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04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer are vulnerable, officials said. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears more secure.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
After Trump ousted Pam Bondi, her deputy is set to lead the department — and take on many of the same challenges.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
The order would create new regulations around athlete compensation, transfers and other hot-button issues. It is expected to face legal challenges.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Two search-and-rescue helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
The planned Presidential Capital Stewardship Program would help renovate parks and infrastructure, as Trump works to remake a city he has derided as “dirty.”
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
Alito’s security detail recommended examination “out of an abundance of caution” before his three-hour drive home from Philadelphia, the Supreme Court said.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
The order calls for limiting mail ballots and using federal data to compile lists of eligible voters – moves experts say exceed his constitutional authority.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
The budget proposes a 44 percent increase in defense spending, and Trump’s request comes as Congress grapples with the ballooning costs of the war in Iran.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
The president is in a precarious political moment seven months before the midterm elections, facing some of his lowest approval ratings and presiding over an unpopular war.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
The lawsuit, filed by an anti-affirmative action group, is part of a broader movement to dismantle programs meant to remedy the effects of past discrimination.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
A slight majority of Virginia voters supports giving Democrats a temporary edge in congressional maps, but opponents are more motivated, says a Post-Schar School poll.
04/03/2026   Washington Post Politics
House leaders and lobbyists rallied around Rep. Jeff Hurd (Colorado) after Trump, angry about Hurd’s vote against tariffs, withdrew support for his reelection.
04/02/2026   Washington Post Politics
The Colorado appeals court ordered a new sentence for Tina Peters, a former county elections official convicted for her efforts to boost Trump’s false claims.
04/02/2026   Washington Post Politics
The vote by the National Capital Planning Commission on Thursday marked the final procedural hurdle for President Donald Trump’s plans.
04/02/2026   Washington Post Politics
Gen. Randy George’s ouster is the latest clash between the Pentagon chief and the service’s senior leadership, and comes during the war in Iran.
04/02/2026   Washington Post Politics
Several Democrats and at least one Republican on the House Oversight Committee say Pam Bondi must appear for sworn testimony regardless of her employment status.
04/02/2026   Washington Post Politics
The president had repeatedly expressed frustration with Bondi’s pace — and limited success — in overseeing efforts to target his rivals.
04/02/2026   Washington Post Politics
The DOJ concluded that a law requiring presidential records preservation is unconstitutional, setting the path to potentially upend decades-old legal precedent.
04/02/2026   Washington Post Politics
Brian Cole Jr. gave a detailed confession in December, but his defense attorneys suggested he could point at a Capitol Police officer who has been cleared in the case.
04/02/2026   Washington Post Politics
The plaintiffs in both cases argue the president’s order violates the Constitution, which directly gives states and Congress the power to regulate federal elections and voter rolls.