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Trump picks White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton for top FDA job
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Dr. Heidi Overton attend an execut...
Aug 19, 2026
Takeaways from Tuesday primaries: Trump endorsement only goes so far
Democratic Congressional candidate Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks with voter Camille Edwards as she campaigns outside of the Kings Point Clubhou...
Aug 19, 2026
Judge clears way for termination of Ethiopians' Temporary Protected Status
Alexei Laushkin, Rev. Patrick Mahoney and Katie Mahoney demonstrate against the Trump administration's plan to revoke Temporary Protected Status for t...
Aug 18, 2026
Trump contradicts Vance, says nukes, not oil prices, No. 1 priority in Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden Cit...
Aug 17, 2026
Trump announces White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stepping down
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt looks on as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on Aug. 11, ...
Aug 12, 2026
Tuesday primaries: Crowley projected to defeat democratic socialist Hong in Wisconsin
With her son George by her side, Democratic Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong votes in the primary election on Aug. 11, 2026, in Madiso...
Aug 12, 2026
Trump says he was at 'greater risk' on secret flight than decoy Air Force One
: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after stepping off Air Force One on August 11, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump...
Aug 12, 2026
Senate approves Russia sanctions bill named after Sen. Lindsey Graham
The late Sen. Lindsey Graham on April 27, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate on Friday approved a long-a...
Aug 07, 2026
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, in emotional announcement, says he will vote for Todd Blanche to be attorney general
U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) walks out of the Senate Chambers during a vote in the U.S. Capitol Building on July 20, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Anna ...
Aug 07, 2026
DOGE's claim of $110B in savings was vastly inflated and riddled with errors: GAO
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is seen in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025, in Washington, DC. Musk served as an adviser to Trump and led the D...
Aug 07, 2026