Policy

Ilhan Omar and Barack Obama

Obama rips ‘appalling’ investigation of Ilhan Omar: ‘Should outrage all Americans’

Claire Carter · October 18, 2026 1:58 pm

Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu

Trump backs Netanyahu for reelection, says Israeli PM critical ally against Iran

A collage of Trump, Bessent, and Zelensky

Bessent says ‘no one has been tougher’ on Russian sanctions than Trump

Mike Huckabee arrives in the West Bank

Huckabee decries ‘vicious’ Israeli settler attack on Washington Post photographer

A Social Security card and $100 bill on top of the American flag.

Second round of October Social Security payments goes out in three days

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

How Trump’s election integrity speech could affect the Xi Jinping summit

Mabinty Quarshie, Christian Datoc July 17, 2026 7:15 pm

The U.S. Capitol is seen from a street in Washington as heavy smoke from wildfires shrouds the atmosphere in June 2026.

Canadian wildfire smoke smothers US: PHOTOS

Rena Rowe July 17, 2026 6:26 pm

Photo taken on May 5, 2026, shows vessels in the Strait of Hormuz

US backs Iraq-Syria oil pipeline bypassing Strait of Hormuz

Rena Rowe July 17, 2026 5:00 pm

Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY).

‘Literally almost no downside’ to data centers after Hochul bans them in New York: Joe Concha

Britta Miller July 17, 2026 4:31 pm

Wang Yi.

China threatens ‘countermeasures’ after DHS cuts foreign journalists’ visa duration

Rena Rowe July 17, 2026 4:30 pm

Smoke from wildfire in Canada has moved into the Washington D.C., area and across the East Coast, on Friday, July 17, 2026

Trump and Republicans blame wildfire smoke on Canada for mismanaging forests

Callie Patteson July 17, 2026 4:03 pm

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.

DHS tying states’ grant funding to participation in SAVE system: Mullin

Emily Hallas July 17, 2026 3:13 pm

Kelly Loeffler

Kelly Loeffler defends defense contractor cyber deregulation amid AI risks

Naomi Lim July 17, 2026 2:23 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping.

New Chinese AI chatbot Kimi K3 rivals US leaders in the field

David Zimmermann July 17, 2026 1:34 pm

Markwayne Mullin pointing

Markwayne Mullin says ICE is ‘turning up the heat on the streets’ after traffic stop turnaround

Claire Carter July 17, 2026 1:07 pm

The Brunswick Creek wildfire consumes trees on a mountainside, in Boston Bar, British Columbia, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

DC air quality reaches severely polluted levels as Canadian wildfire smoke rolls in

Emily Hallas July 17, 2026 10:16 am

AI safety group launches $15 million campaign for Republicans

Victoria Baeza Garcia July 17, 2026 10:00 am