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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after a weekly policy luncheon at the Capitol. Roberto Schmidt/AFP hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP After weeks of halting talks, …

A firebrand sheriff, running as a Republican for governor of California, has seized hundreds of thousands of ballots in an election fraud probe. California’s attorney general says there’s no evidence.

Bobby Pulido at a campaign event in February. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg When Texas native Bobby Pulido announced he’d be running for …

Colin McDonald speaks during his Senate Judiciary Committee nomination hearing on Feb. 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Senate confirmed …

Delta Airlines has announced it is temporarily suspending a specialty services program for members of Congress as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security continues. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty …

The Senate has confirmed Sen. Markwayne Mullin to serve as the next secretary of Homeland Security. The Oklahoma Republican replaces Kristi Noem and takes over a department mired in controversy.

The major political parties’ redistricting battle has spread across the country. But Wisconsin may go the other direction. That’s if the outgoing governor gets his way. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Republicans …

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., seen here at his confirmation hearing on March 18, was confirmed to run the Department of Homeland Security. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel …

Trump administration official Kari Lake praised President Trump effusively in a January 2026 appearance on Voice of America’s Persian language service. A new lawsuit alleges she has violated federal law …

Congress faces a series of thorny problems when they return to session this week, including the ongoing partial government shutdown that has disrupted travel at U.S. airports.