WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has asked a federal appeals court to pause a judge’s order imposing sanctions on him and his lawyers for how they handled his $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service while he appeals that ruling.

Trump is challenging a Miami judge’s findings that he brought the IRS case in “bad faith�...Read more

The latest financial disclosures in the race to replace former Rep. Eric Swalwell show one candidate pulling far ahead of another financially – with significant backing by outside donors and those tied to a pro-Israel group.

Of the direct donations given to BART Board President Melissa Hernandez between July 1 and July 29, less than 1% came ...Read more

Strengthening the United States’ economic and military alliances with partner countries against China was top of mind for a U.S. delegation trip to East Asia, led by U.S. Rep. Young Kim.

The bipartisan congressional delegation spent 10 days in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan to examine aspects of the U.S. relationship with each, said Kim, R-...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voters broadly express confidence in the fairness of the election process, but sizable minorities still believe voter fraud and foreign influence could be major problems, according to a new poll released on Wednesday by Elon University.

Elon’s poll, which surveyed 800 registered voters last month, found that ...Read more

Donald Trump’s social media company has been leaning on Wall Street’s fear of missing out in its pitch for a controversial new subscription to faster feeds from the president’s Truth Social account.

It’s the latest gambit by Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which has previously leaned into Wall Street fads like cryptocurrencies and...Read more

GENEVA, Ohio, and JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. — Unburdened by a Congress on summer break, President Donald Trump on Tuesday watched his Patriot Games finale like a stoic Roman emperor.

But he was soon reminded that congressional business looms, and acknowledged the 80th Congress built a legal wall that could spell a dead end for his third-term ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez on Tuesday launched a campaign ad against her Republican challenger, John Braun, accusing the state senator of seeking to limit abortion access nationwide.

Last week, the National Republican Congressional Committee — the national campaign committee dedicated to electing Republicans to the U.S. House...Read more

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quietly split with her fiancé, Riley Roberts, well before she began freezing her eggs, according to reports.

The longtime couple called off their engagement almost two years ago, according to Leigh Ann Caldwell, chief Washington correspondent at Puck. TMZ also confirmed their breakup late Tuesday, citing ...Read more

The Trump administration again on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene — and fast — to save President Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. Postal Service to place new nationwide limits on mail voting ahead of the November midterms.

It did so after a lower court judge blocked the Postal Service plan from moving forward for a ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Central Florida Congressman Cory Mills faces dwindling campaign funds and growing opposition from members of his own party, potentially imperiling his reelection bid with less than a week to go before the primary.

But Mills, who is under investigation by a congressional ethics committee and, reportedly, by the U.S. Department ...Read more

Israel’s election in two months may see out Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s religious-rightist government, but a major shift in West Bank policy would be needed for there to be peace in the territory, the top Palestinian diplomat said.

“You can change the faces as much as you want. If the policy remains the same, then the issues ...Read more

Political action committees are responsible for nearly two-thirds of all federal election funding, with about US$6.3 billion raised and $4.8 billion spent since January 2025. But their outsized political influence does not just come from their wallets. It’s also generated from their names.

Political strategists are adopting PAC ...Read more

It’s no secret that the Supreme Court has become an extension of our partisan politics over the past decade. The decisions handed down in the 2026 session prove just how broken the court has become and how unrepresentative it is of the views of the American people. Reactions show how little confidence the public has in its fairness.

Future ...Read more

WASHINGTON — If Congress has 99 problems, modernizing itself will always be one of them.

As members of the House Administration Modernization and Innovation Subcommittee look ahead to the remainder of the 119th Congress, they’re also trying to map out the next era.

“We need to be thinking about the future and what we can do,” said ...Read more

MIAMI — When Congresswoman Carrie Meek suddenly called it quits nearly a quarter century ago, she did everything in her power, including announcing her retirement at the last minute, to put her son on a glide path to succeed her in Washington.

“She’s calling in all her chits, she’s calling all her friends for the campaign,” Kendrick ...Read more

Bolstered by President Donald Trump’s endorsement, South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham advanced Tuesday to a runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman in the Republican special primary election to replace her late brother, Lindsey Graham, on the November ballot.

With more than 95% of votes counted, Graham led a 10-candidate field with 33% of the vote, ...Read more

HARTFORD, Conn. — In a stunning upset, former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin defeated 14-term U.S. Rep. John B. Larson on Tuesday night in a victory that few had predicted one year ago.

Before Bronin launched his campaign last July, he had been warned by party insiders that he should avoid challenging a popular, longtime incumbent who had won ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump deflected criticisms about a decision to secretly fly him out of Turkey on a different aircraft while the White House indicated he was aboard Air Force One, saying the Secret Service and military demanded it in response to unspecified safety threats.

“They wanted me to go on a different flight, a ...Read more