Policy

Elon Musk

Musk says SpaceX closed Starlink ‘loophole’ allowing lethal Ukrainian drone strikes

Claire Carter · October 25, 2026 9:28 am

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, center, poses with members of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Kentucky, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in College Station, Texas.

Hegseth’s ‘Arsenal of Freedom’ and ‘Send me’ tours resemble a campaign trail

Marco Rubio.

Intelligence chief Jay Clayton warns Rubio of rising Iranian threats

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Paxton sues OpenAI over ‘litany of harms’ as campaign races to win over voters

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in the halls of Congress.

Trump seeks to boost Susan Collins with Canadian tariff rollback

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing.

Rubio says Iran will never be able to charge tolls through Strait of Hormuz

Brady Knox June 23, 2026 5:22 pm

Character AI

Senators unveil bipartisan bill to safeguard children from AI chatbots

Victoria Baeza Garcia June 23, 2026 4:27 pm

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins.

Brooke Rollins: ‘SNAP is for food — not sugar bombs fueling obesity’

Kiara Moore June 23, 2026 3:37 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to the media.

Trump says ‘no rush’ to station nuclear weapons inspectors in Iran

Naomi Lim June 23, 2026 2:08 pm

Former President George W. Bush laughs with former first lady Michelle Obama as former first lady Jill Biden and former first lady Laura Bush watch, ahead of the dedication ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center.

Michelle Obama releases behind-the-scenes footage of presidential center opening

Sydney Topf June 23, 2026 12:37 pm

Immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico in the Rio Grande Valley are repatriated across the port of entry bridge in Hidalgo, TX, after being returned under the expedited removal process. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection)

ICE may deport illegal immigrants without judge approval, appeals court rules

Anna Giaritelli June 23, 2026 12:05 pm

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum

Mexico eyes sending oil after Cuba enacts major liberalization under pressure from Trump

Maydeen Merino June 23, 2026 11:41 am

Protesters and ICE officers clash outside the Delaney Hall detention center after demonstrators stood by the entrance gates to protest the transfer of detainees on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey.

DOJ sues New York as part of broader campaign against blue states’ ICE mask bans

Rena Rowe June 23, 2026 11:19 am

The AP1000® design certification has been extended by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to February 2046. The AP1000 plant is the only fully licensed, construction-ready advanced large modular reactor available today.

Trump administration loaning $17.5 billion to build 10 large nuclear reactors

Callie Patteson June 23, 2026 10:18 am

Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a press briefing on Jan. 7, 2026.

Judge blocks USDA’s move to restrict SNAP funding for junk food in blow to MAHA agenda

Emily Hallas June 23, 2026 9:32 am

Daily on Defense

US and Iran promote dueling narratives as Vance touts return of inspectors as ‘major milestone’

Washington Examiner Staff June 23, 2026 7:23 am

U.S. Coast Guard boats patrol in front of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building, ahead of a planned visit to the site by President Joe Biden, on Thursday, July 1, 2021, in Surfside, Fla. Rescue efforts at the site of the partially collapsed condominium building were halted Thursday out of concern about the stability of the remaining structure, officials said.

Federal investigators reveal cause of 2021 Surfside condo collapse that killed 98

Brady Knox June 22, 2026 10:50 pm