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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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May Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 28 days

Asher Notheis April 3, 2026 9:00 am

A cargo ship carrying vehicles sails through the Arabian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz in the United Arab Emirates, Sunday, March 22, 2026.

First Western and LNG tankers manage to cross Strait of Hormuz

David Zimmermann April 3, 2026 8:49 am

Doug Burgum, US secretary of the interior, from left, Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, US President Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, US secretary of defense, Howard Lutnick, US commerce secretary, and Markwayne Mullin, secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. Trump threatened Iran with intensified military action after Tehran rejected Washington's push for a peace deal, with the two sides far apart in efforts to end the near month-long war. Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Midterm elections could accelerate Trump Cabinet restock

W. James Antle III April 3, 2026 7:00 am

In this Oct. 8, 2019, file photo, people gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Why Colorado’s LGBT laws keep getting struck down by the Supreme Court

Jack Birle April 3, 2026 7:00 am

David Brock, founder of Correct the Record, speaks at the Clinton School of Public Service in Little Rock, Arkansas, Tuesday, March 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

‘Local independent’ outlet in Virginia pushing redistricting is owned by Democratic operatives

Mia Cathell April 3, 2026 7:00 am

Collage of President Donald Trump, and former Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

Trump’s $1 billion presidential library expected to dwarf all predecessors

Hailey Bullis April 3, 2026 7:00 am

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Gas prices: Slight increase at the pumps to end the week

Washington Examiner Staff April 3, 2026 6:59 am

Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi listens as she testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing.

Who could Trump remove next after Bondi? Cabinet shake-ups fuel speculation

Samantha-Jo Roth April 3, 2026 6:00 am

National Democrats are salivating over their latest chance to attack President Donald Trump on the economy, arguing that the White House’s latest gaffe underscores that the war in Iran is undermining Trump’s “out of touch” affordability messaging.

Democrats attack Trump for ‘out of touch’ affordability message amid Iran war

Christian Datoc, Lauren Green, Zach Halaschak April 3, 2026 6:00 am

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First round of April Social Security payments goes out in five days

Asher Notheis April 3, 2026 6:00 am

The seal of the Department of Homeland Security is seen before the news conference with acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons at ICE Headquarters, in Washington, on May 21, 2025.

ICE arrests Islamic group president over allegations and suspicions of funding terrorists

Washington Examiner Staff April 3, 2026 5:30 am

National Democrats are salivating over their latest chance to attack President Donald Trump on the economy, arguing that the White House’s latest gaffe underscores that the war in Iran is undermining Trump’s “out of touch” affordability messaging.

Trump teases strikes against Iranian bridges and ‘electric power plants’

Washington Examiner Staff April 3, 2026 2:41 am