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The Democratic National Committee Tuesday filed a lawsuit in federal court aiming to force the Trump administration to admit if it plans to send armed federal law enforcement or U.S. troops to polling locations in the upcoming midterm elections. The suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia …

John Thune, the Senate majority leader, said Monday that Republicans will not change Senate rules to push through the SAVE America Act, despite mounting pressure from Donald Trump to deliver the election overhaul legislation to his desk. When asked whether Republicans would attempt to weaken or eliminate the Senate filibuster …

The three attorneys who lead the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey are disqualified from serving, a federal judge ruled on Monday. Chief Judge Matthew Brann’s blistering decision, which he stayed pending appeal, marks the latest salvo in a yearlong fight over who oversees the office of New Jersey’s chief …

Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. war with Iran could be a “short-term excursion,” signaling the 10-day conflict may be nearing an end even as he warned that the United States would escalate attacks if Iran disrupts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to Republican lawmakers and donors …

Two teenagers have been charged with terrorism-related offenses after authorities say they threw improvised explosive devices during a protest near Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, in what officials described as an ISIS-inspired attack. Federal prosecutors charged Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, and Emir Balat, 18, …

Mojtaba Khamenei has been appointed the new supreme leader of Iran, succeeding his father Ali Khamenei, who ruled the country for nearly four decades before being killed in recent U.S.–Israeli airstrikes, according to Iranian state media. The decision was made by the Assembly of Experts, the powerful clerical body responsible …

U.S. officials are investigating whether an American military strike may have mistakenly bombed a girls’ school in southern Iran, killing at least 168 people — many of them children — during the opening days of the ongoing conflict, according to sources familiar with the preliminary intelligence. The strike occurred Feb. …

Brown Chapel A.M.E Church reopened Sunday after a five-year closure due to renovations. But for many speakers commemorating the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, many of the issues of civil rights and voting access remained as timely — and dire — as they were in 2020, and even 1965. “The …

Donald Trump said Sunday he will refuse to sign legislation passed by Congress until lawmakers approve the SAVE America Act, escalating pressure on the Senate to pass the controversial voting bill. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the measure must move to the “front of the line” and …

A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake unlawfully served as the acting head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media for several months in 2025, invalidating a series of major decisions she made that significantly reduced operations at Voice of America. In a summary judgment, Royce Lamberth, a judge …

Visitors to the United States Capitol will now see a permanent marker commemorating the law enforcement officers who defended the building during the January 6 United States Capitol attack, after workers quietly installed a plaque early Saturday morning following years of delays. The plaque was placed in a hallway near …

A man who received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 United States Capitol attack has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of multiple child molestation charges in Florida, prosecutors said. Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, was sentenced to life in prison …

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-San Antonio, dropped out of his primary runoff Thursday, heeding calls from House Speaker Mike Johnson and other GOP members to end his reelection bid amid revelations that he had an affair with an aide who died by suicide. “After deep reflection and with the support of …

The U.S. labor market unexpectedly shed jobs in February, signaling potential cracks in the economy as policymakers grapple with rising energy prices and global instability. Employers cut 92,000 jobs last month, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor, marking a sharp reversal from earlier forecasts that …

Newly released documents from the federal government’s files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein include previously unseen FBI interview summaries describing allegations that Donald Trump sexually assaulted a teenage girl in the 1980s, according to an analysis of the materials. The U.S. Department of Justice posted the documents Thursday as …