Morgan Chalfant

What’s at stake Some in the Trump administration have tried to make the domestic case for the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by arguing it helps stem drug shipments into the US. Maduro, now facing federal charges in New York, has long been... See more

The State Department’s independent watchdog is reviewing a request from two Democratic senators to investigate whether Trump officials broke ethics rules in connection with deals involving the United Arab Emirates, according to correspondence shared wit... See more

what’s at stake The Trump administration’s handling of the abortion drug mifepristone is dividing the Republican Party. Bloomberg reported this month that FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is slow-walking the administration’s promised safety review of the app... See more

what’s at stake It’s an age-old axiom in Washington: Don’t expect bipartisan dealmaking in an election year. As the 2026 midterms draw closer, there are already signs that sparse work across the aisle will shrink further as Republicans and Democrats diver... See more

The News Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., delivered a withering critique of his own party on Wednesday, asserting that congressional Republicans are failing to help enact the agenda that President Donald Trump ran on. “Congress really has to act,” Hawley told Sem... See more