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When Bill Pulte examined the mortgages of President Trump’s political adversaries last year, he also looked at those of Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to people familiar with the matter
Published: September 22, 2026 00:00
The episode, which the housing chief denied, occurred as Pulte and Blanche clashed over an investigation into Sen. Adam Schiff.
President Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani continued their surprising rapport Monday, meeting for an hour at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s official residence
Published: September 21, 2026 22:49
The president and the New York City mayor, on opposing sides of the ideological spectrum, appeared side-by-side at Gracie Mansion.
The Trump administration is seeking to rebuild energy infrastructure in the Middle East with a $10 billion investment with regional partners. Plus, OpenAI calls for worldwide AI safety standards.
Published: September 21, 2026 22:11
President Trump has discussed kicking journalists out of the White House, where they have worked for decades, and moving them to a nearby building, current and former administration officials say
Published: September 21, 2026 20:38
The president raised the matter as recently as last month. A senior official said Trump had no plans to relocate the White House press corps.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, whose weight has been repeatedly mocked by President Trump, said he has taken a GLP-1 medication for two years after being diagnosed with diabetes
Published: September 21, 2026 14:18
The Illinois governor, whose weight has been repeatedly mocked by President Trump, said he has lost 80 pounds on GLP-1 medication following a diabetes diagnosis.
Republican lawmakers are running out of time to assuage voters angry about soaring fuel costs—an issue seen as the GOP’s biggest political liability in the midterms
Published: September 21, 2026 14:13
Lawmakers have floated ideas including a federal gas-tax holiday or a ban on diesel exports.
Polling has been spotty this year, but as of today, Democrats appear to have a solid edge in the midterms. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
Published: September 21, 2026 11:12
Plus, Trump says proposed arch will also be a “military complex”; and the administration prepares to impose sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court.
CNN, MS NOW and Politico are suing the Trump administration after their journalists were denied entry to the White House
Published: September 21, 2026 11:09
The news outlets are suing the Trump administration after their journalists were denied entry to the White House.
How The Wall Street Journal is covering the 2026 midterms: We are taking you into this consequential election with journalism you can trust
Published: September 21, 2026 09:00
We are taking you into this consequential election with journalism you can trust.
Detroiters see an economy that isn’t working for them and want change ahead of November’s election
Published: September 21, 2026 09:00
Detroiters see an economy that isn’t working for them and want change ahead of November’s election.
Republicans are pumping money into Senate and House battleground states, unleashing one of their biggest advantages over Democrats as they seek to overcome headwinds before midterm elections
Published: September 21, 2026 01:00
President Trump and his allies are pouring money into key races around the country to counter Democratic momentum ahead of the midterm elections.
President Trump has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television
Published: September 20, 2026 21:00
The president has told associates that he thinks there aren’t enough political allies defending him on television.
President Trump will meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday, a day before the president’s remarks to the U.N. General Assembly
Published: September 20, 2026 19:40
The president and the mayor have clashed in recent months over New York’s proposed property taxes and immigration.
The Trump administration is preparing to impose sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court, according to officials
Published: September 20, 2026 18:30
The U.S. administration is preparing sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system.
President Trump said on Sunday that his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington will double as a “military complex” housing drones and sniper ammunition
Published: September 20, 2026 14:24
The announcement provides new justification for the plan amid ongoing litigation.
Joyce Beatty is the unlikely leader of the opposition to President Trump’s push to rebrand the Kennedy Center in his own honor
Published: September 20, 2026 12:00
Rep. Joyce Beatty sued the president over renovations; he says she is ‘a destructive person.’
At the Kansas State Fair’s Senate debate, incumbent Republican Roger Marshall was on home turf. Yet when he stepped to the microphone last weekend, hundreds booed, hissed, and jeered.
Published: September 20, 2026 02:00
When incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall stepped to the microphone at last weekend’s Kansas State Fair debate, hundreds of those gathered booed, hissed, and jeered.
With less than 50 days until Election Day, here is the current state of the race
Published: September 19, 2026 19:11
With less than 50 days until Election Day, here is the current state of the race.
Reporters from CNN and MS NOW said their White House passes were confiscated Saturday
Published: September 19, 2026 14:54
Reporters said their White House passes were confiscated Saturday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth avoided a House impeachment vote for now but lawmakers, including several Republicans, say they are frustrated with the direction of the Pentagon
Published: September 19, 2026 02:00
A House impeachment vote has been avoided for now but lawmakers, including several Republicans, say they are frustrated with the direction of the Pentagon.
Republican candidates in some of the toughest House and Senate races have begun to break from President Trump on central parts of his agenda
Published: September 19, 2026 01:00
Some in the GOP are breaking with the president on data centers, immigration and other key issues.
President Trump said the U.S. and Denmark reached an agreement that allows for more American forces in Greenland and prevents certain nations from establishing a military foothold
Published: September 18, 2026 21:59
The president’s pursuit of the Arctic island had rattled European allies.
President Trump said that Donald Trump Jr. reimbursed a Russian businessman who financed his son’s lavish wedding afterparty in the Bahamas earlier this year
Published: September 18, 2026 21:39
The two-day post-wedding celebrations in the Bahamas were financed by Umar Kremlev, a businessman with ties to Russian President Putin.
RFK Jr. received more than $250,000 worth of free flights to Fiji and Greece as well as use of a vacation home in Washington, D.C. All were gifts from Gavin de Becker, a security consultant
Published: September 18, 2026 21:03
The health secretary disclosed over $250,000 in gifts from security specialist Gavin de Becker.
President Trump said on Friday he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage of his administration
Published: September 18, 2026 19:17
President blames coverage for the latest move to restrict media access to his administration.
Democrats think they’re expanding the number of seats they could get in November. But there’s a deluge of ad spending coming from the other side. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
Published: September 18, 2026 11:00
Plus, the House has packed and gone away for weeks, and why Trump is going easy on Kevin Warsh—for now.
Failure of Clarity Act Turns Crypto Industry Focus to Federal Regulators
Published: September 18, 2026 09:33
EXCLUSIVE: The act’s failure to progress leaves regulation of the cryptocurrency industry in the hands of government agencies and vulnerable to interpretation as administrations change, analysts said.
Trump responded mildly to this week’s Fed interest-rate increase, a sign that Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has, for now, reset a once frosty relationship between the central bank and the White House
Published: September 18, 2026 00:00
The new Fed chairman’s close relationship with the president gave him room to move without prompting a White House backlash.
State attorneys general and their political groups are raking in record amounts in corporate donations as businesses turn to them for antitrust matters
Published: September 17, 2026 19:20
Broadcasters and tech giants are writing big checks to state officials, who have weighed in on mergers.
Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, who represents a red-leaning South Florida district, rolled out a straight-to-camera ad breaking with Trump on his immigration enforcement tactics
Published: September 17, 2026 18:26
Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar says Hispanic voters feel betrayed by the president’s policies.
Lance Schroyer’s nomination had faced resistance on Capitol Hill and even from some within the administration
Published: September 17, 2026 18:11
Lance Schroyer, who had ties to Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin but little federal government experience, had faced resistance in Congress.
House lawmakers are heading home until after the elections, getting an early dismissal despite concerns about gas prices and AI—and criticism that Congress just isn’t doing its job
Published: September 17, 2026 14:23
Some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said the House has unfinished business and they wanted to stick around.
The trillion-dollar question: Did Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh really seek Trump’s blessing to hike rates? Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
Published: September 17, 2026 11:00
Plus, the Fed raises interest rates for the first time in three years, and Erika Kirk takes steps toward filing a lawsuit over her husband’s fatal shooting.
President Trump said he was standing by Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh and that he spoke to him just before the central bank unanimously voted to raise interest rates
Published: September 16, 2026 23:38
The president said he spoke to Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh ahead of Wednesday’s decision.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it clear to Ed Sheeran that he would cancel his tour dates at Gillette Stadium unless Macklemore was dropped from the bill
Published: September 16, 2026 23:22
Patriots owner Robert Kraft made it clear to the singer that he would cancel his tour dates at Gillette Stadium unless Macklemore was dropped from the bill. Other NFL owners were ready to do the same.
The House passed legislation Wednesday that gives President Trump new authority to level tariffs and is intended to squeeze the biggest importers of Russian oil and gas
Published: September 16, 2026 22:50
Trump is expected to sign the legislation that gives him new authority to level tariffs.
The Fed raised rates, a top Democrat opposes a major U.S. arms sale to Israel, and BlackRock’s plan to make your 401(k) more like a pension. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:
Published: September 16, 2026 21:16
Plus, a top Democrat opposes a major U.S. arms sale to Israel, and BlackRock’s plan to make your 401(k) more like a pension.
The House of Representatives voted to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress
Published: September 16, 2026 19:54
The billionaire and former CEO of Apollo Global Management has refused to comply with subpoenas and sued the House committee investigating his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said Wednesday that she is cancer free after undergoing treatment for breast cancer earlier this year
Published: September 16, 2026 19:31
The 69-year old was diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer earlier this year.
Two Iowa Republicans facing competitive House elections crossed the aisle to support a Democratic resolution to end the fighting
Published: September 16, 2026 14:25
Their votes to back a Democratic resolution to end the fighting come as Iowa has become an unexpected battleground state due to tariffs and fuel costs.
Will the White House’s state dinner for China’s Xi Jinping bring AI enemies Elon Musk and Sam Altman to the table? Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
Published: September 16, 2026 10:59
Plus, Republicans are skeptical about President Trump’s $5,000 promise, and the military is burning through its interceptor supply to counter Iran’s attacks.
Security gaps at Utah Valley University last September allowed an assassin to get close enough to kill conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, his widow Erika Kirk said in a legal filing
Published: September 16, 2026 10:00
Erika Kirk has notified Utah officials that she has taken steps toward filing a lawsuit for the conservative commentator’s fatal shooting.
At least two foreign tankers bound for American shores were targeted in cyberattacks now under U.S. government investigation
Published: September 16, 2026 01:20
The vessels that were attacked near Europe carried oil and liquefied natural gas, introducing the risk of an explosion, collision or oil spill.
The Kennedy Center’s board voted on Tuesday to close the venue for a two-year renovation, but President Trump immediately threatened to block that work unless his name is restored to the building
Published: September 15, 2026 22:22
The president said the venue will close, but repairs won’t proceed until a decision stopping his name from going back on the building is overturned.
Trump is threatening to block the Kennedy Center’s renovation, Republicans aren’t sold on Trump’s $5,000 payments, and how much the Pentagon spent in the first few months of the war with Iran. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:
Published: September 15, 2026 21:35
Plus, Republicans aren’t sold on Trump’s $5,000 payments, and how much the Pentagon spent in the first few months of the war with Iran.
Officials said the U.S. military has deployed weapons in space, acknowledging for the first time a closely held government secret
Published: September 15, 2026 20:30
Officials said the U.S. military has deployed weapons in space, acknowledging for the first time a closely held government secret.
MAGA warrior Steve Bannon and the left-wing progressive Bernie Sanders say urgent action is needed in Washington to rein in AI
https://www.wsj.com/politics/bernie-sanders-steve-bannon-ai-d053e269?mod=rss_socialpoliticsfeed
Published: September 15, 2026 20:18
The former Trump strategist and the progressive lawmaker say urgent action is needed in Washington to rein in artificial intelligence.
The Pentagon is asking commanders to nominate troops to attend Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” address this September
Published: September 15, 2026 20:14
The September event will take place at the Pentagon and include lower-ranking officers and enlisted servicemembers.
In a setback for the crypto industry, a bill that would have helped usher digital assets into the mainstream financial system failed to advance in Congress
Published: September 15, 2026 19:53
Legislation aimed for regulatory framework for digital assets, but Congress remained divided over curbs on Trump’s crypto investments.
President Trump said Tuesday that the three Supreme Court justices he appointed were unrecognizable to him, a statement that Attorney General Todd Blanche later defended
Published: September 15, 2026 19:50
Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the president’s comments, which came after the justices blocked his bid to impose new restrictions on mail ballots.
The Pentagon spent some $38 billion in its first few months of the war with Iran
Published: September 15, 2026 18:09
A nonpartisan congressional watchdog estimates the war with Iran is likely to cost an additional $2 billion to $3 billion a month.
President Trump promised $5,000 to every American adult citizen if Republicans hold the House and Senate in the midterms; but the Republicans who would actually need to vote for that aren’t sold
Published: September 15, 2026 17:42
The president’s idea to send checks to every American adult—if the GOP retains control of Congress—would cost more than $1 trillion and likely balloon budget deficits.
Bo French, a candidate for Texas’ railroad commissioner, tests boundaries of political speech as both parties struggle to define what’s off limits. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
Published: September 15, 2026 10:55
Plus, Trump says there’s no need for AI guardrails as long as he is in the White House, and why Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline is roiling oil markets.