A person was shot Tuesday morning during an encounter involving U.S. Border Patrol agents in southern Arizona, authorities said, marking the latest shooting tied to federal immigration enforcement as scrutiny intensifies nationwide over the use of force by Department of Homeland Security officers. The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. near …

The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday released new childhood immunization recommendations that break sharply with updated guidance issued earlier this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, marking an unusual public split between the nation’s leading pediatric group and federal health officials. The AAP said it will …

A federal judge in Oregon on Monday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking access to the state’s unredacted voter rolls, delivering another legal setback to the Trump administration’s aggressive effort to obtain detailed voter data from states across the country. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said during a hearing that …

President Donald Trump and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz spoke by phone Monday in a call both sides described as productive, signaling a potential thaw in relations as tensions escalate over two fatal shootings by federal immigration agents in the state. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Walz, a …

President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is dispatching his border czar, Tom Homan, to Minnesota to oversee immigration enforcement operations, escalating federal involvement in the state amid growing outrage over the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Alex Pretti by federal agents. “I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight,” …

Attorney General Pam Bondi is pressing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to give the federal government access to the state’s voter rolls and public assistance records, escalating a confrontation with state leaders as tensions flare in Minneapolis following a second fatal shooting by federal immigration agents this month. In a three-page …

President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Congress to pass legislation eliminating so-called sanctuary jurisdiction policies, escalating a political showdown as outrage grows over the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by federal immigration agents. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he was “calling on the United States …

The federal killing of a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis this month, captured from multiple angles by witnesses recording on their cell phones, kicked off a dizzying day here and in Washington. Democratic politicians and ordinary Americans reacted with a mix of outrage and incredulousness, backfooting the Trump administration as the …

A sweeping government funding package is facing fresh obstacles in the Senate after a federal officer shot and killed a man in Minnesota over the weekend, deepening Democratic opposition to the Department of Homeland Security’s funding and raising the risk of a partial government shutdown next Friday at midnight. The …

A federal immigration agent shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis man during a protest Saturday, marking the second fatal shooting involving immigration officers in the state this month and intensifying tensions between Minnesota officials and the Trump administration over aggressive federal enforcement tactics. The man, identified by family as Alex …

A former senior Navy official who was removed from her post by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last year is running for Congress, launching a Democratic bid for South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District. Nancy Lacore, a retired three-star admiral who served 35 years in the Navy as a helicopter pilot and …

Former special counsel Jack Smith testified this week that President Donald Trump deliberately sought to remain in power after losing the 2020 election and knowingly exploited the violence that culminated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In his first public appearance since leaving the Justice Department …

Tens of thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis Friday in a negative 30 degree windchill to protest the federal government’s continuing surge of immigration enforcement — demanding civil rights and a withdrawal of the 3,000 officers sent here by the administration of President Donald Trump. The demonstration took place …

Maryland lawmakers moved rapidly Friday to advance a new congressional redistricting plan after a gubernatorial advisory panel narrowly recommended changes that would significantly reshape the state’s lone Republican-held district. Just three days after the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission voted 3–2 to recommend a new “concept map,” legislation based on that …

The city of Philadelphia sued the Interior Department and the acting director of the National Park Service on Thursday, alleging that federal officials unlawfully removed exhibits referencing slavery from a prominent historic site near Independence Hall. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, seeks a preliminary injunction requiring the restoration of …