On March 31, 2026, President Donald Trump was asked about plans for his presidential library, the archive that presidents build to house their administration’s records.

His was most likely going to be a hotel, he said, with “a beautiful building underneath and a 747 Air Force One in the lobby.”

“I don’t believe in ...Read more

Against the backdrop of an unpopular war in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on July 15, 2026, that the Pentagon would begin testing male service members 30 and older for low testosterone. That, the department later said, would include assessing symptoms of low testosterone such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz said his panel will take up legislation next month to extend a moratorium on new North Atlantic right whale protections, a move the Texas Republican credited to Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins five days out from one of the most pivotal elections of her career.

Collins, who is in a competitive ...Read more

When picking up groceries requires a two-hour round trip, fresh produce can become a luxury. As a food systems researcher, I see this tension firsthand: People need fresh food to be healthy, but rural regions increasingly lack access to it.

Food insecurity among rural households increased from 12% in 2019 to nearly 16% in 2024, ...Read more

In a 2025 investigation, The New York Times reported that officials in President Joe Biden’s administration, in the wake of Biden’s 2020 election win, had viewed rising immigration as “a distraction” best ignored so that the administration could concentrate political resources on more important economic matters.

Scott Shuchart...Read more

Millions of dollars are flowing into the tight congressional race for Southwest Washington's swing 3rd Congressional District, bolstering campaigns to reelect U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez or flip the seat for state Sen. John Braun. Much of that money comes from outside Washington, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

About ...Read more

The U.S. Department of Justice sent subpoenas to at least two California election officials earlier this month, ordering them to appear before a grand jury on Nov. 4, the morning after voting ends in the midterm elections, according to copies of the documents reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.

The subpoenas were served last week, according to the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Two constituents of U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman from the Traverse City, Michigan, area are asking the House Ethics Committee to investigate the situation surrounding the Washington, D.C., home where Bergman lives that was sold to his daughter earlier this year in a favorable deal financed by one of the congressman's top campaign donors...Read more

Minnesota voters on Tuesday will decide whether to give Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison a third term or elect private attorney Ron Schutz as the first Republican to hold the office in more than 50 years.

What’s at stake? The attorney general is responsible for representing the state of Minnesota in legal matters like disputes with ...Read more

On Thursday morning, a former taco truck cruised into the parking lot of a Tampa Heights shuffleboard bar. One side read “The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile,” alongside a red-lettered call to “Release all the files.”

The other side of the truck featured a timeline of an alleged relationship between the president...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate allowed an unusual, dayslong examination this week of the effort to charge two former FBI officials with lying to Congress amid concerns about partisan prosecution ahead of the coming election.

The extended preliminary hearing delved into the details of the Justice Department’s case and focused on errors in...Read more

BOSTON — A group seeking to overturn a recent Massachusetts abortion law expanding physicians’ ability to perform abortions after 24 weeks reported that they have gathered nearly 100,000 signatures.

That tally is overshooting the bar to put a ballot initiative before voters in 2028 and potentially suspend the law in the interim.

“The ...Read more

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Democratic win in the Republican-held 4th Congressional District in southwest Michigan would send "shockwaves" through the country and encourage Democrats in other traditionally red areas of Michigan, Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin told canvassers while campaigning with Democratic candidate Sean McCann.

Slotkin and ...Read more

A newly released poll of Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District shows voters are concerned about the rising cost of living, and are leaning toward voting for Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm election.

The survey by Muhlenberg College’s Institute of Public Opinion shows Democrat Bob Brooks with a 49% to 43% lead over ...Read more

CLEARWATER, Fla. — GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna projected confidence on stage at a rally on Saturday, 10 days before Election Day.

“When we choose to pick our battles, we win. I don’t play to lose,” she told a crowd of hundreds of party faithful at Orange County Choppers Road House and Museum.

In just a few days, voters will decide ...Read more

Inside Elections, a prominent nonpartisan political forecaster, on Thursday shifted two close South Florida congressional races toward the Democrats.

Both contests are in congressional districts whose boundaries were changed this year in ways that Republicans who control state government hoped would benefit their candidates.

But the political ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice is sending election monitors to three North Carolina counties on Tuesday as part of a massive expansion of the longstanding practice across the country.

Alamance, Wake and Mecklenburg — three of the largest counties in the state — will all receive DOJ monitors on Election Day, the State Board...Read more

WASHINGTON — Supporters of greater liability for online platforms that are used to host child sexual abuse material see a path for their stalled legislation when lawmakers return to Washington after the midterm elections next month.

The push has gained steam in the Senate, where it is included in a proposed manager’s amendment to the annual...Read more

President Donald Trump on Thursday headed to South Carolina to boost Republican Sen. Darline Graham as polls show a surprisingly tight midterm race in the deep-red Palmetto State.

With Election Day looming on Tuesday, Trump called on voters to back the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to succeed him for a full term.

Trump mostly rattled ...Read more