Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.2 Peter 1:4
Rihanna, her partner A$AP Rocky, their three children and her mother were all at home when a woman now charged with attempted murder is alleged to have fired at the property, a prosecutor said.
DORAL, Fla. — President Trump's top advisers are urging House Republicans to turn the 2026 midterms into a choice election — and hammer Democrats on taxes, crime and border security.
Why it matters: Midterm elections are almost always referendums on the president and the party in power.
But Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Trump are looking to buck history and retain the House by focusing on the Democrats' national brand, with 52% of voters viewing the Democratic Party unfavorably.
Driving the news: At the House GOP retreat in sunny Doral, Florida, (high 84°) White House deputy chief of staff James Blair told lawmakers to stop emphasizing "mass deportations," Axios scooped earlier Tuesday.
Mass deportations were central to the GOP's 2024 campaign message, so Blair's advice captured attention. Instead, he told lawmakers, focus on deporting violent offenders.
The emerging strategy: remind voters of Democrats' Biden-era positions on crime, cashless bail and open borders, according to people familiar with the matter.
Zoom in: Blair was on a closed-door panel with Chris LaCivita, Trump's 2024 co-campaign manager, and Chris Winkelman, president of the Congressional Leadership Fund, an outside super PAC associated with Johnson.
The panelists, led by National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson, reminded lawmakers of the GOP's unprecedented cash advantage.
In a cycle with a small map, the party with stronger organization and clearer lines of control has the edge, the panelists said.
Blair also told GOP lawmakers to remember how Trump won in 2024. He challenged conventional wisdom: Don't feed into Democratic talking points, he said.
Zoom out: History is not on the GOP's side this November.
Republicans lost 41 House seats in Trump's first midterm. President Obama's Democrats lost 63 seats in 2010, the first midterm after he was elected.
Lawmakers in both parties are fleeing Congress at a record rate, with 34 Republicans and 21 Democrats planning to leave the House at the end of this Congress.
Trump is also a drag on Republicans as his favorability rating remains well underwater, with his approval rating in the low 40s.
Historically, the party with more departurestends to lose seats, and often the majority.
Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris will advance to the April 7th runoff to decide who will replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia, per AP.
Why it matters: Harris, who lost to Greene in 2024, raised more than $4 million during his campaign. A win for Democrats in the reliably red district would be significant.
The race also is being closely watched because Republicans are operating with a razor-thin majority.
That's more problematic than ever for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after Rep. Kevin Kiley (Calif.) announced this week that he's leaving the GOP to become an independent.
Flashback: Despite previously being one of Trump's staunchest allies, Greene resigned from Congress in November 2025 following a fallout with the president.
The country has prioritized self-sufficiency in producing a crucial battlefield weapon, though weaning itself fully off cheaper Chinese components is difficult.
Officials say Mojtaba Khamanei’s legs were hurt, but the circumstances as well as the extent of his injuries were unclear. He has remained out of view since being named leader three days ago.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, accusing the Taliban of using terrorist tactics against Americans.
The victory by Mr. Thompson, the state’s longest-serving Black Democrat, offers a counterpoint to the broader push nationwide for younger leadership in Congress.
Clayton Fuller will face Shawn Harris, a Democrat, in an April runoff. Mr. Fuller’s win over a flashier Republican showed the power of the president’s support.
Driving the news: Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell said eight service members are still listed as severely injured and are "receiving the highest level of medical care."
He added that most of the injuries have been minor, and 108 of those wounded have returned to duty.
State of play: The announcement comes as the Trump administration continues to send mixed messages about the status and trajectory of the war.
Trump has said the offensive was set to last around four weeks but was moving ahead of schedule.
Yes, but: He told reporters Monday: "We could call it a tremendous success right now ... or we could go further. And we're going to go further."
Hezbollah prepares guerrilla warfare tactics in south Lebanon as Israel launches airstrikes against Beirut strongholds, with expert predicting Israeli ground invasion.
The program for people traveling internationally, set to come back online at 5 a.m. Wednesday, had been paused amid the shutdown of the Homeland Security Department.
Senate Democratic leaders called on President Trump to dispatch the senior cabinet officials to make the case to Congress and the American public for the war in Iran.
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Through his lawyers, Alberto Carvalho, who was put on leave after the F.B.I. raided his home and office, said that his actions were appropriate but that he would respect the investigative process.
Carmen Mejia was cleared of murder in connection with the death of a baby in her care, who was scalded by hot water in 2003 in Austin, Texas. Federal officials said she will be allowed to stay in the U.S.
