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President Trump has ordered new probes into disclosures of the U.S. munitions stockpile, administration officials said, an escalation of his effort to battle damaging revelations about the Iran war
Published: August 6, 2026 23:30
The president made the demand after weeks of headlines describing depleted munitions levels associated with the Iran war.
Trump’s ICE Nominee Is Facing Resistance on Capitol Hill
Published: August 6, 2026 23:00
Sen. Rand Paul said he wouldn’t hold a hearing on Trump’s pick to lead the agency until he gets more information about the shootings in Minneapolis.
Rep. Max Miller is lending his re-election campaign $1 million as the embattled two-term Ohio congressman faces pressure to drop out over allegations of domestic abuse
Published: August 6, 2026 22:58
The Ohio congressman has said he would remain in the race despite domestic abuse allegations and pressure from Republicans to step aside.
Trump targets birthright citizenship (again), Mitch McConnell heads home and retail investors still love SpaceX. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:
Published: August 6, 2026 21:34
Plus, Mitch McConnell heads home and retail investors still love SpaceX.
Is Fauci in Legal Trouble? What to Know After Contempt Vote
Published: August 6, 2026 21:34
A Senate panel’s atypical criminal referral comes against a health official who got a pardon and asserted Fifth Amendment rights.
President Trump signed a pair of executive orders that he said were aimed at cracking down on birthright citizenship, renewing one of his signature policies
Published: August 6, 2026 21:24
The orders came after the Supreme Court struck down the president’s earlier attempt to limit birthright citizenship.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) has been discharged from a rehabilitation center, where he was recovering from a fall and a subsequent bout of pneumonia that forced a lengthy Senate absence
Published: August 6, 2026 19:43
The former Senate majority leader said he would stay involved with important Senate business as he recovers.
Democratic candidates on the far left are upending midterm races, but in North Carolina, Roy Cooper—a moderate known for his calm, folksy tone—is making Republicans nervous
Published: August 6, 2026 14:58
Roy Cooper is seen by many in the party as their best hope to win a Senate race in the battleground state for the first time since 2008.
Republican-led Senate committee voted Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for refusing to answer lawmakers’ questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic
Published: August 6, 2026 13:20
Legal scrutiny is mounting on the former top health official after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a hearing about the pandemic response.
A Senate contempt vote against Anthony Fauci could test the legal limits of his presidential pardon. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:
Published: August 6, 2026 11:00
Plus, the unanswered questions for Democrats following the Michigan Senate primary, and negotiators edge closer to an Iran deal to reopen Hormuz.
President Trump has spoken repeatedly with Kevin Warsh since he became Fed chairman, maintaining a line of communication between a president and a Fed chief that departs from recent precedent
Published: August 6, 2026 01:00
The president has sought Kevin Warsh’s counsel on issues such as how the war in Iran is affecting the economy.
Poll after poll had signaled Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat, was headed for an easy victory in the Michigan primary for Senate. The race turned into a cliffhanger
Published: August 5, 2026 23:34
Poll after poll had signaled Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat, was headed for an easy victory in the Michigan primary for Senate. The race turned into a cliffhanger.
A Senate panel investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci has obtained a copy of the doctor’s iPhone, potentially securing even more records related to the doctor’s actions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Published: August 5, 2026 23:13
Republicans in Congress have ramped up scrutiny of the retired government doctor, and one panel could vote on holding him in contempt on Thursday.
The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approving the first permanent leader for the nation’s top health agency in nearly a year
Published: August 5, 2026 21:58
Dr. Erica Schwartz is set to lead the health agency following a year of upheaval.
Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary is a landmark win for the party’s insurgent left wing—and a sign that the fight with centrists over the party’s course is unsettled
Published: August 5, 2026 20:56
Abdul El-Sayed showed the far left can win a battleground state, but the fight for control of the party is far from over.
Missouri residents overwhelmingly defeated a ballot measure that would have allowed lawmakers to eliminate state income tax and replace it with higher sales taxes
Published: August 5, 2026 14:43
Missouri residents broke with other Republican-led states that have their slashed income taxes.
Here's what you need to know after a big night for the left wing of the Democratic Party
Published: August 5, 2026 14:19
The Democratic Party’s left wing scored a big win in Michigan, Aipac’s power diminishes, and primary results in Kansas and Virginia.
Some things to know about progressive firebrand Abdul El-Sayed, who beat four-term Rep. Haley Stevens to win the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination in Michigan
Published: August 5, 2026 14:15
The 41-year-old progressive won the state’s hotly contested Democratic Senate primary, the most significant 2026 win for the party’s far left.
Rep. Chuck Edwards said he wouldn’t seek re-election two days after the House Ethics Committee concluded the North Carolina Republican had made unwelcome sexual advances to female staffers
Published: August 5, 2026 11:30
The House Ethics Committee concluded the North Carolina Republican had made unwelcome sexual advances to female staffers.
Michigan’s battle for the soul of the Democratic Party lives up to the hype. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
Published: August 5, 2026 11:20
Plus, Pete Hegseth’s pick for the Army’s top job is in jeopardy amid opposition from Republican senators, and Jeanine Pirro’s job security remains unclear.
The Morning Risk Report: How Trump’s Financial Windfall Stiffened Opposition to Landmark Crypto Bill
Published: August 5, 2026 11:00
Plus: SEC climate rule rescission faces investor opposition, OpenAI settles with Justice Department over U.S. worker discrimination claims
A training exercise in Australia offers a window into how U.S. Marines plan to use small, expendable drones in the field
Published: August 5, 2026 03:00
A training exercise in Australia offers a window into how the Marines plan to use small, expendable drones in the field.
FAA Investigates Marine One Safety Incident in Washington
Published: August 5, 2026 01:19
The president’s helicopter took off from the White House despite commercial traffic flying at Reagan National Airport.
A domestic drama involving a House lawmaker and his former father-in-law, a U.S. senator, has shocked Capitol Hill and prompted escalating accusations with both personal and political consequences
Published: August 5, 2026 01:07
An ugly family breakup is escalating ahead of an election deadline for the party to replace the Ohio congressman on the ballot.
The Democratic Senate primary in Michigan—a fight between Abdul El-Sayed and Rep. Haley Stevens—has served as a referendum over the party’s identity and how it can win more competitive elections
Published: August 5, 2026 00:00
Moderate Democrats see the race as a chance to try to slow a groundswell of Democratic socialist victories.
The Trump administration is revoking the visa of Brazil’s ambassador amid a diplomatic fight over alleged U.S. interference ahead of the country’s presidential election
Published: August 4, 2026 22:51
The move deepens a clash with the Trump administration ahead of Brazil’s October election.
A divided Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, after he committed in writing to killing a $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization fund’
Published: August 4, 2026 22:12
Two GOP holdouts supported him after getting written assurances that a controversial fund was dead.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s pick for Army chief of staff is in jeopardy due to objections from Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst and other GOP senators, according to U.S. officials and congressional sources
Published: August 4, 2026 21:17
Some lawmakers and experts say Gen. Christopher LaNeve lacks experience at the four-star level.
What’s Next for Democrats? Join a real-time, written chat with WSJ politics reporters on Weds., Aug. 5, 1-2 p.m. ET. WSJ subscribers can submit their questions at any time in the comments space.
Published: August 4, 2026 20:30
Join a real-time, written chat with WSJ’s politics reporters on Wednesday, Aug. 5, from 1 p.m.- 2 p.m.
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D., Md.) has been a top Democratic champions of a crypto bill in Washington—until now. Her hang-up? President Trump’s $1.4 billion windfall from meme coins and crypto deals
Published: August 4, 2026 18:28
Angela Alsobrooks and other Senate Democrats are pushing for provisions in the Clarity Act that would rein in the Trump family’s crypto profits.
Missouri residents are voting on whether to phase out state income tax and allow lawmakers to expand sales taxes
Published: August 4, 2026 15:24
While Republican states race to slash income taxes, Democratic-led states are raising them on high earners.
A divided Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general, after he committed in writing to killing a $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization fund’
Published: August 4, 2026 15:22
Two GOP holdouts supported him after getting written assurances that a controversial fund was dead.
The tension in the Democratic Party between the Democratic Socialists and the party’s traditional standard-bearers will be on full display today in Michigan. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/what-to-watch-for-in-michigans-high-drama-primary-6d161797
Published: August 4, 2026 11:09
Plus, Democrats woo religious voters, and why the Trump administration moved to support the cratering Japanese yen.
President Trump told embattled Rep. Max Miller that he is facing a tough re-election campaign amid domestic abuse allegations, the Ohio congressman told WSJ
Published: August 4, 2026 03:08
In a phone call Monday, the Ohio congressman asked the president for his support as he faces domestic abuse allegations.
ICE has deployed a round-the-clock digital dragnet to monitor its online critics. Is it threat mitigation or an infringement of free speech?
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ice-surveillance-internet-critics-e3b22f49
Published: August 4, 2026 01:00
The agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements.
Trump discusses Jeanine Pirro’s removal, Iran says there are no Hormuz talks with the U.S., and chatbots take over online dating. Read more in today’s What’s News newsletter:
Published: August 3, 2026 21:49
Plus, Iran says there are no Hormuz talks with the U.S., and chatbots are taking over online dating.
Trump has discussed ousting Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, after her office contradicted the president’s contention that the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was damaged by vandals
Published: August 3, 2026 20:05
The U.S. attorney in D.C. and longtime ally of the president had dropped criminal charges over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
An FBI counterintelligence agent is accused of taking about $1 million of cryptocurrency from the digital accounts of an overseas suspect in a U.S. criminal probe, according to court documents
Published: August 3, 2026 20:03
The agent was charged and fired after confessing to making unauthorized withdrawals.
The House Ethics Committee concluded that Rep. Chuck Edwards (R., N.C.) made unwelcome sexual advances to female House staffers and recommended he be censured
Published: August 3, 2026 19:24
North Carolina Republican made unwelcome sexual advances to female staffers, a report concluded.
Watch WSJ’s Eliza Collins travel to Detroit to report on the recent success of the Democratic Socialists of America
Published: August 3, 2026 16:17
Watch Eliza Collins travel to Detroit to report on the recent success of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Sarah Trone Garriott, the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, is one of a number of Democratic candidates who view politics as an extension of faith
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/inside-the-democrats-push-to-win-back-religious-voters-7fcaadd0
Published: August 3, 2026 15:28
Iowa’s Sarah Trone Garriott and a growing number of Democratic ministers nationwide are trying to challenge the GOP’s long dominance among white Christians.
Northrop Grumman Enters $3 Billion Contracts to Increase Missile Defense Production
Published: August 3, 2026 12:49
Northrop Grumman signed two agreements totaling $3 billion to speed up production of missile interceptors.
President Trump at long last might have discovered a way out of the Iran quagmire. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter:
https://www.wsj.com/politics/did-trump-finally-find-an-offramp-for-the-iran-war-f066ab1b
Published: August 3, 2026 11:07
Plus, Todd Blanche rescinds the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, which could aid his confirmation as attorney general, and comparing the new Air Force One to older models.
Acting ICE Director David Venturella has divested his Geo Group stocks and recused himself from contracts, according to a letter sent to Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Published: August 3, 2026 09:00
David Venturella previously worked at Geo Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison operators.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said he formally rescinded an “anti-weaponization fund” that became an impasse for two GOP senators blocking his confirmation to the permanent position
Published: August 3, 2026 05:16
The fund became an impasse for two holdout Republican senators blocking Todd Blanche’s confirmation as attorney general.
High-stakes Michigan primary tests progressive clout and the Democratic direction
Published: August 3, 2026 02:00
The bitter Senate nomination race will show whether the party’s left wing can win in the heartland.
California Democrats endorse a proposed billionaire tax, giving the November ballot measure a major political boost despite Newsom’s opposition
Published: August 2, 2026 23:39
Endorsement of the ballot proposal at party meeting comes despite deep divisions among major Democrat figures.
Sen. Bernie Moreno says his former son-in-law, Rep. Max Miller of Ohio, shouldn’t continue to serve in Congress, accusing Miller of “dangerous behavior” toward Moreno’s daughter
Published: August 2, 2026 19:02
Rep. Max Miller draws a sharp rebuke from Sen. Bernie Moreno, who says his former son-in-law shouldn’t serve in Congress.
Cori Bush is trying to overcome millions in spending from pro-Israel groups to reclaim her old House seat
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/cori-bush-democratic-campaign-2026-5d0fdee5
Published: August 2, 2026 17:00
Cori Bush is trying to overcome millions in spending from pro-Israel groups to reclaim her old House seat.
Trump said he wants a Qatari-donated jet used as Air Force One to be “maxed out.” Here’s a visual look at how it compares with other presidential jets.
Published: August 2, 2026 16:00
From laser weapons to color schemes, transporting the president around the world is a study in details.
High-profile donors have given little or no money to the Democratic National Committee this year, and a running joke among some is that the DNC stands for “Do Not Contribute”
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democrat-fundraising-midterm-elections-57f3d73c
Published: August 2, 2026 01:00
Donors have shunned the Washington establishment, and Democratic fundraising groups are lagging behind Republican counterparts
President Trump threatened to push for legislation to compensate people “badly treated” if two Republican senators do not support his nominee for attorney general
Published: August 1, 2026 17:10
President’s nominee for attorney general is ensnared in fight over payout fund that could reward Trump allies.
Democratic socialist candidates are gaining momentum in primary battles from voters who are fed up with the status quo and drawn to populist policies like universal healthcare
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democratic-socialists-voters-why-3d25da52
Published: August 1, 2026 03:00
Progressive candidates are gaining momentum in primary battles with voters who are fed up with the status quo and drawn to populist policies like universal healthcare.
In purple Michigan, Rep. Haley Stevens and Abdul El-Sayed represent different waves of Democratic insurgency crashing up against each other.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/michigans-primary-democrats-stevens-el-sayed-2a14de38
Published: August 1, 2026 01:01
The two candidates represent dueling visions of a party in crisis.
Former congressman George Santos will pay more than $35,000 to settle a regulator’s claim that he manipulated wagers on prediction market Kalshi over whether he would attend the State of the Union
Published: July 31, 2026 22:09
Former congressman George Santos will pay more than $35,000 to settle a regulator’s claim that he manipulated wagers on prediction market Kalshi over whether he would attend the State of the Union.
President Trump’s aggressive immigration push has kept expanding to include rule and policy changes that tighten restrictions on legal immigration. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter:
Published: July 31, 2026 11:00
Plus, inside Trump’s unprecedented fundraising operation and the rise and fall of Anthony Fauci.
Nine things to know about Trump adviser Meredith O’Rourke, who has helped him raise more than $800 million
Published: July 31, 2026 09:30
The Florida operative, nicknamed “the princess of darkness,” sends out invites to $1 million-a-seat dinners.
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s lawyers advised him to invoke his Fifth Amendment right in a congressional hearing to avoid potential perjury charges from Republican opponents
https://www.wsj.com/politics/faucis-turn-from-pandemic-star-to-silent-witness-371788ae
Published: July 31, 2026 01:00
The nation’s most prominent doctor during Covid is confronting the biggest challenge to his legacy yet.
How Trump and his “princess of darkness” are persuading corporate America to donate hundreds of millions to fund his projects.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-donations-company-fundraising-1e34a78f
Published: July 30, 2026 23:30
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
The Trump administration is considering attaching a $100,000 price tag on international students’ ability to work in the U.S. after they graduate from an American university
Published: July 30, 2026 16:17
The proposed policy would particularly affect Silicon Valley, Wall Street and universities.
President Trump signaled he had no plans to negotiate with holdout Republicans who are blocking the nomination of attorney general pick Todd Blanche, setting up a showdown with two GOP lawmakers whose careers he effectively ended
Published: July 30, 2026 16:14
President signals no concessions on “antiweaponization fund” or no-audits deal to win over Sens. Cornyn and Tillis