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Trump announces White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stepping down
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on Aug. 11, ...
Aug 12, 2026
Tuesday primaries: Crowley projected to defeat democratic socialist Hong in Wisconsin
With her son George by her side, Democratic Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong votes in the primary election on Aug. 11, 2026, in Madiso...
Aug 12, 2026
Trump says he was at 'greater risk' on secret flight than decoy Air Force One
: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on August 11, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump...
Aug 12, 2026
Senate approves Russia sanctions bill named after Sen. Lindsey Graham
The late Sen. Lindsey Graham on April 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Friday approved a long-a...
Aug 07, 2026
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, in emotional announcement, says he will vote for Todd Blanche to be attorney general
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) walks out of the Senate Chambers during a vote in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna ...
Aug 07, 2026
DOGE's claim of $110B in savings was vastly inflated and riddled with errors: GAO
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. Musk served as an adviser to Trump and led the D...
Aug 07, 2026
Sen. Mitch McConnell announces he has been discharged from rehab facility
Mitch McConnell delivers an opening statement during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the FY2027 budget request in the Dirksen Senate Offi...
Aug 06, 2026
Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress
Former NIH Director Anthony Fauci testifies before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on July 29, 2026, in Washin...
Aug 06, 2026
'No final decision' on future of Qatar-donated Air Force One after Trump's term, White House official says
VC-25B Bridge, an interim Air Force One presidential aircraft, stands ready on the tarmac on Aug. 4, 2026, in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. The "...
Aug 06, 2026
Trump calls Rep. Max Miller to express concerns over his reelection bid amid domestic abuse allegations, sources say
Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) leaves a House Republican Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)(WAS...
Aug 04, 2026