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FILE – Joseph Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Joe Kent’s resignation over Iran war reignites antisemitism fears and debate over Israeli influence

March 19, 2026 at 8:33 a.m.

It was no surprise when Joe Kent showed up on Tucker Carlson’s podcast a day after quitting his counterterrorism job in President Donald Trump’s administration. Here was a top official...

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks during a campaign stop in The Woodlands, Texas, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Annie Mulligan)

John Cornyn and Ken Paxton advance to runoff in Republican primary for Texas US Senate seat

March 3, 2026 at 10:14 p.m.

Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is trying to hold on for a fifth term in Tuesday's GOP primary, while Democrats will choose whether to send Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett or state...

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks, center, alongside Ari Fleischer, an RJC board member and press secretary to former President George W. Bush, answers questions from members of the news media about confronting antisemitism within the Republican Party, during the coalition’s annual conference at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP/Thomas Beaumont)

Republican Jewish leaders planned a ceasefire celebration, pivoted to take on antisemitism within

November 1, 2025 at 6:49 p.m.

Concerns that antisemitism is on the rise among Republicans burst to the surface this weekend, turning a conference of the nation’s leading Jewish Republicans from jubilation over a tenuous ceasefire...

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a trip to Canada to attend the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Donald Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention

June 16, 2025 at 4:34 p.m.

The NAACP announced Monday the group will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention, the first time the civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president...

Elon Musk attends a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Elon Musk put a spotlight on federal spending, but cut less than he wanted

May 30, 2025 at 6:03 p.m.

Elon Musk’s effort to dramatically cut government spending is expected to fall far short of his grand early pronouncements, and perhaps even his most modest goals.

FILE – U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks during a campaign event in front of employees at an insurance marketing firm, Oct. 17, 2024, in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, file)

Republicans in the toughest swing districts become hard to find for people angry about Donald Trump

April 27, 2025 at 3:56 p.m.

Some of the most vulnerable Republicans limited their potential exposure to the potential backlash from President Donald Trump’s first months in office.

People listen to Elon Musk during a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Elon Musk-funded political group spends big and goes door to door in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race

March 31, 2025 at 8:39 a.m.

Elon Musk and his political operatives have tried to shape the closely watched Wisconsin Supreme Court race in ways that are not immediately obvious but could be critical to Tuesday’s...

Elon Musk presents a check for $1 million dollars during a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin Supreme Court declines request to stop him

April 1, 2025 at 8:54 a.m.

Elon Musk gave out $1 million checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters, declaring them spokespeople for his political group, ahead of a Wisconsin Supreme Court election that the tech billionaire...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, listens at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

How key Republican senators are responding to Donald Trump allies’ primary threats

January 25, 2025 at 12:24 p.m.

From activists on the far right to Elon Musk, allies of President Donald Trump have been quick to threaten primary challengers for Republican senators who don’t back his Cabinet picks...

President Donald Trump talks with Nevada Republican Party chairman Michael McDonald, left, and Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo as he arrives on Air Force One at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Donald Trump leans into his pledge to eliminate taxes on tips at a Las Vegas rally

January 25, 2025 at 7:38 p.m.

President Donald Trump came to Las Vegas on Saturday to crow about his campaign promise to eliminate taxes on tips, signaling to allies in Congress the importance of the policy...

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