Policy

Big Bend National Park in Texas.

Trump border chief defends Big Bend wall plans as court battle delays construction

Anna Giaritelli · October 28, 2026 8:05 am

Sam Friedman, center, looks on during a "No Hate in WA State" rally

Five states with youth transgender medicine and sports on the ballot: What to know

Sherrod Brown, then a U.S. senator from Ohio, speaks with reporters at the Capitol in Washington, March 15, 2023.

Why the crypto industry is spending big to stop Sherrod Brown from returning to the Senate

Donald Trump campaigns in Texas

Trump hints at post-midterm strikes on Iran: ‘You’ll see Iran in a couple of weeks’

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) agents patrol around the Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, Va., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce)

Fourth Circuit grills DOJ on lawsuit over Virginia’s crackdown on local police cooperation with ICE

Democratic Congressional candidate Sharice Davids talks to supporters.

‘We promised Social Security’: Sharice Davids vows to protect benefits

Kiara Moore June 9, 2026 2:18 pm

WHO rolls out $518 million program with Africa CDC to halt Ebola outbreak

WHO rolls out $518 million program with Africa CDC to halt Ebola outbreak

Sophia Mandt June 9, 2026 1:32 pm

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with a payload of Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Monday, April 28, 2025, in Cape Canaveral.

NASA announces crew for Artemis III mission

Rena Rowe June 9, 2026 1:09 pm

KEY WEST, Florida — An unmanned surface vehicle sails off the coast of Key West, Fla., during the annual Fleet Experimentation event, April 24, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jasmin L. Aquino)

US naval drone rescued two pilots after helicopter crash near Strait of Hormuz

Mike Brest June 9, 2026 11:39 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

State Department rolls out additional $750 fee to fast-track visa interviews

Max Grinstein June 9, 2026 11:35 am

The Artemis II mission crew sent back pictures of the moon.

WATCH LIVE: NASA unveils Artemis III crew

Rena Rowe June 9, 2026 10:01 am

Daily on Defense

Trump’s latest Iran war prediction: US in ‘final throes’ of ‘very good strong, powerful deal’

Jamie McIntyre June 9, 2026 7:08 am

Collage of Border czar Tom Homan, left top, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, bottom left, and a masked ICE officer covered in cloth, uniform, and a hat pinning a person to the wall handcuffed in New York.

Homan: ‘More ICE agents than you’ve ever seen’ headed to Mamdani’s NYC

Anna Giaritelli June 9, 2026 6:00 am

Ho K. Nieh, chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Small nuclear reactors could be operational by 2030, regulator says in first interview

Callie Patteson June 9, 2026 6:00 am

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Food industry hopes transparency efforts will appease MAHA

Gabrielle M. Etzel June 9, 2026 5:00 am

Keith Sonderling, President Donald Trump's nominee to be deputy secretary of Labor.

Sonderling acting his way into permanent role atop Labor Department

Naomi Lim June 9, 2026 5:00 am

A Frontier Airlines plane is shown at San Francisco International Airport.

US airlines spent $6.5 billion on fuel in April as Iran war strangled energy market

Brady Knox June 8, 2026 11:16 pm