The Justice Department quietly replaced several presidential pardons posted online this week after observers noticed that multiple documents appeared to contain identical versions of President Donald Trump’s signature — a discovery that set off questions about whether the signatures were authentic. The pardons, dated Nov. 7, included clemency for former …

The Justice Department on Thursday filed suit to block California’s newly approved congressional map, thrusting the nation’s most populous state into a high-stakes legal and political fight that could influence control of the U.S. House in 2026. The complaint, filed in federal court in California, challenges boundaries adopted by voters …

President Donald Trump publicly severed ties Friday with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of his closest MAGA allies, accusing the Georgia firebrand of drifting “Far Left” and vowing to endorse a primary challenger “if the right person runs.” The extraordinary denunciation — delivered on Trump’s Truth Social account — …

The Trump administration said Friday it will lift tariffs on a range of foreign goods — including beef, tomatoes, bananas and coffee — in a bid to ease consumer price pressures that have accelerated since the president’s global trade levies took effect. The exemptions, effective immediately, apply to a set …

President Donald Trump said Friday he will direct Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to investigate Jeffrey Epstein’s relationships with prominent Democrats and major financial institutions, escalating a political fight over the late financier’s connections as Congress moves toward forcing new disclosures in the case. In a post on …

The Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump appears to live on after the head of a nonpartisan state agency appointed himself the new prosecutor in the case. Peter J. Skandalakis, executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, will take over the case from embattled Fulton County …

A senior Trump administration official has referred Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., to the Justice Department over allegations of mortgage fraud, escalating a widening series of politically charged accusations targeting some of former President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics. The referral was made by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, …

The Trump administration on Thursday announced preliminary trade frameworks with Argentina, Guatemala, El Salvador and Ecuador, marking the latest step in the White House’s push to renegotiate U.S. trade relationships across the globe. While the broad outlines are set, senior administration officials said specifics will be finalized in the coming …

The looming end of the government shutdown means federal food assistance is being restored — but for some Americans, it could take days to get their funds. Experts said it was unclear when millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, will receive benefits again …

A bipartisan push to compel the Justice Department to release long-secret materials related to Jeffrey Epstein cleared a major hurdle Wednesday after House Speaker Mike Johnson had delayed a new Democrat’s swearing-in for seven weeks — a move that had stalled the effort. The measure, known as the Epstein Files …

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the House will vote next week to repeal a little-known provision slipped into the bipartisan bill that ended the 43-day government shutdown — a clause that could allow several Republican senators to sue the federal government for up to $500,000 each over a …

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night signed a bipartisan funding bill into law, officially ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after 43 days of frozen federal operations, mass layoffs, and snarled air travel. The measure, which passed the House 222-209 earlier in the evening, restores government funding through …

Democratic Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn in to office Wednesday after a delay that U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson attributed to the long government shutdown, but that critics allege was because the Arizona lawmaker pledged to be the deciding signature on a petition to release the so-called Epstein files. Grijalva, …

Christmas may look a little less merry for U.S. consumers this year as tariffs drive up the cost of artificial trees and lights — staples of the holiday season for millions of families. Industry executives and retailers say artificial Christmas trees will cost between 10% and 20% more than last …

Democrat Adelita Grijalva will be sworn in as a member of Congress on Wednesday, seven weeks after winning a special election to fill the Arizona seat once held by her late father, Rep. Raul Grijalva. House Speaker Mike Johnson is scheduled to administer the oath of office at 4 p.m. …