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President Donald Trump defended Ohio's Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy Thursday, urging him to keep running an ad featuring the estranged mother of his opponent, Amy Acton. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump will rally in Iowa and Kansas after initial cancellations

Mabinty Quarshie, Naomi Lim · October 30, 2026 11:01 am

Christa Pike cries after being sentenced to death on March 30, 1996.

Christa Pike describes pain in first public statement since botched execution

Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi D-CA).

Pelosi slams el Sayed’s refusal to say Israel should exist: ‘It’s wrong’

Vice President JD Vance arrives at Joint Base Andrews

Vance cancels Minnesota visit for anti-fraud task force announcement

Pope Leo XIV attends the weekly general audience in at the Vatican, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV requested a ballot to vote by mail in 2026 elections

U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen speaks during a press conference May 21, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Three sentenced for Feeding Our Future fraud at Minnesota meal sites

Kaelan Deese August 28, 2026 3:42 pm

Texas state Rep. James Talarico shakes hands with Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX).

Jasmine Crockett not planning to campaign for James Talarico in Texas Senate race

Lauren Green August 28, 2026 3:30 pm

Two Maryland State Trooper cars sit side by side.

Maryland misused federal grant supporting ‘justice-involved’ youth: DOJ auditors

Hudson Crozier August 28, 2026 3:29 pm

D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George celebrates after winning the mayoral primary election on election night on June 16.

Janeese Lewis George vows to cut back on Trump’s ‘Safe and Beautiful Task Force’ on Day 1 as DC mayor

Molly Parks August 28, 2026 3:13 pm

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Judge rules Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confession was involuntary and excludes it from 9/11 case

Rena Rowe August 28, 2026 2:45 pm

From l-r: Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Texas Attorney General and GOP Senate nominee Ken Paxton

John Cornyn calls Ken Paxton ‘lazy’ and a ‘poor campaigner’ in explanation of Texas campaign trail absence

Molly Parks August 28, 2026 1:33 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to a crowd that is on all sides of him at St. Paul First Baptist Church with pink flooring.

Newsom heads South as he builds his national political profile

Barnini Chakraborty August 28, 2026 12:18 pm

Rescuers carry a victim of flash flooding

Five Americans rescued after Nepal flood with dozens still missing

Rena Rowe August 28, 2026 12:06 pm

A crucifix is silhouetted in front of a stained glass window.

Biden-era FBI took ‘minimal corrective action’ and defended staff after targeting Catholics

Kaelan Deese August 28, 2026 12:02 pm

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, asks a question during a Senate Health Education Labor and Pension committee confirmation hearing for Keith Sonderling to be the Labor Secretary, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Susan Collins bucks trend as an incumbent pushing for more debates

Molly Parks August 28, 2026 12:01 pm

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and Canada.

White House report card: Lake America won’t save Trump from drowning

Rob Crilly August 28, 2026 11:56 am

President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington

WATCH LIVE: Trump awards the Congressional Space Medal of Honor

Molly Parks August 28, 2026 11:37 am