A last-minute detour on the way to signing a housing bill spurs public grousing about the president’s focus
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, left, and US President Donald Trump arrive to speak to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. Over lunch in a wood-paneled room on the Capitol's second floor, several GOP senators plan to try to impress on Trump that his targeting of fellow Republicans, controversial diversions and refusal to focus on voters' economic concerns threaten the party's control of Congress. Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg
Steering the always volatile relationship between Trump and NATO
US President Donald Trump (R) speaks with NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026 Photographer: Mandel NGAN /AFP/Getty Images)
In today’s NY primaries, the mayor seeks to unseat some incumbents
Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, speaks to members of the media after casting his ballot at a polling location inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art during early voting for a primary election in New York, US, on Saturday, June 20, 2026. New York will hold its primary election on June 23. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
The uneasy relationship carries major potential election impacts
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks to members of the media outside the Senate Chamber at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, June 15, 2026. The Senate will vote on an updated version of a bipartisan affordable housing legislative package this week, according to Senate aides, marking the latest step after months of negotiations as lawmakers in the House and Senate pushed competing versions of the bill. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
The party’s next standard bearer will campaign to turn the page on Trump
Gavin Newsom, governor of California, arrives for the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in the Jackson Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, US, on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Intended as a celebration of the progress embodied by the nation’s first Black leader, its Juneteenth unveiling comes at a time when his agenda - and broader diversity initiatives - are wilting from a decade of concerted attack. Photographer: Talia Sprague/Bloomberg
Jay Clayton is at the middle of a major proxy battle in Washington
Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), during the Bloomberg Global Credit Forum in New York, US, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The event gathers some of the industry's most influential voices to explore where debt markets go from here. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
The president is facing questions from multiple corners at home and abroad
President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with Qatar's Emir on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images) Photographer: MANDEL NGAN/AFP
The president has pressed hard for a win, but many thorny issues remain
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, on June 15. Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images
The president is everywhere, all the time like few chief executives before him
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 08: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on prior to a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks in Game Three of the 2026 NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on June 08, 2026 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Photographer: Al Bello/Getty Images North America
Graham Platner shows the risk of backing a complete unknown
Graham Platner, Democratic US Senate candidate for Maine, greets attendees during a Fighting Oligarchy event in Portland, Maine, US, on Monday, May 25, 2026. Senator Susan Collins, who took the Appropriations gavel this Congress, faces a competitive race in her state against Democratic candidate Graham Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer. Photographer: Sophie Park/Bloomberg
Even as the dust settles for 2026, both parties are gearing up to do it again in 2028
"I Voted" stickers at a polling location inside the Garners Ferry Adult Activity Center on the first day of early voting for the South Carolina primary election in Hopkins, South Carolina, US, on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The South Carolina Senate nixed a proposal backed by President Donald Trump to enact more Republican-friendly congressional lines for the 2026 election. Photographer: Sam Wolfe/Bloomberg
The Treasury secretary has so far demurred, citing ongoing litigation and attorney-client privilege
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The hearing is meant to examine the agency's 2027 budget request. Photographer: Eric Lee/Bloomberg
Republicans are increasingly raising sharp questions about the president’s moves
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks to members of the media outside his office at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026. Political turmoil in the US House over President Donald Trump's immigration raids risks prolonging a partial government shutdown that began Saturday. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
On Iran, a “weaponization” fund and more, the president is prioritizing on issues big and small
US President Donald Trump during the Congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Trump threatened to resume strikes on Iran in the coming days as part of the push for a deal to end the war, after he said he had just called off a US attack. Photographer: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg
The slipping calendar adds to doubts about the party passing another major bill this year
US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana, arrives for the House Republican Conference caucus meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. The House passed an affordable housing package Wednesday that lawmakers hope is close enough to what senators proposed to make it to President Donald Trump’s desk. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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