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A Florida judge has granted a protective order against Republican U.S. Rep. Cory Mills after his former girlfriend alleged that he threatened to release nude photos of her and harm future boyfriends following their breakup. Circuit Judge Fred Koberlein issued the order Tuesday in Columbia County, barring Mills from contacting …

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreign nationals accused of making derogatory or mocking remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the State Department said Tuesday. Officials said the decision followed a review of social media posts and videos that referenced Kirk, who was fatally …

A coalition of Democratic governors announced Monday the creation of a new interstate partnership aimed at coordinating public health efforts and information sharing, a move they say is necessary because the Trump administration has failed to provide consistent national leadership. The Governors Public Health Alliance, billed as a “nonpartisan coordinating …

More than a decade after the Supreme Court gutted a key provision of the Voting Rights Act and just two years after it declined to unravel another, the high court on Wednesday will hear a consequential challenge to Louisiana’s congressional map that could further weaken the law’s protections for minority …

The U.S. Senate returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday following a four-day weekend, but neither Republicans nor Democrats appeared ready to work toward ending the government shutdown following another failed vote to advance a short-term funding bill. President Donald Trump and administration officials also didn’t seem inclined toward compromise anytime …

President Donald Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded conservative activist Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, honoring the Turning Point USA co-founder who was assassinated last month while speaking at Utah Valley University. “We’re here to honor and remember a fearless warrior for liberty, a beloved leader who galvanized the …

Several major U.S. news organizations, including The New York Times, The Associated Press, and conservative network Newsmax, said Monday they will not sign a new Defense Department document governing press access, a move that could see their reporters expelled from the Pentagon under the Trump administration’s new media policy. The …

North Carolina Republican leaders said Monday they will redraw the state’s congressional map to add another GOP seat, joining a nationwide effort to fortify the party’s slim U.S. House majority before next year’s midterm elections. “President Trump earned a clear mandate from the voters of North Carolina and the rest …

Cody Balmer, the Harrisburg man accused of firebombing the Governor’s Residence in April as Gov. Josh Shapiro, his family and guests slept inside, pleaded guilty to attempted murder with a sentencing enhancement for terrorism on Tuesday. Balmer, 38, will serve a total sentence of 25 to 50 years. He’ll be …

After just over two years in Hamas captivity, the surviving Israeli hostages were released Monday as President Donald Trump visited Israel and Egypt to celebrate a U.S.-brokered peace deal to end the war in Gaza. In remarks to Israel’s Knesset, the country’s parliamentary body, Monday afternoon Jerusalem time, Trump hailed …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, according to U.S. and Ukrainian officials, as the administration weighs sending long-range Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv — a move that could dramatically escalate tensions with Moscow. Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Olga Stefanishyna, …

Judges across the country — including several appointed by President Donald Trump himself — have repeatedly rejected his sweeping claims that the United States is in the grip of rebellion or foreign invasion, undercutting his efforts to justify extraordinary actions such as domestic troop deployments and emergency deportation powers. The …

Vice President JD Vance on Sunday accused Democrats of “hostage-taking” amid the ongoing government shutdown, blaming Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and progressive lawmakers for holding up negotiations over expiring health insurance tax credits. “We don’t negotiate with a person who has taken the entire federal government hostage over a …

President Donald Trump departed Sunday for Israel and Egypt to mark the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas and to press Middle Eastern allies to build on what he described as a rare opportunity for lasting peace in the region. It marks the first trip by an …

The Trump administration has reversed some layoffs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after hundreds of scientists were mistakenly told they were being terminated amid the government shutdown, an administration official said Saturday. “The employees who received incorrect notifications were never separated from the agency and have all …