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Vice President JD Vance arrives to speak at a midterm campaign rally at Hyder Warehouse in Hendersonville, N.C., Monday, Oct. 19, 2026.

2028 shadow dance is finally coming to an end. But does anybody actually want to tango?

Rob Crilly · October 20, 2026 11:45 am

White House staff members from left, White House aide Natalie Harp, Walt Nauta, personal aide to President Trump, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and White House press secretary Katie Zacharia, right, walk to board Air Force One, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Trump aides fire back at press over Zacharia firing as they seek to limit damage

President Donald Trump boards Marine One, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, as White House press secretary Katie Zacharia and White House aide Natalie Harp watch.

White House report card: It’s starting to look like a return to first-term chaos

Graphic of the US Capitol building with blue shadows.

Democrats keep expanding their battleground map. History suggests it’s a mirage

President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Wasilla, Alaska.

Some pollsters think their results are exaggerating Democrats’ support, and angry ex-Trumpers are the cause

Missed message: Democrats and Hispanics demand deportations

Paul Bedard April 21, 2025 11:27 am

President Donald Trump meets with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

White House Report Card: Democrats gift Trump with MS-13 support

Paul Bedard April 19, 2025 10:20 am

CPAC invades Beverly Hills: ‘Into the belly of the beast’

Paul Bedard April 17, 2025 2:13 pm

California says no to ‘Governor Harris’ and ‘President Newsom’

Paul Bedard April 17, 2025 10:48 am

President Donald Trump holds up hats that read "Make Our Farmers Great Again!" as he walks across the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House.

New focus for Trump: Make Farming Great Again

Paul Bedard April 16, 2025 3:22 pm

Democratic Party troubles mount as more voters turn right, give GOP edge

Paul Bedard April 16, 2025 10:09 am

C-SPAN replaces Fox as Trump’s most-cited network

Paul Bedard April 15, 2025 2:32 pm

Returning illegal migrant from El Salvador ‘an exercise in futility’: Legal scholars

Paul Bedard April 15, 2025 10:17 am

Comedian Bill Maher at a basketball game.

Liberal Media Scream: Media eat their own and rip Bill Maher for dining with Trump

Paul Bedard April 14, 2025 4:37 pm

Justice Department slams DNC’s ‘imagined’ Trump attacks

Paul Bedard April 14, 2025 12:19 pm

White House Report Card: Maher says Trump ‘not as f***ed up as I thought’

Paul Bedard April 12, 2025 10:44 am

Media survey sees black viewers choose Infowars, ex-Biden voters to Daily Wire, Rogan on top

Paul Bedard April 10, 2025 2:22 pm