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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said that he thinks Ken Paxton can and will win, “but it is going to be expensive, and we knew that going in.

Kelly said he would issue a ruling “as soon as I can,” meaning Trump’s ban will remain in effect for the dozens of journalists with White House press credentials.

President Donald Trump filed the lawsuit over a poll showing Kamala Harris leading in Iowa before the 2024 election.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump are expected to discuss Middle East tensions as well as trade during their summit.

Lockheed Martin, which manufactures the fighter jets, said the components were unserviceable and posed little risk of exploitation.

In the hearing, titled “Always Watching: Flock’s Nationwide AI Surveillance Network,” Sen.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright has repeatedly dismissed calls from lawmakers for a temporary diesel export ban.

The ethics filing also indicates that Lee Greenwood earned between $100,001 and $1 million in payments related to sales of the “God Bless the USA Bible” — marketed as the “only Bible endorsed” by both President Donald Trump and Greenwood.

The invitation comes days after President Donald Trump signed a sweeping bipartisan Russian sanctions bill aimed at increasing economic pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine.

The second reading and final vote of the bill are expected to take place in October.

The failed motion set back Sen.

A fight over who can finish Markwayne Mullin’s Senate term is brewing in Oklahoma.

“We could lose control of the future to AI,” Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, Yuki Iwamura/AP By Seth Borenstein UNITED NATIONS — The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to set controls over the burgeoning t…

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The 2028-29 calendar includes the Lunar New Year, Diwali, Rosh Hashanah and Eid al-Fitr.

Alex Brandon/AP Capitals owner Ted Leonsis was unanimously elected chairman of the NHL’s Board of Governors on Tuesday, giving him the highest leadership position a league owner can have.

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President Donald Trump speaks during the Ford's Theatre Annual Gala in 2019.

“Since Donald Trump returned to office, his administration has moved fast to roll back critical safeguards, giving Big Tech more room to determine their own destiny,” said Moore.

The National Trust argued in court filings that the ballroom was an unlawful project that skipped over a federal review process and congressional approval.

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Jehad Alshrafi/AP By Matthew Lee NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S.

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian invoked an incident during which a school was hit by an apparent U.S. airstrike.

Allison Robbert/AP By Collin Binkley WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's AI-fueled vision for a drone port he intends to install atop the new White House ballroom includes missile-bearing unmanned aerial vehicles and gun-toting troops, ostensibly to

“It doesn’t take a genius to say, ‘slow it down,’” Sanders said in an interview with the AP.

"Access to the White House is a privilege, not a right," lawyers for the DOJ wrote in a filing this week.

Andy Wong/AP The Secret Service announced significant road closures in downtown Washington through Friday ahead of President Donald Trump’s state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Waldorf Astoria.

Election law experts expect the justices will once again rule in a way that requires the state to use a map from 2022.

Clyburn gave a stern “no” when asked if he has confidence Democrats will win the House majority in November, but he said he is encouraged by the work being done on the campaign trail.

Trayon White, who maintains his innocence, stands accused of accepting cash bribes from a D.C. government contractor in exchange for agreeing to help him continue to secure lucrative city work in violence intervention.

President Trump has a new phrase to drown out the growing backlash to AI.

“We are concerned by President Trump’s description of Taiwan as ‘a very good negotiating chip’ in engagements with Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party,” Sen.

These days, book-writing is all but perfunctory for Capitol Hill’s leadership aspirants and potential presidential candidates.

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Saturday’s concert will feature Glitterer, Posición Unida and Somebody’s Daughter.

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Democrat Sam Forstag, a former smokejumper and union leader is running against Aaron Flint, a Trump-endorsed conservative radio show host for Montana's 1st Congressional District.

Behind standout junior setter Ariel Callwood, Sherwood volleyball is off to a hot start.

Dance Theatre of Harlem performer Alexandra Hutchinson.

President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing.

CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and added a solo shot to give the Washington Nationals a 3-1 victory.

Washington set the previous mark of 26 wins in 2019, en route to the franchise’s only WNBA championship.

Departures at DCA were delayed by an average of 42 minutes.

White stands accused of accepting cash bribes from a D.C. government contractor in exchange for agreeing to help him continue to secure lucrative city work.

Seei was delivering mail in Eagle Mountain when he threw the ballots and other mail into a dumpster in a church parking lot not long after his shift started, the DOJ said.

The lawsuit claims that Derek Utley covered up the alleged embezzlement by keeping “incomplete and confusing books” and by fabricating financial records.

Diesel prices have jumped 70% since the start of the Iran war.

The efforts to prioritize Afrikaners have sparked intense diplomatic friction with the South African government and other international bodies.