WSJ.com: Politics The latest breaking news and analysis on U.S. politics including coverage of the White House, elections, national security, the Supreme Court and more. https://www.wsj.com/politics en-us Copyright © Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All rights reserved. Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:52:19 GMT WSJ.com: Politics http://online.wsj.com/img/wsj_sm_logo.gif https://www.wsj.com/politics WP-WSJ-0003709258 President Trump spoke in front of Mount Rushmore ahead of the country’s Independence Day celebration, at the memorial honoring four past presidents that he has mused about joining Geotechnical surveys have ruled out adding to the monument that is hosting the president on the eve of America’s 250th birthday. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/donald-trump-mount-rushmore-695ff38e Sat, 04 Jul 2026 03:42:00 GMT Natalie Andrews Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003708967 The president disclosed huge income gains this week. Democrats want to turn that into a political liability The president disclosed huge income gains this week. Democrats want to turn that into a political liability. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democrats-are-seizing-on-trumps-soaring-wealth-as-a-campaign-opportunity-66243558 Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT Aaron Zitner Philip Wegmann Terell Wright Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003708400 CQ Brown, the retired general forced out of his post as the nation’s top military officer last year, has provided his most direct critique of the Trump administration’s handling of the U.S. military CQ Brown, who was fired as Trump’s top general, questioned the president’s handling of the armed forces. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/former-top-general-warns-the-military-is-being-politicized-a6c2942e Fri, 03 Jul 2026 20:51:00 GMT Michael R. Gordon Andrew Harnik/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003707679 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wanted to adjust U.S. troop levels in Europe but pulled back after his plan was floated to the White House The defense secretary wanted to adjust U.S. troop levels in Europe but pulled back after his plan was floated to the White House. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hegseth-prepared-a-bombshell-plan-to-cut-troops-in-europe-then-it-got-nixed-cbb87e75 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:05:00 GMT Alexander Ward Michael R. Gordon Robbie Gramer Yoko Kubota Stoyan Nenov/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003706754 Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is point man for President Trump’s Washington makeover—the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool included—giving him a prominent role in Trump’s second term Interior Secretary Doug Burgum is tackling everything from the reflecting pool to the renovation of aging golf courses. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/doug-burgum-trump-3e416d18 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Meridith McGraw Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0002793903 What to know about ‘Trump Accounts,’ the new savings account for children that for the next few years come with $1,000 of seed money from the Treasury Department for newborns The accounts might be worth opening even for children who don’t qualify for the $1,000 in government seed money. https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/trump-accounts-for-kids-come-with-1-000and-tax-complications-4b75b803 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:08:00 GMT Ashlea Ebeling Richard Rubin Emil Lendof/WSJ, iStock WP-WSJ-0003703151 Democratic Socialists of America’s co-chair puts Democrats on notice. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics newsletter: Plus, Trump’s quest to avoid a forever war with Iran, and the new Air Force One’s maiden presidential flight. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/with-expletive-laced-flex-dsa-co-chair-puts-dems-on-notice-7d781517 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:03:00 GMT Damian Paletta Spencer Platt/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003703480 How the Middle East has been good for President Trump’s bottom line The payments of around $300 million came from a region that sits at the center of the president’s foreign policy. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-family-rakes-in-cash-from-middle-east-deals-b91a9927 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 18:11:00 GMT Eliot Brown Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003701424 President Trump’s forays into cryptocurrency delivered him a windfall of more than $1 billion last year, according to his latest financial disclosure report The president also brought in vast sums from licensing and legal settlements, according to his latest financial disclosure report. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-made-more-than-1-billion-on-crypto-deals-part-of-2025-windfall-ee917d3f Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:44:00 GMT David Uberti Vicky Ge Huang Aaron Schwartz/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003701453 The Supreme Court has wrapped up one of its most consequential terms in decades. Here are top themes from a bruising and blockbuster year. The president notched both sweeping wins and losses as the court’s conservative majority marched on. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-supreme-court-navigated-momentous-term-with-trump-3fb47e5b Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT James Romoser Allison Robbert For Wsj WP-WSJ-0003701318 Although the justices struck down an executive order curtailing birthright citizenship, courts gave the president other ways to pursue his immigration crackdown Although the justices struck down an executive order curtailing birthright citizenship, courts gave the president other ways to pursue his immigration crackdown. https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/supreme-court-gives-trump-new-tools-to-accelerate-deportations-c9457452 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 01:00:00 GMT Louise Radnofsky Marianne LeVine Michelle Hackman Nathan Howard/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003703284 Colorado has grown quickly and become younger, but political analysts largely attribute the collapse of Republicans there to the rise of MAGA Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old Democratic socialist, capitalized on the state’s leftward turn and voter dissatisfaction with incumbents. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/how-once-red-colorado-became-fertile-ground-for-democratic-socialists-bafa218c Thu, 02 Jul 2026 01:06:00 GMT Elizabeth Findell Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images WP-WSJ-0003703825 Democratic Socialists Are On the Rise. What to Know About the Movement. What is their agenda, and who are their leaders? https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democratic-socialists-movement-explained-3a857c46 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:08:00 GMT Eliza Collins James Fanelli Adam Gray/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003580049 The balance of power in the Senate is on the line in the 2026 elections. Our tracker digs into the most competitive and emerging Senate battlegrounds. Our tracker digs into this cycle’s most competitive and emerging Senate battlegrounds. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/senate-seats-2026-midterm-election-tracker-04778377 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:06:00 GMT Kara Dapena Uncredited WP-WSJ-0003701896 Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old Democratic socialist, toppled Rep. Diana DeGette, 68, for a Denver congressional seat Democratic dissatisfaction with the status quo percolated through Colorado’s primaries Tuesday as a socialist defeated a longtime congresswoman. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/hickenlooper-wins-colorado-democratic-senate-primary-fighting-off-left-wing-challenge-ea713cbc Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:39:00 GMT Anthony DeBarros Eliza Collins Elizabeth Findell Rebecca Slezak/Associated Press WP-WSJ-0003698172 A congressman who was absent from the Capitol for nearly four months disclosed that he had been diagnosed with depression in a floor speech on his first day back at work It is “difficult to fully understand how powerful this illness can be,” said Rep. Tom Kean Jr. https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/gop-lawmaker-returns-after-mysterious-four-month-absence-c70a10fa Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:15:00 GMT Maya Davis Terell Wright Kylie Cooper/Reuters WP-WSJ-0003701844 Court documents released in one of Anthropic’s lawsuits against the Pentagon shed light on the underlying tensions between the government and one of America’s hottest AI companies Undersecretary Emil Michael and CEO Dario Amodei went back and forth for months over safety guardrails. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/read-the-emails-revealing-how-anthropics-pentagon-relationship-fell-apart-b1d123dd Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:46:00 GMT Amrith Ramkumar Chiqui Esteban Heather Somerville Emil Lendof/WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg WP-WSJ-0003704216 President Trump came to office promising an end to forever wars. He now finds himself bogged down in talks with Iran with no end in sight. Tehran has a well-worn playbook for drawing out negotiations and putting off concessions that cross its redlines. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/trump-pledged-no-forever-wars-now-he-risks-forever-talks-with-iran-18e1c350 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:00:00 GMT Benoit Faucon David S. Cloud Laurence Norman Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg News WP-WSJ-0003603310 he U.S. military industry and the economy have been interwoven back to George Washington Starting with George Washington creating the Springfield Armory, the country has fused war and business like never before. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/industry-and-defense-historic-ties-a6cbe74e Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:22:00 GMT Daniel Michaels Brian Stauffer for WSJ WP-WSJ-0003689700 The U.S. Army is leasing land on bases across the country to companies that will build and operate critical mineral processing plants, military officials said The agreement with mining companies is part of the Trump administration’s push to establish a domestic supply chain for vital industrial inputs. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/army-will-lease-land-on-bases-for-critical-mineral-production-e714d576 Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:04:00 GMT Heather Somerville Marcus Weisgerber Tooele Army Depot/US Dept. of War WP-WSJ-0003688662 Watch how American and British sailors test some of the latest unmanned surface vessels as the alliance races to catch up to the drone capabilities of Ukraine and Russia Watch how American and British sailors test some of the latest unmanned surface vessels as the alliance races to catch up to the drone capabilities of Ukraine and Russia. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/out-on-the-water-with-u-s-forces-racing-to-develop-sea-drones-e63e1e8e Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:41:00 GMT Conor Finnegan Max Duncan for WSJ