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The PMO's first release at 4:18 p.m. sharply criticized a U.S.-Russia diesel agreement as financing Putin's war and opposing peace efforts. Seven...

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in a striking move. Separate reports note Trump and Rubio weighing Kimberly Guilfoyle's firing, plus six senators urging reversal on Russia policy.

• A federal judge ruled the Trump administration’s nationwide voter-list maintenance policy unlawful and vacated it.
• The DOJ used SAVE database...

The Justice Department confirmed it is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, and Fox News for their joint suspension of White House television pool...

Trump appoints Katie Bailey as the new chief White House liaison to Congress.

Bipartisan lawmakers first issued sharp public rebukes after Trump's diesel supply agreement with Putin, citing the Graham Act and prior sanctions...

President Trump conducted a gaggle with reporters upon departing the White House on October 9, 2026, part of a series of similar exchanges earlier that month.

Democratic lawmakers launched a bicameral probe into whether HHS Secretary Kennedy and EPA Administrator Zeldin improperly influenced Trump pardons...

How far can Trump push to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook after the Supreme Court blocked his first attempt?

• New committee: Three Trump officials...

Treasury Secretary Bessent projects confidence even as he struggles to lower borrowing costs, while economic data shows record stock indexes, median...

A 273-page DOJ report shows how a private school-boards letter, routed through the White House COVID team, became an FBI threat tag and nationwide...

A petty 1801 appointment paperwork fight over William Marbury's undelivered commission led Chief Justice Marshall to declare the Judiciary Act...

Trump's new committee to investigate Fed Governor Lisa Cook for removal escalates his push to fire a Biden appointee, directly challenging central-bank independence after the Supreme Court blocked his earlier attempt.

National forecasts give Democrats the edge in the House race amid Trump's weak approval ratings, especially on the economy.

Yet the battlefield has...

The Supreme Court is hearing Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, weighing whether states can use tort law to hold energy firms liable for global climate...

Capitol Hill is advancing several proposals to restrict automated license plate readers (ALPRs) amid rising privacy concerns.

• Bills would limit...

Early Ohio voters voice frustration over high prices, the Iran war, and harsh rhetoric as they head to polls for a Senate race and two toss-up House contests that could shape congressional control.

The Supreme Court’s 2026–2027 docket features three major employment-law cases that could reshape employer defenses, agency enforcement, and...

The Supreme Court's Monday decision not to hear Dylann Roof's appeal leaves his 2015 conviction and death sentence intact, rejecting claims of...

Early voting starts today in Ohio, where one Senate seat and two House races are rated toss-ups and could decide which party controls Congress after...