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03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
The Justice Department told a federal appeals court that judges who blocked executive orders sanctioning several law firms had infringed on the president’s authority.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
Vinay Prasad, the top regulator overseeing vaccines and complex treatments for difficult diseases, had previously lost his job in July before getting it back less than two weeks later.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
The president blamed payments to players and said he would focus on “common sense” ideas to fix college football, basketball and other sports.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
The Justice Department has formed a working group to examine bringing federal charges against officials or entities within Cuba’s government.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
Democratic governors, under pressure, must decide whether to participate in the new federal voucher program, which offers dollars for public and private school students.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
A spokesperson said the bar’s counsel “erroneously” stated there was a “pending investigation”; instead, a complaint against Halligan remains at a preliminary stage.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
“This is a straightforward issue of who’s in charge,” Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) said, citing a law that certain monuments must receive Congress’s approval.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
The agency said the records, which include allegations made against President Donald Trump in 2019, were not previously released because they were “ incorrectly coded.”
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
Follow President Trump’s progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
The abrupt cancellation of a training event has put a spotlight on the 82nd Airborne Division, which specializes in ground combat and other fraught missions.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
The U.S. military operation in Iran is testing a depleted Justice Department and FBI. Firings of experienced agents and prosecutors have diminished expertise to counter threats.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
In what appears to be a first in the country, legislation headed to the desk of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) would prohibit public schools from teaching that the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol were peaceful.
03/06/2026   Washington Post Politics
The president is looking to endorse a senator he once called a “RINO” over a staunch ally who worked to try to overturn the 2020 election results, dismaying many in his MAGA base.
03/05/2026   Washington Post Politics
On Thursday, GOP leaders in the House had taken the unusual step of calling on the embattled Texas Republican to step aside over the scandal.
03/05/2026   Washington Post Politics
The celebration of Inter Miami’s championship and Lionel Messi’s arrival at the White House became a slalom between major geopolitical events and Trump’s fandom.
03/05/2026   Washington Post Politics
The National Capital Planning Commission’s chair cited the amount of public comment as the reason for the delay.
03/05/2026   Washington Post Politics
The Justice Department has proposed new regulations that would allow it to intervene in state bar disciplinary actions, which it said have become “weaponized.”
03/05/2026   Washington Post Politics
President Donald Trump announced the decision on social media and said Noem would be replaced with Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.).
03/05/2026   Washington Post Politics
Democrats cheered Noem’s departure, but said it wasn’t enough to end the DHS shutdown that will soon enter its fourth week.