Politics

ABC News reports: As markets around the world slumped and other countries plotted retaliation in reaction to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley and Democrat Maria Cantwell introduced bipartisan legislation Thursday that would require Congress to approve new tariffs. The Senate bill would require the president to notify Congress of new tariffs within 48 hours and for …

CBS News reports: The mayor of one of North Dakota’s largest cities resigned after an investigation into him mistakenly sending a lewd video to the city attorney. Minot Mayor Tom Ross resigned Tuesday, the same day an investigative report was made public that found Ross sent a video of himself masturbating to City Attorney Stefanie Stalheim in January. He sent …

Manchester’s ABC affiliate reports: Rep. Chris Pappas is running for U.S. Senate. The four-term congressman is announcing his campaign this morning with a video on social media, highlighting his Manchester roots, business background and record on Capitol Hill. “I think people, regardless of their politics, have a sense that the system is not working, that there are special interests and …

The Washington Post reports: Hungary announced plans Thursday to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, hours after Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu — who is sought under an ICC arrest warrant that accuses him of crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza — arrived there for a state visit. “The government will initiate the withdrawal procedure on Thursday, in accordance …

Newsweek reports: President Donald Trump’s sweeping new global tariffs will cost the average American family more than $3,500 per year, according to an analysis from a group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence. Advancing American Freedom, a conservative advocacy group, said the additional costs associated with the president’s proposed international tariffs will make the “American Dream unaffordable.” Pence posting …

Politico reports: Xavier Becerra, the former health secretary under President Joe Biden, is joining the burgeoning field to be California’s next governor — regardless of whether Kamala Harris seeks the post. The former California attorney general, who has been mulling a run for the state’s top job for at least a year, launched his bid in a brief video on …

THOM TILLIS: “Anyone who says there may be a little bit of pain before we get things right, need to talk to my farmers who are one crop away from bankruptcy. They don’t have time. So we’ve got to be crisp on this implementation. Otherwise, we could do damage that is irreparable to farmers.” RON JOHNSON: “As the president has …

The New York Times reports: A liberal candidate for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overcame $25 million in spending from Elon Musk and defeated her conservative opponent on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported, in a contest that became a kind of referendum on Mr. Musk and his slashing of the federal government. With turnout extraordinarily high for …

The Associated Press reports: New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted all night and into Tuesday afternoon in a feat of endurance to show Democrats’ resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping actions. Booker took to the Senate floor on Monday evening, saying he would remain there as long as he was …

The Associated Press reports: In the 1st Congressional District, Republican Jimmy Patronis and Democrat Gay Valimont are running to replace former Rep. Matt Gaetz. Patronis is the state’s chief financial officer. He received Trump’s endorsement in the crowded 10-person primary. Valimont is a gun control activist. She challenged Gaetz for the seat in November and received 34 percent of the …

Politico Europe reports: The extremist youth group affiliated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) dissolved itself on Monday to avert a possible ban that might have damaged the party as it tries to broaden its appeal among German voters. The “Young Alternative,” as the AfD-affiliated youth organization is known, has been classified as a right-wing extremist group by Germany’s …

Politico reports: Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, the centrist dealmaker who wielded virtually unilateral veto power over the Biden administration’s legislative agenda, has landed on K Street. The Arizona Democrat-turned-independent is joining the law and lobbying firm Hogan Lovells, where she will serve as a senior counsel in the global regulatory and intellectual property practice, the firm announced Monday. Sinema was known …

The BBC reports: France’s Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of misappropriating European funds to finance her far-right National Rally (RN) party, in a case which could lead to her being barred from standing in the 2027 presidential election. The judge has not yet said what the sentence will be. Prosecutors last year said Le Pen’s punishment should be …

CBS News reports: A newly proposed California ballot initiative aims to prevent health insurance companies from denying medical care to patients. Retired litigator Paul Eisner has submitted the “Luigi Mangione Access to Health Care Act” to the state Attorney General’s office. The proposed measure would make it illegal in California for anyone other than a licensed physician to deny, delay, …

Politico reports: In early 2021, pandemic-battered New Yorkers were finally feeling a glimmer of hope: A mass vaccine site at Citi Field that promised around-the-clock shots. Then Gov. Andrew Cuomo stepped in. The state’s chief executive was irate over the site, which happened to be championed by his political nemesis at the time — Mayor Bill de Blasio. Cuomo made …

Axios reports: Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) is telling his colleagues that he’ll announce his campaign for New Hampshire’s open Senate seat early next month, according to people familiar with the matter. Pappas wants to put down a marker he’ll run to succeed retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), regardless of who jumps into the race. Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-N.H), a former …

Bloomberg News reports: Senate Majority Leader John Thune pitched a full repeal of the estate tax Wednesday, setting as a priority the elimination of the levy on the fortunes of some of the wealthiest Americans as Republicans draft a massive economic package. “I continue to advocate for eliminating the death tax once and for all, so no farmer or rancher …

USA Today reports: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Biden administration’s regulation of untraceable “ghost guns,” ruling that the weapons can be subject to background checks and other requirements. The 7-2 decision, which overturned an opinion by a conservative appeals court, was a victory for former President Joe Biden. But President Donald Trump could repeal the regulation, something gun …

The Down Ballot reports: Democrats pulled off an astonishing upset in a special election for the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday night, as East Petersburg Mayor James Andrew Malone defeated Republican Josh Parsons by a 50-49 margin to flip a district Donald Trump carried by 15 points last year. Those toplines, however, don’t tell the complete story of just how ancestrally …

The Bangor Daily News reports: U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said it was “extremely troubling” that senior officials under President Donald Trump texted about war plans in a group chat that inadvertently included a journalist who wrote about the episode in a shocking report Monday. The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, wrote the story that went up Monday afternoon, starting …