ecretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch speaks during an event at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History on February 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch disputed the scathing July 4 report released by the White House, which accused the National Museum of...Read more

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on July 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump is hosting a luncheon in the Rose Garden Club. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday morning that he "will not sign" the bipartisan housing...Read more

Air Force logo (STOCK IMAGE/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Air Force earlier this week said 135 airmen who were initially told they had earned promotions will not receive those promotions after the service discovered a scoring error on a required promotion exam.The issue, announced Tuesday, affected only security forces airmen, who...Read more

The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool along the National Mall on Tuesday, July 3, 2026 in Washington, D.C.Rushed work continues at the White House and across the nation's capital in preparation for the country's 250 anniversary on July 4. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- pleaded not guilty through his attorney...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press for the first time aboard the new Air Force One while in flight from RAF Mildenhall AFB to Joint Base Andrews July 8, 2026 after leaving the United Kingdom. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) -- The Secret Service urged...Read more

Rep. Mike Flood, R-Neb., leaves the House Republican Conference caucus meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)(BELLUVUE, Neb.) -- While Congress is out of session this week, a House Republican encountered a hostile crowd at a heated...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria (L) for bilateral talks at Beştepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 08, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, sitting next to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the NATO summit in...Read more

Andy Beshear speaks at the 38th Annual Michigan Democratic Women's Caucus Legacy Luncheon on April 18, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Kentucky's Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter on Wednesday to Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell asking for details on McConnell's health situation after weeks of the...Read more

President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy alongside the NATO leaders summit at the Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)(ANKARA, Turkey) -- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to make a direct appeal to President Donald Trump during a...Read more

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on "The Abduction of Ukrainian Children by the Russian Federation" on Capitol Hill on December 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell has had phone conversations with several Republican leaders as...Read more

Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6859, May 17, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)(MAINE) -- Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has said he is considering his options in the wake of a sexual assault allegation that he denies....Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of a bilateral meeting at the Bestepe Presidential Compound, following Trump’s arrival to attend the annual NATO Summit on July 7, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump, during the first day of...Read more

(MAINE) -- Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner on Monday pushed back on an allegation of sexual assault, calling it "categorically false," adding that he is "taking the time to reflect on the best path forward."In a report from Politico published on Monday, Jenny Racicot, a former girlfriend, alleged that Platner,...Read more

President Donald Trump walks over to Marine One after landing in Air Force One on July 03, 2026 at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that he is constructing a granite helicopter landing pad for Marine One on the White...Read more

A Smithsonian Institution sign is seen on the National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall on March 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The White House released a scathing 162-page report accusing the Smithsonian Institution of engaging in "extreme political activism" and presenting "a radical...Read more