Consumer prices rose 0.6% last month and annual inflation jumped to 3.7%, a surprise uptick that is likely to reshape financial-market expectations, tighten the focus on the Federal…
Analysis — October 7, 2026 Abortion policy and Supreme Court confirmations remain among the most potent fault lines in American politics. The partisan friction that accompanied the confirmation…
Summary: President Donald Trump has introduced a new voluntary safety agreement for artificial intelligence, placing substantial responsibility for safety and risk management on the companies that build advanced…
Lead: The administration has defended a series of recent televised and digital spots by calling them “public service announcements” and insisting they are not political advertisements. That defense…
Virginia officials recently warned that a federal proposal to install an arch-style commemorative structure near Arlington National Cemetery would “mar” the historic landscape and asked the federal administration…
What was announced A spokesperson for Mamdani said a meeting at the mayor’s official residence will “focus on issues affecting New York City and New Yorkers.” While details…
“They all had their civil rights violated by masked federal agents, and were unlawfully detained.” That charge—echoing the accounts of Portland residents, demonstrators and their lawyers—has remained a…
Summary The House of Representatives voted to limit former President Donald Trump’s authority to conduct military operations in or against Iran for the third time, a measure that…
Summary: A Pentagon watchdog report concluded that Operation Epic Fury incurred roughly $33.4 billion in costs and contributed to strategic munitions shortfalls that complicate U.S. readiness and sustainment…
Overview Two developments this week have refocused attention on competing priorities in Washington: Sen. Mitch McConnell’s return to the Capitol after roughly three months away from public view,…
Introduction Around 7% of those polled in the latest British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey said they wanted cuts to disability benefits. That small but politically potent number raises…
A drawn-out, controversial renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that saw a no-bid contract, visible coating failures and a criminal prosecution later dismissed has escalated into a…
Senators on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right…
On Monday a federal judge in the Northern District of New York temporarily enjoined a New York state law that would have barred federal officers from wearing face…
Overview President Donald Trump has warned he may withdraw the nomination of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche for confirmation as attorney general rather than accede to demands from…
Summary Federal courts and state election officials have been locked in a dispute over a presidential effort to limit certain types of mail‑in ballots and to direct the…
Overview Overnight drone attacks and conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran have cast doubt on whether informal talks between the United States and Iran are actually underway. President…
Overview The U.S. Secret Service has opened roughly 10,000 protective intelligence investigations since January — a roughly 40% increase from the same period last year — and agency…
Updated Pentagon Estimate and What It Covers The Department of Defense now estimates the U.S. campaign in and around Iran has cost approximately $37.5 billion through the current…
What unfolded at the North Portico In late June and early July, work crews erected scaffolding and unrolled a photographic drape over the White House North Portico while…
