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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., arrives before Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheál Martin presents President Donald Trump with a bowl of shamrocks during a St. Patrick’s Day event in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Markwayne Mullin makes his case as a steady hand for DHS but faces Senate pushback over his temperament

March 18, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, appears before senators on Wednesday for his confirmation hearing.

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Cracks appear in Trump’s MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war

March 4, 2026 at 8:53 a.m.

For President Donald Trump, some of the sharpest criticism he’s faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures far more accustomed to singing...

FILE – Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr testifies before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology oversight hearing of the Federal Communications Commission on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FCC chairman says the agency is investigating ABC’s ‘The View’ over equal time rule

February 19, 2026 at 12:48 p.m.

The FCC is investigating “The View” over possible violations of the requirement that broadcast stations give equal time to political candidates when they appear on-air.

FILE – This photo combination shows Stephen Colbert, left, in Los Angeles, Sept. 12, 2022 and Texas Rep. James Talarico, Aug. 16, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague, Jae C. Hong, file)

Stephen Colbert says network lawyers pulled James Talarico interview over FCC equal time fears

February 17, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

What to know about the Homeland Security shutdown

February 14, 2026 at 10:49 a.m.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expired on Saturday.

A person works at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

What to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact

January 31, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

The partial government shutdown that started Saturday is vastly different from the record closure in the fall.

FILE – People take part in the “No Kings Day” protest on Presidents Day in Washington, Feb. 17, 2025, near the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

More ‘No Kings’ protests planned for March 28 as outrage spreads over Minneapolis deaths

January 28, 2026 at 6:18 a.m.

A third round of “No Kings” protests is coming this spring, with organizers saying they are planning their largest demonstrations yet across the United States.

Vice President JD Vance speaks at a rally ahead of the March for Life in Washington, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

JD Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally

January 23, 2026 at 6:16 p.m.

Vice President JD Vance on Friday encouraged anti-abortion activists to “take heart in how far we’ve come” on the quest to limit the practice, listing the Trump administration’s accomplishments including...

President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

President Trump recaps his first year back in office with winding remarks, paper tossing and impressions

January 20, 2026 at 7:05 p.m.

President Donald Trump wanted to recap his first year back in office. And it felt like he wanted to spend the next year doing it.

U.S. military aircraft are parked on the tarmac at Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Alejandro Granadillo)

How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

January 3, 2026 at 10:52 a.m.

In a Saturday morning interview on “Fox and Friends Weekend,” Trump laid out the details of the overnight strike, after which he said Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were...

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