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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that the U.S. will paint the entire border wall along the southern border black, saying the move will make the steel structure hotter under the desert sun and harder to climb. Speaking during a visit to a stretch of the wall in New …

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a staunch Republican ally of President Donald Trump, announced Monday that he will resign next month to take a senior leadership position at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Bailey will step down Sept. 8 to serve as the FBI’s co-deputy director, sharing the role with …

Immigrants seeking legal residency or work authorization in the United States will now face scrutiny for “anti-Americanism,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Tuesday, a move that supporters say protects national values but critics fear could allow bias to shape life-changing decisions. The new policy directs immigration officers to weigh …

West Virginia National Guard troops began arriving in the nation’s capital Tuesday to support President Donald Trump’s escalating crackdown on crime, a defense official confirmed. The deployments come as Republican governors from six states have pledged forces to Washington, marking a significant expansion of Trump’s effort to project security in …

A group of Texas House Democrats plan to stage an overnight sit-in at the State Capitol on Tuesday, joining Rep. Nicole Collier in refusing law enforcement escorts required by Republican leaders after they broke quorum to block GOP-drawn congressional maps. Collier, a seven-term Democrat from Fort Worth, spent Monday night …

The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas in recent months, citing violations of U.S. law ranging from alcohol-related offenses to alleged terrorism support, officials confirmed Monday. A State Department official, speaking on background, said two-thirds of the visa cancellations stemmed from criminal violations including assault, driving …

Advocates are warning that Medicaid cuts included in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending law will disproportionately harm Black women and children, worsening already stark health disparities across the United States. Although Black Americans make up about 14% of the U.S. population, they represent more than 20% of Medicaid …

Republican leaders hoped that a five-week congressional recess would ease growing frustration over the Trump administration’s stalled release of files tied to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Instead, the controversy has only deepened, leaving lawmakers of both parties bracing for a September showdown when Congress returns to Washington. Background When …

President Donald Trump welcomed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the White House on Monday, joined by a heavyweight delegation of European leaders, in the latest attempt to find a path toward ending the war in Ukraine. The gathering included German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister …

A Texas Democrat is escalating the standoff over redistricting by refusing to leave the statehouse chamber under Republican-imposed conditions. State Rep. Nicole Collier of Fort Worth announced Monday that she would remain locked inside the chamber until the Texas House reconvenes on Wednesday morning. The move follows a demand from …

The Justice Department will begin turning over records related to Jeffrey Epstein to Congress on Friday, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) announced Monday, following weeks of pressure from Democrats and some Republicans demanding more transparency into the disgraced financier’s case. “Officials with the Department of Justice have informed …

The Texas House on Monday gaveled in with a quorum for the first time in two weeks as Democratic lawmakers returned to Austin, ending a walkout over a GOP mid-decade redistricting plan and paving the way for the map’s passage. “We killed the corrupt special session, withstood unprecedented surveillance and …

Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which accused the conservative network of spreading false claims about its role in former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss. The settlement, disclosed Monday in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, ends …

President Donald Trump said Monday he plans to sign an executive order banning mail-in ballots and eliminating what he called “seriously controversial” voting machines before the 2026 midterm elections, intensifying his yearslong campaign against methods of voting he has baselessly linked to fraud. In a lengthy post on his Truth …

Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the first woman ever elected to lead New Orleans, was indicted Friday on conspiracy, fraud and obstruction charges in what federal prosecutors described as a yearslong scheme to conceal a romantic relationship with her police bodyguard. The charges come less than five months before Cantrell leaves office …