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Trump and Katie Zacharia.

Zacharia oust raises question about importance of the White House press secretary

Naomi Lim · October 18, 2026 7:00 am

Texas Attorney General and Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton smiles as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a campaign rally at Tyler Pounds Regional Airport in Texas.

Talarico’s Texas-sized opening: Paxton can’t unite Republican vote

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a midterm campaign rally at the LevelUp Training Complex in Monroe, Mich., Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Daniel Heuer/Pool Photo via AP)

Vance says he’ll ‘have to make a decision’ on 2028 presidential run after midterm elections

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith is shown at the NFL's Super Bowl Radio Row in San Francisco, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.

Stephen A. Smith recounts four-hour White House dinner with Trump and Bill Maher: ‘Wouldn’t let us leave’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a campaign event ahead of Election Day Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

Gavin Newsom says military aid to Israel ‘has to be conditioned’

Josh Hawley opens investigation into OpenAI agents hacking Hugging Face

David Zimmermann September 10, 2026 5:23 pm

Democratic candidate for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa.

Texas Democrat Gina Hinojosa backs Trump’s $5,000 dividend but rejects conditional payout

Molly Parks September 10, 2026 5:20 pm

Yair Golan

Netanyahu demands investigation of Yair Golan as Israeli premier’s wife is sued for defamation

Timothy Nerozzi September 10, 2026 5:06 pm

Kevin Reddington, defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy, walks through reporters and television cameras while arriving at Plymouth County Superior Court.

Lindsay Clancy attorney asks judge to acquit client and end murder case

Claire Carter September 10, 2026 4:48 pm

Former President Joe Biden, from left, former President Barack Obama, former President George W. Bush, and former President Bill Clinton, right, pose for a photo at the Obama Presidential Center opening.

Former presidents, excluding Trump, will attend 9/11 ceremony in New York City

Mabinty Quarshie September 10, 2026 4:39 pm

Jimmy Kimmel speaks during a ceremony honoring Adam Carolla with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Kimmel says Talarico interview won’t air after FCC concerns over equal-time rule

Emily Hallas September 10, 2026 4:37 pm

FILE - A military helicopter takes off after dropping off personnel at the Pentagon, Sept. 12, 2001, after a terrorist crashed a hijacked airliner into the building the day before. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

Pentagon 9/11 visitor center to break ground day after 25th anniversary

David Zimmermann September 10, 2026 4:33 pm

James Talarico.

James Talarico needles Ken Paxton amid GOP midterm convention

Ramsey Touchberry, Naomi Lim September 10, 2026 4:15 pm

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, gestures as he greets U.S. President Donald Trump at Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Evan Vucci/Pool Photo via AP)

China sends friendly message on tariffs ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

Emily Hallas September 10, 2026 3:01 pm

President Donald Trump, center rear, speaks in front of a large gaggle of heads turned away from the camera and toward the president at the Republican midterm convention.

Bob Cusack reacts to midterm convention: Independent voters Trump needs may not be watching

Britta Miller September 10, 2026 2:29 pm

A collage of Sen. Jon Ossoff and former Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris to stump for Ossoff in Fulton County after other Democrats rebuff her help

Claire Carter September 10, 2026 1:48 pm

Collage of Abdul el Sayed, left, and Mike Rogers, right.

Rogers and el Sayed spar over 9/11 in lead-up to Rogers’s GOP convention speech

Molly Parks September 10, 2026 1:44 pm