19 min ago - 12h Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche began meeting with Republican senators Monday as he launches a monthlong confirmation process. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) was Blanche’s first stop as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which will ... (The Hill)

26 min ago - Nearly half of Americans say they don’t consider themselves a part of either major political party, the highest level of partisan independence measured by CNN polling in more than a decade. Independents have grown to 47% of the population, risin ... (CNN)

49 min ago - 12h CIA Director John Ratcliffe told President Trump and other senior officials that intelligence gathered by U.S. intelligence agencies raised serious doubts about Iran's willingness to make the nuclear concessions the U.S. is seeking in any final d ... (msn/Axios)

53 min ago - WP Exclusive Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump's ballroom project, with half from taxpayers An internal cost estimate in March by the project's contractor ran $200 million more than Trump has said publicly and counters his claims that no taxpay ... (Washington Post)

1 hr ago - Monday 15 June 2026 18:59 EDT The Senate’s push to renew a critical piece of surveillance legislation hit another snag Monday as Donald Trump sought to link its passage to the Save America Act, the controversial voter ID bill he’s been push ... (The Independent)

1 hr ago - 06/15/26 6:36 PM ET Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and other Trump administration officials are likely to face subpoenas on “day o ... (The Hill)

2 hrs ago - Mon 15 Jun 2026 17.26 EDT Last modified on Mon 15 Jun 2026 17.29 EDT There will still be one Dan Sullivan on the ballot, but election officials in Alaska determined a second man by the same name cannot run against him in the high-stakes Senate race. ... (The Guardian)

2 hrs ago - June 15, 2026 5:21PM ET HOUSTON — To some extent, Mohamed Hussein knew he was preparing to enter the lion’s den. But he made the decision to attend the Republican Party of Texas Convention to confirm for himself that he had a place in the ... (Raw Story/Texas Tribune)

3 hrs ago - June 15, 2026, 5:03 PM MIAMI -- One of the main online platforms that Cubans living in the United States use to send money, food, and clothing to their relatives on the island is ceasing operations as the Trump administration increases pressure on th ... (ABC News/AP)

3 hrs ago - June 15, 2026 4:05 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago June 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice's ​Associate Attorney General Stanley ‌Woodward has been put in charge of ​the department's ​antitrust division, regulatory news ... (Reuters)

3 hrs ago - Teen accused of killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise taken into custody following adult charges By DAVID FISCHER Updated 7:22 PM EDT, June 15, 2026 MIAMI (AP) — A teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister ... (Associated Press)

4 hrs ago - PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2026, 4:01 PM ET In a private meeting last week, a group of survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and family members of the late Virginia Giuffre pointed House Oversight Chair James Comer to allegations from the Justice Departm ... (CNN Politics)

4 hrs ago - June 15, 2026 at 3:22 p.m. EDT A coalition of Washington-area preservation and cultural heritage organizations on Monday sued the Trump administration over President Donald Trump's plan to remake national parkland with a massive statuary garden. The ... (Washington Post)

5 hrs ago - MLB issues warning to Giants pitchers who wrote Bible verses on Pride Night caps Landen Roupp was one of three pitchers who appeared during Friday night's game with Bible verses written on their caps. Scott Marshall / Associated Press By Steve Berman ... (New York Times)

5 hrs ago - The coach of Iran's World Cup team said it was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to its training base in Mexico only a few hours after opening its politically charged tournament by playing to a 2-2 draw with New Zealand on Monday night. Coach Amir ... (AP News)

10 hrs ago - The DRC has confirmed 782 cases and 181 deaths since the outbreak began. By Dada Jovanovic, Zoe Magee, and Mary Kekatos June 15, 2026, 1:28 PM Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported a record one-day increase in Ebol ... (abcnews)

10 hrs ago - AFGE Council 220 President Jessica LaPointe traveled from Wisconsin last week and delivered a stark message on Capitol Hill about the future of the Social Security Administration. “The SSA workforce is collapsing, morale is at an all-time low, a ... (AFGE)

10 hrs ago - June 15, 2026 1:37 PM EDT Updated 4 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - Two Democratic members of Congress on Monday pressed the administration of President Donald Trump to retain communication records related to pardons granted to recipients i ... (Reuters)

11 hrs ago - Posted: Jun 15, 2026 / 12:40 PM PDT Updated: Jun 15, 2026 / 03:32 PM PDT Eight crew members are believed to be dead after a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday, officials said. The B-52 Strat ... (KTLA-TV Los Angeles, CA)

11 hrs ago - Though President Trump declared on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and be “permanently toll-free,” Iran indicated on Monday that it intended to charge fees for unspecified services in the strait. The net effect — paying f ... (NYT)