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Exclusive: Barack Obama calls for Virginians to vote 'Yes' in new video just days before crucial redistricting election
Former President Barack Obama during a campaign event for Representative Mikie Sherrill, Democratic gubernatorial candidate for New Jersey, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Image...
Apr 17, 2026
Congress approves short-term FISA spy powers extension amid GOP infighting
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks alongside House Republican leadership during a news conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, on April 15, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty ...
Apr 17, 2026
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons leaving agency
Todd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), speaks during a news conference in Nogales, Arizona, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Ash Ponders/Bloomberg via Getty Image...
Apr 17, 2026
Fine arts panel gives initial approval to Trump's 'triumphal arch' but asks for design revisions
Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, near an artist's rendering of President Donald Trump's planned Triumphal Arch during a news conference on April 15, 2026. (Mattie Neretin/Bloomberg via G...
Apr 16, 2026
DOJ prosecutors turned away after unannounced visit to Fed construction site: sources
Construction on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (Pete Kiehart/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Prosecutors from the U.S. atto...
Apr 15, 2026
Average tax refund is $3,400, an 11% increase from last year: Treasury Dept
The US Treasury building in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- Wednesday is Tax Day, the last day of this year's tax season, and the av...
Apr 15, 2026
Olivia Troye, former aide to Mike Pence, to run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat
Olivia Troye, former national security official under the Trump administration, speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Wednesday, Aug....
Apr 14, 2026
Trump pressed on Iran endgame as US naval blockade begins in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One on April 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Florida. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- P...
Apr 13, 2026
Trump takes down image from his social media platform that depicted him as a Jesus-like figure
US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, April 13, 2026. (Salwan Georges/Bloomberg via Getty Images)(WASHIN...
Apr 13, 2026
Pope Leo responds to Trump’s criticism, saying he has 'no fear' of US administration
Pope Leo XIV holds his speech as he pays a visit to the Maqam Echahid Martyr's Memorial on April 13, 2026 in Algiers, Algeria. (Photo by Simone Risoluti - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images)(...
Apr 13, 2026
