Today: September 23, 2026
Today: September 23, 2026

US Politics

Arts

Park Service quietly awards contracts to work on Trump’s takeover of East Potomac golf course

Democrats on the House Natural Resources Committee say the Trump administration has awarded contracts to begin work on President Donald Trump’s planned takeover of the East Potomac Golf Course in Washington

Business|Economy|Political|Sports

Trump-aligned groups are pouring money into the midterm races

Big money groups aligned with President Donald Trump are pouring huge sums of cash into midterm races in the final sprint toward Election Day

Political|World

Trump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war

Trump sees three new GOP defections in House vote to end Iran war

Political

US Republican lawmaker seeks Hegseth's impeachment over Iran

Republican U.S.

Arts|Economy|Election|Finance|Technology

Senate blocks cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investments

Senate Democrats have blocked legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency

Arts|Crime|Election|Entertainment

Noncitizens accused of illegal US voting challenge Trump's authority to prosecute them

As U.S.

Political|Science|Technology

Johnson says no moratorium on AI, would give China competitive edge

U.S.

Election|Political

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms

Supreme Court rejects Trump’s plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms

Election|Political

Joe Manchin says he supports Republican candidates in battleground Senate races in Maine and Michigan

Joe Manchin says he supports Republican candidates in battleground Senate races in Maine and Michigan

Arts|Economy|Election|Entertainment|Finance

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Trump's $5,000 'dividend' needs congressional approval

House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress would have to approve President Donald Trump's proposal to send $5,000 to each American adult if the Republican Party maintains control of the House and Senate in the November election

Science|Technology

Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

Election|Political

JD Vance embraces tricky role as Trump’s midterm messenger — and potential successor

JD Vance embraces tricky role as Trump’s midterm messenger — and potential successor

Arts|Education|Finance|Health

Under Trump, census eyes sweeping plan to omit immigrants, race data

The Trump administration is proposing a dramatic overhaul around the once-a-decade U.S. Census head count that could leave out millions of immigrants based on status and key racial and ethnic data, jeopardizing the allocation of resources and the country’s voting map

Economy|US|World

Carney calls Trump’s latest trade measures ‘relatively modest,’ signals restraint

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney signaled that Canada may hold off on further retaliation against President Donald Trump’s latest trade measures, calling them “relatively modest” compared to earlier U.S. actions

Education|Science|Technology

Americans' satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll shows

A new poll shows that only 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the country

Arts|Finance|Technology

Trump promotes idea of changing name of New Mexico to 'New America'

President Donald Trump spent the early part of the Labor Day holiday posting memes on social media in support of changing the name of the state of New Mexico to 'New

Election|Political

US House races to watch in the 2026 midterm elections

Only about 50 of the 435 races for the House of Representatives are expected to be competitive on the November 3 U.S. midterm ballot, but they could decide whether Democrats gain

Arts|Business|Economy|Election|Entertainment|Finance

A whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards

The political landscape in the U.S. is volatile as the final midterm of President Donald Trump's presidency approaches

Uncategorized

Musk has started spending money to help Ken Paxton. Will it help change the course of the Texas Senate race?

Musk has started spending money to help Ken Paxton. Will it help change the course of the Texas Senate race?

Uncategorized

What we forget when we remember 9/11

There is a strange nostalgia in realizing that something once so immediate now belongs increasingly to people who know it only as the past.

Political|US|World

Vance says Iran conflict is not a war, declines to offer timeline for end

U.S.

Arts|Entertainment

Former first lady Jill Biden, writers and activists honor Gloria Steinem, who has died at 92

Former first lady Jill Biden, writers and social justice activists are lauding Gloria Steinem as a revolutionary and inspiring figure

Arts

Trump $1 coins out of stock hours after going on sale

Trump $1 coins out of stock hours after going on sale

Uncategorized

Trump aides seek 'quiet' in Iran war but say attacks may intensify after November elections

Top aides to President Donald Trump are pushing to keep the Iran war from escalating before November's midterm elections

Uncategorized

Trump’s Navy secretary nominee once made controversial comments about military recruitment

Trump’s Navy secretary nominee once made controversial comments about military recruitment

Election

Postal Service work to comply with Trump's executive order is rushed, sloppy, whistleblower contends

A whistleblower for the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new mail ballot system being hastily built to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order restricting that method of voting could lead to the rejection of huge numbers of mail ballots

Arts

Smithsonian to put Latino museum in existing building, bypassing Congress approval

The Smithsonian Institution approved on Monday the conversion of one of its buildings into the National Museum of the American Latino, which will

Opinion

Is it illegal for the president to spend ‘patriotic’ donations on a White House ballroom or anything else?

Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.

Election|Political

'No plans' to deploy troops to midterm elections polling sites, top US general says

The top U.S. general said the military has no plans to send federal military personnel or National Guard troops to polling places during

Economy|Political

Trump on Warsh: He'll do what he has to do

U.S.

Business|Economy|Political|World

Trump was sending message to Iran with Kharg Island post, says Vance

U.S.

Election

What to expect in the Massachusetts state primary

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey faces a competitive Democratic primary challenge in Massachusetts on Tuesday from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton in his bid for a third full term