Key Events (10)
Senator Bill Cassidy lost his Louisiana Republican primary on May 17, with Trump intervening to oust him after Cassidy's 2021 impeachment conviction vote. Julia Letlow advanced to a GOP runoff, with Cassidy trailing significantly.
President Trump attacked Rep. Thomas Massie as a 'bum' on social media, urging voters to remove him in his primary after Massie remained a critic of Trump within the Republican party.
A White House-backed prayer rally titled 'One Nation Under God' drew thousands to Washington DC's National Mall, with criticism that the event blurred lines between church and state.
Rising prices, largely attributed to the war in Iran, are testing voters' patience and finances just months before the next election, with concerns about economic strain on ordinary Americans.
Trump warned Iran that the 'clock is ticking' in peace negotiations, as Iranian media reported the US has not made concrete concessions in response to Tehran's latest proposals.
The US allowed Russian oil sanctions waivers to lapse while Ukraine conducted a large drone attack on Russia, killing 3 soldiers, on day 1,544 of the war.
Former Sen. Lamar Alexander released a memoir calling Trump's January 6 actions an impeachable offense and urging Congress to reassert its power, as debate continues over the political aftermath.
A congressional hemp ban could criminalize CBD products and undermine a Medicare pilot program designed to reimburse patients for hemp-derived treatments.
Republican efforts to oust Rep. James Clyburn, South Carolina's only Black Democratic congressman, proceeded after the Supreme Court effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act, with critics calling the strategy 'Jim Crow 2.0'.
A Tennessee-based tax settlement with the Trump administration could distribute billions of taxpayer dollars to the president and his allies if the full amount requested is granted, potentially more than doubling the Trump family's net worth.