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The Trump administration is moving to invalidate state laws that protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt reporting, a major shift that could expose millions of Americans to renewed credit risks tied to healthcare costs. In a draft interpretive rule under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Consumer Financial …

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bilal Essayli, the acting U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, has been unlawfully serving in the role, saying the Trump administration bypassed Senate confirmation requirements for the nation’s largest federal judicial district. In a 64-page decision, U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright …

A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the ongoing government shutdown, ruling that the layoffs appeared to be politically motivated and outside the administration’s legal authority. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, issued a …

A new U.S. intelligence assessment has concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin is more determined than ever to continue the war in Ukraine and secure victory on the battlefield, according to a senior U.S. official and a senior congressional official familiar with the findings. The classified analysis, shared with lawmakers …

A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C. sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to block what they described as illegal cuts to federal food assistance, accusing the White House of using the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as leverage in the ongoing government shutdown. The lawsuit, filed in …

Funding for scores of Head Start programs hung in the balance as the government shutdown continued Monday without an end in sight. Unless a deal is reached to end the ongoing funding lapse that began Oct. 1, more than 65,000 children in 140 local Head Start programs across 41 states …

President Donald Trump on Monday formally asked a New York appeals court to overturn his felony conviction in the Manhattan hush money case, arguing that the trial that made him the first U.S. president convicted of a crime was unconstitutional and tainted by bias. In a 96-page filing, Trump’s legal …

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Johnson and Johnson, accusing the pharmaceutical company of failing to warn consumers about the risk of taking Tylenol while pregnant. This lawsuit, the first of its kind from a state government, comes a month after President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Health …

The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Tuesday declared that President Joe Biden’s autopen-signed pardons and commutations are “void”, alleging that the former president’s cognitive decline was so severe he may not have personally authorized them. In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the panel urged the Justice Department to …

The United States and China are unlikely to settle all their disputes before Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet Thursday in Busan, South Korea. But both sides appear poised to announce limited progress on rare-earth exports, technology trade restrictions, and agricultural purchases — a move intended to calm jittery …

President Donald Trump said Monday that he underwent an MRI scan during his recent medical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, describing the results as “perfect.” The president confirmed the imaging test while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to Tokyo, part of his ongoing …

Former President Joe Biden on Sunday urged Americans not to give in to despair, calling this period under President Donald Trump “dark days” for the nation and warning of growing threats to free speech and the balance of power in government. “Since its founding, America served as a beacon for …

The Agriculture Department posted a striking message on its official website Saturday blaming Senate Democrats for the upcoming suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, warning that millions of Americans will lose access to food assistance beginning Nov. 1 if the government shutdown continues. “Senate Democrats have now voted …

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that the long-awaited deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States is set to be finalized Thursday, when President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea. “We reached a final deal …

For most of President Donald Trump’s second term, Republicans have bent to his will. But in two Midwestern states, Trump’s campaign to secure GOP control of the U.S. House through mid-decade redistricting has hit a roadblock. Despite weeks of pressure from the White House, Republicans in Indiana and Kansas say …