Billionaire’s Doge assault emerges as vulnerability for Donald Trump’s party in swing districts
The gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court will intensify the fight over redistricting
It was revealing that many GOP lawmakers cheered for the separation of powers
Some from president’s party have begun to demand accountability in the unpopular conflict
Donald Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has taken a back seat during the Iran war crisis
Josh Hawley urges party to refuse money from Big Tech lobby groups
Maga Inc Super Pac raises $35mn in March with donations from billionaire Diane Hendricks and Andreessen Horowitz
Most of the things that make it distinct from traditional conservatism won’t last
Rightwing supporters of the US campaign condemn compromise with Tehran
Two new biographies trace how a once-overlooked justice helped overturn Roe vs Wade, unshackle Trump and transform the US Supreme Court into a culture-war battleground
US president’s ‘little excursion’ into the Middle East is making some of his most ardent supporters uneasy
Secretary of state Marco Rubio, an architect of the Iran war, is gaining ground on the US vice-president
Lawmakers aim to reassure constituents that cost increases are temporary
US president who pledged to end America’s forever wars has started another Middle East conflict with no easy off-ramps
A Gulf war, an oil spike, a tense Europe: the 20th century is back
Re-election bid comes as critics say the US political system has become a gerontocracy
US vice-president’s drive comes as concerns over cost of living and Iran war weigh on support for party
Republicans join Democrats in effort to force attorney-general to answer questions over handling of documents
Republican rivals John Cornyn and Ken Paxton forced into run-off in their party’s contest
Our faces were once seen as immutable windows to the soul — but today they’re something that can be made fashionable
Republicans fear backlash against White House agenda could undermine support in this year’s midterm elections
Memo sent to state lawmakers threatens to escalate feud between the White House and conservative states
President expected to veto measure in which six Republicans joined Democrats to rebuke trade war on ally
Also in today’s newsletter, are US companies ‘AI-washing’ to justify tens of thousands of job cuts?
Wall Street figure and Republican donor offers rare public criticism of perceived administration’s self-dealing