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President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the day of a NATO leaders' summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. (REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov)
Jul 10, 2026

Trump fires members of bipartisan election commission ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump terminated the last three members of the independent Election Assistance Commission.

A view of the setup ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Evan Vucci)
Jul 10, 2026

Federal grand jury indicts 8 men over alleged plot to attack White House UFC event, DOJ says

A federal grand jury indicted eight men over an alleged plot to attack the White House UFC event with explosives and snipers, the DOJ said.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks about the Trump administration's effort to combat fraud, in Bangor, Maine, May 14, 2026. (REUTERS/Taylor Coester)
Jul 9, 2026

‘CatsOnACouch’ Instagram account owner sues over exclusion from Vance event

A woman who runs several cat-themed social media accounts mocking Vice President JD Vance filed a lawsuit alleging she was unconstitutionally barred from hearing him speak at an event in Maine.

A view of the setup ahead of the UFC Freedom 250 fights on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., June 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Evan Vucci)
Jun 12, 2026

Judge won’t block Trump’s White House UFC event

A federal judge declined on Friday to block President Donald Trump from hosting a special Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event on the White House grounds, letting the fights set to be held on Sunday inside a towering new structure proceed.

Gov. Wes Moore attends a bill signing ceremony on April 14, 2026. (Hannah Gaskill/The Daily Record)
Jun 9, 2026

Trump rails at Moore over pace of Jack Nicklaus golf course project

President Donald Trump is claiming that Gov. Wes Moore has stalled Trump’s efforts to redesign a pair of golf courses.

A member of law enforcement Saturday after an exchange of gunfire near the White House. (Tom Brenner for The Washington Post)
May 26, 2026

Man from Baltimore County killed after firing gun near White House

Nasire Best from Baltimore County was shot and killed by Secret Service after opening fire near the White House, following prior trespassing incidents.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent assists Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers as passengers are screened at a checkpoint at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Carolina, Puerto Rico, on March 27, 2026. (REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo)
May 22, 2026

Republican revolt over Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund stalls ICE funding vote

Senate Republicans abandoned plans to vote on funding for immigration enforcement in a revolt against President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion fund for victims of government "weaponization."

Workers load boxes into a truck at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in 2021. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
May 21, 2026

Judge orders White House offices to comply with Presidential Records Act

A federal judge in Washington on Wednesday ordered White House offices to comply with the Presidential Records Act, pushing back on the Trump administration’s effort to weaken a decades-old recordkeeping law.

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.

A Spirit Airlines aircraft sits at Miami International Airport in Florida, May 2, 2026. Spirit abruptly canceled flights overnight, stranding passengers and staff around the U.S., Caribbean and Latin America, after collapsing under financial pressures that included a sharp rise in fuel costs due to the Iran war. (REUTERS/Nathan Howard/File Photo)
May 6, 2026

Lawyer: High jet fuel prices left Spirit no choice but to shut down

A judge in the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court said on Tuesday that it was "a horrible day for employees" after a bailout for Spirit Airlines proposed by the U.S. government fell through, leaving no way out of bankruptcy.

The construction of U.S. President Donald Trump's White House ballroom continues in Washington, D.C., January 12, 2026. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo)
Apr 20, 2026

Trump ballroom construction allowed for now, appeals court says

A U.S. appeals court allowed the Trump administration to continue construction of a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House’s demolished East Wing.

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.