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Jan 12, 2026
A veteran prosecutor recruited to help run a key U.S. attorney's office in Virginia has been abruptly dismissed after disagreements with the Trump administration.
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Jan 12, 2026
The Supreme Court will take up Trump-related cases in its new term, as well as cases dealing with gay and transgender issues and campaigns.
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Jan 12, 2026
The unlikely conversation came after years of antipathy between the two politicians, including the president's derogatory use of the nickname "Pocahontas" to describe her.
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Jan 12, 2026
The Justice Department division that regularly handles probes of police shootings has not been brought into the case of the ICE officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
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Jan 12, 2026
The lawsuit is the latest twist in an unusual feud stemming from a video in which several Democrats reminded U.S. troops they can refuse illegal orders.
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Jan 12, 2026
Legal experts warn it threatens the rule of law, and economists warn it threatens the stability of the U.S. economy.
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Jan 12, 2026
Legal experts warn it threatens the rule of law, and economists warn it threatens the stability of the U.S. economy.
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Jan 12, 2026
Oil giant Chevron and a small Louisiana parish squared off at the Supreme Court in a case with big implications for how localities handle environmental damage.
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Jan 12, 2026
The Justice Department opened an investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome H. Powell, who said the case is a way to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates.
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Jan 12, 2026
The former congresswoman was recruited by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) in hopes of creating a competitive race in the GOP-leaning state.
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Jan 12, 2026
Many of these endeavors go far beyond typical political persuasion, challenging long-established democratic norms.
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Jan 11, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem remained adamant that Renée Good was responsible for her own death, as Democrats insisted that an investigation including local law enforcement must be completed before drawing conclusions.
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Jan 11, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem remained adamant that Renee Good was responsible for her own death, as Democrats insisted that an investigation including local law enforcement must be completed before drawing conclusions.
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Jan 11, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem remained adamant that Renee Good was responsible for her own death, as Democrats insisted that an investigation including local law enforcement must be completed before drawing conclusions.
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Jan 11, 2026
With an eye to 2028, the vice president finds himself trying to balance his past calls for military restraint with a defense of President Donald Trump's raid in Venezuela.
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Jan 11, 2026
The Trump administration's backlash against refugees has sowed fears of prejudice, rejection or even deportation among Afghans in the U.S.
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Jan 11, 2026
Democrat Jacob Frey has countered the administration's portrayal of events in sharp and at times profane terms. His reaction is shaped by a tenure of crises.
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Jan 11, 2026
Marco Rubio's transformation underscores how far Trump's militaristic nationalism is from traditional neoconservatism.
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Jan 11, 2026
With the Supreme Court set to weigh the legal rights of transgender athletes, Justice Neil Gorsuch is in the spotlight as the swing vote advocates are courting.
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Jan 11, 2026
Two Congressmen had different perceptions of the same footage showing a deadly Minneapolis shooting.
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Jan 10, 2026
The shooting is fueling new scrutiny and questions about ICE's tactics, training and preparations for street-level encounters across the country.
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Jan 10, 2026
Financial institutions and other credit card issuers say the cap, which the president wants in effect by Jan. 20, would limit consumers' access to credit.
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Jan 10, 2026
Moves to Trump administration, resignations and deaths leave GOP without a functional majority.
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Jan 10, 2026
Moves to Trump administration, resignations and deaths leave GOP without a functional majority.
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Jan 10, 2026
President Donald Trump has made clear that he has no plans to back down from a growing list of foreign entanglements.
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Jan 10, 2026
U.S. firms are looking for ways into Venezuela as the White House puts out the call.
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Jan 10, 2026
About 335,000 federal workers left government from January to November 2025, with a vast majority of those people quitting or retiring.
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Jan 09, 2026
As Trump targets Venezuelan oil exports, the Coast Guard has put out a call for specialists who can fix captured tankers so they won't be turned away from U.S. ports.
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Jan 09, 2026
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it "would be a great honor" if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Prize with him.
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Jan 08, 2026
More than two dozen Republicans in the House and Senate broke with President Trump in votes on Thursday.
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Jan 08, 2026
Prospects for passage in the Senate are unclear. The enhanced subsidies expired at the end of 2025, driving costs up for millions.
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Jan 08, 2026
The president's architect disclosed the change as federal review panels begin a fast-track review of the $400 million project.
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Jan 08, 2026
The vice president accused a woman who was shot dead by an ICE agent Wednesday of criminally trying to ram the officer, whom he described as acting in self-defense.
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Jan 08, 2026
The president's architect disclosed the change as federal oversight bodies begin a fast-track review of the $400 million project.
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Jan 08, 2026
John A. Sarcone III is the fifth Trump-appointed interim U.S. attorney who has been disqualified from serving in such a role.
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Jan 08, 2026
Though largely symbolic, the measure would be a rare assertion of Congress's role in using lethal force after the stunning raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.
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Jan 08, 2026
President Donald Trump has made no secret of his distaste for low-pressure showers.
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Jan 08, 2026
Some GOP lawmakers warned that using force to seize the territory could fracture NATO, while others sought to downplay the possibility for such an attack.
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Jan 08, 2026
The party has struggled to counter Trump's "America First" rhetoric: "We really have to reassert ourselves," one senator said.
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Jan 08, 2026
It is the most direct challenge yet to Halligan's continued presence in the role since another judge dismissed an indictment against Comey, finding her appointment unconstitutional.
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Jan 07, 2026
Maryland's longest serving member of Congress won't seek reelection after having spent two decades as the No. 2 House Democrat.
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Jan 07, 2026
Trump seized on partial video footage to impose his interpretation of the shooting as investigators worked to establish the facts.
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Jan 07, 2026
The USS Iwo Jima and the USS San Antonio have been relocated to waters north of Cuba, and the Air Force also has withdrawn some aircraft from the region.
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Jan 07, 2026
White House officials have said "extensive" abatement efforts occurred before the East Wing was demolished, but have shared no further details.
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Jan 07, 2026
An anonymous trader's perfectly timed bet on the fall of Venezuela's leader has ignited debate over whether fast-growing prediction markets have adequate safeguards.
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Jan 07, 2026
An anonymous trader's perfectly timed bet on the fall of Venezuela's leader has ignited debate over whether fast-growing prediction markets have adequate safeguards.
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Jan 07, 2026
The director of national intelligence was conspicuously absent among Trump's top national security advisers during the planning for the Maduro mission.
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Jan 07, 2026
The director of national intelligence was conspicuously absent among Trump's top national security advisers during the planning for the Maduro mission.
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Jan 07, 2026
The March 10 election will decide who serves the remainder of her term for the state's 14th District following her high-profile split from President Trump.
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Jan 06, 2026
The sizable death toll adds meaning to President Donald Trump's public remarks that the operation he approved was "effective" but "very violent."
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Jan 06, 2026
Five years after a mob of Trump supporters violently stormed the Capitol to stop certification of Joe Biden's victory, the Trump administration is still fixated on a false narrative.
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Jan 06, 2026
President Donald Trump appears stronger than ever as he continues his attempts to rewrite the history of the U.S. Capitol attack.
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Jan 06, 2026
More than a dozen states have laws that criminalize abortion when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Here's a look at abortion laws by state.
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Jan 06, 2026
The president urged GOP congressmen to focus on drug prices, transgender athletes in women's sports and cracking down on violent crime to win the 2026 midterms.
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Jan 06, 2026
Trent Holbrook, 40, who plans to formally announce his candidacy on Wednesday, will join a crowded field of candidates vying for the congresswoman's seat.
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Jan 06, 2026
The death of the seven-term congressman, coupled with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's vacating her seat Tuesday, means Republicans are likely to face trouble advancing partisan legislation.
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Jan 06, 2026
In a progress report of sorts, U.S. officials say about 12,300 Epstein documents have been reviewed and released. There are some 2 million to go.
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Jan 06, 2026
House Republicans continue to hide a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, almost three years after a law passed requiring its display.
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Jan 06, 2026
House Republicans continue to hide a plaque honoring the police who defended the Capitol in 2021, almost three years after a law passed requiring its display.
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Jan 06, 2026
In an interview, the newly registered Democrat emphasized his opposition to the president, as he seeks to stand out in a packed open race in New York.
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Jan 05, 2026
Any FEMA terminations are likely to come in waves, according to three people familiar with the plans.
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Jan 05, 2026
As the former Venezuelan president and his wife take their first steps in the U.S. legal system, Maduro's former vice president consolidates her hold on power.
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Jan 05, 2026
Does Congress step in? Does the public care?
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Jan 05, 2026
The Trump administration has targeted the Arizona Democrat, a retired Navy officer, over a video reminding U.S. troops they can disobey illegal orders.
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Jan 05, 2026
Follow President Trump's 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.
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Jan 05, 2026
The former Democratic vice presidential nominee stepped aside amid a growing fraud probe.
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Jan 05, 2026
Gerrymandering and longer-term trends in polarization have left fewer competitive House seats in next year's midterm elections.
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Jan 05, 2026
Gerrymandering and longer-term trends in polarization have left fewer competitive House seats in next year's midterm elections.
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Jan 05, 2026
A Washington Post poll shows Americans are split on sending military forces to Venezuela to capture Maduro. Most say it should have required Congress's approval.
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Jan 05, 2026
Trump's moves to assert U.S. dominance in the Western Hemisphere and pull back from Europe could embolden Russia and China.
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Jan 04, 2026
Trump shared a video baselessly linking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to conspiracies over brazen political killings in the state this summer.
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Jan 04, 2026
Trump shared a video baselessly linking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to brazen political killings in the state this summer.
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Jan 04, 2026
Trump said many Venezuelan immigrants "want to go back." Will Maduro's removal spark a return — or another exodus?
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Jan 04, 2026
Democrats immediately argued that U.S. military action in Venezuela was an abandonment of the president's promise to focus on improving lives at home.
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Jan 04, 2026
Democrats immediately argued that U.S. military action in Venezuela was an abandonment of the president's promise to focus on improving lives at home.
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Jan 04, 2026
The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade. Now the hard part begins.
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Jan 04, 2026
The Secret Service has launched an effort to expand by about 20 percent to relieve pressure on an overstretched workforce and reduce reliance on outside agencies.
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Jan 03, 2026
The attack to seize Venezuela's president came months after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers the administration didn't intend to invade the country.
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Jan 03, 2026
The Venezuelan leader faces a multi-count indictment in New York. International-law experts question his arrest, but that probably will not affect his trial.
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Jan 03, 2026
The Venezuelan leader faces a multi-count indictment in New York. Experts in international law question his arrest, but that probably will not affect his trial.
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Jan 03, 2026
Trump allies point to the capture of Panama's Noriega in 1990 as a precedent. But Venezuela could turn out to be much more difficult.
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Jan 03, 2026
Venezuelans in the Miami suburb of Doral took to the streets in celebration after learning that the U.S. had struck their homeland and removed Nicolás Maduro.
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Jan 03, 2026
Once a critic of entanglements abroad, Trump now appears willing to embrace regime change as a tool of American influence, risking a backlash from his MAGA base.
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Jan 03, 2026
The Postal Service is no longer guaranteeing when it will postmark mail, which could jeopardize some ballots that arrive after Election Day.
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Jan 03, 2026
The Minnesota governor is seeking a third term amid a welfare probe in his state that has sparked unwanted national attention.
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Jan 03, 2026
At Mar-a-Lago, official governance, private business and personal relationships converge.
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Jan 02, 2026
Officials say an 18 year old man contacted an NYPD undercover officer posing as a member of ISIS and discussed staging an attack at a North Carolina grocery.
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Jan 02, 2026
More than a dozen states have passed laws regulating protests in recent years, raising concerns among free-speech advocates.
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Jan 02, 2026
The National Park Service is spending $54.2 million to repair seven fountains in Washington, according to procurement records reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Jan 02, 2026
Expert testimony about sexual violence helped convict a Pakistani American man of assaulting his wife. His defense says the testimony relied on stereotypes.
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Jan 01, 2026
Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York City, was sworn in Thursday, marking a generational shift in the city's leadership with his promises to address affordability.
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Jan 01, 2026
Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York City, is to be sworn in Thursday, marking a generational shift in the city's leadership with his promises to address affordability.
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Jan 01, 2026
Margo Martin, a lesser-known member of the president's staff, fuels social media with a blitz of Trump content.
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Jan 01, 2026
The White House is seeking members likely to clear the way for President Donald Trump's controversial ballroom and other projects.
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Dec 31, 2025
Trump is seeking to gain approvals for his ballroom in just over two months that have taken other large projects years to complete.
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Dec 31, 2025
Chief Justice John Roberts said in his annual year-end report on the judiciary that the nation's founding charters remain robust.
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Dec 31, 2025
The Colorado Republican said she hopes Trump's action on a water infrastructure bill benefiting her district "has nothing to do with political retaliation."
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Dec 31, 2025
Renee Hardman's convincing special-election win offers a hopeful signal for Democrats looking to 2026. She becomes the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.
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Dec 31, 2025
Renee Hardman's convincing special-election win offers a hopeful signal for Democrats looking to 2026. She becomes the first Black woman elected to the Iowa Senate.
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Dec 31, 2025
The project reflects Trump's expansive view of presidential authority — even over the White House itself.
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