The number of Republicans who identify as MAGA dropped in the first months of President Donald Trump's second term in office after peaking in March, according to a new poll. Newsweek reached out to the Republican National Committee (RNC) for comment via its contact form.

Marco Rubio was grilled in the Senate about Trump’s foreign policy. Trump wants to use foreign aid funds to return migrants to conflict areas. Who? Ukrainians, Haitians and others who fled to the U.S. amid extreme, ongoing violence in their home nations. The plan would spend up to $250 million of foreign aid funds.

Jocelyn Benson was issued a warning this week for using a state-owned building to announce her run for Michigan governor.

Democratic strategist Paul Begala said it was a “tragedy” that Biden ran for re-election and there had to be “accountability” for the party’s decisions ahead of the vote. But he did not think the debate around the former president’s health would be a factor in the 2026 midterm elections or the 2028 presidential race.

More than 100 organizations are raising alarms about a provision in the House’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package that would hamstring the regulation of artificial intelligence systems.

President Trump went to Capitol Hill today to pressure House Republicans to unify around a wide-ranging bill that was designed to deliver his domestic agenda. He joined their weekly closed-door meeting and made it clear that he saw the legislation as a test of loyalty to him.

Republicans are planning to break decades of precedent and overrule the Senate parliamentarian to undo a Biden-era environmental policy. Majority Leader John Thune announced Tuesday morning that the Senate will take up the vote to overturn waivers the Environmental Protection Agency granted to California that allowed the state to phase out gas-powered cars.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday afternoon that Republicans are sharing "conspiracy theories" around former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis.