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Senators ban themselves from participating in prediction markets

The platforms, which have gained scrutiny recently, allow people to place bets on future events such as election results. The ban also applies to Senate staffers.

1 May 2026 1:35 am
Hegseth argues Iran ceasefire pauses deadline for Congresss approval

The War Powers Act requires that the Trump administration seek lawmakers consent to continue hostilities beyond 60 days, a time limit that expires Friday.

1 May 2026 12:56 am
Trump drops embattled surgeon general pick Casey Means, announces new nominee

Nicole Saphier, Trumps third pick for the role, is a radiologist and longtime Fox News contributor. Meanss nomination stalled as some Republicans questioned her credentials and stance on vaccinations.

1 May 2026 12:24 am
Mapping where the redistricting fight stands and where its headed

As Trump pushes for a more Republican-friendly House map, more than half a dozen states are potential targets for mid-decade tweaks to congressional boundaries.

1 May 2026 12:05 am
The Comey indictment could be upended by this 2015 Supreme Court precedent

The high court a decade ago explicitly overturned the legal standard that prosecutors are now citing to charge Comey with threatening President Trump.

30 Apr 2026 10:31 pm
Speaker Johnson calls for redistricting Southern states before November

After the Supreme Court limited the Voting Rights Act, Johnson said states should consider redrawing House maps before the midterms. New boundaries would help the GOP.

30 Apr 2026 10:09 pm
Maine Gov. Janet Mills drops out of race to unseat Republican Sen. Susan Collins

The seat is critical to Democrats hopes of retaking the Senate. Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and Democrat, is likely to win the primary.

30 Apr 2026 7:31 pm
Trump, Iran are locked in high-stakes standoff as oil prices hit 4-year high

As the U.S. blockade and Iranian mines and drones halt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. gas prices also reached a level not seen since just after Russias Ukraine invasion.

30 Apr 2026 5:10 pm
Public rejects Trumps ballroom by wide margin

The presidents planned 250-foot arch and a Treasury department plan to put Trumps signature on paper money are also unpopular ideas.

30 Apr 2026 3:30 pm
Supreme Court decision could deliver GOP a host of House seats in 2028

While its too late for many states to redraw congressional maps for the 2026 midterms, the courts ruling to limit the Voting Rights Act could result in fewer Black members. Weve been dealt a bad hand, says Georgia lawmaker.

30 Apr 2026 2:30 pm
Louisiana governor prepares to suspend House primaries after court ruling

Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.

30 Apr 2026 8:27 am
Hegseth clashes with Democrats over Iran war, dismissal of top military leaders

The defense secretary sought to rebut lawmakers criticism of the Trump administrations handling of the conflict, which has cost about $25 billion so far.

30 Apr 2026 1:38 am
U.S. aircraft carrier to leave Mideast, reducing military might amid Iran war

The USS Gerald R. Ford, at sea for 10 months, is in need of repair. Its exit, though, reduces the firepower on hand as Trump presses Tehran to make peace.

30 Apr 2026 1:19 am
Johnson quells House GOP revolt to advance controversial surveillance bill

For more than two hours on the chambers floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.

30 Apr 2026 1:04 am
Jury convicts Afghan man of terrorism, doesnt link him to deaths at Kabul airport

Jurors convict the man on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to an ISIS group, but its a rare setback in a high-profile terrorism case.

30 Apr 2026 12:59 am
Supreme Court wrestles with Trump effort to end temporary protections for migrants

The conservative justices appeared sympathetic to the administrations contention that it can cancel humanitarian protections for Haitian and Syrian nationals.

30 Apr 2026 12:42 am
Trumps $1 million gold card visa has not been as popular as advertised

Just 165 people have paid the application fee so far, the government said in a new legal filing.

29 Apr 2026 11:28 pm
Comey appears in court on charges of threatening Trump

The former FBI director has denied that a photo he posted of seashells spelling 86 47 was intended to threaten the president, and he has vowed to fight the case.

29 Apr 2026 11:00 pm
Supreme Court limits key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act

The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats.

29 Apr 2026 10:40 pm
Pam Bondi agrees to testify before Congress on Epstein files, committee says

The former attorney general had been subpoenaed to appear at a closed-door session. When she was fired by Trump, her appearance was thrown into limbo.

29 Apr 2026 9:29 pm
Florida lawmakers approve redistricting plan intended to give GOP four more seats

Republican state legislators drew new districts that are expected to be challenged in court.

29 Apr 2026 9:02 pm
Tracking who Trump is appointing to fill key administration roles

Follow President Trumps progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.

29 Apr 2026 8:16 pm
Supreme Court says antiabortion center can fight subpoena for donors names

Advocacy groups across the political spectrum aligned with the faith-based center in its battle with New Jerseys attorney general over disclosing its donors.

29 Apr 2026 7:51 pm
Prosecutions of Trumps foes add to GOPs headaches in midterms

Charges against former FBI director James B. Comey and others take focus away from the economy and the issues voters care most about, many Republicans say.

29 Apr 2026 2:30 pm
Trump is a target of political violence, but hes hardly its only cause

Social upheaval, deep polarization and social media are primary drivers of the phenomenon, which has touched Republicans and Democrats alike.

29 Apr 2026 2:30 pm
Trump to host Artemis astronauts, as he eyes more trips to the moon and Mars

The president is celebrating investments he made in his first term that needed years to pay off, as he continues to seek American dominance in space.

29 Apr 2026 11:27 am
Trump welcomes King Charles III and Queen Camilla for state dinner

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed Britains King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House for a state dinner in the East Room.

29 Apr 2026 8:31 am
James Comey indicted for alleged threat against Trump

The former FBI director shared a photo showing seashells arranged to write out 86 47, which some saw as a call for violence against President Donald Trump.

29 Apr 2026 2:05 am
Former Fauci aide charged in alleged effort to thwart pandemic inquiries

David M. Morens, who was charged in an indictment unsealed this week, has previously acknowledged efforts to shield his communications from federal public records laws.

29 Apr 2026 1:55 am
Image of Trump to be featured inside new passports to mark Americas 250th

The presidents likeness along with Declaration of Independence text and the American flag will be on an inside page of at least some new passports.

29 Apr 2026 1:45 am
Trump greets King Charles at White House, hails U.S.-U.K. friendship

The royal visit takes place at a tense moment in relations between Washington and London.

28 Apr 2026 11:47 pm
GAO agrees to review Justice Departments handling of Epstein files

The review by the Government Accountability Office, an independent agency that is part of the legislative branch, will look into how the department released the files.

28 Apr 2026 7:30 pm
A Supreme Court justices personal ties to Haiti highlight stakes in asylum case

The court is considering President Donald Trumps effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians. Justice Amy Coney Barrett has two adopted children from Haiti.

28 Apr 2026 6:21 pm
DOJ cites attack, Trump Derangement Syndrome in seeking ballroom approval

The legal filing argued that the correspondents dinner attack could never have taken place in the White Houses planned $400 million ballroom.

28 Apr 2026 1:37 pm
Absent GOP congressman says hes dealing with medical issue in vague statement

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. of New Jersey said he will make a complete recovery but did not specify why he is missing or when hell return to work.

28 Apr 2026 5:36 am
Correspondents dinner suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

Cole Tomas Allen faces a potential life sentence, and prosecutors said he could face more charges.

28 Apr 2026 4:53 am
House may scrap DHS funding bill, likely extending agencys shutdown

House Speaker Mike Johnson argued the Senates bill includes problematic language that would orphan the agencys immigration operations.

28 Apr 2026 4:25 am
White House to review security in light of shooting at correspondents dinner

If adjustments need to be made to protect the president, they will be made, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Monday.

28 Apr 2026 1:53 am
Supreme Court weighs whether police can demand Google location data

The justices are considering whether police can use geofence warrants, which cover everyone who was in a certain place at a certain time.

28 Apr 2026 1:06 am
Supreme Court considers blocking lawsuits alleging weed killer causes cancer

Thousands of cancer victims allege Roundup was responsible for their illness, in one of the largest waves of product liability litigation in U.S. history.

28 Apr 2026 12:59 am
DeSantis floats Florida map that could give GOP up to four more House seats

The redistricting plan proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, if approved, would let Republicans regain their lead in the national gerrymandering arms race.

28 Apr 2026 12:56 am
National Trust rejects Trump demand to drop ballroom suit in wake of shooting

The nonprofit pushed back against the Justice Departments claim that the lawsuit endangers Trump, calling it irresponsible, and said he must follow the law.

28 Apr 2026 12:16 am
Live updates: Correspondents dinner shooting suspect to be arraigned in federal court

In a message sent to family members, the 31-year-old suspect called himself a friendly federal assassin and criticized the Trump administration.

27 Apr 2026 5:53 pm
King Charles steps into U.K.-Trump standoff just as new security concerns arise

His state visit begins after a gunman rattled Washington, but U.K. officials hope pomp can paper over an Iran war fracture and remind the president of the alliances perks.

27 Apr 2026 2:30 pm
Correspondents dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials

The White House correspondents dinner, which was attended by the president and many Cabinet members, was not given top security status that would have unlocked the full weight of federal resources.

27 Apr 2026 5:49 am
Authorities find writings in correspondents dinner suspects hotel room, search home

The suspect has been identified as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, officials familiar with the matter said.

26 Apr 2026 11:14 pm
Live updates: Officials search for motive in shooting at White House correspondents dinner

The shooting prompted the evacuation of President Donald Trump and other high-profile guests from the White House Correspondents Association dinner Saturday. The suspect is in custody.

26 Apr 2026 6:08 pm
They left Congress in disgrace. Taxpayers could still pay their pensions.

To toughen how Congress polices itself, a bill would prohibit members from receiving pensions if they are convicted of crimes including rape and sexual assault.

26 Apr 2026 2:30 pm
Trump, allies use dinner shooting to press case for White House ballroom

A White House ballroom would be far more secure than any hotel facility, Trump says, as he and his allies argue that Saturdays shooting bolsters their case.

26 Apr 2026 2:30 pm
Inside the chaotic correspondents dinner shooting: Get down, get down!

For the third time in three years, President Donald Trump found himself under the threat of gunfire.This time the Washington press corps was in the room.

26 Apr 2026 10:20 am