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House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda - The Associated Press
House Republicans have muscled their budget blueprint to passage, with a push from President Donald Trump. The vote late Tuesday evening is a crucial step toward delivering what he's called his “big, beautiful bill,” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 tr…
State of emergency declared after blackout plunges most of Chile into darkness - CNN
Chile’s president has declared a state of emergency after an electricity blackout plunged most of the country into darkness on Tuesday, including the capital Santiago.
Musk fights back as some Trump aides resist intensifying DOGE push - The Washington Post
The White House said federal agencies have discretion over key policy, as records showed Elon Musk’s team pushing for still more enormous changes.
US and Ukraine near an economic deal with mineral rights but no security promise, officials say - The Associated Press
Three senior Ukrainian officials say that Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals. The officials, who were familiar with the matter, spoke on condition …
Fox News White House correspondent blasts new pool policy - The Hill
Jacqui Heinrich, Fox News’s senior White House correspondent, sharply criticized the White House’s decision to take over the press pool from the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), which has governed the press pool for decades. Heinrich, in a post…
Trump says US will sell $5 million ‘gold card’ to wealthy foreigners - CNN
President Donald Trump said the US would be selling what he described as a “gold card” to wealthy foreigners, giving them the right to live and work in the US and offering a path to citizenship in exchange for a $5 million fee.
SpaceX rocket to send Intuitive Machine's second lunar lander to the moon - Fox Business
Intuitive Machines out of Texas is sending a second lunar lander, this time Athena, to the moon, where it will drill for water, ice and other gases.
Scientists say they’ve discovered why Mars is red - CNN
A study suggests Mars takes its red hue from a type of mineral that forms in cool water, which could reveal insights about whether Mars was ever able to support life.
House Republicans pass budget resolution, clearing a key early test for Trump agenda - NPR
The GOP framework that passed Tuesday allows the party to move ahead on a sweeping multitrillion plan to address defense, energy, immigration and tax policy.
Sean McVay: The Rams want Matthew Stafford to continue as their quarterback - NBC Sports
The Rams still want Matthew Stafford to be the team's quarterback.
Johnson and Trump pull off surprising win to advance GOP agenda after vote whiplash in the House - CNN
Speaker Mike Johnson pulled off a stunning turnaround Tuesday night to rescue a critical vote to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda that had seemed doomed just moments earlier.
Ravens call allegations against Justin Tucker ‘serious’ and ‘concerning’ - The Washington Post
Coach John Harbaugh and General Manager Eric DeCosta say the Ravens will allow the NFL’s investigation to proceed before making any decisions.
A sweeping power blackout leaves most of Chile in darkness - The Associated Press
A sweeping power blackout has left most of Chile in darkness. Tuesday's blackout sent internet and phone services offline, paralyzed businesses and forced evacuations of tunnels and subways in the South American nation. The grid operator blamed a disruption o…
Congressional Republicans start backing away from Musk - POLITICO
The tech mogul hinted he might wade into spending negotiations again ahead of the next government funding deadline.
‘We’re nowhere near done with Framework Laptop 16’ says Framework CEO - The Verge
The Framework Laptop 16 got little mention at today’s event, which focused on the new, similarly gamer-oriented Framework Desktop instead.
Amazon Alexa event — live updates and last-minute rumors - Tom's Guide
Everything you need to know about Amazon's Devices event - Alexa and more
Senate GOP squirms over U.S. vote with Russia - Axios
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) called the United Nations vote "shameful."
Jolted Republicans beg Elon Musk to ease up with DOGE - Axios
One Republican suggested Musk is disliked in Congress because "we have to deal with the ramifications of what he says."
House GOP pulls budget resolution, signaling Republicans lack votes - The Hill
House GOP leaders pulled their budget resolution from the floor at the last minute Tuesday evening after they were unable to win over a handful of conservative fiscal hawks who threatened to tank the framework for President Trump’s ambitious legislative agend…
Judge orders Trump administration to pay millions in USAID funds - The Washington Post
Officials have one day to resume foreign aid payments after a contentious hearing in which a government lawyer couldn’t say if funds had been unfrozen.