President Donald Trump shared Tom Cotton's phone number to pressure the senator on the "Sunshine Protection Act," but Cotton warns of dark winter mornings.
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 6:15 am
President Donald Trump endorses Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray for the U.S. House of Representatives ahead of the midterm election.
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 6:11 am
Deep-blue Washington pushes its nation-leading minimum wage to $17.73 as Seattle hits $22.14, sparking debate over labor costs and job losses.
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 6:00 am
ActBlue launched a new passport verification program days after House GOP investigators accused the platform of potentially accepting foreign donations.
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 6:00 am
Chuck Schumer says Democrats have "the wind in our sails" ahead of the midterms, but polling errors and GOP money could upend the Senate map.
Posted on 6 October 2026 | 5:00 am
The Mark Foley scandal nearly ended Dennis Hastert's career, but federal investigators later uncovered far darker secrets about the former House speaker.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 9:13 pm
President Trump cleared the way for Nidal Malik Hasan to face an Army firing squad nearly 17 years after the Fort Hood massacre that killed 13 people.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 8:14 pm
Declassified records reveal the Biden-era FBI tracked Melania and Barron Trump's travel while planning the Mar-a-Lago classified documents search.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 5:39 pm
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Boulder County's climate lawsuit against Suncor and ExxonMobil belongs in state or federal court.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 4:45 pm
Compass Datacenters CEO Chris Crosby says the Red Oak, Texas, campus proves data centers need electricians, welders and carpenters over degrees.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 4:34 pm
US Senate candidate James Talarico praised activist group backing his campaign as 'irreplaceable' even though it freed a man who later killed six people in a mass murdering spree.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 4:30 pm
Chris Murphy met with Mohammed bin Salman to discuss ending the Iran war and establishing a Palestinian state, but notably avoided mentioning Jamal Khashoggi.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 3:30 pm
Takoma Park residents just outside of Washington D.C. were asked whether they'd support government seizure of their own homes and private property during a street festival Sunday.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 3:26 pm
President Donald Trump heads to Grand Island, Nebraska, for a rally in the city where an alleged MS-13 hit squad leader was arrested last year.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 3:25 pm
Gen. Christopher LaNeve says command and control is the Army's top modernization priority as new leadership narrows its sweeping transformation push.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 2:36 pm
Merrick Garland's school board memo triggered internal revolt at the Department of Justice, with one official dubbing it the "Anti-MAGA Task Force."
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 2:09 pm
A new House GOP bill would shield Medicaid whistleblowers from retaliation after Minnesota workers alleged firings and surveillance for flagging fraud.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 2:08 pm
Deceased Virginians with felony convictions are reportedly receiving voting-rights restoration letters signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger's office.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 2:06 pm
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he feels less control over his campaign than ever as he battles James Talarico in a toss-up Senate race.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 1:12 pm
A Colorado provider allegedly billed Medicaid hundreds of thousands for ghost rides and a dead patient as a new report exposes billions in healthcare fraud.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 11:39 am
Former Republican Rep. Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving GOP House Speaker, died at 84 after a career marred by his bank fraud conviction.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 9:51 am
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., died at 84 as the highest-ranking U.S. official to ever serve jail time for federal banking crimes linked to hush money payments.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 9:49 am
James Talarico's campaign denies he supported defunding police after resurfaced 2020 video shows him questioning why the idea was off-limits.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 8:30 am
From AR-15 restrictions to Catholic preschool funding, the Supreme Court faces blockbuster cases testing Second Amendment and religious freedom limits.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 8:00 am
Bill Gates' warning that AI could lead to "a billion deaths" divided senators, with some calling it fear-mongering and others demanding regulation.
Posted on 5 October 2026 | 7:00 am