The Washington Sun

10/15/2026

Rep. Max Miller already faces a difficult re-election bid amid allegations of domestic abuse and calls from lawmakers to quit the race.

The embattled Republican lawmaker from Ohio is almost $2 million deep in campaign debt, to himself.

The embattled Republican congressman’s re-election bid has grown increasingly competitive amid accusations of abuse.

10/15/2026

Senate Republicans’ top super PAC predicted last year that it could cost up to $200 million to boost Ken Paxton in Texas — estimates that have proven to be remarkably accurate, according to new financial disclosures.

John Thune's super PAC will likely spend $200 million before Election Day, as it predicted last year.

10/15/2026

President Trump accused Sen. John Cornyn and Republican strategist Karl Rove of undermining Ken Paxton’s bid for Senate, saying the pair “should be ashamed of themselves” in a Truth Social post.

Cornyn has not endorsed Paxton, who defeated the incumbent senator in a runoff with Trump’s backing.

10/15/2026

Katie Zacharia used her first sit-down interview to reset a rocky start to the job, saying the four-day scramble left her ill-prepared to face reporters.

10/15/2026

To find a Texas Republican willing to step onto a debate stage this election cycle, you’ll have to go as far down the ballot as the railroad commissioner race.

But even that’s a maybe.

Bo French is the only high-profile Texas Republican candidate expected to debate, but he has not publicly said whether he will.

10/15/2026

A federal judge threw out former CIA Director John Brennan’s lawsuit demanding that the DOJ preserve records in its broad investigation into claims that he and other national security officials conspired to undermine President Trump.

The former CIA director wanted a court to order the Justice Department to preserve records so he could later challenge any criminal charges.

10/15/2026

The Justice Department sued the state of California over allegations that election officials sent mail-in ballots to noncitizen voters.

Election officials in California have resisted the federal government’s push to exert control over the state’s vote-by-mail process.

10/15/2026

In the face of the worst measles outbreak in the United States in 35 years, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the federal group that makes vaccine recommendations, has not met in over 10 months.

The federal vaccine committee has not met all year. States are filling in the gaps.

10/15/2026

The Education Department is planning to offload its student loans office, working rapidly to stand up a new independent agency that would take over what has long been a core part of the department’s mandate.

The Trump administration is rushing to stand up an independent financial aid office for students. Employees say they’re unprepared.

10/15/2026

Three cities and a legal group asked the Supreme Court to revive a Biden-era immigration rule, arguing the Justice Department and Texas colluded to eliminate it.

The cities in Maryland, Ohio and Connecticut say the Justice Department and Texas used a court to flout the typical rulemaking process.