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The U.S. Mint will begin producing a new $1 commemorative coin featuring President Donald Trump later this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Wednesday, marking the latest effort by the administration to commemorate the nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary with Trump at its center. Bessent said in a post on X …

The Trump administration completed an overnight overhaul of exhibits at Philadelphia’s President’s House Site, replacing displays focused on slavery with new interpretive panels that critics say present a more favorable portrayal of George Washington and diminish the experiences of the people he enslaved. The changes were installed late Tuesday, only …

House Democrats displayed deep divisions over U.S. support for Israel on Wednesday as more than 100 members voted to eliminate billions of dollars in aid to the country, highlighting an increasingly public split within the party over America’s role in the conflict in Gaza. The amendment, introduced by Rep. Thomas …

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche faced bipartisan scrutiny Wednesday during his Senate confirmation hearing, where lawmakers questioned his role in a controversial settlement tied to President Donald Trump, the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and the agency’s independence under the second Trump administration. Appearing before the Senate …

Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III and a coalition of civil rights, labor and advocacy organizations announced Tuesday they will lead a new March on Washington next month, saying recent court decisions have weakened federal voting rights protections and renewed the fight for equal access to the ballot. The …

President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s use of traffic stops, calling the tactic one of the agency’s most effective law enforcement tools despite mounting criticism following a series of fatal encounters involving federal immigration agents. In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised ICE officers and …

The U.S. House voted Tuesday to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide in a bipartisan move that pushes the country one step closer to ending the long-contested ritual of semiannual clock changes.   The House passed the measure, called the Sunshine Protection Act, 308-117. Its future in the Senate is uncertain. Introduced by …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned his proposal to impose a 20% fee on all cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, instead announcing that the United States will enforce a blockade targeting only vessels connected to Iran. The reversal came one day after Trump unveiled the sweeping transit …

Writer E. Jean Carroll has received more than $5.6 million in damages from President Donald Trump after prevailing in a civil lawsuit that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, according to a court filing Monday. The payment follows weeks of unsuccessful legal efforts by Trump to block …

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a man during an immigration enforcement operation Monday morning in southern Maine, marking the second deadly encounter involving ICE officers in less than a week and intensifying questions about the agency’s use of force during vehicle stops. The victim was identified by …

President Donald Trump has formally notified Congress that the United States has resumed military operations against Iran, restarting the 60-day period under the War Powers Resolution during which the president may conduct military action without explicit congressional authorization. In a letter dated July 10 and sent to congressional leaders, Trump …

Darline Graham Nordone will finish out the term of her older brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, who adopted and raised her following their parents’ deaths. Gov. Henry McMaster’s appointment Monday comes a day after word of Graham’s sudden death, at the age of 71, stunned not only South Carolinians …

A federal judge ruled Monday that President Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service was a manufactured legal action designed to legitimize a settlement that would have benefited the president’s political allies, sharply criticizing the case and sanctioning two of Trump’s attorneys. In a 54-page opinion, U.S. …

For decades, single mothers have been kept from homeownership by a market that was not designed to deliver them the American Dream. That could all be about to change thanks to a bipartisan unicorn: A massive housing bill — the largest this century — that passed Congress and is about …

South Carolina Republicans are moving quickly to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy left by the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, triggering an accelerated election schedule as potential candidates begin weighing bids for one of the state’s highest-profile political offices. Graham, who was seeking a fifth Senate term this November …