U.S.

10 things you need to know today: May 28, 2023
The national debt clock in midtown Manhattan.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: May 28, 2023

White House, Republicans reach tentative debt ceiling deal
President Biden (R) and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
Negotiations Complete

White House, Republicans reach tentative debt ceiling deal

10 things you need to know today: May 27, 2023
President Biden speaks to reporters about the debt ceiling.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: May 27, 2023

Ukraine vs. Russia vs. America?
Putin, Biden and Zelenskyy
Talking point

Ukraine vs. Russia vs. America?

Censoring ideas and rewriting history
Copies of banned books from various states and school systems.
Briefing

Censoring ideas and rewriting history

Is DeSantis' campaign derailed?
Ron DeSantis riding Twitter logo
Today's big question

Is DeSantis' campaign derailed?

Will George Santos be expelled from the House?
expel george santos sign
Briefing

Will George Santos be expelled from the House?

All running list of the 2024 presidential candidates
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Larry Elder.
Briefing

All running list of the 2024 presidential candidates

Will Trump win the GOP nomination?
Donald Trump
Briefing

Will Trump win the GOP nomination?

1st Jan. 6 sedition sentences land Oath Keepers in prison for 18 and 12 years
Stewart Rhodes
Capitol Siege Aftermath

1st Jan. 6 sedition sentences land Oath Keepers in prison for 18 and 12 years

Texas House panel files 20 impeachment counts against AG Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Justice

Texas House panel files 20 impeachment counts against AG Ken Paxton

48 states sue telecom company over billions of robocalls
unknown number is calling the smartphone
Scam likely

48 states sue telecom company over billions of robocalls

The scandal roiling the Texas GOP
Ken Paxton in Washington
Behind the scenes

The scandal roiling the Texas GOP

Will anti-abortion Republicans abandon Trump?
An illustrated collage of Trump frowning and abortion protesters in the background
Today's big question

Will anti-abortion Republicans abandon Trump?

Ron DeSantis campaign launch mercilessly mocked after Twitter glitches
Ron DeSantis campaign launch
'Failure to Launch'

Ron DeSantis campaign launch mercilessly mocked after Twitter glitches

Ron DeSantis launches presidential campaign
Ron DeSantis
Better late than never

Ron DeSantis launches presidential campaign

The George Santos shuffle
Rep. George Santos
Behind the scenes

The George Santos shuffle

Has DeSantis gone too far?
Cinderella's castle at Walt Disney World.
Today's big question

Has DeSantis gone too far?

Is the IRS about to kill TurboTax?
IRS building and sign
Today's big question

Is the IRS about to kill TurboTax?

Florida school restricts Amanda Gorman's Biden inauguration poem
Amanda Gorman
Book Bans

Florida school restricts Amanda Gorman's Biden inauguration poem

Trump gets March 2024 criminal trial date in New York as federal charges loom
Donald Trump
Trump on Trial

Trump gets March 2024 criminal trial date in New York as federal charges loom

Report finds nearly 2,000 kids abused by Catholic clergy in Illinois
Holy Name Cathedral, the seat of the Chicago Archdiocese.
A Big Problem

Report finds nearly 2,000 kids abused by Catholic clergy in Illinois

California is diverting melting snow to avoid flooding
California's Tulare Lake.
the river runs down

California is diverting melting snow to avoid flooding

Which states have banned gender-affirming care?
People holding transgender flags
In depth

Which states have banned gender-affirming care?

Why is Doug Burgum running for president?
Doug Burgum
Profile

Why is Doug Burgum running for president?

Republicans' Trump catch-22
Mike Pence, Donald Trump, and Ron DeSantis.
Behind the scenes

Republicans' Trump catch-22

3 Western states agree to cut Colorado River use in breakthrough pact
Lake Mead
Water Truce

3 Western states agree to cut Colorado River use in breakthrough pact

E. Jean Carroll seeks further damages from Trump over CNN remarks
E. Jean Carroll.
lawsuits

E. Jean Carroll seeks further damages from Trump over CNN remarks

NAACP, other rights groups warn tourists to avoid 'openly hostile' Florida
Ron DeSantis
Don't Say Slave

NAACP, other rights groups warn tourists to avoid 'openly hostile' Florida

Who are the Moms for Liberty?
Woman in Moms for Liberty shirt.
Briefing

Who are the Moms for Liberty?

Title 42 is over. Where is the migrant surge?
Migrants at border.
Today's big question

Title 42 is over. Where is the migrant surge?

Lessons from the Durham report
Durham report.
Talking point

Lessons from the Durham report

Biden and McCarthy to meet Monday for debt ceiling negotiations
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
third time's a charm?

Biden and McCarthy to meet Monday for debt ceiling negotiations

Biden announces new $375M military aid package for Ukraine
President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Helping Ukraine

Biden announces new $375M military aid package for Ukraine

10 things you need to know today: May 21, 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: May 21, 2023