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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at a news conference in Berlin on May 28.

White House

Tariffs, Ukraine war to top agenda as Trump huddles with German chancellor

Lawmakers warn administration risks pushing EU allies into China’s economic orbit

By John T. Bennett
Posted June 3, 2025 at 3:56pm

An elderly man stands near a damaged residential apartment building on Sunday in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. The Russian army attacked the city with kamikaze drones. (Serhii Ovcharyshyn/NikVesti.com/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

White House

Trump diverts from ‘America First’ as he seeks to end wars, snag foreign dollars

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 27, 2025 at 3:47pm
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., warned that the Trump administration would have its way with the Army Corps of Engineers budget, at the expense of political foes. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)

Congress

Red states win, blue states lose in Army Corps spending plan

By Aidan Quigley
Posted May 19, 2025 at 1:43pm
Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., talks with reporters outside the Capitol Hill Club after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Policy

Members vexed by Cyber Command turmoil

By John M. Donnelly
Posted May 19, 2025 at 11:44am
Elon Musk attended President Trump’s address to Congress in March.

Democrats renew call for probe of Musk-Putin ties

By John M. Donnelly
Posted May 16, 2025 at 6:30am
Palestinians carry out a search-and-rescue operation Thursday following Israeli attacks on a house in Beit Lahia, Gaza.

Fate of Gaza will hang over Trump’s Middle East swing

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 9, 2025 at 4:49pm
The facade of the Supreme Court building.

Supreme Court allows Trump transgender troop ban

By Michael Macagnone
Posted May 6, 2025 at 3:11pm
President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meet in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

‘Not for sale’ vs. ‘Never say never’: Trump, Canadian PM spar over annexation, trade

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 6, 2025 at 3:03pm
Sen. Marco Rubio asks a question during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in March 2021.

Secretary Rubio defies Sen. Rubio by declaring foreign policy ‘belongs’ to Trump

By John T. Bennett
Posted May 5, 2025 at 4:21pm
Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker, R-Miss., raised concerns about the defense elements of President Donald Trump's fiscal 2026 budget proposal.

Defense budget increase hinges on reconciliation success

By John M. Donnelly
Posted May 2, 2025 at 4:30pm