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Washington. A federal judge refused to immediately halt construction of a new White House ballroom on Tuesday, after the National Trust for Historic Preservation asked for an emergency injunction. Judge Richard Leon foun…
Austin, Texas — U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett announced a Senate campaign in December and quickly led a Texas Southern University poll showing 51% support among likely Democratic primary voters, with a ±2.45% margin of erro…
Washington — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair in a series of interviews published this week that President Donald Trump displays what she called "an alcoholic's personality," criticized Attorney Ge…
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed Congress Tuesday as lawmakers probed a U.S. maritime strike campaign officials call counter-narcotics operations. The Pentagon said i…
Washington: President Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit on Monday seeking US$10 billion in damages from the BBC over edited clips of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech that he says falsely portrayed him as urging violence. The 3…
Washington Senators Ted Cruz and Maria Cantwell urged Congress Monday to remove Section 373 from the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, saying it would allow military helicopters to operate near commerc…
Charleston, W.Va. The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles is urging residents this week to obtain a REAL ID before the Transportation Security Administration begins extra identity checks and a $45 fee for noncomplia…
Washington — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday designating illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals as weapons of mass destruction, directing the Justice Department, Pentagon and other agen…
Washington, U.S. envoys led by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks in Berlin with Ukrainian and European officials and U.S. officials said they resolved roughly 90% of items in a 20-point draft peace plan. The Uni…
Washington — House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a Republican health care bill Friday as enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at year-end. The Senate failed to advance competing measures last week, le…
Washington, President Trump signed an executive order this week directing federal agencies to centralize regulation of artificial intelligence and to challenge state AI laws deemed onerous. The order instructs the Justic…
Palmyra, Syria — Two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian interpreter were killed on Dec. 13 when a lone ISIS gunman opened fire on a joint U.S.-Syrian patrol before being engaged and killed, U.S. Central Command said. Thre…
Boston — A federal court on Thursday ordered restoration of FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program, ruling the administration unlawfully terminated its funding. Judge Richard Stearns sided…
Little Rock, Arkansas—The Arkansas Educational Television Commission voted this week to disaffiliate from PBS, effective July 1, 2026, citing roughly $2.5 million annual PBS membership dues and an equivalent loss in fede…
United States lawyers for 19–20 state coalitions filed lawsuits this week alleging the Trump administration unlawfully imposed a $100,000 fee on new H‑1B visa petitions. The complaints, filed in federal courts including …
Washington, US — Friday, House lawmakers introduced a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration that authorized tariffs up to 50 percent on imports from India. Representatives Debora…
BRASILIA/WASHINGTON, The United States lifted sanctions on Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday, rescinding July Global Magnitsky designations and related measures affecting his wife and a family…
Chicago — Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation Friday officially allowing terminally ill Illinois adults to obtain prescribed life-ending medication, making Illinois the 12th U.S. jurisdiction to authorize medical a…
Boston, US. California and 19 states filed suit on Friday to block President Donald Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, alleging the fee exceeds statutory authority and bypasses required rulemaking. Plaintiffs argue …
WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders unveiled a health care package Friday and set a floor vote for next week after centrists and bipartisan lawmakers pressured leadership to allow amendments extending expiring Affordab…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis on Wednesday unveiled a near-$117.4 billion 'Floridians First' budget that increases education funding, boosts law enforcement pay and reserves, proposes homestead property-tax e…
Washington Preservation group National Trust for Historic Preservation sued President Donald Trump on Friday, asking a federal court to stop construction of his planned White House ballroom until officials complete requi…
Indianapolis, Indiana's Republican-led Senate rejected a mid-decade congressional redistricting map Thursday, voting 31-19 after 21 GOP senators joined all 10 Democrats to defeat a White House-backed plan that would have…
Washington — Lawmakers disputed characterization of the Nov. 26 killing of National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called the …
Washington, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the administration's immigration enforcement and clashed with House Homeland Security Committee members during a Thursday hearing, addressing a Washington, D.C…