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  1. Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund Tests Constitutional Limits

    Wed, 20 May 2026 17:25:43 -0000

    The deal the president reached with his own subordinates relies on a mechanism created by Congress that legal experts had warned was subject to manipulation.
  2. Jan. 6 Police Officers Sue to Block Trump’s Payout Fund

    Wed, 20 May 2026 15:14:03 -0000

    The two officers accused the administration of creating a “slush fund” to reward rioters and groups that committed violence on behalf of President Trump.
  3. Prison to Pardons to Payouts: Jan. 6 Rioters Are Elated at Trump’s $1.8 Billion Fund

    Wed, 20 May 2026 12:49:51 -0000

    The possibility that people who ransacked the Capitol could get money from the government they attacked is the latest head-spinning twist in President Trump’s effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6.
  4. Rubio, in Video, Urges Cubans to Align With Trump Administration

    Wed, 20 May 2026 15:25:40 -0000

    In a rare direct address, Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed the former leader Raúl Castro for the country’s longstanding electricity and resource shortages.
  5. Early War Goal Was to Install Hard-Line Former President as Iran’s Leader

    Wed, 20 May 2026 18:44:28 -0000

    An Israeli strike designed to free Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from house arrest in Tehran, U.S. officials said, was part of an effort to bring about regime change and put him in power.
  6. Iran Threatens to Strike Beyond the Middle East if the U.S. Resumes Attacks

    Wed, 20 May 2026 14:43:51 -0000

    The warning was issued as President Trump and Vice President JD Vance say progress is being made toward a deal, while keeping open the threat of renewed strikes.
  7. House Passes Housing Bill, Uniting on a Measure to Bring Down Costs

    Wed, 20 May 2026 18:10:38 -0000

    The legislation, which had been stalled amid Republican divisions, passed overwhelmingly, signaling an eagerness in both parties to address affordability in an election year.
  8. Jeff Bezos Praises Trump’s Second Term as ‘More Mature’

    Wed, 20 May 2026 18:07:47 -0000

    The Amazon founder and owner of The Washington Post also rejected the idea that he has made changes at his companies to gain favor with the president.
  9. Majority of Fed Officials Embraced Possibility of Higher Rates at Latest Meeting

    Wed, 20 May 2026 18:40:45 -0000

    A record of the April meeting, Jerome H. Powell’s last as chair, underscored the extent to which the war with Iran has upended the economic outlook.
  10. With Massie’s Primary Defeat in Kentucky, Trump’s Revenge Tour Continues. But Headwinds Loom.

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:03:33 -0000

    He has used his sway with his base to oust wayward Republicans more than he has made inroads with the independents his party needs to defeat Democrats in November.
  11. Candidates Backed by Trump, Ocasio-Cortez Triumph in Key House Primaries

    Wed, 20 May 2026 09:04:02 -0000

    The president’s preferred candidate ousted an incumbent in Kentucky, while a Democratic primary in Pennsylvania was a win for the democratic socialists.
  12. Raffensperger Loses in Primary for Georgia Governor

    Wed, 20 May 2026 16:42:41 -0000

    In his campaign for Georgia governor, Mr. Raffensperger found that G.O.P. voters still blamed him for Mr. Trump’s 2020 loss.
  13. Trump’s Slush Fund Will Reward Criminals. Americans Will Pay for It.

    Wed, 20 May 2026 16:34:44 -0000

    The president’s corruption and subversion of democratic tradition risk becoming the norm.