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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., describes the Democrats' fight to regain the House majority even as Republicans pursue redistricting efforts across the South following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that affects majority-Black congressional districts, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeffries' job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker's gavel

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House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries had warned Republicans they would come to regret the congressional redistricting fight.

Denise Powell, candidate for the Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in Nebraska's second district, right, hugs Jennifer Reyna, chair of Latino Caucus for the Democratic Party of Nebraska, during an election night watch party Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

Denise Powell wins Democratic primary in Nebraska’s ‘blue dot’ 2nd District

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Denise Powell has won the Democratic primary in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District in a contest focused on the state’s “blue dot” status in presidential elections.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick arrives for a deposition as part of the House Oversight Committee's investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lutnick backs away from his Epstein 'blackmail' claim in interview with House committee

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed people.

FILE - President of El Salvador, Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez, listens as President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

US deportations to El Salvador double as Bukele aligns himself with Trump agenda

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Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026.

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the ranking member, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, prepare to hear from U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz on his 2027 budget request, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

Read full article: Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips

Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

FILE - President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino talk during a FIFA task force meeting in the East Room of the White House, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won't have to pay bonds to enter US

Read full article: Foreign ticket holders from World Cup qualifying countries won't have to pay bonds to enter US

The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States.

The United States and Chinese flags are flown outside a hotel expected to be used for U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Beijing Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

US and China seek to repair damage from tariff war that sent trade into a freefall

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President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing has sent U.S.-China trade into a freefall and forced companies on both sides of the Pacific to regroup.

Kevin Warsh testifies during his nomination hearing to be a member and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Senate confirms Trump pick Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve, following Powell

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The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Protestors fill the halls in the Louisiana Legislature in Baton Rouge during a Senate committee hearing Friday, May 8, 2026 on redistricting. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028

Read full article: Louisiana advances plan for new US House districts as Georgia joins redistricting effort for 2028

Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black U.S. House districts for this year's elections.

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Trump in China for Xi meeting to focus on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

Read full article: The Latest: Trump in China for Xi meeting to focus on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a restless moment for a world worried about war, trade and artificial intelligence.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he testifies before a Senate Committee on Finance hearing on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Senate Republicans block Democrats’ effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

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Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to reverse Trump-era changes to consumer protection laws.

FILE - Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at DNC headquarters, Jan. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
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Inside the furor plaguing Democratic National Committee leader Ken Martin

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Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is losing the confidence of some Democratic officials, who are concerned about the direction of the party's political machine barely a year into his term.

FILE - Spencer Pratt speaks during an appearance on "Fox & Friends" at Fox News headquarters, Jan. 28, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP, File)

From 'The Hills' villain to LA mayoral contender: Spencer Pratt’s viral video-fueled campaign

Read full article: From 'The Hills' villain to LA mayoral contender: Spencer Pratt’s viral video-fueled campaign

“The Hills” reality television show villain Spencer Pratt is running for mayor of Los Angeles, positioning himself as a savior and promising to tackle the city's disorder and dysfunction.

FILE - President Donald Trump talks on his cell phone in his limousine, known as "The Beast," upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)
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As Trump heads to China, past US flubs on US policy toward Taiwan can be a warning

Read full article: As Trump heads to China, past US flubs on US policy toward Taiwan can be a warning

American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China.

President Donald Trump walks during a welcome ceremony as he arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

Read full article: Trump arrives in Beijing for talks with China's Xi on Iran war, trade and US arms sales to Taiwan

The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”.