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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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FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

ICE shoots illegal immigrant in Northern California

David Zimmermann April 7, 2026 2:09 pm

A newly constructed bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes Thursday is seen in Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran

Israel blows up Iranian bridges ahead of Trump deadline to save infrastructure

Emily Hallas April 7, 2026 2:08 pm

Maria Lazar, candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, poses for a portrait before a campaign event for Maria Lazar's candidacy for the Wisconsin Supreme Court on March 10, 2026 in Germantown.

Wisconsin’s new Supreme Court battle goes under the radar

Barnini Chakraborty April 7, 2026 2:05 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd during the White House Easter Egg Roll.

Trump quietly drops steel and aluminum tariffs for bikes, e-bikes, and frames

Christian Datoc April 7, 2026 1:56 pm

John Fredericks, pictured in October 2025, is on a mission to make Republicans electable in Washington, D.C.

Rats, rents and Redskins: The radio host trying to make Republicans electable in Washington

Rob Crilly April 7, 2026 1:44 pm

Tehran power.

Strikes on Iran’s power plants would deal significant damage to regional power grids

Brady Knox April 7, 2026 1:39 pm

Donald Trump executive order.

Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order reveals why DOJ is pushing for state voter data

Kaelan Deese April 7, 2026 1:24 pm

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Majority Leader Mike Johnson (R-LA).

Johnson won’t reopen DHS until Thune makes good on megabill promise

Lauren Green April 7, 2026 12:48 pm

Vice President JD Vance shakes hands with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Vance insists ‘Orban is going to win’ as Hungary opposition says results ‘not written in Washington’

Timothy Nerozzi April 7, 2026 12:22 pm

FILE - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Rental Ripoff Hearing at Fordham University.

Mamdani unveils therapeutic facility to treat mental health of Rikers inmates

David Zimmermann April 7, 2026 12:07 pm

Carlson and Greene have decried Trump's messaging over the Iran war.

‘This is evil’: Trump’s threat to bomb Iran power grid rankles one-time MAGA allies

Hailey Bullis April 7, 2026 11:58 am

Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at a town hall in Ogunquit, Maine, Oct. 22, 2025.

Platner eyes general election pivot as support for Mills shrinks in polls

Rena Rowe April 7, 2026 11:32 am