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Hamas announced Sunday that it will release Edan Alexander, the last known U.S. citizen held hostage in Gaza, as part of ongoing ceasefire mediation efforts involving the United States, Qatar, and Egypt. Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli-American, has been held by Hamas for 583 days following his abduction on October 7, …

President Donald Trump on Monday signed a bold executive order aimed at slashing U.S. prescription drug prices, setting a 30-day deadline for pharmaceutical companies to lower prices or face new restrictions on what the federal government will pay for medications. The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services, …

The United States and China announced Monday a 90-day suspension of major tariffs, marking a dramatic de-escalation in a trade war that had rattled global markets and strained relations between the world’s two largest economies. Under the deal, U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports will drop from 145% to 30%, while …

In an unprecedented diplomatic gesture, the Qatar royal family is gifting the United States a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 aircraft for use by President Donald Trump as a temporary Air Force One — and ultimately, a centerpiece of his presidential library foundation, ABC News has learned. The lavishly outfitted …

The Trump administration is considering suspending the constitutional right of habeas corpus in an effort to speed up the removal of individuals it claims are in the country illegally, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said Friday. Speaking to reporters, Miller cited the Constitution’s allowance for the suspension …

A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s plan to implement mass workforce reductions and reorganizations across 21 federal agencies, marking a major legal roadblock to President Trump’s second-term initiative to downsize the federal government. In a sharply worded ruling, Judge Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court …

The case of the missing Federal Bureau of Investigation budget request was on full display Thursday, when senators repeatedly asked the law enforcement agency’s director what resources he needed Congress to provide in the upcoming fiscal year. FBI Director Kash Patel did not disclose a dollar amount, an unusual development …

The Trump administration is preparing to welcome the first group of White South African refugees under a controversial new directive that prioritizes the resettlement of Afrikaners, an ethnic group descended from European settlers, according to government documents obtained by CBS News. The first arrivals could land as early as next …

A federal court Thursday ruled that the Alabama Legislature intentionally discriminated against Black voters in approving a congressional district map in 2023 that would only have had one majority-Black district. In a nearly 600-page order, the three-judge panel — U.S. Circuit Judge Stanley Marcus, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, …

President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed in recent weeks that gasoline prices in “many states” have fallen to $1.98 per gallon, despite all available public data showing the national and state averages remain far higher. According to experts and new reporting, Trump appears to be referencing RBOB, a type of …

President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, in a sudden and controversial move that has sparked an outcry from Democratic lawmakers and library advocates across the country. The termination was delivered via email Thursday from Trent Morse, deputy director of presidential personnel, and was effective …

In a surprise turn, President Donald Trump privately urged House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a Wednesday phone call to add two proposals to the GOP’s sweeping economic package: raising the top tax rate on high earners and closing the carried interest loophole, according to three Republican sources familiar with …

President Donald Trump announced Thursday night that he plans to appoint Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as the interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, a move that is already stirring criticism due to her role in amplifying 2020 election conspiracies. The announcement came via Trump’s …

In a vote that critics called symbolic and partisan, the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly approved a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America,” giving legislative support to a controversial Trump-era executive order. The bill, introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), …

A federal judge raised serious questions Wednesday about the Trump administration’s claim that it is not responsible for the men it deported to El Salvador, citing President Donald Trump’s own public statements suggesting otherwise. Chief U.S. District Judge James Boasberg sharply questioned the government’s assertion that the 238 deported men …