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The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday it has accepted a luxury Boeing 747 from the Qatari government to serve as a new Air Force One for President Donald Trump, triggering fierce bipartisan concerns over national security, ethics, and constitutional law. The plane, described as a “flying palace” and estimated to be worth …

A federal judge issued a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of violating a court order by secretly deporting eight migrants to third countries without giving them adequate time or information to contest their removal. In a tense courtroom exchange, U.S. …

In a razor-thin 215-214 vote, House Republicans passed a landmark piece of legislation Thursday that advances the core of President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda: trillions in tax cuts, tougher work requirements for safety net programs like Medicaid and SNAP, and a $4 trillion increase in the nation’s debt ceiling. The …

In what South African officials feared might happen, President Cyril Ramaphosa walked into a political firestorm during his Oval Office meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday. What began as a diplomatic effort to reset strained relations quickly deteriorated into a combative exchange marked by misinformation and cultural misunderstanding. …

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Tuesday that she is entering the race for Georgia governor in 2026, the second Democrat to declare a run for the state’s top job. Bottoms served as mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022, but after a controversial first term decided against seeking …

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., has died, after an extended battle with cancer that weeks ago prompted him to not seek reelection to Congress. He was 75 and “passed away peacefully at his home” Wednesday morning, according to a statement from his family. Connolly was elected to Congress in 2008, …

In a rare show of bipartisan unity, the U.S. Senate passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” on Tuesday, endorsing a proposal backed by President Donald Trump to give working Americans a tax break on reported cash tips. The bill, which passed by unanimous consent, now moves to the House …

The U.S. House Republicans who have yet to rally behind the party’s “big, beautiful bill” huddled in the speaker’s office Tuesday as different factions tried to hash out agreement on taxes, Medicaid and a few other outstanding issues. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told reporters before those meetings began there were …

Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said Monday she is charging Rep. LaMonica McIver with “assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement” during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside a migrant jail in Newark 10 days ago. Habba also announced her office is dropping Baraka’s misdemeanor trespassing charge “for the sake …

The Trump administration has agreed to pay $4.9 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by a Capitol Police officer during the January 6, 2021 riot, according to sources familiar with the deal who spoke to ABC News. The …

Former President Donald Trump said his two-hour phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday was “excellent,” and that negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to end the war will “immediately start.” The announcement, made during a press conference Monday afternoon, represents Trump’s most direct intervention in the two-year-long war …

President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law the Take It Down Act, landmark legislation that makes it a federal crime to post sexually explicit content online — whether real or AI-generated — without consent. The bill aims to combat the rise of deepfake harassment and ensure swift removal of …

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration’s emergency request to proceed with revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants, a move that could result in mass deportations and has triggered fierce backlash from immigration advocates and legal experts. The brief unsigned order …

In a major shift in federal gun policy, the Trump administration will now allow the sale of forced-reset triggers, a controversial device that increases the firing rate of semiautomatic rifles, after the Department of Justice settled multiple legal challenges over the issue. The settlement, announced Friday, ends the federal government’s …

U.S. House Republicans on the Budget Committee moved the “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill a step closer to the chamber floor in a rare Sunday night vote after a handful of conservatives blocked the bill Friday. The massive deal squeaked through on a 17-16 vote, with four far-right panel members voting …