News

Rick Scott, left, and Ron DeSantis, right, laughing.

Rick Scott takes swipe at Ron DeSantis after midterm victory lap in Florida

David Sivak · November 12, 2026 7:00 am

Stephen Miller.

Stephen Miller and the odds of a Trump immigration deal with Democrats

House Democrat for acknowledging the Left’s leverage point in the shutdown

Democrats’ midterm honeymoon over as they suffer quick-fire double voting blunder

Katie Bailey, the new director of the White House's Office of Legislative Affairs, will have one of the toughest directives of any Trump administration official across the next two years: advance President Donald Trump's priorities on Capitol Hill, all while handling the deluge of investigations expected to be launched by the newly minted Democratic majorities.

Meet the top Trump aide ‘built for’ besting the Democratic majorities

Collage of Abdul el Sayed speaking, left, and President Donald Trump, right, speaking with a red USA hat on.

El Sayed makes unusual legacy play in bid to get ‘brand manager’ Trump to embrace ‘Medicare for all’

A health worker disinfects the airport near the World Food Programme's (WFP) aircraft following the government's announcement of Bunia National Airport's reopening in Bunia, Congo, Tuesday, June 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

WHO reports five recoveries from rare Ebola strain

Claire Carter May 31, 2026 11:55 am

Andy Beshear.

Beshear touts Southern Democratic revival as party searches for 2028 message

Claire Carter May 31, 2026 11:37 am

A spool of "I voted" stickers rests on a table.

What to know about Iowa’s primary elections as Democrats try to mount a comeback

Claire Carter May 31, 2026 9:25 am

Cash is fanned out from a wallet.

June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in one day

Sydney Topf May 31, 2026 9:00 am

E. Jean Carroll departs Manhattan federal appeals court

E. Jean Carroll is a mess for the administration that won’t go away

Kaelan Deese May 31, 2026 7:00 am

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)

McConnell lets loose on Trump on his way to Senate retirement

David Sivak May 31, 2026 7:00 am

Social Security money

First round of June Social Security payments goes out in 10 days

Sydney Topf May 31, 2026 6:00 am

Denis O'Hare, Alfred Molina, and Alfre Woodard in The Boroughs. (Netflix)

Scary stories to tell seniors

Graham Hillard May 31, 2026 6:00 am

Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., listens during a Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs about Belarus on Capitol Hill, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, file)

New Jersey’s Tom Kean hasn’t voted in Congress since March. He’s about to be renominated

Hailey Bullis May 31, 2026 6:00 am

Lithuanian Army soldiers.

Lithuania warns Russian economy is ‘built on war’ and Baltic states are likely next target

Timothy Nerozzi May 31, 2026 5:00 am

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and presumptive Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner.

How Democrats could replace Platner on the Maine Senate ticket after he wins the primary

Carter Schroppe May 30, 2026 10:39 pm

U.S. Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign townhall event on May 2, 2026 in Appleton, Maine. Supporters gathered in a rustic barn to hear Platner speak and answer un-screened questions from the audience. (Photo by Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)

Graham Platner’s wife raised sexually explicit texts to a Senate campaign aide

Carter Schroppe May 30, 2026 4:52 pm