A coalition of anti-Trump state attorneys general met “daily” during 2025 to brainstorm and organize ways to foil the admin, according to a Soros-backed New Mexico attorney general
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Picking the right fight: Congressional tensions rise in wake of Minnesota ICE-involved shooting
Democratic divisions emerge over ICE appropriations after a shooting in Minnesota. Progressive lawmakers push for defunding while leadership resists.
Bessent blames Walz as Treasury probes whether Minnesota fraud funds reached terror group al-Shabab
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Minnesota tax dollars could have potentially been diverted to terrorist organization al-Shabab through alleged fraud schemes.
‘Squad’ Rep Ayanna Pressley’s ex-con husband slaps phone out of man’s hands as he tries to ask her a question
The husband of Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., can be seen on video swatting a phone out of a reporter’s hands as he tried to ask the congresswoman about Minnesota child care fraud tied to the Somali community.
Trump and Musk share ‘lovely dinner’ at Mar-a-Lago after public feuding
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump appear to reconcile after political tensions over federal spending, sharing a “lovely dinner” at Mar-a-Lago following disagreements.
DOGE says agencies cut $1.6B in federal contracts, flags spending on Somalia, HHS web services
Federal agencies axed contracts including $47M Somalia military support and $19.5M health website as DOGE pushes government efficiency under President Trump.
Inside Trump’s first-year power plays and the court fights testing them
Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in all four years of his first term combined. It’s unclear whether many of them can survive court challenges.
Best Of 2025: Inside The Now-Shuttered Agency Where Employees Lived ‘Like Reigning Kings’
Editor’s note: This week, we’re reprinting some of our best stories from the past year. This piece, originally published in May, won Luke Rosiak the Read More
Inside the Trump-Musk split: How America’s most powerful bromance imploded into the biggest breakup of 2025
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s relationship soured in 2025 when Musk criticized Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, leading to a political breakup that played out on social media.
The iciest moments of 2025: The 5 political feuds that froze Washington
President Donald Trump’s second term sparked major political controversies in 2025, from the longest government shutdown in history to mass deportation operations.