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A top Justice Department official on Sunday sought to tamp down expectations that the newly released trove of Jeffrey Epstein investigative files will lead to additional criminal charges, saying that even deeply troubling evidence does not automatically translate into prosecutable cases. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department’s position …

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he has determined the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts should close for roughly two years to undergo extensive renovations, a move that would temporarily shut down one of the nation’s most prominent cultural institutions. Trump said in a post on Truth …

Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday, narrowing Republicans’ already-slim majority and delivering a forceful rebuke to President Donald Trump from a district long dominated by Democrats. Menefee, the Harris County attorney, defeated Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member, in a …

A newly disclosed government memo grants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers broader authority to conduct warrantless arrests of people suspected of being in the United States illegally, expanding the circumstances under which agents can bypass standard administrative warrant requirements. The directive, issued Wednesday by acting ICE Director Todd Lyons and …

Democrat and machinist union leader Taylor Rehmet won the special election Saturday to represent a solidly red Texas Senate district that President Donald Trump carried by 17 points in 2024, a stunning upset that injected a fresh and urgent sense of a panic into the GOP from the Texas Capitol …

A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked parts of a sweeping executive order signed by President Donald Trump that sought to require federal agencies to assess citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, dealing another setback to the administration’s efforts to reshape election rules. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled …

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who was killed by federal agents in Minneapolis last weekend, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday. Pretti was shot Saturday following a heated confrontation between immigration …

The federal government hurtled Friday toward a partial shutdown this weekend, even though Senate Democrats and President Donald Trump reached a deal that allows lawmakers more time to negotiate new constraints on immigration enforcement. The Senate will not be able to pass the reworked government funding package before a midnight …

President Donald Trump announced Friday that he plans to nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to return to the central bank’s board and succeed Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, a move likely to ignite a bruising Senate confirmation battle and intensify concerns over political pressure on …

The Justice Department on Friday resumed releasing additional investigative files related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, more than a month after publishing thousands of previously unreleased records tied to the high-profile case. The latest document dump comes after the department missed a statutory deadline under …

President Donald Trump on Thursday sued the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department for $10 billion, alleging the agencies failed to take required steps to prevent a former IRS employee from improperly disclosing his tax returns, along with those of his sons and the Trump Organization, to news outlets. …

Senate Democrats on Thursday unanimously voted to block a package of six government funding bills, keeping alive the possibility of a partial government shutdown in the coming days as negotiations with the White House continued over restrictions on immigration enforcement. The procedural vote failed 55–45, falling short of the 60 …

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced Thursday that she will run for governor of Minnesota, stepping into a wide-open race after Gov. Tim Walz surprised allies earlier this month by abandoning his bid for a third term. Klobuchar, who is serving her fourth term in the U.S. Senate, becomes the most …

Officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Fulton County elections warehouse Wednesday. A court order signed by Magistrate Judge Catherine M. Salinas authorized agents to seize all physical ballots from the 2020 election in Fulton County, all ballot images and Fulton County’s 2020 voter rolls. A copy of …

U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday detailed the “common sense” changes they want to implement for federal immigration enforcement, saying reforms must be added to a funding package that needs to become law before the weekend to avoid a partial government shutdown. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said after a closed-door …