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President Donald Trump will deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress since reclaiming the White House on Tuesday, laying out an ambitious agenda that includes a dramatic restructuring of the federal government, a crackdown on illegal immigration, and aggressive trade policies. The speech, scheduled for 9 p.m. …

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that another round of active-duty troops will head to the U.S.-Mexico border in the coming weeks at the behest of President Donald Trump. Despite encounters at the southern border being the lowest in recent years, an additional 3,000 troops will aid immigration officials, Hegseth …

In a significant policy shift, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to halt all offensive cyber and information operations against Russia, a U.S. official confirmed. The directive, issued in late February to Air Force Gen. Tim Haugh, the head of U.S. Cyber Command, remains in effect …

Hazel Dukes, the longtime president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP and a trailblazing civil rights advocate, passed away on Saturday at the age of 92. Dukes, who spent nearly five decades fighting for racial justice, died peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by …

Republicans in Congress have gotten a crash course in Medicaid during the last few weeks, as they eye the health care program for lower-income Americans as a source for hundreds of billions of dollars in savings to pay for tax cuts. The 72 million Americans who rely on Medicaid, especially …

Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo officially launched his campaign for mayor of New York City on Saturday, shaking up an already competitive race. Cuomo, who resigned as governor in 2021 amid allegations of sexual harassment, is positioning himself as an experienced leader ready to tackle the city’s growing crises. …

The Trump administration faced a series of legal setbacks this week as multiple federal courts blocked its efforts to dramatically shrink the government. Judges ruled against mass firings of probationary federal workers, the suspension of refugee admissions, and the freezing of foreign aid, with some plaintiffs accusing the government of …

The Trump administration has begun terminating grants to organizations that investigate and litigate housing discrimination cases, a move that could cripple the enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press on Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has long disbursed …

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States, a landmark decision that would mark the first federally recognized national language in nearly 250 years of U.S. history. According to a draft White House fact sheet obtained by The …

The U.S. military has been given 30 days to determine how to identify and remove transgender service members from its ranks, following a new directive from the Pentagon. The order expands on President Donald Trump’s earlier ban on transgender individuals serving in the military and has already sparked legal challenges. …

Michigan U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin will give Democrats’ response to President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday night, placing a spotlight on one of the upper chamber’s newest members as her party struggles to find its footing following election losses. Slotkin, a former Central Intelligence Agency analyst who …

In a significant rebuke to the Trump administration, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) had no legal authority to order agencies to fire probationary employees, declaring its directives “illegal” and ordering them to be rescinded. Judge William Alsup of the Northern District of California …

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is once again under fire as discrepancies emerge in its latest cost-cutting claims. For the second time in two weeks, DOGE’s self-published “receipts” of canceled contracts fail to match its savings figures, raising serious questions about the agency’s transparency and accuracy. On Monday, DOGE …

President Donald Trump has unveiled a new visa initiative dubbed the “Gold Card,” designed to grant lawful permanent residency to wealthy foreigners willing to invest $5 million in the United States. The initiative, which Trump says will launch within two weeks, aims to attract “very high-level people” while generating revenue …

LUBBOCK — A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ongoing outbreak that has infected more than 120 people in West Texas since January, Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed on Wednesday. According to state officials, the child, who was unvaccinated, was …