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Demonstrators raise a protest structure near Memorial Circle, the proposed site for a Triumphal Arch, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Kennedys sue to block Trump arch, saying it will overshadow JFK and RFK graves

David Zimmermann · November 10, 2026 7:55 pm

Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., speaks before Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine attend a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Ted Budd to run for second Senate term in swing state North Carolina

Tom Homan.

Homan at the top of Democrats’ oversight target list, top House Democrat says

Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., speaks before President Donald Trump signs a bill that returns whole milk to school cafeterias across the country, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

Trump drops appeals court nominee opposed by Arkansas senators

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and members of the Republican Conference arrive to elect their leadership following the sweeping victory by Democrats in the midterm elections.

‘Forget 2028’: Senate GOP braces for a long stretch in the minority

Workers construct scaffolding below the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts sign Friday, June 12, 2026, in Washington.

Kennedy Center says it will not host new shows after judge blocks two-year shutdown

Brady Knox June 20, 2026 10:19 am

Lebanon israel war

Israel and Hezbollah continue fighting after ceasefire in Lebanon

Brady Knox June 20, 2026 9:23 am

Hand holding $1 bills.

July Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 11 days

Adisa Hargett-Robinson June 20, 2026 9:00 am

Trump and Rubio at G7

Rubio gives Iran deal the silent treatment

Timothy Nerozzi June 20, 2026 7:00 am

Dollar bills piled on top of one another

Third round of June Social Security payments goes out in four days

Adisa Hargett-Robinson June 20, 2026 6:00 am

From left: Newton N. Minow in May 1961; Brendan Carr in 2026. (AP Photo; Jose Luis Magana/AP)

How Brendan Carr’s attack on TV stations echoes FCC chairman under JFK

Frederic J. Frommer June 20, 2026 6:00 am

Harry Dunn and Adrian Boafo

Harry Dunn takes on Democratic favorite in comeback House bid

David Zimmermann June 20, 2026 6:00 am

Will Sharpe in Amadeus. (Adrienn Szabo/Sky UK Ltd)

The wish to be like Wolfgang: Review of ‘Amadeus’

Graham Hillard June 20, 2026 5:15 am

Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor star in Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day. (Niko Tavernise/Universal Pictures)

Reviewed: Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’

Peter Tonguette June 20, 2026 5:00 am

Trump and Evette.

Trump double-endorses in South Carolina governor’s race, dealing setback to Pamela Evette

Emily Hallas June 19, 2026 11:12 pm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, waves as he takes the stage to speak during a primary runoff election night event after winning the Republican party's nomination Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Plano, Texas.

Paxton breaks with Texas GOP with ‘strong’ support for IVF

Emily Hallas June 19, 2026 9:50 pm

Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out The Vote rally.

Mamdani-backed candidate refuses to directly answer if murderers should go to jail

Emily Hallas June 19, 2026 8:43 pm