Year: 2026
May 14, 2026
Congress
House Democrats prep for years of redistricting hardball after court losses
High-minded appeals to good government are out. Ruthless partisan tactics are in.
May 14, 2026
Politics
‘Lion’-like Trump deploys ‘power move’ as he, Xi show ‘genuine affection’ during historic China summit: body language expert
"He is not intimidated by Xi at all. He's showing, kind of like a peacock or a lion, he's showing his power,” Lillian Glass, a body language expert, said...
May 14, 2026
Politics
Striking difference between Trump-Xi summit in 2026 and 2017: expert
"Tonight’s ceremony appeared significantly more jovial, conversational, and personally interactive," she said. "Tonight’s ceremony appeared significantly more jovial, conversational, and personally interactive," she said.
May 14, 2026
Politics
Xi raises prospect of a future US-China war in meeting with Trump: ‘Thucydides trap’
Xi made reference to a geopolitical concept known as the Thucydides trap, which posits that there is a high probability of a violent clash when a rising power challenges...
May 14, 2026
Congress
House releases amended housing bill text, schedules vote for next week
The two chambers have been stalled on a bipartisan housing package for months, and the House is finally making a move to vote on an amended package.
May 14, 2026
Politics
California mayors go nuclear over plan to charge taxpayers even more for Gavin Newsom’s $231B high speed rail
Central Valley mayors blasted a state plan to snatch local tax revenues to pay for the troubled High Speed Rail. Central Valley mayors blasted a state plan to snatch...
May 14, 2026
Politics
Trump impressed by grand greeting in China, tells Xi the children stole the show
President Trump kicked off his bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping Thursday morning by praising the grand welcome ceremony. “I was particularly impressed by those children,” Trump said of...
May 14, 2026
Politics
Trump greets Xi in Beijing to kick off historic China summit
Trump and Xi stood shoulder-to-shoulder outside China's Great Hall of the People, a massive Communist Party showpiece overlooking Tiananmen Square, during the lavish arrival ceremony. Trump and Xi stood...
May 14, 2026
Congress
Lutnick sought to clean up Epstein revelations in closed testimony to House committee
A transcript of the secretary’s interview with Congressional investigators lays out his interactions with the convicted sex offender.
May 14, 2026
Politics
Gavin Newsom offers $1B subsidy for EV trucks as critics howl
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a massive $1 billion electric truck subsidy program Wednesday, prompting critics to accuse the Democrat of forcing taxpayers to bankroll an industry that still...