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Since 2006, the party controlling the White House has always lost House seats in the midterms. DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene told a Monitor Breakfast how the “big, ugly bill” will work to Democrats’ advantage.

Under President Trump’s new AI plan, America’s strategy has moved from cautious to bold, though critics are concerned that key safeguards are missing.

At President Trump’s request, Republicans in Texas and possibly other states are eyeing redistricting plans that could add seats to their U.S. House majority. Democrats are warning they might retaliate, in an escalating battle for House control.

Republican efforts to redraw districts could backfire, and Democrats are well positioned to net the three House seats they need to take power in the 2026 midterm elections, says Rep. Suzan DelBene at a Christian Science Monitor Breakfast with reporters.

As President Donald Trump tries to quell an uproar within his base over his handling of the Epstein files, he’s using a tactic – diversion – that has bailed him out of difficult spots before. But this time, he may be promising revelations he can’t or won’t deliver on.

In a push to meet President Donald Trump’s goal of deporting 1 million unauthorized immigrants, the administration is enlisting agencies not typically involved in immigration enforcement. 

President Donald Trump started his second presidency with a burst of executive actions on issues core to his electoral success, such as the economy and immigration. Public support for him on those issues is starting to slip.

​As people, Elon Musk and Russ Vought ​could hardly be more different. But ​they share a determination ​to shrink government. And M​r. Vought’s power to do it, as the Trump administration’s budget director​, is enormous.

At a Monitor Breakfast, President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget director took a victory lap – and pledged more government cuts to come.

President Trump has held his MAGA coalition together for a decade. But many supporters say his refusal to release information on the Jeffrey Epstein case means he’s acting more like the deep state they want to tear down.