Elections
Firm tapped to modify Qatar jet for Trump admin agrees to $62 million settlement in false claims case
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Defense contractor L3Harris Technologies will pay $62 million to settle allegations that it lied about the prices of equipment it sold to the U.S. military years earlier, the Justice Department said Thursday. L3Harris was recently tapped to help modify a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar’s royal family that President […]
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Trump’s $600 million war chest: How he plans to wield his power in the midterms and beyond
Behind bulletproof glass, former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport in Gastonia, North Carolina, on November 2, 2024. Peter Zay | Afp | Getty Images Between a barrage of executive orders, foreign trips and norm-shattering proclamations, Donald Trump has also been busy […]
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Trump tax bill faces fresh hurdles, with holdouts invited to White House last-minute
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders faced a last-minute revolt Wednesday by members of the party’s hardline conservative faction, who opposed their latest attempt to win support from moderate members of the conference for President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill. As a pivotal meeting of the House Rules Committee entered its twelfth hour after starting […]
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Trump unveils plans for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense system
U.S. President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome missile defense shield next to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 20, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump rolled out plans for a multibillion dollar ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense shield […]
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Noem says Trump can deport who he wants, botches what ‘habeas corpus’ means
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testifies during a House Committee on Homeland Security budgetary hearing in Washington, DC on May 14, 2025. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that President Donald Trump has an absolute right to deport people without due process, after she incorrectly defined the meaning of the […]
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Elon Musk says he will spend ‘a lot less’ on future campaign donations
Elon MusK, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks via video link at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Christopher Pike | Bloomberg | Getty Images Elon Musk on Tuesday said he plans to spend “a lot less” on political donations in the future, signaling a change in […]
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Portuguese PM’s party claims election win, falls short of majority
Hugo Soares, PSD parliamentary leader walks, following the first exit polls, at Portugal’s Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Democratic Alliance (AD) leader Luis Montenegro’s electoral night headquarters, in Lisbon, Portugal, on May 18, 2025. Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters Portugal’s center-right Democratic Alliance (AD) claimed victory in Sunday’s early parliamentary election, but again fell short […]
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Romanian centrist Dan poised to win presidency over hard-right rival
Presidential candidate Nicusor Dan reacts to first exit polls of Romania’s second round of the presidential election, in Bucharest, Romania, on May 18, 2025. Stoyan Nenov | Reuters Romania’s centrist Bucharest mayor, Nicusor Dan, appeared on course to win the presidency on Sunday in a shock upset over a hard-right rival who had pledged to […]
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Polish presidential election to test if PM’s pro-EU vision is Trump-proof
The skyline of Warsaw with the Palace of Culture and Science and skyscrapers is seen from Pilsudski square in Warsaw, Poland on May 14, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Poles vote on Sunday in a presidential election that will decide whether Warsaw follows the pro-European path set by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, or […]
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Trump slams Supreme Court, Springsteen and Swift
U.S. President Donald J. Trump speaks to media on Air Force One as he departs the Al Bateen Executive Airport on May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump took aim at the Supreme Court, fellow Republicans and several celebrities Friday in […]
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