A national coalition is spending roughly $50 million on ads and door‑to‑door outreach to make child care a top 2026 midterm issue.

President Trump signed an order establishing a Task Force to Eliminate Fraud to police housing, food and medical benefit programs while drawing pushback from California officials.

A DoD inspector general found Maj. Gen. Antonio Aguto left SECRET‑level maps on a train and later suffered a concussion after heavy drinking; the IG recommended action.

Trump says a former president told him they “wished” they’d attacked Iran; representatives for Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden say they had not been in touch.

Congress cleared authorization to award Maj. James Capers the Medal of Honor; the measure now awaits the presidents signature after decades of advocacy.

Staff losses, budget cuts and paused programs at the federal cybersecurity agency have left election officials scrambling as the 2026 midterms approach.

Joe Kent resigned as director of the National Counterterrorism Center on March 17, saying Iran posed no imminent threat and blaming pro‑Israel pressure for the war.

Top congressional Democrats asked DOJ to review whether DHS Secretary Kristi Noem lied under oath about contracting, detention practices and court compliance.

A drone struck the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center near the U.S. embassy, Iraqi security forces said; no injuries were reported as officials investigate.

The White House, Pentagon and FCC have stepped up pressure on newsrooms over Iran coverage, prompting legal warnings and newsroom pushback.

Prince George’s County says students who need one‑on‑one aides now have them after a Project Baltimore investigation; lawmakers have filed a bill to require audits and funding.

Council members are split over bills that would bar masked law enforcement and restrict ICE on county property, while legal and procedural questions loom.

Missing federal datasets are leaving Honolulu officials with fewer tools to track health, hunger and budgets. Local planners say the gap is making services harder to target.