Policy

Flags of Massachusetts and the United States waving in the wind on a clear day, left, and a close-up of growing marijuana plants, right.

Massachusetts votes to keep recreational marijuana legal

Gabrielle M. Etzel · November 4, 2026 12:10 am

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), abortion rights protests, and transgender flags.

Missourians vote down amendment to limit abortion and transgender medicine for minors

A "for sale" sign is posted in front of a home.

Florida voters give biggest win yet to property tax revolt with constitutional amendment

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Virginia voters approve amendment easing restrictions on third-trimester abortions

Bernie Sanders, Pramila Jayapal, Abdul el Sayed, Hakeem Jeffries, and Troy Jackson.

Democrats set for Medicare for all fight post-midterm elections

Adm. Kevin Lunday, commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard.

Coast Guard organizing ‘Special Missions Command’ to oversee high-risk operations

Claire Carter May 6, 2026 2:30 pm

air travel costs fuel gas prices inflation tourism airlines business

DOT says airlines paid 56% more for fuel in March than before Iran war

Brady Knox May 6, 2026 1:55 pm

Dr. Marty Makary, Food and Drug Administration commissioner, attends an event on healthcare affordability in the Oval Office, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

FDA chief Marty Makary under fire from multiple directions

Gabrielle M. Etzel May 6, 2026 1:19 pm

Melissa DuBose; Bryan Rafael Gomez

Illegal immigrant case spirals into controversy after ill-timed press release

Kaelan Deese May 6, 2026 1:14 pm

Sebastian Gorka, right, assistant to former President Trump, walks through the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump’s new counterterrorism strategy ‘prioritizes the neutralization of hemispheric terror threats’

Mike Brest May 6, 2026 1:01 pm

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One.

Joint Base Andrews dealing with 32,000-gallon jet fuel spill

Claire Carter May 6, 2026 10:11 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump administration stretches definition of a ceasefire

Mike Brest May 6, 2026 7:00 am

War Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2026.

Hegseth strengthens his hand as he outruns the ‘on his way out hype’

Mike Brest May 6, 2026 5:00 am

Ships wait in the Strait of Hormuz

Trump pauses Project Freedom for ‘short period’ to see if Iran deal can be finalized

Rena Rowe May 5, 2026 7:08 pm

Federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection walk

Trump posts mockup of ICE rebranded to ‘NICE’ after supporter’s suggestion

Rena Rowe May 5, 2026 6:46 pm

CNN's analyst Van Jones, left, and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), right.

CNN’s Van Jones stands by moderate Fetterman as critics urge GOP defection

Sydney Topf May 5, 2026 5:33 pm

UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s campus in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

UnitedHealthcare to eliminate prior authorization requirement for 30% of services

Emily Hallas May 5, 2026 5:24 pm