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In Trump’s second-term White House, visiting world leaders are now cast in many roles—bystanders, foils, props, victims, and targets. While occasionally praised, they are never treated as equals. George Condon reports (unlocked): buff.ly/bLfr7kd

President Trump’s erratic trade policies and inflammatory political rhetoric are making it more difficult for U.S. companies to do business overseas, while driving other countries into trade and defense deals without Washington. Cristina Maza @cmaza.bsky.social explains in this free story:

In President Trump’s administration, one man can play judge, jury, secretary, adviser, administrator, and archivist. And he can do much of it without Senate approval. Read this free story from @emilrosescaff about the top officials who wear more than one hat and the concerns it's

Sam Feist, the CEO of @CSPAN has an idea to bridge the ever worsening partisan divide on Capitol Hill. Read his interview with Kirk A. Bado to find out what it is and why Feist thinks it can work: buff.ly/czIZeFG

President Trump is known for bestowing catchy nicknames on opponents, legislation, and landmarks, but he bristled in the Oval Office Wednesday when asked about the latest moniker sweeping Wall Street: the TACO trade theory. Find out more in tonight's edition of NJ OUTLOOK:

Elon Musk left his federal job disappointed and unfulfilled, not unlike some of the government workers he jettisoned over the past few months. Check out the NJ Daily Outlook: buff.ly/tJB51u8

Some GOP senators have expressed concerns that the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' could upend energy firms' investments. @bellatimmerding reports (unlocked): buff.ly/EHWLbbJ

As the Senate takes up the budget-reconciliation bill, renewal of spectrum auction authority may be a sticking point between those who see it as a valuable revenue source and defense hawks who say it could harm natsec. Philip Athey reports (unlocked): buff.ly/9q8IMI4

With his West Point commencement address May 24, President Trump began an unusual three-week period. Those remarks, coupled with his annual Memorial Day speech at Arlington National Cemetery and a military parade on June 14, have given the president a chance to showcase how he

The Supreme Court delivered a rare victory for gun control activists by deciding not to weigh in on lower court rulings that upheld blue-state laws restricting access to assult weapons and high-capacity magazines. Read about it in today's OUTLOOK: buff.ly/1xV0eKz

Now that the House has passed President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, it's up to Senate Majority Leader John Thune to drag it across the finish line in the upper chamber. Savannah Behrmann explains why that won't be easy in this free story: buff.ly/JlTXccn

It's been 10 years since billionaire businessman Donald Trump descended the escalator and upended presidential politics. Charlie Cook examines the decade defined by Trump: buff.ly/71oqn49

AI is coming for polling, too What happens when pollsters no longer interview actual humans? We may find out in 2026. Natalie Jackson with the latest "Leading Indicators" column (unlocked) buff.ly/LYabDP3

The AI campaign is here Deepfakes and AI 'hallucinations' are set to flood the campaign trail in 2026 and beyond, report Erika Filter and Katie Beth (unlocked) buff.ly/07KgDI6

OUTLOOK: ‘Disgusting abomination’: Musk muddies GOP efforts to pass Big, Beautiful Bill PLUS: White House asks Congress to claw back $9.4B; Republicans grill McMahon on college-assistance program; and moratorium on state AI regulations hits bipartisan roadblock.

Could a little-known case in Maine rewrite campaign finance laws? A proposed limit on super PAC contributions could upend more than a decade of spending, writes James Downs and Katie Beth (unlocked) buff.ly/orIrepW

European officials have a little over a month to hammer out the terms of a trade agreement with the mercurial Trump administration, or risk steep tariffs from the bloc’s largest trading partner. Find out what's at stake in this free story from Cristina Maza @cmaza.bsky.social:

Anna Bryłka is a member of the European Parliament from Poland, and a member of the far-right Patriots for Europe. She’s also a member of the Parliament’s Committee on International Trade. In this free Q&A, Bryłka spoke with Cristina Maza @cmaza.bsky.social during her committee’s recent trip to

The U.S. space program was already facing headwinds: deep cuts, another failed SpaceX rocket test, uncertainty about Mars v. moon. Then things got more complicated when Trump pulled his nominee for NASA administrator. Read this free stoiry from Philip Athey to find out more:

OMB Director Russell Vought heard plenty from Democrats (about deep cuts and layoffs) and Republicans (the lack of a detailed budget) at a House Appropriations hearing Wednesday. Read tonight's NJ OUTLOOK for the detalis: buff.ly/h8csQEr