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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a controversial provision of the recently signed One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, delivering a swift legal setback to a central pillar of President Donald Trump’s new domestic policy agenda. …

A 27-year-old Michigan man armed with an assault rifle opened fire on a U.S. Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas, early Monday morning, prompting agents and local law enforcement to return fire and kill the shooter, authorities said. The gunman, identified as Ryan Louis Mosqueda, was wearing a utility vest …

A devastating flash flood in Texas that killed at least 80 people, including children at a summer camp, has put the Trump administration’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service (NWS) under intense scrutiny, as experts, former officials, and lawmakers warn that the country’s ability to forecast deadly storms …

President Donald Trump reignited trade war fears Monday, threatening new 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea, with additional penalties on goods allegedly transshipped through their countries, just days before a July 9 deadline he set in April. The warning came in the form of two official letters …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu landed in Washington Monday morning for a high-stakes meeting with President Donald Trump, aiming to finalize a long-sought ceasefire deal to pause the near two-year-long conflict in Gaza. The visit comes amid intensifying negotiations between Israeli officials and Hamas intermediaries and follows a weekend of …

Billionaire Elon Musk announced Saturday that he is founding a new political party, citing deep frustration with both major parties and his sharp break with President Donald Trump over a multitrillion-dollar domestic spending bill that Musk says will plunge the nation into “debt slavery.” “When it comes to bankrupting our …

The Trump administration is ramping up its military involvement in immigration enforcement, with the U.S. Marine Corps deploying 200 service members to assist Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Florida, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. The Marines, from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 stationed in North Carolina, are being dispatched as …

The official death toll jumped to 43 following the catastrophic floods that hit the Texas Hill Country as of Saturday evening, local officials announced during a news conference. Among the 43 dead were 15 children and 28 adults. Twelve adults and 5 children are still unidentified. [In Texas region prone …

The UFC plans to host a fight card on the grounds of the White House as part of the 250th anniversary celebration of American independence, a spokesperson for the organization confirmed to NBC News on Friday. Details remain scarce, but President Donald Trump, speaking at a campaign stop in Des …

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is under fire after sending out an official email and posting a public message falsely claiming that President Donald Trump’s new tax and spending law eliminates federal income taxes on Social Security benefits for nearly 90% of recipients. The misleading statement, included in a mass …

President Donald Trump signed into law Friday evening his massive spending cut and tax break package to fulfill his domestic policy agenda on immigration and defense and overhaul American energy production. The “big, beautiful bill,” which Trump signed on Republicans’ self-imposed Fourth of July deadline, will make permanent the 2017 …

The Supreme Court on Thursday gave the green light for the Trump administration to proceed with the deportation of eight convicted noncitizens to South Sudan, overriding a lower court order that had blocked the move over concerns the men could face torture or death. In an unsigned opinion, the high …

President Donald Trump took a victory lap celebrating the passage of the “big, beautiful bill” through Congress during an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Thursday evening while sharing plans for the upcoming year of celebrations for the nation’s 250th anniversary. “There could be no better birthday present for America …

President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending cut bill cleared early Thursday has as its centerpiece $170 billion for the administration’s immigration crackdown, helping fulfill the president’s 2024 campaign promise of mass deportations of people without permanent legal status. The measure, passed by the House 218-214, would fulfill several of …

In a razor-thin vote on Thursday, House Republicans passed a sprawling tax and spending package that enshrines much of President Donald Trump’s second-term domestic agenda, sending the legislation to the president’s desk just in time for his July 4 deadline. The bill passed 218-214, with every Democrat voting no and …