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President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on the Justice Department to reopen investigations into the 2020 election, prompting new concerns among current and former officials about political interference and the erosion of public confidence in U.S. elections. In recent weeks, Trump has urged senior administration officials to examine ballots and …

Voters in several states will cast ballots Tuesday in a handful of closely watched races that could signal where the political winds are blowing ahead of next year’s midterm elections — from a dramatic three-way fight for New York City mayor to a red-hot governor’s race in New Jersey and …

The Trump administration said Monday it will use all $4.65 billion in contingency funds to provide partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments for November, following a federal court order requiring the government to resume the food benefit program despite the ongoing government shutdown. In a court filing, the administration …

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland until at least Friday, ruling that there was “no credible evidence” protests in the city had spiraled out of control before the president ordered troops federalized earlier this fall. U.S. District …

The Trump administration faces a noon Monday deadline to update a federal judge on how it plans to resume payments under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, after weeks of disruption that have left tens of millions of Americans without food benefits during the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge John McConnell …

President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to cut off all U.S. aid to Nigeria and said he had ordered the Pentagon to “prepare for possible action” in response to what he called the country’s failure to stop the persecution of Christians. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused …

A federal judge on Friday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing an executive order that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, ruling that the president overstepped his constitutional authority. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Trump’s directive violated the separation of …

President Donald Trump is urging Senate Republicans to abolish the chamber’s 60-vote filibuster rule, calling it the only way to end the ongoing government shutdown without Democratic support. But his demand is being flatly rejected — not by Democrats, but by members of his own party. “It is now time …

The Trump administration has set the U.S. refugee admissions cap at just 7,500 for the new fiscal year, the lowest in modern history, while prioritizing white Afrikaners from South Africa under a controversial new policy announced Thursday in a memo published in the Federal Register. The Sept. 30 memo, signed …

A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to immediately distribute Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, one day before payments were set to lapse amid the ongoing government shutdown. U.S. District Judge John McConnell ruled from the bench that the USDA must use …

If the ongoing government shutdown extends into Saturday — and there is every indication that it will — funding will lapse for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as food stamps or SNAP, which helps feed some 42 million lower-income Americans. It will be the first such disruption to the …

President Donald Trump on Thursday called for the Senate to eliminate the filibuster, demanding that Republicans invoke the so-called “nuclear option” to end a 30-day government shutdown that has stalled funding for federal services and furloughed hundreds of thousands of workers. “It is now time for the Republicans to play …

The Senate voted Thursday to overturn many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs around the world, a rare rebuke of his trade policies that came just hours after Trump hailed his latest deal with China as a major economic victory. The resolution — passed 51-47 with four Republicans joining all Democrats …

The FBI is warning Congress that a proposal by House lawmakers to strip the bureau of its counterintelligence authority and transfer it to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard would “cause serious and long-lasting damage” to national security, according to a letter sent this week to Capitol Hill. In the …

The Justice Department placed two federal prosecutors on administrative leave this week after they described the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack as a “riot” carried out by a “mob” in a sentencing memorandum — language that diverged sharply from President Donald Trump’s characterization of the day’s events, according to three …