A new report by a Trump administration commission suggests replacing the idea of separating church and state with the idea of building bridges between them
June 27, 2026
Organizations supporting Black women and girls in the American South are receiving a boost this summer
June 26, 2026
Tensions are evident in a rare display among the Supreme Court justices at the end of the term
June 26, 2026
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on Friday for "clarification" of the U.S. role in trying to end the war in Ukraine.
June 26, 2026
The Trump administration is moving to restart the specialized LGBTQ+ option for youth who contact the 988 crisis intervention hotline, but the group that helped pioneer the idea is being shut out
June 26, 2026
After Supreme Court’s TPS decision, more than a million immigrants face scramble to stay in US
June 26, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration has pushed hard to present a united front on the Iran war, but statements by his vice president and secretary of
June 26, 2026
A judge has temporarily ordered Tennessee not to give immigration authorities information about hundreds of sick and disabled immigrant children who are enrolled in a healthcare assistance program
June 26, 2026
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June 26, 2026
The Johns Hopkins University said on Thursday it laid off 110 employees this week, citing cuts in federal research funding, with the layoffs impacting
June 26, 2026
This week both the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives and U.S.
June 10, 2026
Polestar said on Thursday the Trump administration was forcing the electric-vehicle maker to stop selling vehicles in the
June 25, 2026
The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the product could cause cancer
June 25, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says relations between the United States and its Gulf Arab partners are rock solid despite concerns expressed by some about being left out of discussions aimed at ending the war with Iran
June 25, 2026
Park Service will drain, repair Reflecting Pool after July Fourth, court filing says
June 26, 2026
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June 25, 2026
Trump administration identifies more than 500 migrant children for removal from the US, senator says
June 25, 2026
A U.S. senator is warning of a Trump administration plan to remove over 500 children from the country, bypassing legal protections, in a letter sent to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday
June 25, 2026
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from implementing a new rule that would impose lower federal student loan limits for people pursuing graduate
June 25, 2026
U.S. House members have pledged strong support for Taiwan and welcomed Han Kuo-yu, president of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan, to Washington
June 25, 2026
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June 25, 2026
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June 25, 2026
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld a court order blocking the Justice Department from obtaining Michigan's voter rolls, dealing a blow to the Trump
June 25, 2026
Michigan can keep a lid on the personal information of registered voters
June 25, 2026
Appeals court deals biggest setback yet to Trump DOJ’s demands for confidential voter roll data
June 25, 2026
The U.S. government has slapped additional sanctions on Cuban companies that are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis
June 23, 2026
Civil society organizations in South Africa says that adolescent girls and women are among the first to feel the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts
June 25, 2026
European leaders reaffirmed on Wednesday their commitment to a stronger defence partnership ahead of next month's NATO summit in Ankara, following a series of spats with
June 25, 2026
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the U.S.
June 24, 2026
Judge blocks Trump admin. from getting medical records of minors who received gender identity care at NYC hospitals
June 24, 2026
The Trump administration has reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains
June 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran has told the United States that no tolls were being sought from ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
June 24, 2026
When Angelica Garcia tried to renew her food stamps this spring, she said she thought she knew the drill.
June 24, 2026
Chicago US attorney’s office drops three cases amid turmoil over improper grand jury presentations
June 24, 2026
Trump’s acting chief of national intelligence fires 6 political appointees, removes dozens of career officials, sources say
June 24, 2026
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June 24, 2026
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June 24, 2026
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June 23, 2026
President Donald Trump's administration does not need to reinstall dozens of exhibits that it removed from national parks on topics such as slavery and
June 24, 2026
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June 24, 2026
Eight people accused by the Justice Department of having ties to antifa have been sentenced to decades in federal prison over a shooting outside a Texas immigration detention center during a protest
June 23, 2026
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran
June 23, 2026
California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast
June 24, 2026
The search process for the next president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta was reset when Kevin Warsh took over as the chairman of the U.S. central bank,
June 24, 2026
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, jettisoning a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention capacity this year
June 24, 2026
The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran
June 23, 2026
A federal appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants across the United States
June 24, 2026
Trump administration charges 455 people, including doctors, with $6.5 billion in healthcare fraud
June 24, 2026
More than 10,000 attorneys who worked for the US government have left their jobs during the second Trump administration; a former federal judge analyzes the impact of that exodus.
June 24, 2026
A federal judge has dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit against Maryland that sought access to the state’s detailed voter records
June 24, 2026
The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers
June 23, 2026
The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury
June 23, 2026
Kenyan Health Minister Aden Duale has ordered the suspension of the construction of an Ebola quarantine center for Americans after he was held in contempt by a court that had halted the project
June 23, 2026
Rep. Dan Goldman is speaking out after he was banned from a New York City coffee shop over his stance on Israel. He tells Laura Coates that the coffee shop employee "couldn't have been nicer" but added that the café’s decision to ban him was “quite sad.” Goldman says Democrats must stop dividing themselves and find common ground to fight the Trump administration.
June 23, 2026
American allies of President Donald Trump this week defended him to an Israeli public anxious about a U.S. interim deal with Iran
June 22, 2026
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday blocked the Trump administration from preventing food stamp recipients in five states from using their
June 23, 2026
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from using a revamped version of an immigration database for checking the accuracy of state voter rolls,
June 22, 2026
The Trump administration on Monday proposed looser rules for oil and gas drilling operations on federal lands, including a dramatic cut to clean-up costs for abandoned wells.
June 23, 2026
A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov_ Tim Walz and other state officials, calling it an effort to “harass and retaliate against them.”
June 22, 2026
Judge says Trump DOJ subpoenas of Tim Walz and other Democrats are unconstitutional
June 23, 2026
The U.S. military has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America
June 22, 2026
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June 22, 2026
Exclusive: Trump administration plans to use homeland security funds to pressure states into election changes
June 22, 2026
ABC enlists viewers in free-speech fight with Trump’s FCC
June 22, 2026
The United States authorized Iranian oil sales on Monday, easing decades-old sanctions as it pushes toward a final peace deal with Tehran in return
June 22, 2026
A statewide survey finds majorities in farm country at odds with the deportation push reshaping their workforce.
June 22, 2026
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June 22, 2026
High-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war ended with lower-level talks planned for the rest of the week
June 21, 2026
AI regulation is a mess, and Anthropic is caught in the crosshairs
June 21, 2026
Trump claims vandals will force drainage of algae-plagued Reflecting Pool
June 20, 2026
DHS scraps plans to turn Georgia warehouse into detention mega center, city says
June 20, 2026
The question hangs in the halls at the Capitol: Was the war with Iran worth it
June 20, 2026
Democratic states scramble to prevent potential Trump administration interference in their elections
June 20, 2026
A federal judge has rejected former President Joe Biden’s attempt to block the Trump administration from releasing to a conservative group the recordings that Biden made with a ghostwriter
June 20, 2026
The American push for high-stakes talks with Iran has hit a snag
June 19, 2026
Acting U.S. spy chief Bill Pulte is seeking to cut hundreds of jobs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, CNN reported on Friday, as he prepares to take over the
June 19, 2026
Switzerland said U.S. talks with
June 19, 2026
White House officials have for months delayed the release of a U.S. government report that outlines what it describes as
June 19, 2026
President Donald Trump has insisted that the deal he has reached with Iran is superior to the one that President Barack Obama
June 19, 2026
Exclusive: Ex-Trump official: US-Iran framework is ‘enormously helpful’ to Iran
June 19, 2026
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June 19, 2026
‘If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD’: Vance’s risky gambit on Iran peace efforts
June 19, 2026
A tech-powered rally boosted U.S. stocks on Thursday, while crude prices dropped as supertankers sailed through the reopened Strait of Hormuz hours after
June 19, 2026
President Donald Trump believes that winning a second term in 2024 instead of 2020 has allowed him to return to the White House even more emboldened
June 19, 2026
The Department of Education has announced a reduction in interest rates for federal student loans, describing it as part of a plan to make higher education more affordable
June 19, 2026
Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are voicing strong reservations —- and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration’s agreement to end the fighting in Iran
June 19, 2026
Several senior U.S. diplomats posted to the Organization of American States have quit or been fired amid clashes with a Trump-appointed ambassador,
June 19, 2026
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June 18, 2026
A federal appeals court panel says the Trump administration can replace a slavery exhibit at George Washington’s home in Philadelphia
June 18, 2026
Trump administration ditches plan to close a critical ocean monitoring system after furious bipartisan backlash
June 19, 2026
Major stock indexes climbed on Thursday as semiconductor shares jumped, while Brent oil touched its lowest level in weeks before finishing
June 18, 2026
The White House provided a copy of the interim U.S.-Iran agreement to the U.S.
June 18, 2026
The U.S.-Iran agreement — the first signed by an American and an Iranian president since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution — is being hailed by its backers as
June 18, 2026
White House staff bids farewell to planes used as Air Force One for more than 35 years
June 19, 2026
Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination
June 18, 2026
Tim Cook says iPhone prices will rise. Trump says Apple will make US chips with Intel
June 18, 2026
Hegseth announces review of US forces in Europe and again criticizes NATO allies
June 18, 2026
Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. says the island needs American weapons to bolster its self-defense against the growing threat from China
June 18, 2026
The Trump administration says it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels
June 17, 2026
The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet nearly half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation
June 17, 2026
The interim deal between the U.S. and Iran is supposed to usher in a two-month period that would address Tehran’s nuclear program
June 17, 2026
The U.S. Department of Labor is telling states they have to combat fraud, waste and abuse in their unemployment insurance programs
June 17, 2026
Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could use a "softer touch" in the fight against Hezbollah militants in
June 17, 2026
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is downplaying the impact of the Trump administration's decision to reduce military support for allies
June 17, 2026
A Vietnamese man with cardiovascular problems collapsed and died in the “Speedway Slammer,” the repurposed Indiana
June 17, 2026
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it was moving to challenge a reparations program for Black residents in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, while
June 17, 2026
Shortly after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran on February 28, U.S.
June 17, 2026
Rising inflation and a 30% jump in oil prices are dampening global growth, but leaders of the world's top economies are unlikely to blame U.S.
June 17, 2026
Exclusive: West Coast emergency oil reserve sparks pushback from Senate Democrats
June 17, 2026
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was willing to send his interim deal to end the war with Iran for review by the U.S.
June 17, 2026
The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors
June 17, 2026
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi
June 17, 2026
US officials downplay text of the Iran agreement, saying it doesn’t account for back-channel commitments
June 17, 2026
The Trump administration is pushing back on complaints from Iran’s national team that it was forced to leave the U.S. immediately after its first World Cup match instead of having a day to recover in a hotel, saying that was the plan for the team all along
June 17, 2026
President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies
June 16, 2026
Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding federal agents during a massive immigration surge in Minnesota earlier this year
June 16, 2026
Reflecting Pool woes: Trump administration turns to hydrogen peroxide in latest bid to beat back algae
June 17, 2026
The Senate has tried again to advance a war powers resolution that would force an end to the U.S. military action against Iran
June 17, 2026
Vice President JD Vance is promoting his new book, but that wasn’t the main focus when he went on ABC’s “The View” to plug his memoir on faith
June 17, 2026
The U.S. will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the memorandum of understanding the two sides reached to end the war, a
June 16, 2026
The White House has informed supporters that President Donald Trump has accomplished his goals in the war with Iran despite the details of an initial agreement remaining unclear
June 17, 2026
‘We want to get this thing over with’: How Trump officials overcame skepticism of Iran to reach an agreement
June 17, 2026
JD Vance confesses to ‘The View’ that he’s an Epstein ‘conspiracy theorist’
June 17, 2026
Bangkok governor vows tighter regulations as pub fire death toll rises to 30
China tells some banks not to re-discount bills at rates below 0.5%, sources say
Global investors turn most bullish since February, BofA survey shows
Peace in Ukraine unlikely to be reached soon, Polish PM says
BHP workers to proceed with strike after talks fail, union says
Watches of Switzerland sees robust US demand, signs of UK recovery
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