Ishan Jain
Political news writer covering US policy, Congress, and foreign affairs, with a strong research focus on geopolitics and international trade policy
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Trump's pick Darline Graham charts a different course from late brother Lindsey Graham's legacy
Darline Graham faces experienced rivals in the GOP primary and says her top priority is helping President Donald Trump advance his agenda
Trump blasts 'disgusting' Democrat-run cities, says they're all 'crime-ridden and dirty'
Trump said he didn't want to 'mention any specific city' because 'it's really all of them'
Missing Mitch McConnell's staff accused of faking his signature on Trump letter
A July 28 letter signed by Mitch McConnell and Kentucky lawmakers urged Trump to approve disaster aid after floods and tornadoes killed six people
Trump's Truth Social now sells early access to his own posts for up to $100,000 a month
Trump Media's Truth API gives institutional investors faster access to major platform updates as Donald Trump remains Truth Social's top user
Republicans hammered Platner and Swalwell over scandals, now face their own Max Miller problem
Top Republicans have largely stayed silent on Max Miller as Mike Johnson said, 'the key word there is allegation'
Hunter Biden drops a bombshell '86 Trump lies' list, says 'it's almost impossible to keep up'
Hunter Biden's list spans nearly every corner of Trump's second term, from economic promises to foreign policy to the Reflecting Pool controversy
Trump cancels planned Iran attack after deal framework, announces reopening of Strait of Hormuz
In his post, Donald Trump said that 'the country of Israel joins me' in supporting the proposed peace agreement
Marco Rubio's 'golf cart' joke leaves Trump and entire Cabinet in stitches at Camp David meeting
The meeting marked the first live televised Cabinet session ever held at Camp David, a location Trump has rarely visited during his presidency
'Make that bet': Trump insists Greenland will be under US control by end of his term
Trump has argued throughout his second term that American control of the island is a national security necessity given its strategic Arctic location
Trump backs away from earlier promise to let Ukraine produce Patriot missiles
Donald Trump said discussions were ongoing but described the transfer of such advanced military technology as 'a hard thing to give away'
Trump fights back after judge accuses him of trying to ‘manipulate’ his own $10 billion lawsuit
Donald Trump appealed Kathleen Williams’ ruling after she rejected protections tied to the settlement involving his IRS records dispute
Kamala Harris snubs Biden, picks Obama when naming America’s most effective presidents
Kamala Harris named Franklin D Roosevelt, John F Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson, and Barack Obama, but not Joe Biden, under whom she served
Protester disrupts Chuck Schumer's anti-corruption speech, calls out his 'diabolical record'
Chuck Schumer attempted to move past the disruption, thanking the protester for his 'diatribe' and urging the audience to continue with the event
Hamas agrees to give up weapons under Trump plan, what it means for Iran and Gaza
President Donald Trump’s Gaza roadmap faces hurdles as Israel and Hamas remain divided over the timeline for disarmament and troop withdrawal
Fetterman breaks with Democrats' Fauci defense but says GOP went too far 'pounding' 85-year-old doctor
Sen John Fetterman said COVID-19 officials faced difficult choices while calling the lab-leak theory an emerging explanation
Musk pledges $120M to help GOP in midterms despite saying he got 'carried away' in 2024
Elon Musk spent $300M in 2024, fell out with Donald Trump, tried to start a third party, saw his Wisconsin bet fail, and now he's back. Why?
Susie Wiles makes rare Capitol Hill visit to break Trump's legislative logjam
Trump's key priorities, including the SAVE America Act, budget package, and Todd Blanche's confirmation, remain stalled in the Senate
CENTCOM warns Iran is mining troops' phone and Meta glasses footage as US mulls confiscating devices
Admiral Brad Cooper, head of CENTCOM, wrote in a letter that Iran is benefiting from being able to track the outcome of its attacks using the footage
Why did Anthony Fauci invoke Fifth Amendment despite Joe Biden’s pardon?
Subpoenaed to testify under oath by Sen Rand Paul, Dr Anthony Fauci repeatedly refused to answer questions from lawmakers
John Fetterman tells Benjamin Netanyahu he's Democrats' 'conscience,' blasts party over Israel
John Fetterman said he was the only Democrat to publicly reject criticism of Israel during his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu