The Trump administration says it will facilitate the return of former detainees of an El Salvador prison to the U.S. from Venezuela, if required by a court.

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the MAGA debate over releasing the Epstein files intensifies and congressional Republicans deliver Trump a win by clawing back $9 billion in foreign aid and public media funding.

Trump’s strikes on Iran may show North Korea that US diplomacy is masking its real strategy of coercion or aggression.

When House Speaker Mike Johnson gifted to President Donald Trump the gavel used to enact the Republicans' tax breaks and spending bill, it was a memorable moment at the White House.

When you are a true friend, you tell the truth even when the truth hurts,” said podcaster Liz Wheeler, “even when the truth has consequences, even when it’s uncomfortable.”

For now, the former Cabinet member has been appointed Zelenskyy’s special envoy for cooperation with the United States — a temporary title until official Washington approves her as ambassador. The change in Ukraine’s most critical diplomatic direction today seems logical.

The number are in, and the Trump administration appears to be making good on its promise to reduce the size of the federal government. President Donald Trump created his Department of Government Efficiency for just that purpose,

President Trump is seeking an unprecedented amount of damages in his lawsuit challenging a Wall Street Journal report about his Jeffrey Epstein.

Moving at the “speed of Trump” is one of the White House’s favorite phrases, but when it comes to presidential travel, Donald Trump’s pace is about the same as that of his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden.

The lawsuit accuses the newspaper and its parent company of libel after it published an article about a lewd letter bearing Trump’s name among the birthday notes collected as a gift for Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th birthday.