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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told senators Tuesday that details surrounding payments from the Trump administration’s controversial $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” compensation fund would eventually be made public, as Democrats blasted the program as an unprecedented taxpayer-funded political slush fund. Blanche made the pledge while appearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee …

The Trump administration announced Monday that it is imposing new travel restrictions and enhanced screening measures in response to a growing Ebola outbreak in parts of Africa that has killed at least 80 people, according to the World Health Organization. Under the new policy, individuals who do not hold U.S. …

In the past two years, a dozen states have either approved new U.S. House maps or are moving toward doing so — a highly unusual mid-decade revamp prompted by President Donald Trump and a U.S. Supreme Court ruling late last month. And the situation isn’t settled yet — even as …

Minnesota prosecutors charged U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian J. Castro, 52, on Monday with assault in the Jan. 14 shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in north Minneapolis. The ICE agent, who was identified for the first time publicly on Monday, faces four counts of second-degree assault as well as …

President Donald Trump said Monday that he is delaying a planned U.S. military strike on Iran because “serious negotiations” are underway to potentially prevent the war from escalating further. In a social media post, Trump revealed for the first time that a military assault on Iran had been scheduled for …

The Trump administration announced Monday that it is establishing a $1.776 billion compensation fund for people who claim they were targeted by the Biden administration’s Justice Department, a move critics immediately condemned as a taxpayer-funded political slush fund designed to benefit Trump allies and supporters. The announcement came shortly after …

President Donald Trump is considering a major change to the White House grounds by building a permanent helipad to accommodate the next generation of Marine One helicopters, according to multiple people familiar with internal planning discussions. The proposal, which could move forward as early as this summer, stems from a …

Thousands of people joined demonstrations in Selma and Montgomery on Saturday to protest redistricting by southern Republican state legislatures targeting Black Democratic members of Congress. An afternoon rally in Montgomery that drew over 5,000 people featured politicians, activists and civil rights dignitaries as of the All Roads Lead to the …

A Republican plan to steer $1 billion in taxpayer funding toward President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project hit a major setback Saturday after the Senate parliamentarian ruled the proposal violated Senate budget rules. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough determined that the provision, tucked into a broader GOP funding package tied …

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy was defeated Saturday in Louisiana’s Republican Senate primary, marking a major political victory for President Donald Trump and the state’s pro-Trump GOP establishment after years of backlash over Cassidy’s impeachment vote against Trump. Republican voters instead propelled Julia Letlow and John Fleming into a June 27 …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday rejected an effort by Virginia Democrats to revive a voter-approved congressional map that party leaders hoped would boost Democratic gains in the 2026 midterm elections. The court issued a brief order without noted dissents, leaving intact a ruling by the Supreme Court of Virginia …

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, an election denier who was convicted and sentenced for her role in a breach of her office’s election system. Polis cut Peters’ sentence from nine years to four years and four and a half …

The House Ethics Committee confirmed Thursday that it is investigating allegations involving Rep. Chuck Edwards, including claims that the North Carolina Republican may have fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment toward female staffers. In a public statement, the bipartisan panel said it is reviewing allegations that …

Democratic U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen will not run for reelection in any of the three gerrymandered districts that now include Memphis after the Tennessee Legislature passed a new map last week, splitting up the region he served for more than 19 years. “Last week, Tennessee Republicans silenced the Black vote …

Donald Trump is expected to abandon a series of lawsuits against the federal government in exchange for the creation of a $1.7 billion taxpayer-funded compensation program benefiting allies who claim they were targeted by the Biden administration, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The proposed settlement would establish a …