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WASHINGTON, President Donald Trump vetoed two bipartisan natural resources bills this week on Tuesday, blocking funding for a long-planned Colorado drinking water pipeline and denying expanded tribal control over Miccosu…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Democrat Renee Hardman defeated Republican Lucas Loftin Tuesday in a special election for a West Des Moines-area Iowa Senate seat, denying Republicans a two-thirds supermajority in the chamber. The sea…
Washington — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday that it suspended federal childcare payments to Minnesota and imposed new verification requirements after viral social media allegations and…
Palm Beach, Florida: U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters Monday that Hamas must disarm within a short period under the Gaza ceasefire framework or face severe consequences, and said special envoy Steve Witkoff and…
Palm Beach, Florida: President Donald Trump warned Iran against rebuilding missile or nuclear capabilities and urged Hamas to disarm during a joint appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week. He …
Washington — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized former President Donald Trump this week, telling the New York Times she believes he lacks Christian faith and disagreeing with his remarks at a Sept. 21 memorial for Ch…
Washington, President Donald Trump said this week the United States struck a dock area in Venezuela used by drug traffickers, and U.S. Southern Command confirmed another strike on an alleged narcotics vessel in the easte…
Geneva — The United States on Monday pledged $2 billion to United Nations humanitarian aid, announcing a new funding model that channels U.S. contributions through OCHA and oversight. The initial commitment targets selec…
Washington — U.S. officials and President Donald Trump reported that U.S. forces struck a facility in Venezuela tied to alleged drug-boat operations; Trump mentioned the action during late-December interviews and public …
PALM BEACH, Fla. President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday at Mar-a-Lago to press for movement on a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire and plan's second phase. U.S. officials say the t…
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday at Mar‑a‑Lago to urge progress on the Gaza ceasefire and to discuss a planned transitional Palestinian technocratic authority and an …
West Palm Beach, Florida — President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday after a lengthy Trump–Putin phone call, and held a brief joint news conference describing progress …
West Palm Beach, Fla. President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday at Mar-a-Lago after a private phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin described as “very productive.” The leader…
PALM BEACH, Florida — President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday at Mar‑a‑Lago to discuss a revised 20‑point peace plan aimed at ending nearly four years of war with Russia. Both leade…
Palm Beach, Florida — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday to seek U.S. endorsement of a 20‑point peace plan aimed at ending nearly four years of war with Rus…
Washington, California officials dropped a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to cancel more than $4 billion in federal grants for the state's long-delayed high-speed rail project. The California Hig…
PALM BEACH, Fla., President Donald Trump spent Christmas Eve at Mar-a-Lago, attended a dinner and joined the North American Aerospace Defense Command's NORAD Santa-tracking calls, speaking with children and warning again…
Washington, The Justice Department said Wednesday it may need a few more weeks to finish releasing all records related to Jeffrey Epstein after federal prosecutors and the FBI identified over one million additional docum…
Washington — The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday it will impose visa restrictions on five European individuals accused of pressuring American tech platforms to censor or suppress U.S. viewpoints. The measures, ti…
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it will replace the H-1B random lottery with a weighted, nationwide selection system that prioritizes higher-skilled, higher-paid applicants, effect…
St. Paul, Minnesota. Nearly 100 mayors sent a Dec. 22 letter to Gov. Tim Walz and state legislators demanding action after alleged widespread fraud and fiscal decisions they say threaten local budgets. Mayors cited a pro…
Washington, Rep. Joyce Beatty filed suit Monday to remove President Donald Trump's name from the John F. Kennedy Center after the board, chaired by Trump, voted on Dec. 18 to add his name and workers affixed letters the …
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday earlier this week refused the Trump administration's emergency request to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area, leaving in place lower-court orders that bar fede…
Cheyenne, Wyoming. Rep. Harriet Hageman announced Tuesday she will run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis, launching the 2026 campaign after Lummis' retirement. Hageman emphasized de…
PORTLAND, Ore. Twenty-one states and D.C. filed a federal lawsuit on Dec. 22 seeking to force CFPB Acting Director Russell Vought to request operating funds from the Federal Reserve. The plaintiffs say Vought refused in …