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President Donald Trump said Thursday that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot near the White House had died, using the moment to escalate criticism of the Afghan evacuee program that brought the suspect to the United States. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died hours after the shooting, …

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to move forward with a mid-cycle congressional map engineered to flip a key Democratic seat, underscoring the scope of the Republican Party’s aggressive redistricting campaign ahead of the 2026 midterms. The unanimous decision lets the GOP-controlled legislature use a map …

An Afghan national who entered the United States through a Biden-era resettlement program has been arrested in the shooting of two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House, an attack that left both soldiers critically wounded and intensified political battles over the use of troops in …

A Georgia judge on Wednesday dismissed the state’s sweeping racketeering case against President Donald Trump and his allies after the special prosecutor who inherited the matter said he would no longer pursue charges, calling the move necessary “to serve the interests of justice and promote judicial finality.” Fulton County Superior …

Indiana lawmakers will return to the Statehouse next week to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map, reviving a volatile redistricting push backed aggressively by President Donald Trump despite earlier indications that Senate Republicans lacked the votes to move forward. The announcement came Tuesday as State House Speaker Todd Huston said …

Democratic members of Congress who released a video in mid-November telling members of the military that they are not required to follow illegal orders announced Tuesday the Federal Bureau of Investigation has asked to speak with them about the matter. Four House members, Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly and Michigan Sen. …

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Tuesday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, ending a 12-year run as the city’s chief executive and setting up an open race to lead the nation’s capital through a period of political tension and economic uncertainty. Bowser, 52, told NBC-4 Washington …

The Pentagon said Monday it has opened a misconduct review into Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona — a retired Navy captain and former astronaut — to determine whether he could be recalled to active duty to face potential court-martial proceedings after he and five other lawmakers urged military and …

A federal judge has thrown out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that President Donald Trump’s handpicked prosecutor was unlawfully appointed and lacked the authority to seek the indictments. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie issued the sweeping decision Monday, …

Georgia Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his chief of staff are under investigation by the House Ethics Committee, though the panel didn’t detail Friday why it’s looking into their actions. The brief press release said the committee will “announce its course of action in this matter on or before” Jan. …

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ call for a close reexamination of the 42 million people who receive federal food aid has befuddled advocates and lawmakers, coming mere days after recipients began to see benefits that had been stalled during the government shutdown. Details remain scant a week after Rollins during …

The Justice Department is again urging a federal court in Florida to unseal grand jury transcripts from the early federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that Congress’ newly enacted Epstein Transparency Act now compels the public release of records long shielded from view. In a filing submitted Friday, DOJ attorneys …

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Sunday reaffirmed his belief that President Donald Trump is a “fascist” and a “despot,” even as he described their first in-person meeting at the White House as “productive” and an “opportunity” to address the city’s affordability crisis. The comments — delivered during an interview …

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators sharply condemned President Donald Trump’s Russia-Ukraine peace proposal on Saturday, arguing that the administration crafted a plan that mirrors the Kremlin’s demands and risks legitimizing Moscow’s territorial aggression. Their attacks came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio scrambled to refute allegations that he privately …

A new U.S. Department of Education regulation to narrow eligibility for a key student debt relief program for public service workers has drawn strong opposition from advocates who argue the regulation is an attempt to target organizations whose missions do not align with President Donald Trump’s agenda. Under a final …