A new NBC News poll finds the president’s weak approval rating is dragging Republicans down heading into the 2026 midterms. History says that number is the single best predictor of what comes next.
After backlash over installing Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief, Trump nominated former SEC chairman Jay Clayton to run national intelligence. The fight over who minds America’s spies is really a fight over FISA and trust.
For the first time ever, FISA Section 702 lapses at midnight after the House fails to extend it. The reason has nothing to do with privacy and everything to do with Trump putting a housing official in charge of 18 spy agencies.
A proposed $1.8 billion fund is being shelved after congressional Republicans pushed back hard. The rare intra-party clash says more than the dollar figure does.