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A tarp covers a portion of the signage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Kennedy Center Honors to be held at Capital One Arena amid fight over adding Trump’s name

October 2, 2026 at 11:31 a.m.

This year’s Kennedy Center Honors will be held at Washington’s Capital One Arena, not the riverfront building that’s been at the center of a legal fight over adding President Donald...

FILE – Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink speaks during the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool, File)

US acknowledges for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space

September 15, 2026 at 8:14 a.m.

The United States has confirmed for the first time that it has deployed weapons in space.

FILE – Voters cast their ballots during the primary election in Windsor, Conn., Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Rusty Jones, File)

Noncitizen voting claims animate President Trump’s attacks on midterms and set up potential result challenges

August 29, 2026 at 1:41 p.m.

Voting by noncitizens is extremely rare and is punishable as a felony that carries the potential for deportation.

FILE – People march while taking part in a protest against the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, and against conflict in Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

Republicans face a midterm verdict as Iran war drags on months longer than Trump promised

August 27, 2026 at 7:33 a.m.

The Iran war has reshaped the rapidly approaching midterm elections, undermining Trump’s campaign pledge to steer clear of foreign conflicts and challenging Republicans who would rather focus on their tax...

FILE – The Boston harbor and the city skyline are photographed, Oct. 28, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Democrats narrow their list of 2028 presidential convention sites to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia

August 20, 2026 at 6:14 a.m.

Democrats on Thursday narrowed the list of potential host cities for their 2028 presidential convention to Boston, Denver and Philadelphia.

FILE – Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr departs an event in the East Room of the White House, March 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

ABC sues FCC over challenge to its broadcast licenses, saying actions present ‘existential threat’

August 18, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency's demand for...

Florida Republican congressman and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds talks with a member of the Hispanic Police Officers Association in Doral, Fla., after receiving the group’s endorsement, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

What to watch Tuesday: Redistricting scrambles Florida as Alaska pits Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan

August 18, 2026 at 7:49 a.m.

As a long and contentious primary season nears its end, attention is turning to Florida, Wyoming, California and Alaska, where primaries Tuesday will highlight Republican-led redistricting efforts that have scrambled...

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin speaks during a Labor Council meeting as part of the DNC Summer Meeting, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Joel Angel Juarez)

Democrats’ 2028 presidential calendar gives Black and Latino voters and union members an early say

August 15, 2026 at 2:00 p.m.

Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under an...

Michigan U.S. Senate candidates, Abdul El-Sayed, left, and Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., are displayed on a television during a debate inside the spin room at WoodTV studios on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Mich. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman)

Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: Democrats’ division on display in Michigan Senate race

August 5, 2026 at 5:56 a.m.

The Democratic primary for Michigan's Senate seat hung on a razor's edge early Wednesday.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters ahead of an address by President Donald Trump, Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda

July 26, 2026 at 10:05 a.m.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday will unveil the party’s Fighting for an Affordable America agenda, as he kicks off 100 days until the midterm elections.

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