Politics
Watch live: White House holds press briefing amid shutdown, East Wing renovations
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief reporters Thursday afternoon as the government shutdown stretches into a fourth week, after a 12th vote on a stopgap funding bill...
Its the deadliest year for ICE in decades. As detentions rise, the trend may continue
People detained by federal agents walk into a suburban Chicago ICE Detention Center in Broadview, IL on Sept. 19. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images via AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle...
Court to rule on troop deployment. And, a new Pentagon press corps emerges
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Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it’s dropped off
In response to U.S. Postal Service changes, California state officials are urging mail-in voters for a special election on congressional redistricting to return their ballots before Election Day to...
What Jared Kushner brings to the negotiating table in the Middle East
Jared Kushner attends a press conference at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Tuesday. Nathan Howard/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Nathan Howard/Pool/AFP via...
Confused by the legal battles over troop deployments? Here’s what to know
A member of the Texas National Guard stands at an army reserve training facility on October 07, 2025 in Elwood, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle...
North Carolina Republicans approve Trump-backed congressional maps
North Carolina Republicans on Wednesday approved new congressional maps in an effort to boost their chances of holding onto Congress in next year's midterm elections. Source link
Young GOP leaders were caught sending racists texts. Is it affecting the party?
A Martinez and Politico reporter Calder McHugh talk about the recent incidents of racist texts being sent between young Republicans and whether they're influencing mainstream Republican politics. Source...
Trump levies new sanctions on Russian oil giants in a push to end Ukraine war
President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 22, 2025, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle...
McLaughlin: ICE agents could soon be going to San Francisco
Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said Wednesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents could soon be headed to San Francisco. McLaughlin said in an interview with...
