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Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court has [Read More…]

Construction continues on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House and the East Wing ballroom on Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court, in [Read More…]

The United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Calling it a matter of “exceptional importance,” the Trump administration has filed an urgent appeal with the Supreme Court seeking the immediate [Read More…]

In an aerial view, the Stargate Oracle AI data center campus is seen on Aug. 26, 2026, in Abilene, Texas. The Stargate Oracle AI data center will span roughly 4 million square feet and will [Read More…]

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos appears after a court hearing on Aug. 19, 2024, in West Islip, New York. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The prediction market Kalshi on Monday announced its first-ever lifetime [Read More…]

Marine One (L) carrying U.S. President Donald Trump lifts off from The Ellipse near the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews on Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — For a [Read More…]

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium Aug. 28, 2026, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. (Natalie Behring/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In a highly anticipated speech Friday morning, Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh [Read More…]

A tarp remains in place on the facade of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Aug. 25, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department notified a [Read More…]

Election workers sort ballots at Contra Costa County’s election operations facility on May 27, 2026, in Martinez, California. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge on Thursday night blocked the Trump administration from implementing [Read More…]

A map labeling Lake Ontario as “Lake America” is displayed as U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Aug. 27, 2026, in [Read More…]

Official seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation mounted on the exterior wall of the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images/Michelle Brittain) (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department and FBI said a [Read More…]

Yellow mail-in ballots sit in a U.S Postal Service truck while being delivered Oct. 8, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. (John Moore/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge who had blocked the most controversial aspect of [Read More…]

President Donald Trump stands during the national anthem at the start of the NTT INDYCAR Series, Aug. 23, 2026, in Washington. (Doug Mills/Pool via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump maintained his firm stance [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…]