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Elections, courts and the federal government, reported without a side: what was decided, by whom, and what remains unsettled.
The House voted 220-204 to pass its third Iran war-powers resolution this year, with record crossover of seven Republicans; it cannot reach Trump’s desk.
FBI Director Kash Patel testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Sept. 15, defending eased hiring rules as jet-spending questions persist.
The war the United States and Israel have been fighting against Iran began on February 28, 2026, when US and Israeli strikes killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali
Sweden held a general election on September 13, 2026, to fill all 349 seats in the Riksdag, the country’s parliament, alongside separate votes for 21 regional
Joe diGenova, the Trump-allied attorney who has been overseeing the Justice Department’s “grand conspiracy” investigation into Obama- and Biden-era officials
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 50,925 people in August 2026, according to the Department of Homeland Security — the third month in a row
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) reintroduced the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act on September 8, 2026 — a bill that would rewrite the federal
President Donald Trump told a Republican Party crowd at the Republican National Committee’s (RNC) midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, on the night of September 9
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard navy announced on the evening of September 8, 2026, that its forces had taken control of a US-operated underwater vehicle at the entrance
The White House Historical Association understood by late July 2025 that President Trump planned to tear down the White House’s East Wing to build a ballroom
Iceland’s government called in the top American diplomat in Reykjavik after President Trump posted a map to Truth Social that showed the U.S. flag’s pattern
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told NBC’s Kristen Welker on “Meet the Press” on Sunday, Sept.
On Saturday, September 5, 2026, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired ballistic missiles at a US aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer
Former Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin was arrested Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the Houstondale estate in Paris, Kentucky, where he was working as a background
On September 4, 2026, a federal magistrate judge ordered the Justice Department to disclose who designed the structure of the “Anti-Weaponization Fund” — the $1.776
In June 2026, three paralyzed military veterans traveled from rural Pennsylvania to Washington for a meeting with Sen. John Fetterman about legislation affecting
Sony and Microsoft this week each asked federal judges to dismiss consumer class-action lawsuits accusing the companies of pocketing tariff refunds instead
Gloria Steinem, the writer and magazine editor who became a leader of the women’s liberation movement in the United States, has died at 92.
Sen. Ed Markey defeated Rep. Seth Moulton in Massachusetts’ Democratic U.S. Senate primary on Tuesday, Sept.
US Central Command said its forces carried out a new wave of strikes on Iranian military targets on Monday, Sept.