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The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a newly approved congressional map for this year’s midterm elections, handing Democrats a major political victory as they seek to reclaim control of the narrowly divided U.S. House. The decision came in a one-sentence order with no explanation and no noted …

A federal judge signaled Tuesday that he is likely to rule in favor of Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in his lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s attempt to reduce his military retirement rank and pay over a video urging troops to reject unlawful orders. During a hearing in U.S. District Court, …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed his call for the federal government to take control of election administration nationwide, openly challenging the Constitution’s delegation of election oversight to the states and reviving concerns about the expansion of presidential power in his second term. Speaking after a bill-signing ceremony in the …

A Border Patrol agent warned Nicole Cleland last month that she’d be arrested if she were again discovered following and observing federal officers. Three days later, the 56-year-old Richfield resident received an email saying her expedited airport security screening privileges had been revoked. Cleland is a frequent traveler and had …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law a sweeping government funding package to end a brief federal shutdown that began over the weekend, restoring full operations across most of the government while setting up a high-stakes fight over immigration enforcement funding in the days ahead. The bill cleared the …

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in a House investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, temporarily halting a Republican-led effort to hold them in contempt of Congress. Angel Ureña, a spokesperson for Bill Clinton, said Monday …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that body cameras would be given to federal immigration agents across the country, starting in Minneapolis, where two U.S. citizens were shot and killed by agents in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. “As funding is available, the body camera program will be expanded …

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., sharply criticized President Donald Trump this week, saying his signature Make America Great Again slogan was a “lie” and accusing his second administration of prioritizing wealthy donors and foreign interests over everyday Americans. “I think people are realizing it was all a lie,” Greene …

A top Justice Department official on Sunday sought to tamp down expectations that the newly released trove of Jeffrey Epstein investigative files will lead to additional criminal charges, saying that even deeply troubling evidence does not automatically translate into prosecutable cases. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department’s position …

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has determined the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts should close for roughly two years to undergo extensive renovations, a move that would temporarily shut down one of the nation’s most prominent cultural institutions. Trump said in a post on Truth …

Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday, narrowing Republicans’ already-slim majority and delivering a forceful rebuke to President Donald Trump from a district long dominated by Democrats. Menefee, the Harris County attorney, defeated Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member, in a …

A newly disclosed government memo grants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers broader authority to conduct warrantless arrests of people suspected of being in the United States illegally, expanding the circumstances under which agents can bypass standard administrative warrant requirements. The directive, issued Wednesday by acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and …

Democrat and machinist union leader Taylor Rehmet won the special election Saturday to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024, a stunning upset that injected a fresh and urgent sense of a panic into the GOP from the Texas Capitol …

A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked parts of a sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to require federal agencies to assess citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, dealing another setback to the administration’s efforts to reshape election rules. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled …

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday. Pretti was shot Saturday following a heated confrontation between immigration …