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Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME).

Jared Golden tanks Democrats’ effort to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers

Lauren Green · April 16, 2026 12:56 pm

Michael Selig is sworn in during his confirmation hearing to the Senate Agriculture Committee, to become Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig vows to continue financial rulemaking despite vacancies

Claire Carter · April 16, 2026 12:45 pm

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's fall banquet, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. DeSantis' team that week announced it was moving roughly 20 of his Florida-based national campaign staff to Iowa. (AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave, File)

DeSantis delays Florida redistricting session until after Virginia map referendum

Rena Rowe · April 16, 2026 12:35 pm

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the University of Texas at Austin, in Austin, Texas, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Clarence Thomas warns of progressivism’s threat to US ahead of 250th anniversary

Jack Birle · April 16, 2026 12:34 pm

Army Secretart Daniel Driscoll speaks during a hearing.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll praises ousted senior leader: ‘I, too, love General George’

Mike Brest · April 16, 2026 12:26 pm

This image provided by the USDA Forest Service, shows a smoky, foggy sunrise along the Gunflint Trail on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Superior National Forest in northern Minnesota. Residents well to the north along the upper Gunflint Trail, a dead-end highway that's a popular jumping off spot for Boundary Waters trips, were told Monday night to stand by in case they also needed to evacuate because of wildfires.

Energy and Environment

Senate reverses Biden ban on mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters

Maydeen Merino · April 16, 2026 12:22 pm

President Donald Trump.

Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon

David Zimmermann and Mike Brest · April 16, 2026 11:51 am

A television broadcasts news about the Supreme Court striking down President Trump's global tariffs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. The US Supreme Court struck down Trump's sweeping global tariffs, undercutting his signature economic policy and delivering his biggest legal defeat since he returned to the White House. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images

CBP launched its tariff refund portal to return $175 billion in duties. What to know

Claire Carter · April 16, 2026 11:51 am

President Donald Trump speaks to the press during an event outside the Oval Office of the White House on April 13, 2026.

Washington Secrets

Trump’s timeline: Iran, Iran, Pope, NATO. Republicans want it to be: Tax cut, tax cut

Rob Crilly · April 16, 2026 11:45 am

People stand in line waiting to enter Trader Joe's to buy groceries.

Trader Joe’s to pay out $7.4 million lawsuit: Are you eligible for a payout?

Britta Miller · April 16, 2026 11:42 am

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of National Intelligence, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for her confirmation hearing at the Capitol, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

ODNI files criminal referrals for ex-inspector general and whistleblower tied to first Trump impeachment

Kaelan Deese · April 16, 2026 11:36 am

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to members of the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

Hegseth compares journalists to ‘pharisees’ in latest anti-media rant

David Zimmermann · April 16, 2026 11:31 am