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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with ABC News while appearing on ‘This Week,’ Oct. 11, 2026. (ABC News) President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his decision to allow Russian diesel imports amid growing backlash, [Read More…]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl while appearing on “This Week,” Oct. 11, 2026. (ABC News) After President Donald Trump demanded that Ukraine stop striking Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy [Read More…]

Sen. Darline Graham gets emotional while hugging Tara Spicer, her finance director, after winning a special Republican primary runoff to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, in the November general election, Aug. 25, [Read More…]

The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, is pictured on October 08, 2024 in Washington, DC. (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration’s policy [Read More…]

Former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell departs the U.S. Capitol Building on March 5, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The FBI seized former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell’s electronic devices as part of [Read More…]

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Dr. Heidi Overton attend an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House, August 10, [Read More…]

Democratic Congressional candidate Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks with voter Camille Edwards as she campaigns outside of the Kings Point Clubhouse polling station, August 18, 2026, in Tamarac, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Several [Read More…]

Alexei Laushkin, Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Katie Mahoney demonstrate against the Trump administration’s plan to revoke Temporary Protected Status for the Haitian community on March 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, New York. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump [Read More…]

Construction continues on the East Wing ballroom at the White House on August 10, 2026, in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump says he will appeal to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court [Read More…]

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on Aug. 11, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]

With her son George by her side, Democratic Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong votes in the primary election on Aug. 11, 2026, in Madison, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Voters in six states on [Read More…]

: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on August 11, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is returning to Washington, DC after traveling to Ohio to [Read More…]

The late Sen. Lindsey Graham on April 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Friday approved a long-awaited Russia and Iran sanctions bill named after the late Sen. Lindsey [Read More…]

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) walks out of the Senate Chambers during a vote in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy [Read More…]

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. Musk served as an adviser to Trump and led the Department of Government Efficiency. [Read More…]

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) walks out of the Senate Chambers during a vote in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy [Read More…]

Mitch McConnell delivers an opening statement during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the FY2027 budget request in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty [Read More…]

(WASHINGTON) — Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged Thursday from the rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery at home. “Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home,” [Read More…]

VC-25B Bridge, an interim Air Force One presidential aircraft, stands ready on the tarmac on Aug. 4, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The “bridge” aircraft, a $400 million gift from Qatar, is a modified [Read More…]