Todd Blanche narrowly confirmed as Trump's attorney general in overnight vote  —  The Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a vote early Saturday morning, cementing President Donald Trump's former personal attorney's command of a Justice Department the Republican president has sought to bend to his will.

How the solar industry helped take down Ogles  —  With help from Daniel Barnes and Daniel Lippman  —  An aggressive new PAC backed by renewable energy supporters notched a major win last night by helping unseat Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) despite President Donald Trump's vocal support, our colleague Timothy Cama reports.

Pirro, Trump's longtime champion, is on the outs over Reflecting Pool move  —  D.C.'s top prosecutor spent a year navigating the president's demands.  Now she finds her job at risk amid a rare break with him over cases of alleged vandalism.  —  Summary  —  Jeanine Pirro swept into Washington …

August 7, 2026  —  On Tuesday, August 4, Erin Banco, Mike Stone, and Jonathan Landay of Reuters reported that the U.S. has used “virtually all” of its highly accurate long-range missiles that can strike accurately from a safe distance.  Sources told the journalists that the dwindling missile supplies …

After Supreme Court Win, Trump Officials Under Pressure to Deport Haitians  —  The lack of visible raids aggressively targeting Haitians who lost temporary status has frustrated some of President Trump's most fervent supporters.  —  The Trump administration is facing pressure on the right …

Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill  —  Island's government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling  —  An American oil company connected to Donald Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland despite …

Trump Restarts Battle to Fire Sitting Fed Governor  —  The Trump administration, rebuffed by the Supreme Court in its first attempt to fire Lisa D. Cook, sent the Federal Reserve governor a letter saying it was “considering” removing her from the job.  —  President Trump opened a new front …

Trump says he'll bring ballroom fight to Supreme Court after lower court halts work  —  An appeals court ruled earlier Friday that construction must stop until Congress authorizes the project.  The ballroom is among the president's top priorities for this term.  —  Just now  —  Summary

Trump's top general is ‘looking for an off-ramp’ from Iran war as US military options remain limited, sources say  —  Over the last few weeks, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine has privately made clear to other top Trump advisers that the US needs to find an off-ramp from the war with Iran …

Who Are the Good Guys and the Bad Guys?  I'm No Longer Sure.  —  When I joined this newspaper as a columnist, 17 years ago, Barack Obama was still enjoying the flush of first-term popularity.  In both political and cultural circles, there was vaulting confidence that his fusion of social liberalism …

Hegseth Strips Security Clearance From Biden's Air Force Secretary  —  Frank Kendall, accused of leaking sensitive information, is latest former defense official to lose access to classified information  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked the security clearance of a former high-ranking …

Justice Samuel Alito: ‘Practical Originalism’ and Its Facile Critics  —  He explains his interpretive method and defends it against a hostile biographer—and his high-school English teacher.  —  Washington  —  Reports of his end have been greatly exaggerated: “Justice Samuel Alito …

The Cyberattack That Brought a Distant War to Small-Town Minnesota  —  The water system in Braham was one of dozens affected after federal agencies warned Iran-linked hackers could target U.S. infrastructure  —  At 8:42 a.m. on July 27, a public works operator was carrying out his daily check …

Trump's Homegrown Solar Push Risks Widening Green Divide  —  President Donald Trump's latest move to shun foreign solar power equipment is part of his effort to rebuild US manufacturing clout.  It may simultaneously exacerbate the fast-widening green technology split between the US and the rest of the world.

Unidentified drone explodes in Bulgaria, close to major gas pipeline  —  Bulgaria's prime minister said both Bulgarian and Romanian authorities had failed to pick up the drone as it made its way through their respective airspace.  —  An as yet unidentified drone exploded in Bulgaria on Saturday …

A top US general in Europe abruptly removed from command  —  The circumstances surrounding his removal remain unclear.  —  Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza, commanding general of V Corps presents a coin to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jesus Arce Calderon during V Corps' Best Squad Competition awards ceremony at Grafenwohr, Germany, June 11, 2026.

U.S. Intel Links Russia to Explosive Drone at German Airport  —  American intelligence had already suggested Putin could test NATO's resolve with a limited incursion in the coming years  —  An explosive-laden drone discovered at an airport in Germany this week likely belongs to the Russian government …

After a Poisonous Primary, Michigan Democrats Promise to Get Along  —  The party is racing to get behind Dr. Abdul El-Sayed after a Senate primary that was “spirited,” as Pete Buttigieg diplomatically put it at a unity rally on Friday night, but tensions remain.