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A wave of 2028 speculation is already rolling through Washington, with elected officials in both parties weighing their next moves and hinting at presidential ambitions as they juggle reelection plans, party dynamics and personal events.

Sen. Andy Kim is urging President Trump and congressional Republicans to keep U.S. troops out of Iran.

Border czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration plans to start paying Transportation Security Administration workers as soon as Tuesday.

GRAPEVINE, Texas | Vice President J.D. Vance is favored to win the GOP nomination for president in 2028, according to a new straw poll taken by attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.

The media narrative saying that activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference were divided was shattered following the release of the confab's annual straw poll Saturday.

Organizers behind the No Kings protests are predicting that Saturday's turnout across the country will result in the biggest protest in U.S. history, with a core anti-Trump message.

Organizers predict the third round of nationwide "No Kings" demonstrations could be the largest single day of domestic political protest in American history, with more than 3,100 events registered across all 50 states.

Comedian Adam Carolla argued this week that some celebrities and politicians have sacrificed their careers and personal well-being by fixating on President Trump, singling out Rosie O'Donnell and Kathy Griffin as examples.

It was Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's show at the Conservative Political Action Conference, where hundreds of right-wing activists from around the country hailed him as Republicans' clear choice for U.S. Senate.

The six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown will continue until at least mid-April after House Republicans rejected a Senate-passed partial funding bill in favor of a stopgap measure that lacks the Democratic support needed to become law.