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Trump and Blanche.

DOJ sees exodus of staff after midterm losses

Kaelan Deese · November 8, 2026 7:00 am

A person fans out their $100 bills from their brown wallet.

First round of November Social Security payments goes out in two days

Annie Andrews.

South Carolina’s new Democratic senator supports gun control on public health grounds

In this undated photo provided by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Press Office, Ruslan Kravchenko, Prosecutor General of Ukraine poses for photo in his office in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies are undermining Trump’s peace efforts, former top prosecutor alleges

President Donald Trump and Dana White, UFC president and CEO, arrive for UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Dana White responds to question about Trump’s White House press secretary request

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), left, talks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta during the Assembly's Organizational Session in Sacramento, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.

California sues five cities over lack of housing plans

Barnini Chakraborty July 16, 2026 5:05 pm

"John Fetterman"

‘Betrayal’: Fetterman blasts Vance for accusing Israel of undermining Iran peace effort

Ramsey Touchberry July 16, 2026 4:50 pm

A security officer stands near the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, as its sign remains covered by a tarp, Friday, June 19, 2026, in Washington.

Kennedy Center tries to regain upper hand in renovation war: ‘Has institutional support’

Emily Hallas July 16, 2026 4:40 pm

Ukrainians gather to denounce President Volodymyr Zelensky's decision to dismiss Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

Zelensky faces backlash after firing popular defense minister

Brady Knox July 16, 2026 4:31 pm

Featherweight fighters Diego Lopez and Steve Garcia compete in the ring during the first fight at UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington.

Two men indicted in White House UFC attack plot plead not guilty

David Zimmermann July 16, 2026 4:21 pm

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Leftist candidates blasting rich elites spend donor money on cushy hotels

Hudson Crozier July 16, 2026 4:19 pm

Don Lemon during the New Orleans Book Festival.

Don Lemon says he’s ‘totally serious’ that he would be ‘a really good president’

Britta Miller July 16, 2026 4:05 pm

Maine Senate President Troy Jackson speaks at a news conference, Jan. 17, 2023, in Augusta, Maine.

Troy Jackson, an anti-corporate Maine Senate hopeful, touts endorsements from lobbyists

Ramsey Touchberry July 16, 2026 3:52 pm

Trump and Shapiro collage

Trump says Josh Shapiro ‘doesn’t have what it takes’ as he moves to define him before 2028

Barnini Chakraborty July 16, 2026 2:52 pm

President Donald Trump is shown on television monitor speaking from the Cross Hall of the White House.

White House teleprompter staffer put on unpaid administrative leave over insider trading scandal

Christian Datoc July 16, 2026 2:47 pm

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.

White House denies funding cuts have impeded response to parasite outbreak

Naomi Lim July 16, 2026 2:43 pm

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) speaks to reporters as Republican senators arrive for a closed-door lunch at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 23, 2026.

Thom Tillis threatens to stall SAVE America Act

Sydney Topf July 16, 2026 2:41 pm