are expected to be far more competitive than Moreno’s race. [...]

Inside Trump’s critical minerals push | Energy Pod

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Democrats want to find out why their voters stayed home in 2024 — and how to get them to show up this year

The DNC is launching an outreach campaign to win over voters who skipped the 2024 election with a new "listening first approach." [...]

Republicans are freaking out about Hispanic voters after a Texas upset

Democrats flipped a deep-red state senate district over the weekend that has the party worried about November. [...]

Pirro appears to walk back threats to arrest gun owners in DC

The US attorney previously said anyone who brought a firearm to Washington would go to jail. [...]

DHS watchdog investigating use of force by ICE

Congressional Democrats urged the inspector general to conduct its review “expeditiously.” [...]

Election officials grapple with a brain drain as threats rise

Two new reports portend a potentially bleak future for an American democracy that counts on its engaged citizenry to do everything from count votes to make laws. [...]

U.S.-Iran nuclear talks back on after Arab leaders lobby White House

Plans for U.S.-Iran nuclear talks on Friday are back on, after several Middle Eastern leaders urgently lobbied the Trump administration on Wednesday afternoon not to follow through on threats to [...]

Exclusive: 300+ ex-DOJ lawyers demand transparent Minnesota shooting probes

More than 300 former federal prosecutors and civil rights attorneys are urging the Justice Department to allow state and local investigations into the killings of two Minnesota residents by federal [...]

The economy is the world's most important problem, but not America's

Data: Gallup; Note: Margin of error ranges between +/- 2.4 and 4.7 percentage points; Chart: Axios VisualsAmericans say the country's biggest problem right now is politics, per a new global [...]

Trump's 2020 grievances fuel election power grabs

President Trump's suggestion that Republicans should "nationalize" elections is his latest threat to reshape the way Americans vote.The big picture: Trump's comments and an FBI raid of the Fulton County, [...]

Trump administration pulling 700 immigration agents from Minnesota

The Trump administration will withdraw 700 federal immigration agents from Minnesota "effective immediately," border czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday.Why it matters: It's a major de-escalation from an immigration enforcement operation [...]

Death of New START heralds "a world with more nuclear risk"

Tomorrow, the world lurches toward an age of international uncertainty and increased nuclear-weapons spending. New START is expiring.Why it matters: The treaty capped and encouraged inspections of the deployed nuclear [...]

Exclusive: Majority of Trump voters back solar power, poll finds

A majority of Trump-coalition voters back solar power, especially if the panels are made in the U.S. and without Chinese materials, polling shared exclusively with Axios shows. Why it matters: [...]

OpenAI's Meta makeover

Facebook's meteoric rise two decades ago offers OpenAI a rich but potentially treacherous playbook for the ChatGPT maker to defend and expand its lead in the consumer AI market.Why it [...]

The risk for the growing pool of everyday investors

Once called "dumb money," everyday investors — people trading via Robinhood, Schwab and the like — are now collectively big enough to have sway over the direction of markets.Why it [...]

Trump and Vance differ in their responses to latest Epstein files

The Justice Department last week released the final 3 million-plus Epstein files — but President Trump and Vice President JD Vance appear to diverge over what, if anything, should come [...]

MPs back plan to release Mandelson files after Labour anger forces climbdown

The PM is forced to back down over a plan to withhold some documents about the ex-minister's appointment as US ambassador. [...]

Mandelson offered to help Epstein get Russian visa, documents suggest

Emails released by the US government suggest the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein planned to use the visa to meet young women in Moscow. [...]

'I never left your side': Emails reveal more about Mandelson's Epstein friendship

Emails between Lord Mandelson and Jeffrey Epstein appear to show their friendship was closer than suspected. [...]

Mahmood defends immigration reforms amid Labour opposition

Around 40 Labour MPs have raised concerns about the impact of the government's proposals. [...]

Ban on asylum seekers using taxis for medical appointments comes into force

It comes after a BBC investigation which showed people travelling long distances at high cost. [...]

Court system on 'brink of collapse', former senior judge warns

An independent review made 130 recommendations - including creating a new criminal justice adviser to the PM - to improve the efficiency of the system. [...]

Inside Reform: Laura Kuenssberg follows Farage's party as it experiences the glare of scrutiny