Democrats in Congress are trying to overturn the Trump administration's changes to a student loan forgiveness program
April 15, 2026
Court orders DC judge to end criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in deportation flights
April 14, 2026
An appeals court panel has ruled that a federal judge must end his contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year
April 14, 2026
The Trump administration has fired four Justice Department prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists
April 14, 2026
Presidential records are the public’s property. The Justice Department wants to change that and revert to a time when presidents could do what they wanted with their papers, including burning them.
April 14, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says the American military has blockaded Iranian ports to try to force Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
April 13, 2026
US eyes potential second round of in-person talks with Iran as blockade takes hold
April 14, 2026
Trump administration agrees to keep Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument
April 14, 2026
White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses
April 13, 2026
Why the Trump administration is struggling to deport migrants to unfamiliar countries
April 12, 2026
Britain has put its plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on hold after the U.S. administration withdrew support for the deal
April 11, 2026
Democratic presidential prospects touted the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion policies as a way to advance American values during the National Action Network conference in New York
April 11, 2026
World anxiously waits to see if US-Iran peace talks can deliver. Here’s what we know
April 10, 2026
A judge has temporarily barred Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against predictive market operators like Kalshi
April 11, 2026
How Vance is navigating peace talks with Iran — and his own political future
April 10, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has admitted to a major error in data used to justify a federal fraud probe into New York’s Medicaid program
April 10, 2026
China’s Xi touts peace - and points to global conflicts - in rare meeting with Taiwan opposition leader
April 10, 2026
The Board of Immigration Appeals has denied Mahmoud Khalil's latest attempt to dismiss his deportation case
April 10, 2026
The Trump administration is updating rules for a key vaccine advisory committee in ways that may increase the voices of anti-vaccine activists
April 10, 2026
California unveils hospice fraud arrests, pushing back on ‘kingdom of fraud’ claim by Trump official
April 10, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency has gutted rules that target waste from burning coal
April 10, 2026
In 1976, a small Christian college refused to comply with Title IX. The ensuing legal back-and-forth still matters today as the Trump administration places pressure on universities.
April 09, 2026
Iranian Americans are experiencing uncertainty as the Trump administration imposes deadlines and intermediaries seek paths to avoid escalation of the war in Iran
April 09, 2026
Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran
April 08, 2026
Visualizing the US-Israeli war with Iran and retaliation in maps and charts
March 01, 2026
Acting AG says ‘Nobody has any idea why’ Pam Bondi was fired except for Trump
April 08, 2026
Environmental groups have asked a federal appellate court panel to lift its temporary halt on closing an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades
April 07, 2026
Was your refund bigger this year due to Trump’s tax cuts? Tell us about it
March 10, 2026
A U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his Honduras-born wife’s deportation after she was detained inside a military base just days after their wedding
April 07, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s “not at all” concerned about committing possible war crimes as he the destruction of Iran’s bridges and power plants if they don’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz
April 06, 2026
The Education Department says it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students
April 07, 2026
Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has won a Supreme Court order that’s expected to lead to the dismissal of his criminal conviction for refusing to testify to Congress
April 06, 2026
‘They’ve lost the jury pool’: Jeanine Pirro’s office is struggling to win trials this year
April 06, 2026
The Trump administration has taken a new tack in celebrating Easter
April 06, 2026
As 4 astronauts aim to make history at the moon, Trump recommends slashing NASA’s budget
April 06, 2026
Congo will receive some deportees from the U.S. as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country program
April 05, 2026
The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free source that many people used to check basic facts about countries
April 05, 2026
A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions
April 04, 2026
The Trump administration has revoked the green cards or U.S. visas of at least four Iranian nationals connected to the current or former Iranian government, including two who have been detained by immigration authorities and are to be deported
April 04, 2026
Some major events in the history of US-Iran relations highlight differences between the countries’ views, but others have presented real opportunities for reconciliation.
April 04, 2026
A rural Nebraska family’s lifeline hospital now sits at the center of a national fight over Medicaid cuts
April 03, 2026
There has been little sign Friday of the war in the Mideast winding down as Israel says it faced incoming fire from Iran, and Kuwait and Bahrain also reported being under attack
April 02, 2026
Federal officials have arrested eight people they say were involved in various health care fraud schemes totaling $50 million in and around Los Angeles
April 03, 2026
Energy markets start tuning Trump out after repeated Iran war whiplash
April 03, 2026
The Trump administration has scaled back its plans to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
April 03, 2026
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order blocking the federal government from taking punitive measures against artificial intelligence company Anthropic after a dispute with the Pentagon over military use of AI
April 02, 2026
Stocks are volatile, oil soars as Trump rattles markets with lack of clear exit plan
April 02, 2026
The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has prioritized efforts to calm the financial markets during the Iran war, but his go-to moves are starting to fall flat
March 31, 2026
Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?
April 02, 2026
Mother returns to U.S. after federal judge rules deportation unlawful
April 02, 2026
The committee voted to exempt some oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act in the name of national security.
March 28, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for them
April 01, 2026
The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul
April 01, 2026
An appeals court panel has suspended a federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to bring hundreds of Voice of America employees back to work from paid leave
April 01, 2026
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom after it demolished the East Wing of the White House
April 01, 2026
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful
April 01, 2026
Trump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act
March 31, 2026
Only 50 of these whales are left in existence. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ just chose oil drilling over protecting them
March 31, 2026
One of the world’s rarest whales, the Rice's whale, is in the way of the Trump administration's desire to expand oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
March 31, 2026
The massive sewage pipe that ruptured and leaked millions of gallons of raw waste into the Potomac River has returned to operation after the completion of emergency repairs
March 14, 2026
The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a range of the president’s import taxes
March 14, 2026
The White House wants to build an underground center to provide security screening before visitors access the grounds
March 14, 2026
Cuban president says talks held with the United States amid intense pressure from Trump
March 13, 2026
Oil prices stay high despite US temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil stranded at sea
March 13, 2026
Senate Democrats have filed legislation that would prevent the U.S. from attacking Cuba without congressional approval
March 13, 2026
The Trump administration is denouncing CNN for airing a portion of the new Iranian supreme leader's first public statement since he got the job
March 13, 2026
The Trump administration is suing California over the state's nation-leading vehicle emission standards
March 13, 2026
Oil and gas prices have spiked with the war in Iran
March 13, 2026
Iran war complicates the economic pivot GOP badly wants to see from Trump
March 12, 2026
The Trump administration is opening a new trade investigation into manufacturing in foreign countries
March 12, 2026
CDC vaccine committee drops push to stop recommending mRNA Covid-19 shots, for now
March 12, 2026
Word of the Week: The price of Brent crude oil is going crazy — but who is ‘Brent’?
March 12, 2026
A coalition of 17 state Democratic attorneys general has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration policy that requires higher education institutions to collect data showing they aren't considering race in admissions
March 12, 2026
Oil rises in choppy trade; US, Iran rhetoric heats up
US ends probe into Tesla remote driving feature after software updates
Police say former Virginia lieutenant governor, wife dead in murder-suicide
Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax kills his wife and then himself, police say
Washington DC’s 240 million-gallon sewage spill is a symptom of nationwide trouble
The Dodgers shattered MLB's spending record at $515 million in 2025, 7 times the lowest payroll
A life jacket from a Titanic survivor goes on sale in first-of-its-kind auction