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4/13/2026
Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor amid sexual assault allegations.
House Republican leaders have set the floor agenda for the week of April 13, with votes planned on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and on f...
As Congress returns, lawmakers face a crowded agenda.
4/10/2026
Effective April 1, 2026, Texas began prohibiting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients from using their benefits to buy candy and sweetened beverages.
On the tenth day of the Hun-Kah Session, the Osage Nation Congress will consider extending a multi-year funding agreement with the U.S.
4/8/2026
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on June 10 about his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and...
Chris Taylor, a Wisconsin Court of Appeals judge and former Democratic state legislator, has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating conservative Judge Maria Lazar.
Republican Clay Fuller, a former district attorney endorsed by Donald Trump, won the special election runoff for Georgia's 14th Congressional District, succeeding Marjorie Taylor Greene.
4/7/2026
In the 2026 Illinois U.S. Senate primaries, Lt.
Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ron Gibson’s home was struck by gunfire early Monday, with 13 rounds hitting the front door.
President Donald Trump said the United States and Iran are in “active” talks to end the conflict and set an 8 p.m.
4/6/2026
In early April 2026, the United States carried out a complex operation to rescue two Air Force aviators after their F-15E Strike Eagle was downed over Iran.
On February 4, 2026, the CIA announced it would discontinue the World Factbook, a public reference guide available since 1975.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s $400 million plan to build a large ballroom on the site of the White House’s East Wing, ruling that the project requires c...
4/3/2026
New data show that a large share of people detained by U.S.