Tuesday's politics & policy stories


Scoop: Ken Paxton hires Axiom to run Texas Senate campaign

Updated Apr 8, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Jeffries challenges Johnson to "one-on-one" House floor debate

SCOTUS comes to Trump's rescue

Trump admin cuts funding to Princeton University over climate programs

Trump pushes coal to feed AI power demand

Democrats forge ahead with effort to kill Trump tariffs

Apr 8, 2025 - Business

Supreme Court stays order reinstating fired federal workers

IRS agrees to share immigrants' data with ICE

What to know about the wave of student visa cancellations

Updated Apr 8, 2025 - Business

"Boys will be boys," White House says, as Musk calls Navarro "moron"

Updated Apr 8, 2025 - Politics & Policy

South Sudan says it will accept deportee amid Rubio's visa revocations

Apr 8, 2025 - Technology

How firing the NSA leader could lead to Cyber Command's split

Man charged in Kavanaugh assassination attempt pleads guilty

Updated Apr 8, 2025 - Politics & Policy

381 books removed from the Naval Academy Library

Trump admin ousts another female military leader

Updated Apr 8, 2025 - Politics & Policy

House Democrats add "safe" GOP seats to 2026 target list

Apr 8, 2025 - Economy

Trade negotiations had "nothing to do with the market," Bessent says

Oil prices falling into zone that discourages production growth

Apr 8, 2025 - Economy

Charted: Stock market performance under Trump 2.0

Column / Behind the Curtain

Behind the Curtain: Trump vs. tech titans

Apr 8, 2025 - Economy

Exclusive: As Social Security services are cut back, millions of seniors face long drives

Exclusive: ICE decides who's linked to gangs, border czar says

The House Democrat who actually loves Trump's tariffs

Updated Apr 8, 2025 - Politics & Policy

China vows to "fight to the end" over Trump's tariffs threat

Trump praises "very smart" Turkish strongman Erdoğan

NPS restores Underground Railroad history after outcry

Scoop: Rattled Wall Street donors enlist GOP lawmakers on Trump tariffs

Republicans groan as Trump tariffs spur stock market turmoil