Congress

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., from left, Vice Chairman Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, are seated during a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting

Defense

GOP faces test on Trump’s Venezuela military action after Maduro capture

Ramsey Touchberry -

January 8, 2026 6:00 am

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the U.S. Capitol Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, for a closed-door briefing with top lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and bring him to New York to face federal drug trafficking charges. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rubio pressed over detained American after House Venezuela briefing

David Sivak -

January 7, 2026 7:32 pm

Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, left, speaks as other senators are spread out at desks on the Senate floor and into an upper gallery Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington state's Legislature convened Monday under a large security presence because of concerns about efforts by armed groups who might try to disrupt the proceedings or occupy the Capitol, which is closed to the public due to the ongoing pandemic.

Congressional

WA Democrats push for mid-decade redraw of congressional maps

Center Square -

January 7, 2026 7:05 pm

News

House overcomes earmark dispute to advance next slate of spending bills

Rachel Schilke -

January 7, 2026 5:56 pm

President Donald Trump talks about Greenland as he addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the Capitol, as Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) listen.

White House

Trump’s State of the Union set for Feb. 24

Rachel Schilke -

January 7, 2026 4:29 pm

A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Investigations

House report suggests activist groups did not help fire relief efforts. They say otherwise

Robert Schmad -

January 7, 2026 3:56 pm

Education

Iowa becomes first state approved for sweeping federal education waiver by Trump administration

Samantha-Jo Roth -

January 7, 2026 2:16 pm

Trump moves to ban institutional investors like Blackstone from buying single-family homes

Zach Halaschak, David Sivak -

January 7, 2026 1:33 pm

The trans-Alaska pipeline is seen next to the Dalton Highway north of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Energy and Environment

Trump finalizes rollback of environmental rules blamed for crimping infrastructure

Callie Patteson -

January 7, 2026 10:27 am

FILE - Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez gives a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Senate

Senate GOP warms to Maduro deputy after Trump snubs Venezuela opposition

David Sivak -

January 7, 2026 7:00 am

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