Tag: Washington D.C.

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaking at a congressional hearing

Energy and Environment

DOE awards $162 million to nine critical mineral extraction projects

Maydeen Merino · August 18, 2026 9:00 am

Rita Hart, chair of the Iowa Democratic Party.

Iowa strikes back: Democrats in ‘wait and see’ mode to possible 2028 calendar protest

Naomi Lim · August 18, 2026 7:00 am

AOC/Trump.

The Trump vs. socialism election

W. James Antle III · August 18, 2026 7:00 am

Vice President Kamala Harris attends a Department of Defense Commander in Chief farewell ceremony

South Carolina’s move to front of 2028 Democratic primary calendar could benefit Kamala Harris

Mabinty Quarshie · August 18, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA).

A Democrat’s apology hasn’t calmed the transgender rights fight raging in Massachusetts Senate primary

Ramsey Touchberry · August 18, 2026 6:00 am

Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, acknowledges supporters with a big wave of his hand at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention.

Troy Jackson, now pushing affordability message, voted to raise taxes in Maine

Mia Cathell · August 18, 2026 5:00 am

Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Trump DOJ accuses Obama judge of ‘Monday-morning quarterbacking’ in bid to revive Abrego Garcia case

Kaelan Deese · August 17, 2026 10:17 pm

The conditions on board the USS Lincoln have raised new questions about both security vulnerabilities facing the United States and domestic political dangers for Republican candidates ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, File)

USS Lincoln turmoil underscores Republicans’ Iran vulnerabilities

Christian Datoc, Mabinty Quarshie, Mike Brest · August 17, 2026 6:15 pm

White House aide Natalie Harp in the oval office

Who is Natalie Harp? Meet Donald Trump’s ‘human printer’

Claire Carter · August 17, 2026 3:56 pm

President Donald Trump

‘Fake news’: Trump downplays USS Abraham Lincoln deployment concerns

Mabinty Quarshie · August 17, 2026 3:29 pm

Rafts on the Rio Grande

Energy and Environment

Trump administration pauses construction in Big Bend National Park following bipartisan backlash

Callie Patteson · August 17, 2026 2:52 pm

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), right, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, left, discuss the shooting of Alex Pretti

Justice Department expands fraud office’s prosecutorial reach

Kaelan Deese · August 17, 2026 2:51 pm