Amy Coney Barrett and Elena Kagan will appear in back-to-back hearings
Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, center, testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020. Senate Democrats entered a second day of questioning Barrett having made few inroads in their fight to keep her off the Supreme Court and elicited few clues about how she would rule on key cases. Photographer: Photographer: Susan Walsh/AP/Bloomberg
On Ukraine, Iran and more, Graham held Trump’s ear like few others.
Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, during a vote at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. The White House tightened its pressure on congressional Democrats as a US government shutdown lurched into a second week, saying it would give the holdouts another chance to agree to the spending bill before initiating mass firings of federal workers. Photographer: Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg
Americans’ shifting views are influencing foreign policy debates in both parties
Demonstrators hold an American and Israeli flag ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) near the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Months of Democratic infighting over Israel and US aid for its offensive in Gaza precede the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, itself part of a county with the nation's largest Palestinian population. Photographer: Emily Elconin/Bloomberg
A Patriot missiles promise and praise for Zelenskyy adds to Kyiv’s momentum
ANKARA, TURKEY - JULY 08: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (L) for bilateral talks at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 08, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Leaders from NATO's 32 countries, plus NATO allies like Ukraine, gathered in the Turkish capital to discuss a range of issues involving spending targets, defense industrial production, and support for Ukraine, among other topics. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images Europe
Democrats face dilemma over how permanent the shifts should be
US President Donald Trump during the "Salute to America" event on the National Mall in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, July 4, 2026. President Donald Trump will headline US Independence Day celebrations on Saturday with a speech and a show that seek to place him at the center of the nation's 250th anniversary. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg
The president is aiming for generational impact with the launch of new fund for kids
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak during the Trump Accounts Launch Summit in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Trump’s push to create accounts for children is getting support from financial firms including Visa Inc., which announced Wednesday that it will allow credit-card holders to use rewards points to fund those accounts. Photographer: Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg
A spate of new polling makes the race look more competitive than expected
Roy Cooper, former governor of North Carolina and Democratic US Senate candidate for North Carolina, during the "Make Stuff Cost Less" campaign kickoff event at Clouds Brewing in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. North Carolina voters on Tuesday set up a showdown for a key Senate seat by picking former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper to face off against Trump ally and ex-GOP Chairman Michael Whatley. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
A gifted plane — and hosting the Iran talks — illustrate the country’s outsize role
A Boeing 747-8 jetliner, which was a gift from the government of Qatar, is designated as the new Air Force One and will replace the military-grade 747-2. Photographer: Andrew Leyden/Getty Images
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