4+ hour, 53+ min ago  (177+ words) Stephen Collinson: "Trump's hardball Louisiana play was another stunning display of his power over his own party and his capacity to leverage the support of his most committed supporters, even as a second-term president who has never been more unpopular…...

4+ hour, 50+ min ago  (114+ words) Bloomberg: "Keir Starmer will not set out a plan for leaving office, his spokesman said as pressure mounts on Britain's prime minister to step aside to end the leadership crisis engulfing the ruling Labour Party." Said Tom Wells, Starmer's official…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (126+ words) California gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra (D) was caught on camera awkwardly trying to dictate the terms of an interview with KTLA reporter Annie Rose Ramos " apparently unaware the camera was already rolling. BECERRA: By the way, this is a profile piece,…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (246+ words) Bloomberg: "While Cornyn rhetorically bear-hugs President Trump at every turn, he's struggling to persuade enough GOP voters that he's the White House's best ally in the Senate. Many of the staunchest Trump supporters are backing Ken Paxton, the state's attorney…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (168+ words) Bloomberg: "If Massie loses, it will add an exclamation point to the president's revenge tour. It will also up the ante for Texas Senator John Cornyn and state AG Ken Paxton, who have a runoff May 26 and have vied for…...

4+ hour, 18+ min ago  (315+ words) Bloomberg: "The U. S. and Iran remained far apart on a deal to end weeks of war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with President Trump expressing renewed frustration with Tehran as a selloff in global bonds heightened concern about the conflict's…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago  (368+ words) NOTUS: "Winning statewide feels like an existential necessity for Iowa Democrats in 2026, after President Donald Trump clinched Iowa three times with an expanding working-class voters base." "That's why Josh Turek and Zach Wahls are scrambling to seize the "most electable…...

4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (135+ words) A new CBS News/You Gov poll finds 44% of respondents said they see their "own personal financial and economic situation" as either "fairly bad" or "very bad," while 49% said they see their personal financial and economic situation as "very good…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (321+ words) Semafor: "About one in four Americans are often or occasionally paying in installments when they buy things online, a figure that rises among people worried about their finances." "Thirty-seven percent of lower-income Americans report using installment plans either frequently or…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago  (316+ words) Two senators working to protect children online are introducing bipartisan legislation that would ban digital gambling advertisements targeting people under the age of 18, hoping to address fears that minors are getting hooked on betting through ads on social media," the…...