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Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) walks from his office to the House chamber to vote on Capitol Hill.

House Democrat poised to oversee ICE funding resists progressive push to abolish agency

Emily Hallas · November 9, 2026 11:07 am

President Donald Trump talks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Friday, Nov. 6, 2026.

Trump says return to full-scale war with Iran ‘highly unlikely’ as peace talks pick up

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One, at President Donald J. Trump International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026.

Trump says deportation policy ‘too tough’ in push for bipartisan deal handing legal status to ‘good’ illegal immigrants

Newly elected Democratic governors in Texas, Gina Hinojosa in the big frame on right, Ohio, showing Amy Acton, top left, and Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms, bottom left.

Data centers face uphill battle with incoming Democratic governors

Trump poses with fellow leaders of NATO member nations and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Europe wary of Trump administration’s talk of broader security agreement with Russia

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

All 9 people aboard a jet that crashed in Florida have died, transportation secretary says

The Associated Press November 1, 2026 5:35 pm

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., smiles before President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Heartland Credit Union Arena, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026, in Park City, Kan.

Future of MAHA and anti-abortion policy hinges on Roger Marshall’s election chances

Gabrielle M. Etzel November 1, 2026 7:00 am

Social Security money 1.

First round of November Social Security payments goes out in 9 days

Emily Danner November 1, 2026 6:00 am

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), right, speaks as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), left, listens during a news conference.

Democrats plan to use majorities to force GOP to take tough votes on Trump tariffs

Zach Halaschak November 1, 2026 5:00 am

President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky.

US greenlights sale of 500 Patriot missiles to Ukraine after alleged delivery delays

Emily Hallas October 31, 2026 9:33 am

A worker at the sports book in the Ocean Casino Resort counts money on a counter.

First round of November Social Security payments goes out in 10 days

Emily Danner October 31, 2026 6:00 am

Rogers, el Sayed, and Kennedy.

RFK Jr. defends comments on Islam with lengthy essay aimed at media critics

Gabrielle M. Etzel October 30, 2026 8:12 pm

In this screenshot from a video provided by the Office of the Ombudsman of Ukraine, Ukraine's Ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets, left, speaks with residents of Oleshky during their evacuation to a safe area amid a local ceasefire connected to a humanitarian aid mission in Oleshky, Kherson region, Ukraine, Friday, Oct. 30, 2026.

Hundreds evacuate Ukrainian city of Oleshky as part of Melania Trump-brokered ceasefire

Mike Brest October 30, 2026 5:03 pm

The seal of the CIA is displayed at CIA headquarters.

Illegal immigrant charged with impersonating CIA official using scam agency

Hudson Crozier October 30, 2026 4:45 pm

A cannabis plant that is close to harvest grows in a grow room at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis facility in Richmond, Va., June 17, 2021.

DEA begins granting federal approval to more than 900 medical marijuana dispensaries

David Zimmermann October 30, 2026 3:36 pm

n this Jan. 13, 2020, photo, U.S. Soldiers stand while bulldozers clear rubble and debris at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar, Iraq.

US Army conducted rare test of mass burial capabilities, not used since Korean War, at Fort Bragg

Brady Knox October 30, 2026 2:23 pm

A woman walks past empty fresh-food refrigerators

Military investigating refrigerator and freezer outages affecting commissaries as possible cyber attack

Mike Brest October 30, 2026 1:03 pm