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Two children, ages 8 and 10, are dead Wednesday following a shooting at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis, where students at the Catholic school there gathered for Mass to celebrate the beginning of the school year. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara identified the shooter as 23-year-old Robin Westman, who committed …

The dust is far from settled after a Utah judge issued a ruling Monday ordering the Utah Legislature to draw a new congressional map after determining lawmakers unconstitutionally undid a 2018 voter-approved ballot initiative that created an independent redistricting commission. The lawsuit’s plaintiffs, anti-gerrymandering groups, including Better Boundaries, and Democrats …

A senior federal official has accused the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) of exposing the personal data of virtually every American to potential theft, according to a whistleblower complaint obtained by reporters. The filing, submitted by SSA Chief Data Officer Charles Borges, claims that …

President Donald Trump jolted his conservative base this week by saying he would welcome 600,000 Chinese students into American universities, a move that appears at odds with his administration’s hardline visa policies and his “America First” agenda. The surprise announcement, made Monday in the Oval Office alongside South Korean President …

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will challenge her removal, her attorney said Tuesday, arguing President Donald Trump “has no authority” to fire her. Trump announced late Monday that he would fire Cook, the first Black woman to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, over allegations that she falsified documents to …

A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a highly unusual lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against every federal judge in Maryland, ruling that the executive branch cannot sue the judiciary to overturn a standing order that temporarily limits deportations. U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen, a Trump appointee who normally serves …

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing state National Guard units to be ready to assist local, state and federal law enforcement, a potential step toward a dramatic expansion of Trump’s use of military personnel for domestic policing. The order calls for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ensure troops …

President Donald Trump said late Monday he has removed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her position, a move that immediately triggered questions about the independence of the nation’s central bank and is expected to spark a court fight. In a letter posted to Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Pursuant to …

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order directing the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, a move that directly challenges decades of Supreme Court precedent protecting the act as free speech. The order, signed in the Oval Office, acknowledges the landmark 1989 …

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping series of executive orders aimed at eliminating cashless bail policies in the nation’s capital and across the United States, escalating his efforts to portray Democrats as weak on crime ahead of 2026’s midterm elections. “We’re ending it, but we’re starting by ending …

Some National Guard units deployed to the nation’s capital at President Donald Trump’s direction began carrying firearms Sunday, marking an escalation in his extraordinary use of military forces to police American streets and signaling possible expansions to other Democratic-led cities. A Defense Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said …

Federal immigration officials plan to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, his attorneys said Saturday, after the Maryland man rejected an offer to instead relocate to Costa Rica in exchange for pleading guilty to human smuggling charges. The decision marks the latest turn in a years-long legal and political battle …

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Sunday blasted President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on crime as “purely performative,” rejecting the president’s suggestion that federal troops could be sent to Baltimore as part of a sweeping law-and-order campaign that began in Washington, D.C. “While the President is spending his time from the Oval …

A federal judge late Friday ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold federal funding from Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and more than 30 other cities and counties over their policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge William Orrick, sitting in San Francisco, extended a preliminary injunction that …

Postal services in multiple countries are halting shipments to the United States this week as governments and couriers scramble to adapt to new U.S. import duties that take effect Friday. President Donald Trump last month signed an executive order abolishing the longstanding “de minimis” trade rule, which since 2016 had …