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Former White House national security adviser John Bolton arrives at U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, in Greenbelt on Oct. 17, 2025. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Jun 4, 2026

Former Trump adviser Bolton to pay $2.25M to settle classified document charges, sources say

President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, John Bolton is expected to plead guilty over mishandling classified documents, CNN reported.

A voting machine at the Beverly Hills City Hall voting center in Beverly Hills, California, on Oct. 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo)
May 22, 2026

Trump officials tried to ban half of US voting machines, citing conspiracy theories

President Donald Trump’s election-security czar last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of U.S. states.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks as he hosts his second 'Rose Garden Club' dinner in honor of Police Week at the White House in Washington on May 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein)
May 14, 2026

US appeals court questions Trump’s push to punish major law firms

The Trump administration faced a skeptical federal appeals court panel in its bid to revive executive orders punishing four major U.S. law firms.

Construction in November 2025 at the former site of the White House's East Wing. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
May 14, 2026

Trump’s White House ballroom rises aboveground, but the legal battle isn’t over

Historic preservationists sued to stop President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, and a federal judge ordered a halt to it. But construction is pressing forward.

Construction in November 2025 at the former site of the White House's East Wing. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
Apr 16, 2026

Federal judge sets new limits on Trump ballroom construction

A federal judge set new limits on President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, saying construction could proceed only on an underground portion of the project deemed necessary by the military.

The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Apr 6, 2026

DOJ argues the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional

The Justice Department said a federal law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional, which could let White House lawyers set their own voluntary recordkeeping policy.

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) speaks at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security" on the day U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2026. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo)
Mar 25, 2026

MD lawmaker says new records in Trump documents case raise concerns over business conflict

Newly released records in the now-dismissed classified documents case against President Donald Trump raise fresh concerns over national security risks and potential private business motivations, Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland said.

Lockheed Martin logo is seen in this illustration taken July 26, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration)
Mar 4, 2026

Defense contractors, like MD-based Lockheed, removing Anthropic AI after Trump ban

U.S. defense contractors, like Maryland-based Lockheed Martin, are expected to follow the Pentagon's order to purge Anthropic's AI tools from their supply chains.

Digital cybersecurity and network protection concept. Virtual locking mechanism to access shared resources. Interactive virtual control screen with padlock. Businessman working at laptop on background
Mar 3, 2026

MD-based defense contractor subsidiary to receive $500M contract

Maryland-based Sealing Technologies received an intent-to-award notification for a three-year defense contract worth up to $500 million.

President Donald Trump looks on as he delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. (REUTERS/NATHAN HOWARD)
Feb 27, 2026

US court won’t block Trump from ending union bargaining for federal workers

A U.S. appeals court rejected a bid by unions to block the Trump administration from stripping federal employees of the ability to engage in union bargaining with U.S. agencies.

The TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken Jan. 16, 2025. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo)
Jan 23, 2026

TikTok seals deal for new joint venture to avoid US ban

TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, said it finalized a deal to establish a majority American-owned joint venture that will avoid a U.S. ban.

The Washington Post building. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post)
Jan 14, 2026

FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home in investigation into MD contractor

The FBI searched a Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into a government contractor who lives in Maryland.