A 7-Day Standoff That Said So Much About Trump and the Media

An abrupt decree, a network boycott, a legal intervention and an uneasy détente: This was no typical battle between a president and his press corps.The press pool, without network TV cameras, gathered for a White House welcoming ceremony for President Xi Jinping of China and his wife on Thursday.

M Michael M. Grynbaum

Rahm Emanuel, Eyeing 2028, Makes His 2026 Play

The longtime Democratic insider has emerged as a behind-the-scenes force in his party’s push to win back Congress. After that, he’ll think about the next presidential race.Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor and chief of staff to President Barack Obama, has been recruiting Democratic House candid

S Shane Goldmacher

VoteVets Spends Millions to Elect Democrats, Shaping Midterms

The organization, founded in 2006 to back Democratic veterans opposing the Iraq war, is pouring huge sums into this year’s elections amid intense voter antipathy for another conflict in the Middle East.Josh Turek, a Democratic candidate for Senate, received $9.7 million on digital and television adv

A Annie Karni

Bobby Pulido, a Texan Singer, Puts Republicans on Defense

Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician running as a Democrat for the House, has left his Republican opponent struggling to match his star power in a district that President Trump won easily in 2024.Bobby Pulido is running for a House seat anchored in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. President Trump won the

B Bayliss Wagner