Politics
Trump Faces Legal and Political Challenges
President Trump faces multiple legal and political challenges. A federal judge conditionally agreed to cancel former FBI Director James Comey's court appearance, while Trump denied awareness of expensive World Cup tickets and avoided press at a high-stakes meeting with Brazilian President Lula.
Coverage timeline — 5 articles
The Hill
A slight majority of Americans are in favor of requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote, according to a new poll. In the Politico poll, 52 percent of respondents said they either “strongly support” or “support” needing “documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote, including w
2026-05-07 19:07 UTC
The Hill
President Trump and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva avoided going before the press at their high stakes bilateral meeting at the White House on Thursday in what was supposed to be an on camera appearance before U.S. and Brazilian journlists. The only readout of the meeting so far
2026-05-07 19:09 UTC
The Hill
GOP Rep. Tom Barrett (Mich.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would require President Trump to wind down the Iran war by the end of July and would impose limits on the scope of the ongoing U.S. military campaign. Barrett, a 22-year Army veteran who deployed to Iraq and Kuwait, introduced the Autho
2026-05-07 19:14 UTC
The Hill
President Trump says he was unaware of the high cost of attendance for World Cup matches taking place in the United States next month. “I did not know that number,” Trump told the New York Post when told some tickets to matches were going for upwards of $1,000 a piece. “I would certainly like to...
2026-05-07 19:23 UTC
The Hill
A federal judge in North Carolina conditionally agreed to cancel former FBI Director James Comey's upcoming court appearance on charges of threatening President Trump at his request and with the government's support. Comey asked to call off the hearing because he already made an initial appearance i
2026-05-07 19:25 UTC