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A federal appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to replace interpretive exhibits at Philadelphia’s President’s House, allowing officials to move forward with changes to a slavery memorial that critics say will diminish the history of slavery in the nation’s first executive mansion. The U.S. Court of …

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested approximately 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June, according to data obtained by a person familiar with the figures, marking one of the most aggressive phases yet in President Donald Trump’s renewed campaign to increase deportations. The arrests, which occurred …

What’s more American than apple pie? Capitalism. And an array of merchandise and influence is on sale for the 250th birthday of the United States. An America250 $275 Liberty Lux American Prosperity decorative throw pillow, anyone? How about a $25 Freedom 250 youth tee? America250, a commission created by Congress a …

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used a speech marking the United States’ 250th anniversary on Friday to offer a sharply contrasting vision of America from President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda, praising the nation’s immigrant heritage and warning against efforts to define citizenship by race, ethnicity or national origin. Speaking …

Congressional Republicans are moving to permanently block Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood after a one-year federal funding restriction expires Friday, setting up another battle over reproductive healthcare and access to preventative medical services for low-income Americans. The Medicaid prohibition, included in last year’s Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” barred …

U.S. employers added just 57,000 jobs in June, marking one of the weakest months of hiring this year and fueling concerns that the labor market is losing momentum as wage growth continues to lag behind inflation. The latest employment report released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed …

The Great American State Fair on the National Mall has all the trappings of a classic state fair: food vendors, merchandise, a Ferris wheel and scores of activities.  But on Tuesday, just days before the nation’s 250th anniversary, one thing was, for the most part, notably absent. The crowds.  Early …

President Donald Trump reported earning more than $1.4 billion from cryptocurrency-related ventures during the first year of his second term, according to a sweeping financial disclosure released Tuesday that also revealed extensive investments, licensing deals and other business interests. The 927-page disclosure filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down longstanding federal limits on how much national political party committees can spend in coordination with individual candidates, ruling the restrictions violate the First Amendment’s protection of free speech. In a 6-3 decision, the court sided with the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the …

U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette’s 30-year career in Congress was brought to an end by a democratic socialist and first-time candidate born four months after DeGette first took office. Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old Ph.D. student and former attorney who launched a long-shot primary challenge against DeGette last year, beat the congressional …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws that prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports, delivering another significant victory for states defending restrictions on transgender participation and marking the latest setback for LGBTQ rights before the nation’s highest court. In a 6-3 decision, the justices …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday reaffirmed the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship, striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order that sought to deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants and certain temporary visa holders. In a 5-4 decision on constitutional grounds, the …

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may continue counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day so long as they were postmarked by the voting deadline, preserving election laws used across much of the country and rejecting a Republican-backed legal challenge. In a 5-4 decision, the justices upheld a …

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that law enforcement searches for the location history of cellphones near crime scenes are covered by the Fourth Amendment, requiring warrants to obtain the data. But the high court left unsettled when searches for the information are reasonable — likely meaning the justices will …

The Texas State Board of Education approved a sweeping overhaul of the state’s English and literature curriculum last week, requiring public school students to read specific literary works — including Bible stories and passages alongside classic American literature — in a move that places Texas at the center of a …