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The Justice Department is urging a federal judge not to unseal the names of two associates of Jeffrey Epstein who received large payments from the disgraced financier in 2018, citing privacy concerns raised by the individuals themselves. In a filing made public Friday, prosecutors said both associates — one paid …

Former President Joe Biden has chosen his longtime home state of Delaware as the site of his presidential library, his foundation confirmed Saturday. The project will be guided by a 13-member governance board made up of former aides, political allies and close friends. The Joe and Jill Biden Foundation approved …

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday establishing a new “state sponsor of wrongful detention” designation, a move aimed at punishing countries that illegally detain Americans abroad. The order grants Secretary of State Marco Rubio authority to impose sanctions, visa restrictions, and other penalties against governments deemed to be …

After a string of high-profile wins at the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump’s administration suffered one of its toughest weeks yet in the lower courts, as judges across the country blocked key pillars of his domestic agenda and issued sharp rebukes of his use of executive power. In a span …

A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan and Haitian immigrants, ruling that the move was “unlawful” and based on false rationales. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen, an Obama appointee, found that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s …

U.S. job growth nearly came to a halt in August, with the economy adding just 22,000 jobs, far short of expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The weak reading, coupled with an uptick in unemployment to 4.3%, is fueling concerns that President Donald Trump’s economic policies are pushing …

The Trump administration on Thursday said it will scrap a Biden-era proposal that would have required airlines to compensate passengers with cash, meals and lodging when carriers are responsible for canceled or severely delayed flights. The rule, first proposed in December 2024 during President Joe Biden’s final weeks in office, …

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced one of the most combative hearings of the year Thursday as senators from both parties grilled him over his handling of vaccine policy, the abrupt firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, and the cancelation of $500 …

President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Friday authorizing the Pentagon to once again use the historic title “Department of War” as a secondary designation for the Defense Department, two White House officials told NBC News. The order, expected to be signed in the Oval Office, does not rename …

The District of Columbia’s attorney general sued the Trump administration Thursday over the ongoing presence of National Guard troops in the nation’s capital, arguing the deployment amounts to a military occupation that violates the district’s right to self-rule. President Donald Trump’s deployment of D.C. National Guard troops and units from states …

The parents of children wounded and killed in last week’s shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic church pressed Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday to move beyond condolences and support bipartisan legislation to curb gun violence. During a day of somber visits to Annunciation Catholic Church, where the attack occurred, and …

The House on Tuesday rejected a Republican-led resolution to censure Rep. LaMonica McIver and remove her from the House Homeland Security Committee, where she helps oversee immigration and national security policy, as she awaits trial on federal charges stemming from a confrontation at an ICE detention facility. In a 215–207 …

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to lift its freeze on nearly $2.2 billion in federal grants to Harvard University, ruling that the move violated the Constitution and federal law. U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs issued an 84-page order that vacated the administration’s April freeze and …

School children, college students, and even nursing home residents would no longer have to be vaccinated against infectious diseases and viruses if Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo and his boss, Gov. Ron DeSantis, have their way. The DeSantis administration rolled out the proposed change on Wednesday and, if they’re successful, …

The Trump administration’s cuts to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding for state and local health departments had vastly uneven effects depending on the political leanings of a state, according to a KFF Health News analysis. Democratic-led states and select blue-leaning cities fought back in court and saw money …