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The White House press pool has become the center of a growing legal and constitutional dispute between President Donald Trump and news organizations after CNN, MS NOW and Politico were barred from the White House and the television pool suspended coverage of the president. The three news organizations sued the …

The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public. Individuals and industries may kill endangered animals in the course of logging projects, developments and other activities, it said — so …

President Donald Trump is moving to give the White House greater control over National Institutes of Health grants after a tense Oval Office meeting in which budget chief Russell Vought criticized the agency for funding research priorities he said conflict with the administration’s agenda. Trump has directed Vought to draft …

President Donald Trump has recast his proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery as a military installation, saying Sunday that the monument will be redesigned to house drones, deploy snipers and store ammunition in the name of national security. Trump said the change came at the “strong request” of …

CNN, Politico and MS NOW announced Monday that they are suing the Trump administration after the White House revoked their journalists’ credentials and barred them from the White House grounds following President Donald Trump’s public criticism of their coverage. The three news organizations said they notified the administration Monday that …

An immigration enforcement agent shot and injured a man in Austin on Sunday, city officials said. Police nor the U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the man. But Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, an Austin immigration lawyer, said she was hired to represent the man and that he was released from the hospital …

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has reached an agreement with Denmark and Greenland that would give Washington “permanent control over security” on the strategically important Arctic island, paving the way for an expanded American military presence while leaving Greenland under Danish sovereignty. The agreement has not …

Four years after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion — which defined the 2022 midterms and much of the subsequent presidential campaign — has largely receded from the spotlight as 2026 candidates focus on issues of affordability, the proliferation of data centers and the prolonged war in Iran.  But in …

President Donald Trump said Friday that he was banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, accusing the three news organizations of repeatedly publishing what he called “FAKE NEWS” about his administration. Trump announced the move in a Truth Social post, saying the outlets should not be allowed …

The average U.S. price for a gallon of diesel has climbed to about $6.43, near a record high, as disruptions tied to the war with Iran and attacks on energy infrastructure tighten global fuel supplies. The surge is adding pressure to businesses and households already facing higher energy costs, with …

Rep. María Elvira Salazar is now warning President Donald Trump that his immigration crackdown has gone too far. But the Florida Republican’s new campaign message comes after years of supporting many of the same enforcement policies she is now criticizing. “Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone …

Federal agencies spent an estimated $9.5 billion in salary costs on paid administrative leave in 2025, a sixfold increase from 2023, as the Trump administration pursued a sweeping effort to reduce the size of the federal government. The Government Accountability Office said Wednesday that use of paid administrative leave increased …

U.N.-commissioned human rights experts say they found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two February airstrikes in Iran, including a missile attack on a school in the southern city of Minab that killed civilians. The independent fact-finding mission also accused Iran’s government of crimes against …

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates Wednesday for the first time in three years as inflation continues to dog the economy, largely driven by soaring gas and fuel oil prices while the war in Iran drags on. The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee voted 12-0 to increase its benchmark interest …

The House on Wednesday passed a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump after months of negotiations over how aggressively the United States should pressure Moscow and countries that continue buying Russian energy. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of …