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Today — 1 April 2026Main stream

Forgoing Oversight of Iran War, G.O.P. Calls Hegseth to Testify on Budget

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Megan Mineiro
1 April 2026 at 06:25
After resisting calls for public hearings for weeks, House Republicans have called the secretary of defense to testify at a budget hearing in late April for the first time since the attacks on Iran began.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.

Backdoor Funding of Homeland Security Agency Could Weaken Congress Anew

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Carl Hulse
1 April 2026 at 05:51
An emerging Republican plan to skirt a Democratic filibuster and fund an entire department without congressional appropriations would be the latest example of surrendering power to the White House.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis in early January. Using the complex budget process known as reconciliation to fund the entire Homeland Security Department, as Republicans are suggesting, would be a significant departure from traditional congressional practice.

Gavin Newsom Suggests His Conservative Critics Are Gay in Online Insults Criticized as Homophobic

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Tim Balk
1 April 2026 at 03:44
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides said that their online insults were meant to ridicule figures on the right. But some critics say they are homophobic.

© Felix Hörhager/picture-alliance, via AP Images

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, is attracting criticism for social media posts taunting his opponents by suggesting they are gay.

Republican Candidate for N.Y. Governor Is Denied Public Matching Funds

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Grace Ashford
1 April 2026 at 02:06
Bruce Blakeman, who is trying to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul, will not receive up to $7 million, after a 4-to-3 ruling by a Democratic-led board.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, faces a steep fund-raising disadvantage against the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Kathy Hochul.

New Book by JD Vance Will Explore His Conversion to Catholicism

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias
1 April 2026 at 00:11
The vice president’s book, to be released in June, will detail his return to Christianity after leaving the loosely evangelical practice of his childhood.

© Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times

Vice President JD Vance’s faith has become a conspicuous part of his political biography.
Yesterday — 31 March 2026Main stream

Mark Sanford, Years After Scandal, Aims for a Comeback to Congress

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Reid J. Epstein
31 March 2026 at 06:05
The former South Carolina governor and congressman filed papers to run for his old seat, six years after running for president and nearly two decades after a high-profile affair.

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Mark Sanford in 2023. His star has risen and fallen in Republican politics over the years.

Senate Republicans Make No Move to End DHS Shutdown in Brief Session

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Carl Hulse
31 March 2026 at 02:16
With Congress in recess, much of the Homeland Security Department remains without money because of the impasse on Capitol Hill, even as airport security workers are to begin getting paid.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

“If we had something good to go today, we could have done it today,” Senator John Hoeven said on Monday.

How a Democratic Battle in Maine Is Challenging the Idea of Political Risk

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Lisa Lerer and Katie Glueck
31 March 2026 at 04:18
Gov. Janet Mills argues that her rival for Senate, Graham Platner, could be doomed by his history of offensive online remarks. But at a time of anti-establishment anger, Mr. Platner says he is the safer choice.

© Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press; Sophie Park for The New York Times

The Democratic primary race for Senate in Maine between Graham Platner and Gov. Janet Mills has quickly become one of the most contentious Democratic primaries of the midterm season.

‘I Think That MAGA Is Dying:’ Inside the Youth Movement at CPAC

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Nathan Taylor Pemberton
30 March 2026 at 23:17
At a sparsely attended Conservative Political Action Conference, young Republicans were eager to start the post-Trump era.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

The annual Conservative Political Action Conference has been gradually waning in energy for years, but empty convention halls and an anemic speakers list gave many young people in attendance a doomed feeling.
Before yesterdayMain stream

5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Tim Balk
29 March 2026 at 17:01
The war in Iran was a galvanizing force, but plenty of protesters focused on President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Senate candidates in several key races joined the crowds.

© Loren Elliott for The New York Times

“No Kings” demonstrators on Saturday in front of the Idaho State Capitol in Boise. Thousands of rallies of varying sizes were held across the country.

At CPAC, Texas Shows Love for Ken Paxton and Boos for an Absent John Cornyn

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Lauren McGaughy
29 March 2026 at 17:00
A runoff election in two months sets up a fight between an incumbent who some say is not conservative enough and a challenger trying to shed scandals.

© Desiree Rios for The New York Times

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a candidate for U.S. senate, met with supporters during the Conservative Political Action Conference(CPAC) in Grapevine, Tx. on Friday.

Vance Wins CPAC Straw Poll, but Rubio Gains Steam Among MAGA Faithful

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Kellen Browning
29 March 2026 at 05:50
Conference organizers presented the poll results as a rebuttal to narratives that Republicans were split over the Iran war and support for Israel.

© Elizabeth Frantz for The New York Times

Vice President JD Vance won the CPAC straw poll for the second consecutive year, but his margin of victory was narrower this time.

G.O.P. Rift Leaves Congress With No Clear Path to End the Shutdown

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Carl Hulse
29 March 2026 at 05:40
The deadlock that left the Department of Homeland Security shuttered highlighted Republican divisions that are flaring ahead of the midterm elections.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

The Department of Homeland Security remained shut amid a bitter fight among House and Senate Republicans.

Kaela Berg, a Flight Attendant, Runs for Congress One Layover at a Time

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Lisa Lerer
28 March 2026 at 17:00
Kaela Berg is part of a crop of working-class candidates that Democrats hope can help the party win back blue-collar voters.

© Anna Watts for The New York Times

Kaela Berg, a Minnesota state representative who works as a flight attendant, is part of a new crop of working-class candidates with atypical backgrounds. Democrats hope they can help their party win back blue-collar voters.

Is Iran a Political Problem for Trump? Tell Me How Long the War Lasts.

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Nate Cohn
28 March 2026 at 17:03
Historically, quagmire abroad and high prices at home are the ingredients of a failed presidency.

© Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times

President Trump, with Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at Dover Air Force Base after six Army service members were killed in Kuwait.

House Vote Sets Up Clash With the Senate on D.H.S. Funding, Prolonging Shutdown

✇NYT | Top Stories
By: Carl Hulse， Megan Mineiro and Robert Jimison
28 March 2026 at 12:02
Republicans revolted over a Senate measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security and passed a rival bill, dimming the chances of a quick end to the crisis crippling airports.

© Eric Lee for The New York Times

Representative Chip Roy, Republican of Texas, center, with other members of the House Freedom Caucus at the Capitol on Friday.

Trump on the Dollar: Dismay and Derision

✇NYT | Opinion
28 March 2026 at 01:09
Reaction to President Trump’s signature on the dollar. Also: Innocent lives lost in Iran; Democrats’ brand; young job seekers; subway announcements; calling all teenagers.
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