Joe Walsh, a conservative radio show host and former Republican congressman from Illinois, is expected to announce he is running for president as early as this weekend.

Inslee, who made fighting climate change the central theme of his presidential campaign, announced Wednesday night that he is ending his bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination.

While front-runners have secured their spots in next month’s Democratic debate, much of the rest of the field is going gangbusters — with national media and traditional campaigning in the early-nominating states — to meet the requirements to get on the stage.

President Trump is known to have a healthy ego. But a string of comments Wednesday went to a higher level.

“You’re Boris Johnson without the class,” a cartoon Representative Ayanna Pressley sings to Trump. “Can’t wait to see you behind prison glass.”

President Trump on Wednesday once again backed tighter background checks for gun purchases, but said he wants to be careful that closing what he calls “loopholes” doesn’t clear the way for more gun control.

Mette Frederiksen called President Trump’s idea to buy Greenland ‘‘an absurd discussion’’ and said she was ‘‘disappointed and surprised’’ that he canceled his visit.

The Department of Homeland Security is moving to end a long-standing federal court agreement that limits how long immigrant children can be kept in detention.

Stephanie Oyen, a Minnesota resident, said she wore a blazer and glasses to the Monday night rally as a gag — but ended up being mistaken for the real Elizabeth Warren.

President Trump says it would be appropriate for Russia to be readmitted to a group of the world’s major industrial nations.

President Trump acknowledged Tuesday his aggressive China trade policies may mean economic pain for Americans, and he said he’s considering a payroll tax cut or other measures.

He appears to be referring to a disputed estimate given by Robert Epstein, a psychologist and former editor-in-chief at Psychology Today who says he supported and voted for Hillary Clinton.

Joe Biden is skipping the Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting to campaign in New Hampshire this week.

Donald Trump’s approval has averaged in the low 40s steadily through his presidency. Set against recent history, that’s a dangerous place to be.

It’s a phrase with a history. Republican John McCain was accused of being out of touch when he made a similar declaration during the 2008 presidential campaign just hours before investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy.

Warren released her plan just days after 2020 Democratic rival Senator Bernie Sanders outlined his proposals on the hot-button campaign issue.

For Joe Kennedy III, it’s a simple cost-vs.-benefit analysis of now vs. later — and taking on Ed Markey might be his best option to ascend to the Senate.

The White House has begun preparing options to boost the economy, including a potential payroll tax cut and possibly reversing some of President Trump’s tariffs, officials said.

Markey said he and Kennedy talk regularly and will continue to do so, but did not say if Kennedy asked him to retire.

Planned Parenthood said Monday it’s pulling out of the federal family program rather abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions.