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Washington. The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a Republican-backed congressional map for the 2026 elections, staying a lower court order that had found the map likely racially discriminatory. The emergenc…
Saint Paul, Minnesota — Governor Tim Walz said Thursday that motorists have driven past his home and shouted a derogatory slur after former President Donald Trump used the same language in a Nov. 27 Truth Social post. Wa…
Washington, U.S., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Tuesday that it will reduce maximum Employment Authorization Document validity from five years to 18 months for select categories, effective for appli…
Washington — Lawmakers were briefed Thursday by senior military officials about a U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat near Venezuela that resulted in the deaths of two survivors. Adm. Frank Bradley told Congress he recei…
Washington: The U.S. and Kenya signed a five-year bilateral health compact Thursday that commits $2.5 billion in combined financing, with the United States providing $1.6 billion and Kenya pledging $850 million to bolste…
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed Senate Bill 50 on Wednesday, which would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. on school nights with parental consent. DeWine said the current 7 p.m. cutoff on sc…
Minneapolis City officials and community leaders responded this week after federal authorities detained individuals, including Somali nationals, during an immigration enforcement operation. The Department of Homeland Sec…
Washington — Federal and state officials continued legal disputes this week over President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to U.S. cities. Appeals court judges on Thursday temporarily paused a lower court’s o…
Indianapolis — Republican lawmakers advanced House Bill 1032 this week to redraw Indiana’s congressional map, arguing the plan keeps counties intact and reflects statewide interests. The proposal, introduced mid-decade b…
Washington — President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Thursday to sign a U.S.-brokered pact aimed at ending decades of conflict in eastern Congo and expanding U.S. acces…
Washington, The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday that it had affixed President Donald Trump's name to the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters, renaming the agency ahead of a planned peace agreement signing b…
Washington — The U.S. State Department on Dec. 2 ordered consular officers to expand vetting of H‑1B and related visa applicants, instructing review of resumes, LinkedIn and social media for roles in content moderation a…
The United States introduced a policy empowering the State Department to deny visas to people who authorize, direct, support, participate in, or carry out faith-based abuses, and, where appropriate, their immediate famil…
Raleigh, N.C. — Former governor Roy Cooper filed on Dec. 3 to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, marking high-profile entry in the 2026 contest. State election records show Cooper …
Washington Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on a three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to prevent widespread premium increases, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announce…
Washington, Jared Isaacman, President Donald Trump's renominated pick to lead NASA, urged senators to accelerate lunar missions and prioritize nuclear propulsion and commercial partnerships to ensure the United States ag…
Miami — Miami Dade College's Board of Trustees unanimously reapproved transferring a roughly 2–3 acre downtown parcel to the state on Tuesday to support plans for the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library, following a jud…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican lawmakers and voting-rights groups clashed this week as Florida began committee meetings on a mid-decade congressional redistricting. House leaders convened a select committee Thursday with…
WASHINGTON — House Republicans engaged in disagreements after Rep. Elise Stefanik accused Speaker Mike Johnson of lying about the exclusion of her proposed requirement that federal investigators notify Congress if they o…
Washington House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenaed former special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday, demanding documents and a closed-door deposition tied to Smith's prosecutions of President Donald J…
Washington — President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned Representative Henry Cuellar and his wife, ending a multiyear federal legal case that began with an FBI search in 2022 and culminated in a 2024 indictment. The Ju…
Washington. The Pentagon inspector general completed a review this week finding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal messaging app to share details of a planned strike in Yemen risked U.S. personnel and cou…
Washington, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services paused processing Tuesday for green cards, citizenship and related immigration applications from 19 countries previously subject to travel restrictions, citing nation…
Washington — Federal and state officials clashed over new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program rules, data sharing and emergency assistance after a government shutdown disrupted benefits. The USDA issued guidance ti…
Washington President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that his administration will pursue reconstruction of Dulles International Airport, calling the facility "not a good airport" and "terrible." Transportation officials s…