Policy

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.

Chris Murphy discharged from hospital after stroke but will miss ‘next several weeks of votes’

Rena Rowe · November 6, 2026 3:38 pm

A phone-sized black screen shows a selection of artificial intelligence apps such as OpenAI and Anthropic displayed with a globe shown behind.

White House cancels tech panel including Zuckerberg and Huang after anti-AI midterm results

Workers continue to deploy large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico.

Greg Abbott spent years fortifying the Texas border. Gina Hinojosa could undo it all

Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a Make Iowa Healthy Again rally, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in Clive, Iowa.

Measles cases race past 5,000 nationwide: CDC

Collage of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).

High pressure on Democrats to lower healthcare costs

Law enforcement officers surround Robert F. Kennedy Jr., US secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), and his wife, actress Cheryl Hines following reports of a shooting during the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington, DC, US on Saturday, April 25, 2026. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner event in Washington Saturday following a security incident at the venue. Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Is Secret Service to blame for White House dinner shooting chaos?

Anna Giaritelli April 28, 2026 7:00 am

Petrol pump filling fuel nozzle in gas station. Fuel dispenser machine. Refuel fill up with petrol gasoline. Petrol industry and service. Red petrol fuel nozzle. Petroleum oil industry. Oil crisis.

Gas prices: New 2026 high set nine days after energy secretary said prices ‘likely peaked’

Washington Examiner Staff April 28, 2026 6:39 am

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room

The WHCA dinner shooting was a warning without a body count

Bethany Mandel April 28, 2026 6:00 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, from left, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, Vice President JD Vance and FBI director Kash Patel listen to President Donald Trump speak in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after an unspecified threat at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026.

WHCA shooting exposes concerns over succession security, number of ‘celebrity’ Cabinet officials at big events

Barnini Chakraborty April 28, 2026 6:00 am

Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin.

Senate Democrats probing if DOD ‘failed to protect’ six US troops killed in Kuwait

Emily Hallas April 27, 2026 8:26 pm

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaking into a microphone

Lee Zeldin clashes with Democrats over climate change and public health

Maydeen Merino April 27, 2026 7:07 pm

A woman walks past an anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. embassy mocking Iran and United States talks, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026.

US and Iran stuck in ‘game of diplomatic chicken’

Mike Brest April 27, 2026 4:58 pm

Chickens.

Drug-resistant salmonella linked to backyard poultry, CDC warns

Rena Rowe April 27, 2026 4:31 pm

An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Nov. 2, 2020.

John Roberts questions ‘expectation of privacy’ for voluntarily shared location data

Jack Birle April 27, 2026 4:11 pm

Offshore wind turbines of South Fork Wind.

Interior kills two more offshore wind projects with lease buyout agreements

Callie Patteson April 27, 2026 3:46 pm

The suspected gunman who opened fire at the Washington hotel Cole Tomas Allen.

Cole Allen charged with attempting to assassinate Trump

Kaelan Deese April 27, 2026 2:16 pm

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil shock worsens as Strait of Hormuz closure nears two months

Callie Patteson April 27, 2026 1:59 pm