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FILE - In this May 30, 2013 file photo, Texas state Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa looks at maps on display prior to a Senate Redistricting committee hearing, in Austin, Texas. The first efforts by the Obama administration to restore protections under the newly hollowed Voting Rights Act begin Monday in Texas over allegations that Republicans intentionally discriminated against minorities when drawing new election maps. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Voter registration and early voting: Key dates and deadlines in the 2026 elections

Tony Shkurtaj · October 8, 2026 2:48 pm

FILE - Meta's Stanton Springs Data Center is seen Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Newton County, East of Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

List: Where all the candidates in competitive Senate races stand on data centers

Foxborough, MA - February 10: New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has his final press conference of the 2025-26 season at Gillette Stadium on February 10, 2026. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Safer snorting kits and food insecurity: What happened to Canada?

Chris Klomp, director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, right, speaks as President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listen as during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington.

White House report card: Poll says Trump is the worst recent presidential role model for children … with one exception

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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

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a news conference in Minneapolis City Hall.

Somali fugitive fleeing Minnesota fraud charges is an Ilhan Omar donor

Mia Cathell April 16, 2026 11:22 am

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC).

Thom Tillis says Trump should apologize to the pope

Rena Rowe April 16, 2026 10:52 am

Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom fundraised off of his expedited special election call to fill the disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell's seat.

Newsom admits calling speedy Swalwell special election to undercut Mike Johnson

Lauren Green April 16, 2026 10:43 am

Justin Fairfax, the former Democratic lieutenant governor of Virginia

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shoots his wife and himself in murder-suicide: Police

David Zimmermann April 16, 2026 10:33 am

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Washington.

Trump pulls millions in funding from Catholic charity

Claire Carter April 16, 2026 10:03 am

side-by-side of Pope Leo XIV and Donald Trump

Trump administration’s clash with Pope Leo strikes deeper note than other political feuds

Emily Hallas April 16, 2026 9:55 am

Streamer Hasan Piker hands his energy drink to producer Mauricio Miranda before going on stage to speak at a campaign event for Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan.

Hasan Piker ‘rooting for the violent downfall of this country’: Joe Concha

Britta Miller April 16, 2026 9:30 am

President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Mamdani says he keeps ‘in touch’ with Trump in spite of disagreements

David Zimmermann April 16, 2026 9:21 am

An employee counts U.S. dollar notes at a money changer.

May Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 15 days

Asher Notheis April 16, 2026 9:00 am

Pope Leo XIV and President Donald Trump

Pope Leo says world is being ‘ravaged’ by ‘tyrants’ after feud with Trump

Rena Rowe April 16, 2026 8:59 am