National Politics

• TMZ is flexing in Washington, with high-profile results. What took so long? Apr 24, 2026 8:04 PM EDT
  TMZ is making a splash in Washington, D.C., bringing its Hollywood-style paparazzi tactics to politics
• Locked Capitol doors and more cash for security are the new normal after Minnesota assassination Apr 24, 2026 2:18 PM EDT
  State lawmakers across the U.S. are increasing security measures as political violence rises
• Democrat Josh Shapiro tests political muscle in swing-state Pennsylvania's midterms Apr 24, 2026 7:15 AM EDT
  Josh Shapiro may be heavily favored to win reelection as Pennsylvania governor, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a lot on the line for him this year
• Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool gets a blue coating as Trump tackles renovation project Apr 24, 2026 6:39 AM EDT
  President Donald Trump is having the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool coated in a swimming pool surface hued in “American flag blue,” covering a decades-old granite surface that he said was “leaking like a sieve” and would take years to replace
• Republican proposes giving Democratic-leaning part of Virginia back to DC after redistricting vote Apr 23, 2026 8:50 PM EDT
  A Republican congressman has introduced legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost Virginia Democratic voters
• Pennsylvania treasurer says 'no' to taxpayers footing $1M in security upgrades at Shapiro's home Apr 23, 2026 6:00 PM EDT
  Pennsylvania’s treasurer is refusing to approve payments for more than $1 million in security upgrades to the private home of Gov. Josh Shapiro
• California's woes at the center of debate among leading candidates for governor Apr 23, 2026 10:10 AM EDT
  Six leading candidates for California governor are jostling for advantage in a chaotic race with no clear leader
• Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol in bid to reopen Homeland Security Department Apr 23, 2026 10:02 AM EDT
  The Senate has taken the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections
• Jerry Jones shares a moment with old friend Bill Clinton as Cowboys prep for NFL draft Apr 23, 2026 6:53 AM EDT
  Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had an old friend drop by on the final day of preparations for the NFL draft: former President Bill Clinton
• Justice Department reaches $1.25 million settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probe Apr 23, 2026 6:53 AM EDT
  An aide to President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation has reached a settlement for $1.25 million with the federal government