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Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche walks through the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 29, 2026. (REUTERS/Anna Rose Layden)
Aug 17, 2026

Blanche ‘not going to pledge that’ DOJ will be independent

Attorney General Todd Blanche rejected the idea of a Justice Department independent from the White House, saying he would take into account President Donald Trump’s views.

Airplanes prepare for takeoff at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Nov. 5, 2025. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
Aug 14, 2026

After deadly DC crash, changes have been slow to come, official says

Of the NTSB’s 52 recommendations, 51 remain open six months after it issued its final recommendations aimed at making aviation safer following a deadly crash at Reagan National Airport.

Visitors to the Lincoln Memorial walk near the drained Reflecting Pool, following renovations and Independence Day celebrations in Washington on July 30, 2026. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard)
Aug 11, 2026

Raskin, Democrats seek records in dropped Reflecting Pool case against ex-Olympian

Democrats are pushing the Trump administration to release case records related to the former Olympian who had been accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Sunlight falls on the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 13, 2026, as the sun sets, following a vote on the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, and states with areas exempt from daylight saving time may choose the standard time for those areas. (REUTERS/Al Drago)
Jul 15, 2026

House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent.

The clock tower of St. Andrew's Catholic Church is pictured in Pasadena California, January 24, 2018. (REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo)
Jul 13, 2026

Lawmakers to debate whether to make daylight saving time permanent

The U.S. House is set to vote this week on a bill to make daylight saving time year-round, while another group of lawmakers wants to make standard time permanent.

April McClain Delaney and David Trone, shown in 2024 with John Delaney at right, have been friendly through the years, but this year's race has been contentious. (Robb Hill/for The Washington Post)
Jun 23, 2026

Two MD Democrats were friends. Now they are spending millions to attack each other.

Before they dipped into their vast personal fortunes and began lodging nasty allegations against each other, the current and former representatives from Maryland’s most competitive U.S. House District were friendly.

John Delaney appears on stage at a First in the West Event at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas on Nov. 17, 2019. (REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo)
Jun 11, 2026

Former MD congressman’s Forbright valued at $870M after shares fall in debut

Forbright, the Maryland-based bank founded by former U.S. Rep. John Delaney, was valued at $870 million after its shares fell in their Nasdaq debut.

U.S. federal agents look on as they stand guard in Camarillo, California, on July 10, 2025. (REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo)
Jun 11, 2026

Trump wins $70B of guaranteed funding for immigration crackdown

Republicans greenlit $70 billion for immigration enforcement, clearing the way for President Donald Trump to pursue his mass deportation agenda for the rest of his term.

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)
May 27, 2026

Former President Biden sues DOJ over release of interview audio

Former President Joe Biden sued the Department of Justice, seeking to bar the release of audio recordings and transcripts of private conversations with ​his biographer.

U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn (D-SC) speaks during the National Action Network (NAN) National Convention in New York City, on April 10, 2026. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)
May 26, 2026

South Carolina Republicans block Trump’s effort to gain more House seats

Republicans faced another setback in their plans to redraw congressional maps, with members of their own party blocking new districts in South Carolina.

A voting sign is displayed at Metropolitan Library during the Georgia Midterm Primary Election in Atlanta on May 19, 2026. (REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer)
May 26, 2026

Court blocks Alabama from erasing significantly Black House district

A panel of federal judges blocked Alabama from using an electoral map that would eliminate one of the state's two majority-Black U.S. House districts.

A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, in Washington on Feb. 1, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
May 18, 2026

Trump drops IRS lawsuit in exchange for DOJ $1.76B ‘weaponization’ fund

The Trump administration said it created a $1.76 billion fund for victims of political "weaponization" to settle a lawsuit Trump had filed over the alleged mishandling of his tax records.