Morning Report

With just more than one year left before Election Day twenty twenty six, the race for control of the House seems to be a toss-up while the G-O-P has the advantage in holding on to the Senate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump is facing a growing political problem in America's agricultural heartland, as he looks to import Argentinian beef to help bring down prices for U-S grocery shoppers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump on Wednesday took his most significant and direct action yet against Russian President Vladimir Putin in a so-far-unsuccessful push to get the Kremlin leader to end his yearslong war with Ukraine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lawmakers in both parties are grappling with growing pressure amid a stalemate that has brought Washington to a near standstill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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President Trump’s peace plan to bring a permanent end to fighting between Israel and Hamas is under intense strain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The indictment of John Bolton, a former national security adviser to President Trump during his first term who has since become a fierce critic, adds to a web of prosecutions targeting the president’s political foes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two of the biggest political debates of the year will be held Thursday night back-to-back, a high-stakes test that could shape the final weeks of the election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wednesday marks two weeks since the government shut down, and lawmakers are increasingly bracing for the standoff to drag on as Republicans apply added pressure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first phase of President Trump’s peace framework for the war in Gaza has so far gone mostly according to plan, but what comes next to achieve longer-lasting peace in the region seems up in the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All 20 living hostages still held by Hamas have officially been released after more than two years of captivity, a monumental step in the push to bring an end to the war in Gaza. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump has had his name emblazoned on skyscrapers, received multiple Person of the Year distinctions and been gifted everything from Olympic medals to gold-plated golf clubs from foreign leaders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal aimed at bringing an end to the war in Gaza, President Trump announced Wednesday night, a day after the conflict hit its two-year mark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former FBI Director James Comey will appear at a federal court in Alexandria, Va., this morning to face charges of making a false statement to Congress and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops in an increasing number of U-S cities is drawing intense backlash as Democrats turn to the courts to try to stop him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump, his top administrative lieutenants and his allies in Congress are taking every step possible to raise the pressure on Democrats, hoping they’ll bend and then break in the government shutdown battle at the Capitol. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the outset of the government shutdown, Americans are placing more of the blame on the party in power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republicans appear set on ratcheting up the pain on Democrats in a push to force them to bend and back a bill to reopen the government. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The federal government has shut down for the first time in more than six years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Republicans and Democrats are pointing the finger at the other as a government shutdown seems almost certain to begin at midnight barring a last-minute shift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Trump and the four top congressional leaders are set to meet at the White House today for what could be the last best chance at avoiding a government shutdown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on the basis of allegations that he gave false testimony to Congress in 2020, despite some officials expressing concern over a lack of evidence for the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jimmy Kimmel made an emotional but defiant return to his late night show on Wednesday night, ripping the Trump administration while saying he understood why his comment about Charlie Kirk’s killing left some people feeling upset. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When she took the stage to deliver her husband's eulogy, Erika Kirk followed multiple Cabinet members, top White House officials, key MAGA media personalities and the vice president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices