What the Virginia ruling does — and does not — mean for 2026  —  The news is not good for Democrats, but they can still win the House.  —  On the latest episode of Nir & Rupar, our live weekly video show, David Nir of The Downballot and Aaron Rupar of Public Notice discuss the fallout …

ABC Accuses Government of Violating First Amendment  —  The network's argument, made to the F.C.C., is the most aggressive posture taken yet by a television network toward the Trump administration.  —  ABC has accused the Federal Communications Commission of violating its free speech rights …

The No-Bid Contract That Is Turning Washington's Reflecting Pool Blue … For a century, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has captured Washington's history, a vast mirror for moments great and small.  —  Then, this spring, President Trump said he decided to paint it blue …

How Virginia Democrats can overturn the redistricting ruling: Retire the Supreme Court  —  Virginia Democrats are looking for a way to overturn the state Supreme Court's Friday decision invalidating the constitutional amendment temporarily adopting new congressional districts that a majority of voters ratified last month.

Trump Planning to Fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary  —  The doctor, a MAHA advocate, has had a tumultuous tenure that has included clashes over vaping, abortion and vaccine policy.

Exclusive: Kennedy's health officials explored US ban of some widely used antidepressants, sources say  —  U.S. health department officials last week explored whether they could ban certain drugs in a widely prescribed class of antidepressants as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. prepared …

Justice Department moves to strip 12 Americans of their citizenship  —  The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it is seeking to denaturalize a dozen people from various parts of the country who are accused of fraudulently obtaining U.S. citizenship.

Pentagon releases dozens of UFO files offering transparency on ‘alien and extraterrestrial life’  —  The War Department released more than 160 files Friday related to sightings of UFOs dating back nearly 80 years, two days after President Trump predicted, “I think some of it's going to be very interesting to people.”

US intel community agreed before war 'Iran wasn't developing a nuclear weapon': ex-counterterrorism chief  —  Joe Kent declared ‘the narrative & agenda spun by a foreign government- Israel, won the argument & forced us into this war’  —  Former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent asserted …

Mark Zuckerberg Is Running Meta Into the Ground  —  There is a moment when internet companies get the stink of death on them.  For AOL, it was 2003, when it became clear that its users were abandoning its clunky dial-up internet service for far-faster broadband.

Wiles cracks down on leaks  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond.

Trump Is ‘Bored’ With the War He Started  —  He wants out, but Iran could likely keep going for months.  —  President trump really, really wants the war with Iran to end.  He has declared victory many times, including about three weeks ago, when Iran briefly reopened the Strait of Hormuz.

Mothers are America's strength … Melania Trump is the first lady of the United States.  —  A mother's devotion to her child is unmatched.  This love takes many forms: strength, compassion, wisdom, grace, joy, labor, humor and even grief, to name a few.  The love between mother and child …

Education Department launches hiring spree in key office, roughly a year after mass layoffs … So far, the student aid office has onboarded 52 new employees between September 2025 and March 2026.  But even if FSA reaches its goal of having a total of 1,065 full-time employees …

Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigns amid Utah Legislature's investigation  —  Under intense pressure from Republican leaders, including Gov. Spencer Cox, Justice Diana Hagen resigned from the Utah Supreme Court on Friday.  —  Cox, along with House Speaker Mike Schultz …

These blue states aren't getting fire prevention money from Trump  —  FEMA slowed grants intended to help states such as California and Colorado prepare for and prevent wildfires, a Washington Post analysis shows.  —  Summary  —  Nestled in the middle of rural Northern California woods …

Governor Newsom launches first-in-the-nation program providing free diapers for all new parents  —  What you need to know: California is launching a first-in-the-nation program to provide 400 free diapers to every newborn, easing costs for families and supporting infant and maternal health …