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May 05, 2026
The move marks a shift after the FDA for years worked aggressively to regulate flavored vapes. The move came after President Donald Trump reportedly pressed the FDA commissioner to authorize the products.
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May 05, 2026
The state will play a key role if the vice president decides to run for president in 2028, and other potential GOP candidates have visited in recent months.
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May 05, 2026
A grand jury charged Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, assaulting a Secret Service officer with a shotgun and other offenses.
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May 05, 2026
The criticism of the pontiff's stance on Iran highlighted what Vatican officials have described as an unprecedented low in relations with the United States.
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May 05, 2026
A prosecutor cited "insufficient evidence" of an intent to harass the White House aide by distributing leaflets in his Northern Virginia neighborhood.
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May 05, 2026
The plaintiffs allege that Meta CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg "personally authorized and actively encouraged" copyright infringement.
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May 05, 2026
A spokesman for the North Carolina congressman said he welcomes a chance to refute the allegations.
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May 05, 2026
A legal dispute that could imperil access to the abortion pill mifepristone adds urgency to an issue that had moved to the backburner in Democratic politics.
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May 05, 2026
A legal dispute that could imperil access to the abortion pill mifepristone adds urgency to an issue that had moved to the backburner in Democratic politics.
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May 05, 2026
Senate Republicans maintain their budget reconciliation proposal would authorize security construction, but not Trump's ballroom. The White House disagrees.
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May 04, 2026
The justices' action follows last week's opinion weakening a central element of the Voting Rights Act.
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May 04, 2026
The Justice Department had seized a phone and computers belonging to The Washington Post's Hannah Natanson as part of a leak investigation.
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May 04, 2026
The altercation near the Washington Monument occurred shortly after Vice President J.D. Vance passed by in a motorcade, a U.S. Secret Service official said.
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May 04, 2026
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has dropped plans to appeal a ruling by a federal judge that quashed two subpoenas to the Federal Reserve and its chairman.
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May 04, 2026
One person was shot by law enforcement near the Washington Monument, according to U.S. Secret Service. The person's condition is unknown.
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May 04, 2026
The private briefings on best practices for handling congressional oversight come as polls indicate Democrats have a strong edge ahead of the November midterms.
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May 04, 2026
The former New York mayor, 81, initially was placed on a ventilator but now is breathing on his own, his spokesman said.
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May 04, 2026
The order reinstates mail access to the drug for one week while the justices consider emergency applications by drugmakers.
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May 04, 2026
The situation cost Idaho state Sen. Glenneda Zuiderveld and her husband most of their income and highlights an escalating split in the party.
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May 04, 2026
After decades of backing a "war on drugs," the GOP has warmed to psychedelics for mental health treatment as high-profile backers and veterans tout the drugs.
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May 04, 2026
The president left unclear what measures the U.S. would take and whether any forces would be at risk. Iran said it would strike any foreign force approaching the strait.
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May 03, 2026
He called the operation starting Monday a humanitarian gesture for nations "that have done absolutely nothing wrong" but whose crews have been stranded for weeks.
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May 03, 2026
A buckshot pellet from the suspect's shotgun "was intertwined with the fiber of the vest" worn by a Secret Service officer, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said.
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May 03, 2026
For a decade, golf's biggest league shunned the president. In his second term, they've welcomed him back.
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May 03, 2026
Press Robinson, who years ago mounted a legal fight to become the first Black person elected to a Louisiana school board, was on the losing side of the Supreme Court case weakening the Voting Rights Act.
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May 03, 2026
Democrats now hold a five-point advantage in support for Congress, up from two points in February.
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May 02, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the commonly used abortion drug mifepristone can only be picked up in-person.
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May 02, 2026
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled that the commonly used abortion drug mifepristone can only be picked up in-person.
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May 02, 2026
The airline said early Saturday it had "no choice" but to wind down operations immediately, dashing hopes of a last-minute financial lifeline.
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May 02, 2026
Trump's combative defense secretary has grown more self-assured of his job security despite his early missteps in the role, people familiar with the matter said.
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May 02, 2026
NATO said it was working to understand details of the plan to draw down about 5,000 troops, which coincides with a feud between the president and the German chancellor.
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May 02, 2026
The daughter of Iranian immigrants, Asal Sayas worked in the White House and Senate, lobbied for AIDS research and became a tireless champion for people with cancer.
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May 02, 2026
The daughter of Iranian immigrants, she worked in the White House and Senate, lobbied for AIDS research and became a tireless champion for people with cancer.
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May 02, 2026
The rising cost of oil is becoming a major political concern for the White House, as the stalemate between President Donald Trump and Iran drags on.
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May 02, 2026
NATO said it was working to understand details of the plan to draw down about 5,000 troops, which coincides with a feud between the president and the German chancellor.
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May 02, 2026
It took the Voting Rights Act in 1965, and its revisions decades later, to restore Black congressional representation in the South after Reconstruction.
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May 02, 2026
It took the Voting Rights Act in 1965, and its revisions decades later, to restore Black congressional representation in the South after Reconstruction.
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May 02, 2026
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether members of the Falun Gong religious group can sue Cisco for its alleged role in a Chinese government crackdown.
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May 02, 2026
The airline said early Saturday it had "no choice" but to wind down operations immediately, dashing hopes of a last-minute financial lifeline.
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May 01, 2026
Trump also asked one of Barr's rivals to drop out of the Republican primary in Kentucky, where the winner of that race is likely to succeed McConnell.
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May 01, 2026
GOP-led states are rushing to take advantage of the Supreme Court's decision to curtail the Voting Rights Act with new maps that could end the careers of several Black Democratic House members.
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May 01, 2026
In his first public speech since the White House correspondents' dinner, the president mocked transgender weightlifters and the "medical crap" an adviser was telling him.
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May 01, 2026
Defense attorneys for the alleged gunman have questioned the evidence in the case, and the U.S. attorney's X posts go beyond what prosecutors have said in court filings.
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May 01, 2026
The decision coincides with a deepening feud between the president and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who has criticized the U.S. war in Iran.
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May 01, 2026
Trump's statement came as the United States continues to enforce a naval blockade of Iran and as he declined to rule out additional strikes on the country.
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May 01, 2026
Prosecutors had alleged that David Rivera had received a secret $50 million contract to influence the first Trump administration.
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May 01, 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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May 01, 2026
It is the latest technical problem related to the Trump administration's push to create a national directory of health providers.
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May 01, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted an ongoing ceasefire "pauses" the clock on the 60-day deadline to end hostilities in Iran or seek congressional approval.
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May 01, 2026
A Post-ABC-Ipsos poll shows most Americans call the military action a mistake, even as Republicans remain strongly supportive. Many fear the conflict will lead to a recession.
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May 01, 2026
Liberals say they want a fighter. But a popular governor who clashed with the president failed to catch fire in Maine's Senate race.
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May 01, 2026
Liberals say they want a fighter. But Janet Mills, a popular governor who clashed with the president, failed to catch fire in Maine's Senate race.
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May 01, 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has resisted President Donald Trump's pleas to kill the filibuster, but Republicans circumvented it to try to fund immigration enforcement agencies.
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May 01, 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has resisted President Donald Trump's pleas to kill the filibuster, but Republicans circumvented it to try to fund immigration enforcement agencies.
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Apr 30, 2026
Nicole Saphier, Trump's third pick for the role, is a radiologist and longtime Fox News contributor. Means's nomination stalled as some Republicans questioned her credentials and stance on vaccinations.
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Apr 30, 2026
Gov. Jeff Landry (R) issued an order pausing next month's primaries until lawmakers can approve a new map, which could help the GOP gain one or two seats in the state this fall.
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Apr 30, 2026
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.
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Apr 30, 2026
The War Powers Act requires that the Trump administration seek lawmakers' consent to continue hostilities beyond 60 days, a time limit that expires Friday.
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Apr 30, 2026
Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.
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Apr 30, 2026
Nicole Saphier, Trump's third pick for the role, is a radiologist and longtime Fox News contributor. Means's nomination stalled as some Republicans questioned her credentials and stance on vaccinations.
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Apr 30, 2026
The high court a decade ago explicitly overturned the legal standard that prosecutors are now citing to charge Comey with threatening President Trump.
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Apr 30, 2026
The hearing follows a marathon session in the House, where the defense secretary clashed with Democrats over the conflict and his purge of top military leaders.
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Apr 30, 2026
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.
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Apr 30, 2026
The hearing follows a marathon session in the House, where the defense secretary clashed with Democrats over the conflict and his purge of top military leaders.
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Apr 30, 2026
The seat is critical to Democrats' hopes of retaking the Senate. Graham Platner, an oyster farmer and Democrat, is likely to win the primary.
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Apr 30, 2026
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 Russia's Ukraine invasion.
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Apr 30, 2026
The president's planned 250-foot arch and a Treasury department plan to put Trump's signature on paper money are also unpopular ideas.
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Apr 30, 2026
While it's too late for many states to redraw congressional maps for the 2026 midterms, the court's ruling to limit the Voting Rights Act could result in fewer Black members. "We've been dealt a bad hand," says Georgia lawmaker.
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Apr 30, 2026
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 Russia's Ukraine invasion.
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Apr 30, 2026
The U.S. blockade and Iranian mines and drones continue to halt shipping in the Strait of Hormuz as each side bets the other will break first.
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Apr 29, 2026
Gov. Jeff Landry (R) told Republican House candidates he plans to suspend the May 16 primary elections so lawmakers can redraw the congressional map.
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Apr 29, 2026
Over hours on and around the chamber's floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on a surveillance bill, a farm policy bill and funding for DHS.
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Apr 29, 2026
For more than two hours on the chamber's floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.
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Apr 29, 2026
The former FBI director made his first court apperance after being indicted over a 2025 social media post that prosecutors say was a threat to the life of the president.
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Apr 29, 2026
The defense secretary sought to rebut lawmakers' criticism of the Trump administration's handling of the conflict, which has cost about $25 billion so far.
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Apr 29, 2026
In a fiery House meeting on the military budget, the defense secretary called lawmakers critical of the administration's handling of the conflict "defeatist."
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Apr 29, 2026
Southern lawmakers can now draw congressional maps to break up minority voters, as the conservative majority continues to roll back decades-old civil rights protections.
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Apr 29, 2026
With the Voting Rights Act
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Apr 29, 2026
The defense secretary sought to rebut lawmakers' criticism of the Trump administration's handling of the conflict, which has cost about $25 billion so far.
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Apr 29, 2026
For more than two hours on the chamber's floor, the speaker and fellow Republican leaders cajoled holdouts on that bill and others on DHS funding and farm policy.
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Apr 29, 2026
Jurors convict the man on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to an ISIS group, but it's a rare setback in a high-profile terrorism case.
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Apr 29, 2026
The conservative justices appeared sympathetic to the administration's contention that it can cancel humanitarian protections for Haitian and Syrian nationals.
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Apr 29, 2026
Jurors convict the man on a charge of conspiring to provide material support to an ISIS group, but it's a rare setback in a high-profile terrorism case.
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Apr 29, 2026
Just 165 people have paid the application fee so far, the government said in a new legal filing.
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Apr 29, 2026
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.
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Apr 29, 2026
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.
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Apr 29, 2026
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.
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Apr 29, 2026
The former FBI director denied that a photo he posted of seashells spelling "86 47" was intended to threaten the president. He has vowed to fight the case.
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Apr 29, 2026
State House lawmakers took the first step toward redistricting. The GOP-run Senate is expected to follow suit.
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Apr 29, 2026
The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw minority-majority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats.
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Apr 29, 2026
The former FBI director denied that a photo he posted of seashells spelling "86 47" was intended to threaten the president. He has vowed to fight the case.
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Apr 29, 2026
Nonprofits and advocacy groups followed the case closely because the result could affect their ability to foil what many see as politically motivated inquiries.
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Apr 29, 2026
Advocacy groups across the political spectrum aligned with the faith-based center in its battle with New Jersey's attorney general over disclosing its donors.
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Apr 29, 2026
Charges against former FBI director James B. Comey and others take focus away from the economy and other issues voters care about, many Republicans say.
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Apr 29, 2026
Social upheaval, deep polarization and social media are primary drivers of the phenomenon, which has touched Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Apr 29, 2026
Social upheaval, deep polarization and social media are primary drivers of the phenomenon, which has touched Republicans and Democrats alike.
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Apr 29, 2026
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."
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Apr 28, 2026
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump welcomed Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla to the White House for a state dinner in the East Room.
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Apr 28, 2026
In a speech to Congress, the monarch avoided naming the president but highlighted democratic norms, Ukraine and Western unity.
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Apr 28, 2026
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.
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