Outside of perhaps Watergate, no modern political scandal branded with the now-ubiquitous -gate suffix has embedded itself in the public consciousness quite like Pizzagate.

Virginias new governor, Abigail Spanberger, has used her first official signatures not to tackle the cost-of-living crisis she campaigned on, but to advance four constitutional referendums centered on social and electoral issues.

The NFLs decision to feature Latin music star Bad Bunny as the headline act for the Super Bowl LX halftime show has ignited yet another cultural skirmish over politics, pop culture and the leagues uneasy relationship with its own fan base.

The Department of War will sever all professional military education, fellowship and certificate arrangements with Harvard University, cutting the elite institution out of the pipeline for active-duty officers beginning in the 202627 academic year.

The Federal Communications Commission has reportedly launched a formal inquiry into ABCs daytime talk show The View, escalating long-simmering conservative concerns over partisan bias on broadcast television.

The Republican-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has opened a probe into the explosive growth in value of companies tied to the husband of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, raising fresh questions about ethics, influence, and transparency surrounding one of the progressive lefts most prominent lawmakers.

A federally funded University of Minnesota wind-energy experiment is under fire after one of its towering turbines shredded a bald eagle, leaving the protected bird scattered in pieces across a Dakota County test field.

President Donald Trump is steering clear of Super Bowl LX predictions, even after a recent high-profile encounter with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, his press secretary confirmed this week.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is promoting a new round of activist legal observer trainings and anti-ICE teach-ins in New York City as federal immigration enforcement intensifies nationwide.

Zohran Mamdani has dismissed the director of New York Citys Mayors Office to Combat Antisemitism (MOCA) and installed a progressive activist widely applauded by anti-Israel and left-wing groups, even as antisemitic hate crimes surge across the city and early moves by the new administration unsettle many Jewish residents.