The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal of her 2021 conviction and 20-year prison sentence for aiding Jeffrey Epstein in the sexual exploitation of underage girls, leaving her punishment intact and closing one of the final legal chapters in the decades-long Epstein saga. Maxwell, 63, had …

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has once again become the focus of controversy after publicly suggesting that the Court should revisit several major rulings tied to Americans’ personal privacy rights: including those protecting same-sex marriage and access to birth control. The comments stem from Thomas’s 2022 concurring opinion in Dobbs …

President Donald Trump has ordered hundreds of California National Guard troops into Oregon, defying a federal court order and igniting new legal and political battles with Democratic governors who accuse the White House of abusing military power for political ends. At least 200 federalized California National Guard members arrived in …

Federal immigration raids in Chicago have escalated into chaotic scenes of helicopters, chemical agents and mass detentions, sparking outrage from Illinois officials and civil rights advocates who say the Trump administration’s tactics resemble a “military invasion” of U.S. neighborhoods. Residents awoke last week to federal agents rappelling from helicopters onto …

The Trump administration announced Saturday it will deploy 300 National Guard troops to Illinois, marking the latest flashpoint in a growing standoff between the White House and Democratic-led states over the president’s use of military forces to quell unrest in major cities. “Amidst ongoing violent riots and lawlessness, that local …

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday released draft images of a new $1 commemorative coin featuring President Donald Trump, part of a forthcoming series to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The coin, which the U.S. Mint is preparing under the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of …

A California woman who traveled to Maryland in 2022 intending to assassinate U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced Friday to just over eight years in federal prison — a punishment dramatically lower than the 30 years sought by the Justice Department. Sophie Roske, 29, a transgender woman charged …

A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that the Trump administration cannot deny citizenship to children born in the United States to parents who are in the country illegally or temporarily, dealing another major legal blow to the president’s controversial birthright order. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit …

The U.S. government shutdown entered its third day Friday with no sign of resolution, as both the House and Senate departed Washington without a deal to reopen federal agencies. Republicans and Democrats remain entrenched in their positions, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed and key government services frozen. …

President Donald Trump has given Hamas until 6 p.m. Sunday to accept a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal aimed at ending the war in Gaza, warning that “all hell” will break loose if the militant group refuses. In a post Friday on Truth Social, Trump called the ultimatum a “LAST CHANCE” for …

The Supreme Court begins a new term Monday that could reshape the power of the presidency, determine the role of race in redistricting and elections, and redefine federal protections for LGBT Americans — setting up one of the most consequential judicial years in decades. With a 6-3 conservative majority firmly …

The White House has asked nine of the nation’s most prestigious universities to sign a new agreement aligning their campus policies with President Donald Trump’s political priorities, promising more favorable access to federal funding in return. A document sent last week to the universities outlines the “Compact for Academic Excellence …

President Donald Trump has formally determined that the United States is now engaged in an “armed conflict” with international drug cartels, a sweeping and legally fraught move that expands military operations against narcotics traffickers, according to a confidential memo sent to Congress and obtained by ABC News. The classified notice, …

Private-sector employers shed 32,000 jobs in September, according to payroll processor ADP, signaling a sharp and unexpected slowdown in the U.S. labor market as the government shutdown delays official data releases. The report, released Wednesday, showed the first monthly decline in private payrolls since early 2023. Economists surveyed by Wall …

Federal agencies across Washington are posting messages blaming Democratic senators for the ongoing government shutdown — a striking and unprecedented break from past nonpartisan protocol. Traditionally, agencies issue neutral statements about which services will be disrupted during a funding lapse. But under President Donald Trump’s direction, multiple departments — including …