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

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

Cancer survivors protest Trump administration’s support of RoundUp in Supreme Court case

Gabrielle M. Etzel April 27, 2026 1:34 pm

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Canada announces new sovereign wealth fund with call for investments from citizens

Molly Parks, Keely Bastow April 27, 2026 12:42 pm

Collage of X owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

What Elon Musk’s lawsuit against Sam Altman could change about the AI industry

David Zimmermann April 27, 2026 12:39 pm

Displaced residents wave Hezbollah flags, including one bearing a picture of its leader, Naim Qassem.

Hezbollah chief says the ‘resistance’ cannot ‘be defeated’ despite disarmament push

Mike Brest April 27, 2026 11:39 am

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Iran’s foreign minister heads to Russia to garner support from Putin

David Zimmermann April 27, 2026 9:09 am

WASHINGTON, DC March 22, 2022: U.S. Senator Ben Sasse (R-NE) question Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on the second day of her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Ben Sasse credits miracle drug for ‘extended time’ while having five cancers

Molly Parks April 27, 2026 8:24 am

Daily on Defense

War in Iran goes from test of wills, to a battle of won’ts

Jamie McIntyre April 27, 2026 7:26 am

U.S. Supreme Court.

Future of MAHA in the balance as Supreme Court hears RoundUp case

Gabrielle M. Etzel April 27, 2026 7:00 am

Participants in the Manion workout

Service, sweat, and sacrifice: The Manion WOD at the Marine Corps Memorial

Amy DeLaura April 26, 2026 5:40 pm

Tankers in the strait.

Chevron CEO warns gas prices haven’t peaked as Hormuz blockade rages on

Zach LaChance April 26, 2026 5:14 pm

Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting American aircraft being caught by Iranian armed forces in a fishing net beneath the words in Farsi, "The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, The entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground," in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Trump says US negotiators will no longer physically travel for Iran peace talks

Emily Hallas April 26, 2026 4:06 pm

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

Trump says Iran has three days before oil infrastructure ‘explodes’ due to US blockade

Emily Hallas April 26, 2026 3:36 pm