Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Courtesy of National Park Service President Donald Trump issued a presidential memo on Oct. 6 ordering the approval of a proposed 211-mile industrial road in Alaska to allow access to copper and cobalt minerals. Trump had initially approved the Ambler Road project during his first term, but
VoteVets, a liberal group that typically backs veterans running for office, is pouring $1 million into aggressive ad campaigns backing the Democratic candidates in Virginia’s and New Jersey’s gubernatorial contests with less than 30 days until Election Day. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee for governor of New Jersey, is a former Navy helicopter pilot.
A sign indicating that the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed due to the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 1, 2025. Al Drago/Getty Images The U.S. Senate will hold a sixth vote on two competing bills to fund the federal government on Tuesday, coming as the government shutdown reaches the one-week mark. On Monday,
President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the end of a press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP Two years ago today, the lives of many Israelis were upended at 6:30 a.m. local time when a wave
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee prepares before the start of a House Homeland Security Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 10, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images A special primary election is being held in Tennessee on Oct. 7 to fill a U.S. House of Representatives
California’s controversial plan to redraw its congressional maps mid-decade is among the most pressing issues discussed by candidates in the 2026 gubernatorial race. Proposition 50, placed on the ballot by the state legislature for a November special election, would authorize California lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts before the 2030 Census. The redistricting effort, backed
A plane docks on the tarmac after an air traffic control outage, bringing flights to a standstill at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on May 12, 2025. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Major U.S. airports have reported experiencing flight delays amid the shutdown of the federal government. Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy told reporters on Monday