Year: 2026
March 18, 2026
Congress
Kiley switches parties, loses committees
Rep. Kevin Kiley, the former Republican who recently registered as an Independent, said in an interview Wednesday he plans to caucus with the House GOP and will seek to...
March 18, 2026
Politics
DHS shutdown has caused at least $2.5 billion in losses so far — but damage expected to be far worse, economists say
The month-long funding lapse of critical Department of Homeland Security agencies is wreaking havoc on the travel economy and threatening the country's safety, experts are warning — with no...
March 18, 2026
Politics
Republicans roast Gavin Newsom’s parole board as another pedophile may go free from prison
Republicans in the California Legislature rallied with victims’ advocates Wednesday to blast Gov. Gavin Newsom and demand changes to state parole laws as another notorious child sex predator neared...
March 18, 2026
Congress
Tim Scott to run for reelection to the Senate
The South Carolina Republican had long pledged to only serve two full terms in the chamber.
March 18, 2026
Politics
Lone actors ‘most likely’ to commit US terror attacks: intel report
The intelligence community assessed that while Al Qaeda and ISIS "maintain the intent" to carry out attacks on America, they have "focused more on virtually recruiting US-based aspirants to...
March 18, 2026
Congress
Quick vote on Mullin’s DHS nomination hangs on classified briefing
The Oklahoma senator’s secretive travel a decade ago has emerged as an issue in his confirmation.
March 18, 2026
Politics
Times Square track fire turns rush-hour commute into total chaos
Flaming trash on the tracks turned the morning commute into a nightmare on Wednesday, with multiple subway lines snarled around Times Square. In the heart of rush hour, fire...
March 18, 2026
Politics
California Dems react to Chavez child rape claims as Newsom is yet to adress scandal
Meanwhile Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to address the scandal tearing through the state. Meanwhile Gov. Gavin Newsom has yet to address the scandal tearing through the state.
March 18, 2026
Politics
Vance warns of ‘rough road ahead’ with soaring oil prices — and hints at timeline for relief
Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that consumers face a “rough road ahead” as global energy prices soar due to the Iran war. Vice President JD Vance warned Wednesday that consumers...
March 18, 2026
Politics
Tulsi Gabbard declines to say whether Iran posed an ‘imminent’ nuclear threat— claims that’s Trump’s call, not intel community’s
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard sidestepped a pointed question about whether or not, as the White House suggested, there was an “imminent nuclear threat” from Iran during a...