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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit accusing Harvard University of allowing antisemitism and discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students to continue on campus, delivering another major setback to the administration’s campaign against the Ivy League institution. U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns, a Clinton appointee, ruled that …

Keeping gasoline prices down has become the Trump administration’s top stated objective in the war with Iran, Vice President JD Vance said this week, as the conflict increasingly centers on the Strait of Hormuz and Washington prepares for a potentially prolonged economic confrontation with Tehran. Vance’s comments mark another shift …

Shopping for a plane ticket could become more confusing for consumers if a Trump administration proposal to loosen federal airfare advertising rules moves forward, aviation analysts and some airlines warn. The Transportation Department is considering changes that would give airlines more flexibility in how they display the individual components of …

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday accuses President Donald Trump and his administration of violating the First Amendment by giving paying customers advance access to posts on Truth Social before the statements are released publicly. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, argues …

President Donald Trump’s war with Iran is approaching its sixth month, far beyond the four to five weeks he initially projected, as stalled negotiations, rising oil prices, mounting military casualties and depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles raise new questions about the cost and consequences of the conflict. The war began Feb. …

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave her position at the end of August to spend more time with her young children, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, ending her tenure as the youngest person ever to hold the high-profile post. Trump announced Leavitt’s departure in a Truth …

U.S. military operations in Yemen killed 153 civilians and wounded nearly 250 others in three attacks last year, according to a Pentagon review that represents the Trump administration’s first public acknowledgment of significant civilian casualties caused by U.S. forces since President Donald Trump returned to office. The Pentagon concluded that …

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million on gloves capable of delivering painful electric shocks to help agents control people who resist arrest, according to a Department of Homeland Security procurement notice. The planned purchase of so-called G.L.O.V.E. devices — short for Generated …

Voters in six states went to the polls Tuesday in a series of primaries that offered an early look at the political forces shaping the 2026 midterm elections, with Democrats rewarding candidates who have taken a harder line against President Donald Trump while Republicans delivered a mixed verdict on the …

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order that aims to reshape guidance surrounding childhood vaccines, standing alongside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and was met with immediate pushback. The order — which calls on federal programs and funding to “support maximal parental choice over …

President Donald Trump secretly switched aircraft in Turkey last month after U.S. intelligence officials identified a credible Iranian threat against him, using an airport catering truck to move him from the plane journalists believed was carrying him to a smaller military aircraft, according to people familiar with the operation and …

President Donald Trump has restarted his effort to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, reopening an unprecedented clash over the independence of the nation’s central bank just weeks after the Supreme Court blocked his initial attempt. The White House notified Cook this week that Trump is considering firing her over …

Families sending children back to school this fall are confronting more than the usual scramble for pencils, notebooks and lunch boxes. They’re facing a sharply higher bill — while some immigrant families are also preparing for the possibility that a parent could be detained. A new analysis from the Century …

Project 68, a media and civic engagement organization, announced Monday the launch of a fellowship program designed to develop a new generation of Black storytellers, journalists, creators and civic leaders, beginning with a partnership at Howard University. The pilot program, known as P68 Impact Hub x Howard University, will create …

Across the United States, police departments and other organizations are rapidly building networks of cameras that can record where vehicles travel, when they pass and what they look like. The technology, known as automated license plate recognition, is marketed as a powerful crime-fighting tool. But its rapid expansion is also …