The Kennedy Center named the 2026 lifetime achievement honorees who will be recognized at the 49th Kennedy Center Honors ceremony at Capital One Arena next month. Singer-songwriter Paul Anka, record producer and composer David Foster, actor Andy Garcia, playwright David Mamet, and singer Barbara Mandrell are the five honorees announced by President Donald Trump and […]

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) was admitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital after suffering a stroke, a leading cause of disability for adults in the United States. Murphy, 53, was taken to a local hospital on Sunday, where physicians said he was experiencing a stroke, Allison Herwitt, Murphy’s chief of staff, told reporters. It is unclear how […]

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to intervene on Monday in its fight over California’s voter rolls, seeking an emergency order separating mail ballots associated with more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens one day before Election Day. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to order California to set those ballots aside immediately while […]

Washington Examiner columnist Guy Benson said Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s unsavory history may be hurting his chances in his Senate race against “youth pastor” Democratic state Rep. James Talarico. “Part of the reason why it’s so close is because Paxton does have a lot of baggage, and some of it is messy,” Benson […]