2026Talks

The Trump Administration hammers away at Obama as the frenzy over Epstein files continues. FEMA director defends actions in Texas floods and Miami voters head to polls in November after a lawsuit.

President Trump says Obama committed treason to skew the 2016 election results. Speaker Mike Johnson grows frustrated with attempts to release Epstein files and a new agreement lets the Department of Homeland Security access personal information from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare.

The ICE director defends officers wearing masks during immigration raids, while the Trump administration is found to have ignored dozens of court rulings. Advocates make another push to abolish the death penalty in Pennsylvania.

Congress cuts funding for public broadcasting, as federal school choice tax credits face pushback. Trump's Epstein troubles spread and protests from last week through the weekend honor John Lewis and challenge budget impacts on vulnerable communities.

An asylum case sparks alarm, protests invoke the late John Lewis, Trump continues to face backlash over the Epstein files and the Senate moves forward with cuts to foreign aid.

Trump is pressed to name a special counsel for the Epstein case. Speaker Mike Johnson urges the Senate not to change the rescissions bill and illegal immigrants are no longer eligible for bond before deportation hearings.

Use of the SCOTUS emergency docket draws questions, and whistleblower emails expose a DOJ willing to defy federal courts. Meanwhile, Minnesota's red flag law shows early trends and farmers and lawmakers sound alarms over privacy and trade.

Trump threatens Russia with secondary sanctions, some of the president's allies want him to fire the Fed chair and farmers and doctors worry about the impact of budget cuts on rural communities.

FEMA's Texas flood response is further criticized for unanswered calls. Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego-Garcia want guidance about a potential second deportation and new polls show not as many Americans are worried about the state of democracy.