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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as director of national intelligence, citing her husband’s health

WASHINGTON (AP) - Tulsi Gabbard resigned as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Friday, saying she needed to leave office as her husband battles cancer. She is the fourth Cabinet member to depart during Trump's second term, all of them women. In her ...
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Republican defiance over ‘anti-weaponization’ fund sets up confrontation with Trump

By Richard Cowan and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress have revolted over President Donald Trump's $1.776 billion fund for people he says were victims of government "weaponization," setting the stage for a searing battle less than six ...
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Progressives land a big win in a Philadelphia House primary and hope it means more are on the way

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - It looked like progressive Chris Rabb had a mountain to climb to win the Democratic nomination for a congressional district in Philadelphia. The mayor and the city's Democratic Party had endorsed another candidate in this week's primary. So had members of ...
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Exclusive-Trump official tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories

By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states by asking whether the Commerce Department could declare their components national-security ...
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Trump won over more Latino voters in 2024. Can he keep them?

PHOENIX (AP) - As Sandra Ramirez watched footage of immigration officers cracking down on migrants over the past year, she knew her 2024 vote for Donald Trump was a mistake. "There are a lot of people who are being harassed for the color of their ...
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Paxton makes his final pitch in the Texas Senate race against Cornyn, buoyed by Trump’s endorsement

DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas (AP) - Republican Ken Paxton is riding high as the Texas attorney general heads into the final days of the U.S. Senate primary runoff against incumbent John Cornyn, now with the weight of President Donald Trump's backing. "I don't know if y'all ...
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Pushed to the limit, Republicans show rare defiance to Trump’s demands

WASHINGTON (AP) - The day arrived when the Senate just said, No. President Donald Trump's political revenge tour met its potential match this week as angry, upset Republican senators, pushed to a breaking point by his seemingly insatiable and outlandish demands - particularly a $1.776 ...
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Trump joins Lawler to test fiscal pitch in competitive New York district

By Jarrett Renshaw May 22 (Reuters) - Donald Trump campaigned on Friday in New York's Hudson Valley to support a vulnerable House Republican facing reelection in November, a rare test of the U.S. president's standing with suburban voters concerned about rising costs. Trump's visit alongside Representative ...
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Trump says more late night talk show hosts to depart after Colbert exit

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that more late-night talk shows will depart after he praised the end of CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert." Trump has repeatedly pressured the Federal Communications Commission to strip broadcast networks ...
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Audit finds over 70% increase in federal immigration arrests in NYC under Trump

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - New York City experienced a more than 70% increase in federal immigration arrests since U.S. President Donald Trump returned to the White House, according to a city audit released on Friday. The audit, ordered by Mayor Zohran Mamdani ...
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Exclusive-Democrats demand Rubio explain visa for wanted former Polish official

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Two top U.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Friday asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to explain whether his top deputy helped expedite a visa that allowed a wanted former Polish cabinet minister to flee to the ...
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Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as director of national intelligence

(WASHINGTON) -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post, a source familiar confirmed to ABC News on Friday.The news was first reported by Fox News.Gabbard is stepping down after her husband of 11 years, Abraham Williams, was recently diagnosed with ...
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