A member of the president’s own party is giving him flak over a lucrative White House deal he struck after digging his buddy’s company out of a $5.5 billion hole.

Lawmakers retreated to their partisan corners in response to the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, with Republicans praising the president and Democrats arguing he was too cozy with Putin.

The Amarillo businessman said he would tap into the $20 million political action committee he launched last year to preserve ballot access for censured Republicans.

With Congress on its annual August recess, Republican members in swing districts are facing a liberal backlash against the Trump-backed GOP budget.

The Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat is heating up in Iowa. Two-time Paralympian and State Rep. Josh Turek joins The Weekend to discuss his campaign as he’s ready to unseat incumbent GOP Joni Ernst next November.

The decision marks a setback for companies like Facebook, X and YouTube, which argue the law violates free speech rights.

With five expected GOP candidates now in the 2026 gubernatorial race, South Carolina political observers say the party’s primary is already shaping up as a race to the right.