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The Kennedy Center board voted Tuesday to close the historic Washington performing arts complex after a federal judge again blocked efforts to put President Donald Trump’s name on the building, prompting Trump to threaten to halt a planned $257 million renovation unless the ruling is overturned. The board’s decision came …

Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish Bahamas wedding was partly financed by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch with close ties to President Vladimir Putin, according to records and interviews reviewed by ProPublica. Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses for the May wedding, including the rental of a private island …

Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time in three months, appearing in a wheelchair and acknowledging that he is still recovering from a June fall that led to hospitalization and rehabilitation. The 84-year-old Kentucky Republican briefly addressed reporters outside the Senate chamber before casting …

States, cities and counties filed a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging new federal rules that will allow immigrants’ use of safety net resources to be taken into account for green cards and other applications to stay in or enter the country. The new federal policy goes into effect Friday and …

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts could face bankruptcy within weeks unless it secures a major financial rescue, and center officials say President Donald Trump’s fundraising support may depend on restoring his name to the building. The warning is contained in a 57-page packet prepared for the …

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s request to revive new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots, leaving the rules blocked as states prepare to conduct the November midterm elections. In a brief order in U.S. Postal Service v. California, the justices denied the administration’s emergency request …

The Senate returns to Washington Monday after a five-week recess with a crowded legislative agenda and limited time to act before lawmakers leave Capitol Hill for the final stretch of the 2026 midterm campaign. With Congress having already pushed the next major government funding fight into December, senators are expected …

A second federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from implementing new U.S. Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots, adding another legal obstacle as the Supreme Court considers whether the rules can take effect before the November midterm elections. U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols in Washington, D.C., issued a …

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully when it directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare for a 50% reduction in its workforce, finding that the Department of Homeland Security overstepped legal protections governing the disaster agency. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston’s ruling Friday marked …

House Republican leaders plan to bring legislation to the floor next week that would require data centers to bear the costs of additional electricity infrastructure needed to serve their growing power demands, as lawmakers face increasing pressure over rising utility bills ahead of the midterm elections. The planned vote on …

President Donald Trump is promising a $5,000 “dividend” to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in November, but the proposal immediately faces questions over its cost, funding and whether Congress would approve the payments. Trump unveiled the proposal Wednesday at the Republican Party’s …

The Trump administration wants to overhaul the U.S. census to exclude noncitizens who don’t have a green card from the country’s next population count in 2030, according to a Wednesday notice in the Federal Register.  The document, which was officially published Thursday, could mean major changes for how millions in …

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s latest effort to revive new U.S. Postal Service requirements for mail ballots, leaving the rules blocked as the Supreme Court considers whether they can take effect before the November midterm elections. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a …

The U.S. Supreme Court has again rejected an effort to use a congressional map backed by President Donald Trump in Missouri’s November elections, leaving the state’s previous congressional districts in place for now as a separate federal appeal moves forward. The latest Supreme Court action adds another twist to a …

President Donald Trump is asking Republican voters to treat November’s midterm elections as if his own name were on the ballot — and he is pairing that message with a $5,000 cash promise to American adults if Republicans retain control of Congress. “If the Republicans win, you win with us …