Southern California

California ‘Can’t Bend the Knee’: Democrats Want Their State to Hold the Line on Trans Rights

By Samuel Larreal

A Group of Freshman Democrats Want to Let Citizens Sue Elon Musk Over DOGE Cuts

By Samuel Larreal

Gavin Newsom’s Push to Ban Homeless Encampments Is Making Housing Advocates Uncomfortable

By Amelia Benavides-Colón and Samuel Larreal

‘We Can Fight This’: California Lawmakers Don’t Want the State to Cooperate With Trump’s Education Ultimatum

By Mark Alfred

DOGE’s Multibillion-Dollar Contract Cuts Are Hitting Blue Districts Hardest

By Mark Alfred

DOGE Is Changing California — And Democrats Worry It’s Just the Start

By Mark Alfred

‘Everybody Is Waiting for Kamala’: Katie Porter’s Former House Colleagues Aren’t Racing to Back Her

By Samuel Larreal and Mark Alfred

California Democrats Aren’t On Board With Newsom’s Take on Transgender Athletes

By Mark Alfred and Samuel Larreal

California Democrats Left Trump’s Speech Disgusted as He Doubled Down on Federal Cuts

By Samuel Larreal and Mark Alfred

Wildfires Are Getting Worse. Democrats Are Divided on How to Address Them.

By Samuel Larreal

Trump’s Administration Is Targeting California’s Gas Car Ban. Its Strategy Is Legally Uncertain.

By Anna Kramer

California Republicans Boost Trump’s Tariff Plan, Even If It Makes Wildfire Recovery Efforts More Expensive

By Samuel Larreal

What’s to Blame for California’s Fires? Some Republicans Say DEI.

By Torrence Banks

Republican Hard-Liners Already Have a Problem With the GOP’s Reconciliation Strategy

By Reese Gorman

California Democrats Fume Over Trump Playing Games With Disaster Aid

By Mark Alfred and Samuel Larreal

California’s Disaster Insurance Problems Are a Political Nightmare for Lawmakers

By Claire Heddles, Anna Kramer and Mark Alfred

Two Men Out

By Evan McMorris-Santoro, Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

MAHA’s Anti-Vaccine Agenda Is Struggling to Stick in West Virginia

By Margaret Manto

Congress’ Ultrarich Think They Can Sell an Affordability Agenda

By Emily Kennard

Senate Democrats Pour Cold Water on ‘Unrealistic’ Trump 25th Amendment Push

By Igor Bobic

Markwayne Mullin to Keep Kristi Noem’s No. 2 at DHS

By Torrie Herrington

Republicans Were Relieved Trump Deleted an Image of Himself as Jesus

By Helen Huiskes

Senate Republicans Are Eager to See an Iran War Off-Ramp

By Avani Kalra and Hamed Ahmadi

Igor Bobic

Tony Gonzales Announces He’s Leaving Congress, Avoiding Likely Expulsion Vote

By Reese Gorman

Eric Swalwell to Resign From Congress Following Sexual Assault Allegations

By Manuela Silva

Trump Orders DoorDash to the Oval Office to Promote ‘No Tax on Tips’

By Torrie Herrington

‘I Did Post It’

House Ethics Committee Opens Investigation Into Eric Swalwell

By Manuela Silva

A Federal Judge Dismisses Trump’s Suit Against the WSJ Over Epstein Letter — and Gives Him Two Weeks to Try Again

By Jose Pagliery

Break Time Is Over

By Evan McMorris-Santoro, Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

‘Dark Money’ Kingpin Leonard Leo Revamps Operation Ahead of Midterms

By Taylor Giorno

Even Some of Janet Mills’ Allies Think Time Is Running Out

By Alex Roarty

Democrats Weigh a Fight Over Impeachment or the 25th Amendment

By Kadia Goba

Recess Over: Hill Republicans Return to Washington Worried About Iran War Backlash

By Al Weaver

Swalwell Suspends Bid for California Governor Following Sexual Assault Allegations

By Daniella Diaz

Kadia Goba

Momentum Grows for Expulsion of Multiple Scandal-Ridden House Lawmakers

By Brett Bachman

Trump Orders the U.S. Navy to Blockade the Strait of Hormuz After Iran Talks Fizzle

By Brett Bachman

Karoline Leavitt’s Old Campaign Still Owes Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars

By Dave Levinthal

I’m a Maine Reporter Who Went to High School With Graham Platner. Here’s What Explains His Success.

By Josh Keefe

Top Democrats Swiftly Call on Swalwell to Drop His Gubernatorial Bid Following Sexual Assault Allegations

By Manuela Silva

Swalwell Faces Allegations of Sexual Assault and Misconduct

By Daniella Diaz and Reese Gorman

‘No Cards’ but the Strait of Hormuz

By Kelly Poe

FAA Chief Dumps Millions in Airline Stock Months After His Ethics Agreement Deadline

By Mark Alfred

Trump Plans to Request $98 Billion in Supplemental Funds for Iran War and More

By Joe Gould

What Al Sharpton Wants

By Evan McMorris-Santoro, Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

ICE Is Detaining DACA Recipients. It’s Growing Harder for Them to Get Out.

By Jackie Llanos

Democrats are Sticking with Embattled ActBlue But Exploring Other Fundraising Options

By Violet Jira

Republican Lawmakers Shirk Their War Responsibility

By Paul Kane

‘Going to Low-Key It’

By Brett Bachman

Republicans Focus on Tax Cuts as Gas Prices Take Spotlight

By Avani Kalra

Rutte Says NATO Allies Are Helping U.S. on Iran After a ‘Slow’ Start

By Hamed Ahmadi

Paul Kane

Mayors Are Trying to Solve the Housing Crisis as Federal Efforts Stall

By Raymond Fernández

Left Alone

By Evan McMorris-Santoro, Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

Inside the ‘Crisis of Confidence’ at the Investment Company Institute

By Taylor Giorno

U.S. Cadets Were Stuck in the Persian Gulf After Trump Bombed Iran

By Anna Kramer, Jasmine Wright and Joe Gould

Capitol Gains: Maine

Hotels are Big Business for Two Maine Lawmakers — and Many Other Top Government Leaders

By Taylor Giorno and Torrie Herrington

Elissa Slotkin Thinks Her Party Is Missing Something in the Midwest — And That She May Be the Answer

By Daniella Diaz

Red States Are Pausing Their Gas Taxes to Blunt the Impact of Trump’s Iran War

By Torrie Herrington

Wisconsin City Passes America’s First Anti-Data Center Referendum

By Torrie Herrington

Reps. Ed Case and Rich McCormick Violated the STOCK Act With Late Reports of Financial Trades

By Em Luetkemeyer and Dave Levinthal

‘Legitimate Misunderstanding’

By Brett Bachman

White House Sends Mixed Signals on Strait of Hormuz Closure

By Hamed Ahmadi

DOJ Says Pam Bondi Doesn’t Have to Testify to Congress. Democrats Disagree.

By Torrie Herrington

Analysis

Hegseth Declares ‘Overwhelming Victory’ in Iran During Tense Ceasefire

By Joe Gould, Jasmine Wright and Anna Kramer

Two-Week Ceasefire

By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Jasmine Wright

The NATO Chief Is on an Alliance ‘Rescue Mission’ with Trump

By Joe Gould

The Trump Administration Is Fighting a Losing Battle Against Local Energy Laws

By Shifra Dayak

Liberal Judge Cruises to Landslide Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

By Jade Lozada

Republican Clay Fuller Wins Runoff to Fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Old House Seat

By Torrie Herrington

Trump Punts on Threat to Strike Iranian Infrastructure for at Least Two Weeks

By Torrie Herrington

Federal Judge Pressures FDA to Finish Abortion Pill Review

By Oriana González

Pope Leo XIV Says Trump’s Threats Toward Iran Are ‘Truly Not Acceptable’

By Torrie Herrington

Will He or Won’t He?

By Brett Bachman

Mullin Promises DHS Won’t Neglect Western North Carolina

By Christa Dutton

Trump Administration Forecasts Long-Term High Gas Prices From Strait of Hormuz Closure

By Anna Kramer

Trump Faces Rare Republican Pushback and Increasing Democratic Calls for Removal After Iran Threats

By Avani Kalra

Trump Will Fund New Archway With $15 Million From the National Endowment for the Humanities

By Mark Alfred

Youth-Focused Democratic PAC Throws Its Weight Behind Two Upstart Candidates

By Torrie Herrington

Deadline Day

By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Jasmine Wright

Trump Risks Disrupting Energy Markets for ‘Years’ With Strikes on Iran’s Infrastructure

By Joe Gould, Anna Kramer and Hamed Ahmadi

Big Companies Quietly Disclosed Missing Presidential Library Donation Records

By Dave Levinthal

Bureau of Prisons Wastes Millions Holding Inmates It Could Transfer to Halfway Houses

By Tyler Spence

Congressional Appropriators Worry Their Committees’ Powers Are Waning

By Al Weaver

Trump’s New DHS Secretary Floats a Plan to Punish Airports in Sanctuary Cities

By Torrie Herrington

Joe Gould

Some Republicans Want to Reverse the GOP Cuts to Rural and Tribal Radio Stations

By Em Luetkemeyer

‘I Can’t Tell’

By Brett Bachman and Matt Berman

Trump Says He Doesn’t Know Whether the Iran War Is Winding Down or Heating Up

By Mark Alfred

Trump Threatens to Jail Reporter Over Iran Rescue Mission ‘Leak’

By Torrie Herrington and Jose Pagliery

The ShamWow Guy Personally Spent $94 Per Vote in His Texas Election Flameout

By Dave Levinthal

Dial-a-President

By Evan McMorris-Santoro, Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

Rep. Ben Cline Says War in Iran Was Not a ‘Choice’

By Nora Toscano

Senate Democratic Leaders Back Moderates in the Primaries. Progressives Say That’s a Mistake.

By Daniella Diaz and Christa Dutton

Notice Anything Different About Jim Jordan? That’s Because He’s Probably Angling for Leadership

By Reese Gorman

Rep. Kelly Morrison Improperly Disclosed Million-Dollar Financial Trades

By Dave Levinthal

Democratic Candidate Recruitment Is Booming, Even in Republican Districts

By Alex Roarty

Trump Makes Profanity-Laden Threat to Target Civilian Infrastructure in Iran

By Mark Alfred

‘We’re in War’

By Kelly Poe

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s Leadership PAC Had Thousands Stolen by ‘Unaffiliated Third Party’

By Torrie Herrington

A Federal Judge Compared the U.S. Prison System to a ‘Soviet Gulag’ Over Inmate Health Concerns

By Jose Pagliery

Where should Washington look for moral authority in 2026?

By Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Robin Givhan, Danielle Allen, Eboo Patel, Russell Moore, Vineet Chander, Kim Daniels, Kate Cohen, Keith Ellison, Bill McKibben, Sarah Yager, Imam Khalid Latif, Hilary Braseth, Rabbi David Wolpe, Matt Shumer and Cecilia Muñoz

The White House App Is Riddled With Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

By Emily Kennard and Samuel Larreal

Trump Seeks Monumental Increase in Ability to Detain Immigrant Families

By Jackie Llanos

Reports: U.S. Fighter Jet Shot Down Over Iran

By Torrie Herrington and Jasmine Wright

Trump Asks for Record-Breaking $1.5 Trillion Military Budget

By Mark Alfred

Who’s Next?

By Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

How Todd Blanche Climbed the Ranks in Trumpworld to Acting Attorney General

By Jose Pagliery and Jasmine Wright

The Slow Race to Save the Rayburn Building

By Manuela Silva

Justice Department Says the Presidential Records Act Is Unconstitutional

By Torrie Herrington

Trump’s Handpicked Commission Gives White House Ballroom the Green Light

By Torrie Herrington

Hegseth Ousts Top Army General as Trump Weighs Ground Operation in Iran

By Torrie Herrington

This Democrat and Republican Want to Help Americans in Rural Areas Buy Houses

By Raymond Fernández

Bondi Voyage!

By Kelly Poe

Trump Fired Bondi. Members of the House Oversight Committee Still Want Her to Testify.

By Torrie Herrington

EPA Heeds MAHA’s Call to Classify Microplastics, Antidepressants as Drinking Water Contaminants

By Margaret Manto

Military Experts Reveal How Ground Operations in Iran Could Fail

By Hamed Ahmadi

Trump Says Pam Bondi’s Time as Attorney General Is Over

By Jose Pagliery, Jasmine Wright and Jade Lozada

Thune Says He Gave Trump a ‘Dosage of Reality’ on Shutdown, Warns of Iran Fallout

By Al Weaver

Democrats’ Probe Into Noem, Lewandowski, Hones in on Pro-Trump Donor’s Contracts

By Reese Gorman and Anna Kramer

The Senate Sends Bill Funding Most of DHS to the House — Again

By Avani Kalra

Mission Accomplished?

By Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

‘He’s Making It Worse’: Ahead of the Midterms, Democrats Are Targeting Trump’s Tariffs

By Alex Roarty

Rep. August Pfluger Thinks the GOP Can Pass a Second Republican-Only Reconciliation Package

By Nora Toscano

The Vaccine Industry Is Troubleshooting Its Future Existence

By Margaret Manto

The Republican Fundraising Advantage ‘Keeping Democrats Up at Night’

By Alex Roarty and Taylor Giorno

Trump Says It’ll Be ‘Easy’ to Wrap Up the War With Iran ‘Very Shortly’

By Torrie Herrington

Markwayne Mullin Ends Kristi Noem’s Spending Sign-Off Policy

By Torrence Banks

CBP Boots Gregory Bovino From His Social Media Accounts

By Torrie Herrington

Johnson Caves

By Kelly Poe

Johnson Caves on Senate DHS Funding Deal He Spurned Last Week

By Em Luetkemeyer and Avani Kalra

Donald Trump’s Business Is Now Selling Merch Tied to America’s 250th Anniversary

By Dave Levinthal

Trump Watches as Supreme Court Justices Poke Holes in His Attack on Birthright Citizenship

By Jose Pagliery

Ro Khanna Endorses Matt Dunlap in Competitive House Race in Maine

By Torrie Herrington

‘Foolproof’

By Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

Butterworth’s Is for Bosses. MAGA’s Next Generation Is Hanging Out at Scarlet Oak.

By Emily Kennard

‘Zero Respect’: The Feud Between Senate and House Republicans Is Getting Uglier

By Al Weaver and Reese Gorman

Trump Plans to Attend SCOTUS Hearing on Birthright Citizenship

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Trump Signs Sweeping New Order That Aims to Limit Voting by Mail

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Wisconsin Court Dismisses Democrats’ Attempt to Redraw the Congressional Map

By Jade Lozada

‘Go Get Your Own Oil!’

By Kelly Poe and Kate Nocera

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order to Cut Funds for NPR and PBS

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Federal Judge Halts Trump’s $400 Million White House Ballroom Construction

By Torrie Herrington

Supreme Court Strikes Down Colorado Law Banning Conversion Therapy for Minors

By Torrie Herrington

The Trump Administration Is Championing the Lunar Program Trump Once Sought to Eliminate

By Mark Alfred

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ Exempts the Oil Industry From Protecting Endangered Rice’s Whales

By Anna Kramer

Trump Says Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Is Other Countries’ Problem

By Violet Jira and Jasmine Wright

Paparazzi vs. Politicians

By Jasmine Wright and Emily Kennard

TMZ Has a New Obsession: Vacationing Members of Congress

By Violet Jira

House Republicans to Their Voters: Blame the Senate

By Em Luetkemeyer

Sean Duffy Teams Up With ‘Real World’ Producers to Create YouTube Series

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Republican Lawmakers Want Interest Rate Cuts, Despite the Iran War

By Jade Lozada

The Shutdown Will Continue Until Morale Improves

By Kelly Poe and Kate Nocera

Who Blinks First?

By Jasmine Wright and Brett Bachman

Rep. Yassamin Ansari Says Regime Change in Iran Must ‘Come From Within’

By Nora Toscano

To Sue or to Woo? The Medical Establishment Is Divided on MAHA.

By Margaret Manto

The Trump Administration Won’t Rule Out the Possibility of Federal Agents at Polls

By Adora Brown and Manuela Silva

Pope Leo Appears to Rebuke Trump and Hegseth in Palm Sunday Prayer

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

House Democrats Force a Floor Vote on Restoring TPS for Haiti

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Vance Wins CPAC’s 2028 Straw Poll While Rubio Surges to Second

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

A Crude Ad About a Banana — And a Primary That Could Predict the GOP’s Future

By Keaton Ross

‘Dead on Arrival’

By Kelly Poe

Eight bipartisan ideas that Congress could act on this session

By Lauren Leader, Mary Guenther, Maya MacGuineas, Heather Boushey, Josh Freed, Darrell M. West, Matthew P. Funaiole and Margaret Spellings

An Immigration Official Invested in a Company Boosted by a Trump Trade Deal. The White House Credits an NFL Owner.

By Anna Kramer

DHS Shutdown Continues After House Rejects Senate Deal, Passes Separate Funding Bill

By Em Luetkemeyer, Reese Gorman, Oriana González and Daniella Diaz

Ethics Panel Finds Cherfilus-McCormick Violated Over Two Dozen House Rules

By Oriana González

It’s the House’s problem now

By Evan McMorris-Santoro and Jasmine Wright

Lawmakers Are Worried Small Businesses Will Get Left Behind in Trump’s Tariff Refund System

By Jade Lozada

Democrats Say Rep. Eric Swalwell Personally Pitched His Political AI Startup to Lawmakers

By Samuel Larreal

The Senate Finally Passed a Bill to Fund Most of DHS — Except for ICE

By Al Weaver

Trump Orders Markwayne Mullin to Pay TSA Agents While DHS Remains Shut Down

By Amelia Benavides-Colón and Al Weaver

Trump Is Putting His Signature on U.S. Dollar Bills

By Amelia Benavides-Colón

Saving Spring Break

By Brett Bachman

DOJ Begins Probe of Admissions Practices at Three Medical Schools

By Christa Dutton

DOJ and DHS Are Cutting a Deal to Give ICE Sensitive Voter Data

By Christa Dutton

Susan Collins Violated a Federal Transparency Law She Helped Write

By Dave Levinthal

Kennedy Center Lays Off Dozens, Including Richard Grenell’s Top Deputies

By Christa Dutton

‘What Is the Mission?’: Some Republicans Are Dissatisfied with Iran War Briefings

By Hamed Ahmadi

A Bipartisan Group is Pushing to Require Insurers to Cover IVF

By Oriana González

Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar Want to Keep Sports Teams in Their Home Communities

By Torrie Herrington

Greg Landsman Opposed the Iran War Powers Resolution. Now He Wants the Conflict to End.

By Tyler Spence