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Commerce chief Lutnick to face Epstein grilling in closed-door interview – US politics live

stakes now higher because ballots are in the mail. Becerra was a top target, as expected, given his steady rise in the polls. More [here](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/05/california-governor-race-debate). Explore more on these topics - [US news

A redistricting re-do? What to know about Alabama’s primary elections

Trump has pushed Republican-led states to redraw their congressional maps in order to give the right-wing party an advantage in the November midterm elections. At stake is control over the US House

Virginia redistricting election results: Key takeaways from Democrats’ win

stakes political battle, with total spending estimated at $100m. Democratic leaders, including Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, framed the new map as a direct response to efforts by US President Donald Trump and Republicans to redraw

Florida's DeSantis unveils a voting map that could add to Trump's GOP redistricting

Elections](https://www.npr.org/sections/elections/) ### [With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5787989/redistricting-map-trump-midterms-congress) The governor's office released a map Monday morning showing red and blue districts indicating

Sam Altman says Elon Musk wanted 90 percent of OpenAI in high-stakes trial

stake in the company. “An early number that Mr Musk threw out was that he should have 90 percent of the equity to start,” Altman told the jury. “It then softened, but it always

Tensions rise in two ceasefires in the Middle East. And, the Navy secretary ousted

midterm fundraising for key House and Senate races.** This enthusiasm comes even as the party grapples with record-low voter approval ratings. But Republican-aligned committees have a massive cash advantage over Democrats. GOP committees

First Thing: Tensions rise over Hormuz as Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’

stakes in the Gulf region with the Monday [launch of “Project Freedom”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/04/shipping-bosses-nervous-trump-plan-to-guide-vessels-strait-of-hormuz-iran) to open a route through the strait of Hormuz. More than 800 ships and roughly 20,000 crew members remain

Virginia redistricting vote: What polls suggest and what voters will decide

2026 midterm elections. Here is what we know: ## What is Virginia voting on? Virginia currently sends 11 members to the House. At the moment, six of them are Democrats, and five are Republicans, reflecting

Hegseth faces questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

2026, in Washington. **Rod Lamkey Jr./AP** Rod Lamkey Jr./AP WASHINGTON — Making his first appearance before Congress since the Trump administration went to war against Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced withering questioning Wednesday

Trump and Xi to meet in Beijing: The key issues shaping the China summit

stakes summit](/news/2026/5/12/trump-and-xi-a-recap-of-talks-between-two-of-the-worlds-most-powerful-men) with Chinese President Xi Jinping, after weeks of unsuccessful US efforts to persuade China to help bring Iran back to negotiations and ease tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. The leaders

Data center disputes have been local. But the midterms might change that

staked into the ground by the side of a rural road with dried grass and leafless trees on each side.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1760x1138+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F42%2F3b%2F6b62953e4ec48536786a0a64c4d3%2Fwfdd-data-center.jpg) Several signs opposing a data center project have appeared throughout Walnut Cove