Justices will decide key question of who is an American
A new American citizen holds an envelope with a US citizenship certificate following a naturalization ceremony in Utqiagvik, Alaska. Photographer: John Moore/Getty Images
Annual corporate tax revenue fell $65 billion in wake of One Big, Beautiful Bill
President Donald Trump signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic at the White House in Washington on July 4. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Getty Images
The biggest question hanging over the president this week is whether he sends in ground troops
US President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Trump said that Iran “gave” the US most of the 15 demands it issued to Tehran to end the war, even as it remains unclear whether either side is negotiating. Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg
Republican unity is showing early signs of fraying
Senator Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, speaks to members of the media in the Senate Subway of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The US Senate cleared the way for President Donald Trump to continue military attacks on Iran in a vote Wednesday that starkly demonstrated the nation’s deep divisions as it goes to war in a volatile region. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
Top national Republican political groups are outraising Democrats 4-to-1
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, departs following a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. The US Senate cleared the way for President Donald Trump to continue military attacks on Iran in a vote Wednesday that starkly demonstrated the nation’s deep divisions as it goes to war in a volatile region. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
Real action begins as lawmakers face the prospect of missed flights home
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, walks towards his office at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. President Donald Trump’s attempts to strong-arm Republicans into gutting Senate rules to pass voter ID legislation will spill out onto the Senate floor this week, focusing political time and attention on a MAGA priority that appears certain to fail. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
Senator Markwayne Mullin, a Republican from Oklahoma and secretary of Homeland Security nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security will face pointed questions from senators about his limited management and homeland security experience. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg
The focus on war over affordability is threatening the administration’s control over Washington
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, March 20, 2026. US officials said the White House is sending more than 2,000 additional Marines to the Middle East as it weighs a plan to seize Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub, a ground operation that would carry huge risks for President Donald Trump. Photographer: Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg
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