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The Maryland Democrat also tried to subpoena Trump administration officials over it — and a GOP-turned-independent lawmaker voted with him.

Former CIA Director John Brennan is the subject of two criminal probes being led by the Miami-area U.S. Attorney's Office.

Trump says candidates he backed went 37-0 in Tuesday's GOP primaries, flexing endorsement power that strategists say could carry midterm consequences.

A panel of appellate judges appears to be divided over a legal dispute between the Pentagon and Anthropic.

The bond market is making noise again. Usually a quiet corner of Wall Street, the bond market has seen yields climb to their highest levels in years and in some cases decades.

Joe Biden didn’t do it. Barack Obama didn’t do it.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the creation of the fund as part of the settlement of President Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns.

Six states hold primaries Tuesday testing President Trump's grip on the GOP, with high-profile races in Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

Alabama voters will choose nominees for U.S. Senate, governor and a full slate of state and local offices.

Trump-Xi summit produced no progress on Taiwan or semiconductors, says Enes Kanter Freedom, calling it America's biggest geopolitical challenge.

It was a hurdle too high for Bill Cassidy to clear. The Republican senator from Louisiana had tried to satisfy Donald Trump and his supporters, but they couldn't forgive him after he voted to convict at the president's impeachment trial over the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S.

Frank Bruni, a New York Times opinion writer, argues that while Graham Platner has many flaws, he is still a better choice than moderate Republican Susan Collins, as Platner is a Democrat running a…...

Kentucky’s Republican Senate primary to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell is becoming a test of the Republican Party’s transformation under President Donald Trump. Rep.

President Donald Trump touts an incredible visit and fantastic trade deals with China after his final meeting with Xi, as Beijing agrees to order 200 Boeing jets.

The Virginia Supreme Court has struck down a Democratic congressional redistricting plan that had won voter approval.

President Donald Trump turns Xi Jinping's apparent swipe at Western decline into an attack on Biden, saying the U.S. "suffered immeasurably" under the prior administration.

Trump says he expects a long talk with Xi Jinping about Iran this week as the issue looms over a summit originally focused on trade and technology.

Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why.

Trump arrived in Beijing with a red carpet ceremony ahead of talks with Xi Jinping focused on trade tensions and the ongoing war with Iran.

Fox Business host Larry Kudlow on Tuesday told National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett that the rising annual inflation rate is “lousy” as the Trump administration seeks …...

“This is stuff you only hear in authoritarian countries,” said one commenter.

The president's apparent sleeping on the job prompted an eye-opening comparison from Joe Scarborough.

U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war.

A Tennessee doctor is practicing reproductive medicine aligned with his Christian faith. Dr. John Gordon’s Knoxville clinic limits how many embryos it creates and does not discard viable embryos, genetically test them or donate them to science.

President Trump says five Polish and Moldovan prisoners have been released from detention in Belarus and Russia through U.S. diplomatic efforts.

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth suggested Sen. Mark Kelly may have violated his oath by discussing a classified Pentagon briefing on weapons stockpiles.

The presidential committee asked to find solutions for spiraling costs in college sports recommended creation of a task force to look at pooling media rights, limiting coaches salaries, and rewriting eligibility and transfer-portal rules, along with at least a dozen other ideas.

Trump reveals he chose "American Flag Blue" as the new color for the Reflecting Pool's surface during a National Mall restoration inspection Thursday.

Rep. Thomas Massie's campaign raised more than $1 million in a fundraiser so far this week as he faces Trump-backed rival Ed Gallrein in a heated GOP primary.

The Pentagon has begun releasing files on UFOs, tapping into public curiosity about unidentified phenomena.

Congressional Democrats are investigating clemency recipients who may have obtained favorable treatment from Trump or his advisers "through intermediaries, financial contributions, or other forms of influence."...

Seven candidates who want to be California's next governor have engaged in sharp attacks on each other on issues from gas prices to taxes to immigration.

Senate Republicans are pushing $1 billion in White House security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.

The president threatened that Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth.”...

Senate Republicans tuck $1 billion for Trump's White House ballroom security into their immigration-focused reconciliation package released Monday.

Early results come in as Trump's endorsements in Indiana's Republican primary challenge eight state senators who blocked redistricting efforts.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina floated the idea of further U.S. military attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The lawsuit ramps up a feud between World Liberty Financial and Sun, who last month sued the Trump-backed company for fraud.

Accused Trump assassination attempt suspect Cole Allen was highly educated with teaching ties, prompting concerns about moral formation in education.

Authorities have determined that buckshot from the gun of the man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in an attempt to kill President Donald Trump struck a Secret Service agent.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has lamented he would like to preside over a “normal Congress.” But the chamber the Republican is leading is anything but.

Amtrak is considering allowing people to store guns in lockboxes on most of its trains, which critics say would weaken security measures that instead should be strengthened in light of the shooting at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

Restless Democratic voters are rejecting their party’s establishment. Six months before Election Day, Democratic voters are embracing change, taking a clear risk by picking less established and more polarizing candidates to represent them on the ballot this fall.

The United States is warning shipping companies about potential sanctions for paying Iran to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S.

The U.S. and Israel began their war against Iran Feb. 28, and U.S. law requires congressional authorization for a war to go beyond 60 days.

It's unclear whether lawmakers will accept Trump's claim the war is over if the U.S. maintains a naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.

Demonstrators at May Day protests across continents united in anger over President Trump's agenda.

Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, a U.S. president needs to withdraw troops 60 days after reporting their deployment to Congress...

The Senate Banking vote is the first of two key events surrounding the future of the Fed’s leadership.

Donald Trump said he will not remove Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Board chairman before his term ends in May 2026.

Former FBI Director James Comey posted an Instagram photo of an "86 47" shell formation on a beach in May 2025, then deleted the image.

The data guru offered a "really stunning" analysis on how the president compares his predecessor on the key issue.

The Supreme Court has decided a closely watched case over Louisiana’s congressional map and the scope of the Voting Rights Act.

The Trump administration has repeatedly insisted that the central goal of the conflict is keeping Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Karoline Leavitt also commended President Donald Trump for his "calm in the face of chaos" as she spoke about the incident in Washington, D.C.

The suspect was identified to CBS News by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California.

Despite renewed GOP calls for funding the ballroom after a shooting Saturday at a dinner attended by the president, the project continues to face a steep uphill climb in Congress.

President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to 34%, the lowest of this term, due to the economy and war, according to new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) on Tuesday railed against a push to fund President Trump’s White House ballroom, citing affordability concerns in her state and nationwide.  “My constituents can’t affor…...

Millions of lives are at stake.

The vice president won’t be pleased to hear how Republican voters see him.

The attack touched off a conspiracy theorist bonanza—though largely not from the usual suspects.

It didn’t hurt Trump. It’s actively helpful to his cause.

As James Baldwin once said, “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”...

A timeline of events surrounding the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting shows how suspect Cole Allen allegedly targeted the Trump administration.

The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America's political leaders at a time of increased political violence.

The word “staged” exploded on social media following the attack, as both right and left-wing influencers and anonymous accounts spread unfounded conspiracy theories.

RNC Chair Joe Gruters says he believes Republicans are on track to defy history and defend their slim congressional majorities in the 2026 midterms.

Trump reveals the National Mall reflecting pool is being repainted in "American flag blue," with repairs expected to be finished in three weeks.

President Donald Trump's “gold card” visa program, which allows foreigners to live and work in the U.S. for at least $1 million, has approved just one person since December, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick announced this Thursday.

A sprawling federal indictment accuses the Southern Poverty Law Center of using millions in donor funds to covertly pay informants linked to White supremacist groups and neo-Nazis.

The Trump administration’s extraordinary criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is over, removing significant uncertainty that had been clouding the future of the world’s most important central bank.

Trump gives shoot and kill order for boats putting mines in Strait of Hormuz; Chevron CEO expects air travel disruptions due to jet fuel shortage.

A 22-year-old Indian medical student tricked scores of Trump supporters.

Pope Leo XIV has been butting heads with Trump and the GOP over their use of Christianity to justify war and their mistreatment of immigrants, calling for an end to the conflict and advocating for …...

Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson claims that during an emergency White House meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump attempted to access the nuclear codes but was allegedly blocked by General Dan Caine...

As the weekend approached, the US and Iran appeared to be closing in on a deal to end the seven-week war.