Washington Daily Brief

The White House's request for Kimberly Guilfoyle to resign as US ambassador to Greece highlights Trump's direct control over diplomatic appointments...

Today is the final day to register for November's election in West Virginia.

• Online registration: Available until midnight with a valid West...

Democrats have a 62% chance to control the Senate in the 2026 midterms per live PredictIt data, driven by market odds and early-absentee voting turnout tracked in Aristotle's voting files.

Katie Zacharia's selection as White House press secretary stems from her forceful TV defenses of Trump on Fox News and Newsmax, plus her role advising...

The White House Accord overlaps substantially with EU AI Act rules for frontier models, yet remains non-binding.

• Overlap: Internal controls,...

The 2026 Dear Colleague Letter claims any race-conscious effort to reduce discipline disparities amounts to illegal discrimination.

• It removes the...

• Trump announced Katie Zacharia begins her term as press secretary tomorrow on Columbus Day.
• Her introductory news conference is set for Tuesday at...

The Iran conflict is reshaping domestic election politics in South Carolina, where Senate candidates tied it directly to record gas prices and farm...

共和党目前以53-47多数掌控参议院，民主党需在特朗普获胜的州至少翻转两个席位才能改变多数。 特朗普在这些州的政治影响力因此成为决定性因素。

Trump's executive order expands access to tax-free off-road diesel but faces major hurdles in reaching actual savings for truckers.

• The order only...

Would easing Senate procedural hurdles boost efficiency or erode spending checks?

• Bipartisan proposal by Sens. Daines and Merkley targets rules...

Prime Minister Carney called the new US-Russia diesel agreement "in direct opposition" to peace efforts that would "help finance" Putin's war, while...

This Borowitz Report satire mocks Trump-style campaign narratives by depicting him returning Texas to Mexico to avoid midterm losses. It parodies...

Major tech firms are pushing Congress to drop new AI chip export limits from the stalled NDAA defense bill, leaving permanent restrictions on sales to...

Governor Pillen’s executive order directs a state plan amendment to restrict TANF cash benefits to essential needs only.

• State control: Expands...

Ivan Torrez's shift from the House to Sen. Peter Welch’s (D-VT) Senate office as legislative assistant on September 1 reflects the steady personnel changes that quietly sustain congressional operations.

House Republicans are moving to block Trump's authorization of Russian diesel imports, warning it would fund Putin's war machine and undermine U.S....

Trump signed two executive orders targeting birth tourism and narrowing birthright citizenship for groups like foreign agents and terrorists, after...

The Justice Department is investigating ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News for possible antitrust violations after they suspended Trump coverage in...

The Hispanic share of eligible U.S. voters has nearly doubled to 16% since 2006, adding 5.2 million new voters since 2022—more than half of total...