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President Donald Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette for governor of South Carolina on Friday. In a Truth Social post Friday evening, Trump praised Evette’s loyalty and record while positioning her as a clear choice in the Republican primary to…

The U.S. Navy has warned commercial shipping that “dangerous military activities” will take place in and around the Strait of Hormuz, cautioning that vessels suspected of supporting mine-laying operations could be targeted and that the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports…

WASHINGTON—Texas’s costly Senate primary season is over. Now, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State Rep. James Talarico are getting ready for the big fight—the general election. Buoyed by an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn…

WASHINGTON—Texas’s costly Senate primary season is over. Now, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and State Rep. James Talarico are getting ready for the big fight—the general election. Buoyed by an endorsement from President Donald Trump, Paxton beat Sen. John Cornyn…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 29 directing agencies to align with a scientific assessment that recommended fewer childhood vaccines. Trump’s order references a scientific assessment by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that compared…

In the 1990s, New Orleans schools provided little respite from the lockdowns, the arrests, the drug use, and the violence seen and heard at home, Oscar Brown recalls. Brown grew up in what was then among the poorest, most densely…

President Donald Trump wants to transfer all operations of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to Congress after a federal judge blocked a two-year closure of the venue for renovations. “The Kennedy Center, which was going to…

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks at the Shangri-La security dialogue in Session 1 at 8:30 p.m. ET on May 29 on the “United States’ strategy for peace in the Indo-Pacific.” ...

A federal district judge who is considering reopening President Donald Trump’s recently settled lawsuit over alleged IRS leaks of his tax returns indicated on May 29 that she is probing allegations of fraud. An Anti-Weaponization Fund was created as part…

A federal district judge on May 29 ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and blocked officials from shuttering the venue for two years for renovations. Washington-based Judge Christopher…

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill holds a press conference regarding public safety amid protests outside Delaney Hall, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in the state, on the afternoon of May 29. ...

Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) said Friday that she will not seek another term in the U.S. House of Representatives, though she told supporters she does not consider the decision a retirement. The 83-year-old lawmaker said she would instead travel…

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi appears for a closed-door, transcribed interview at 9 a.m. ET on May 29 as part of the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein probe. ...

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the Department of Justice (DOJ) acted in a transparent manner and acted appropriately in releasing files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, as she testified before Congress…

President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s holding a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he looks to make a “final determination” on moving forward on a deal to extend a ceasefire with Iran. A federal judge…

The Louisiana Legislature passed a new U.S. congressional map on May 29 that gives Republicans an advantage in five of six U.S. House seats in the upcoming midterm elections. The Republican-led Senate chamber voted 28–10 on an amended version of…

A federal judge in Virginia on Friday temporarily blocked the Department of Justice (DOJ) from initiating plans to create a $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund that would compensate what the Trump administration says are people who were unfairly targeted by the…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday he felt “pretty good” about prospects for a deal with Iran but cautioned that significant details remain unresolved and that he could not guarantee negotiators would ultimately reach a final agreement. Vance…

National leaders in business, economics, and public policy gather at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, at 12 p.m. ET on May 29 for the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum. Organizers say the event focuses on ideas,…

National leaders in business, economics, and public policy gather at the Air Force One Pavilion, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, in Simi Valley, California, at 10 a.m. ET on May 29 for the 2026 Reagan National Economic Forum. Organizers say the…