Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2026 with 317 to follow. The moon is new. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mercury and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus.

Eurasia Group, the geopolitical risk consultancy run by Ian Bremmer, gets into the political satire game with its Instagram show “Puppet Regime.” ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made comments that could lead people to misinterpret her agency’s role in elections as she lobbied for legislation that would require photo ID to vote and ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made comments that could lead people to misinterpret her agency’s role in elections as she lobbied for legislation that would require photo ID to vote and ...

For the third time in President Donald Trump’s second term, at least part of the US government has entered a funding lapse after lawmakers failed to approve support for the Department of Homeland ...

There’s no end in sight for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown as both sides point fingers while seemingly ...

Lawmakers who oversee the Department of Homeland Security say the agency has repeatedly stymied their requests for information in recent months, with even some Republicans alleging they’ve had phone ...

The Atlantic staff writers Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer explain how Trump’s White House works.

Discussions between the White House and Democratic leaders on funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have hit a wall as administration officials publicly slammed the minority party for ...

Talk show host Stephen Colbert made headlines on Feb. 17, 2026, when he wrapped a network statement in a dog-waste bag and ...

WASHINGTON – The latest government shutdown is over, and Capitol Hill is already bracing for another high-profile brawl over President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown that could land ...