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A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit seeking extensive voting records and personal data on California’s 23 million registered voters, ruling that the Trump administration’s demand was “unprecedented and illegal.” U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said the federal government lacked authority to compel states to turn …

President Donald Trump said Thursday he may invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. troops into Minnesota, threatening a dramatic escalation of federal authority amid protests over a fatal shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and mounting tensions between the White House and Democratic state officials. “If the …

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump during a White House meeting, a striking symbolic gesture even as Trump has publicly questioned her ability to lead Venezuela following the U.S.-backed ouster of former President Nicolás Maduro. Machado …

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a new plan it says is aimed at lowering health care costs in the United States, but the proposal offers few details and largely repackages ideas President Donald Trump has floated for months, coming as Affordable Care Act open enrollment ends in most states. …

Michigan U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain is facing tough questions over a newly disclosed private investment her husband made in Elon Musk’s xAI company, right as the U.S. government planned to expand xAI for integration with military systems. Financial disclosures filed Dec. 15, 2025, show Michael McClain purchased between $100,001 and …

The Trump administration has reversed a decision to cut nearly $2 billion in federal grants supporting mental health and addiction treatment programs, following swift backlash from lawmakers and advocates. Thousands of grants administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were abruptly terminated late Tuesday before the decision …

A federal immigration agent shot a man Wednesday evening after a scuffle in north Minneapolis, drawing a crowd of protesters blowing whistles and engaging in minor skirmishes with law enforcement who deployed chemical irritants. The shooting comes one week after the killing of Renee Good by federal immigration officer Jonathan …

The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter Wednesday as part of a criminal investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified national defense information, a move that has alarmed press freedom advocates and newsroom leaders. The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her Virginia home when …

Vice President JD Vance broke a tied Senate vote to block advancement of a war powers resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization. Senate Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday night to halt debate on the Vietnam War-era statute …

The Trump administration is halting immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries, including Brazil, Iran, Russia and Somalia, in the latest and most far-reaching step yet to restrict legal immigration pathways to the United States. The indefinite pause, which takes effect Jan. 21, is intended to limit applicants deemed …

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin says she is the subject of a Justice Department investigation connected to a video in which she and several other Democratic lawmakers urged U.S. military and intelligence personnel to refuse “illegal orders.” The Michigan Democrat from Holly and former CIA officer, confirmed the inquiry in an …

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that beginning Feb. 1 his administration will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting federal immigration enforcement, dramatically expanding earlier threats that targeted only so-called sanctuary cities themselves. The proposal, unveiled near the end of a speech to the …

Minnesota and the Twin Cities are suing the Trump administration to stop its latest immigration enforcement surge, alleging that the increased federal actions are unconstitutional and a violation of federal law. Attorney General Keith Ellison at a Monday press conference called the immigration enforcement surge an “invasion.” “The deployment of …

President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that “the Trump economic boom has officially begun,” even as new government data showed consumer prices continuing to rise during the first year of his presidency and polls indicated many Americans remain worried about affordability. Speaking to members of the Detroit Economic Club gathered in …

On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously passed a bill that would allow victims to sue the creators of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes for a minimum of $150,000. The DEFIANCE Act is now headed to the House, where leadership failed to bring it to the floor last session. But there’s new momentum …