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President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., to attend the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who died when their plane crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Senate Republicans side with Trump in second Iran war vote

David Sivak · March 18, 2026 7:56 pm

AIPAC's preferred candidate, state Sen. Laura Fine (left) came in third behind progressive Kat Abughazaleh in the Illinois Democratic primary in the 9th District. AIPAC attacked Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss, hoping to boost Fine, but it allowed Abughazaleh to ascend to second place. (Associated Press)

AIPAC and crypto money falls short in Illinois primary races

Rachel Schilke · March 18, 2026 7:25 pm

Warehouse in Qatar that was destroyed by Iranian strikes

Qatar declares Iranian Embassy attaches persona non grata after LNG facility struck

Claire Carter · March 18, 2026 6:26 pm

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ).

Balanced budget amendment fails to advance in House

Zach Halaschak · March 18, 2026 5:38 pm

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), left, testifies before the Senate homeland security committee on March 18, 2026, in Washington. Pictured in top right is Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and bottom right is Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)

Mullin committee vote could hinge on John Fetterman as Rand Paul vows to oppose

Ramsey Touchberry · March 18, 2026 5:17 pm

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Right: Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner; Top left: A Federal Emergency Management Agency sign outside a government building. (AP); Bottom left: A federal law enforcement officer stands with a hand on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vest (AP).

How Markwayne Mullin would lead DHS differently than Kristi Noem

Anna Giaritelli · March 18, 2026 5:08 pm

The Georgia State Capitol is seen from Liberty Plaza in downtown Atlanta, April 6, 2020.

Georgia seeks to suspend state gas tax amid price uncertainty from Iran war

Molly Parks · March 18, 2026 5:08 pm

FILE - In this undated photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, permafrost forms a grid-like pattern in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska's North Slope. (David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP, File)

Energy and Environment

First Trump oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s North Slope draws ‘historic’ bidding

Callie Patteson · March 18, 2026 5:05 pm

Gov. Janet Mills and Graham Platner side by side

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner responds to attack ad over past sexist comments

Rena Rowe · March 18, 2026 5:04 pm

Travelers make their way through a security check point as TSA agents talk at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Monday, March 16, 2026.

TSA data show 10% of officers called out sick Tuesday amid DHS shutdown: Report

Claire Carter · March 18, 2026 4:47 pm

President Donald Trump listens with his eyes closed before Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin presents him with a bowl of shamrocks during a St. Patrick's Day event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

‘Left-leaning’ countries don’t want to be seen as ‘helping’ Trump: Guy Benson

Asher Notheis · March 18, 2026 4:35 pm

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C, speaks with reporters after signing papers to get on the Republican presidential primary ballot at the New Hampshire Statehouse, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Concord, N.H.

Tim Scott to seek third term in Senate, abandoning term-limit commitment

Emily Hallas · March 18, 2026 4:10 pm