House Republicans passed a budget blueprint Wednesday to begin unlocking federal funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on day 74 of the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, before leaving Washington for a two-week recess.

The Trump White House fired back at Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday after she moved to claim credit for a $43.4 million steel manufacturing expansion in her state, a deal the administration says was made possible by President Trump's tariff agenda.

Iran's supreme leader has issued a rare statement against the United States, pledging to protect its interests.

Seventeen current and former New York state lawmakers filed a court brief this month admitting they knew the state's sweeping green energy mandates would raise energy costs when they voted for the law seven years ago -- and they're asking a judge to enforce it anyway.

The House voted Wednesday to extend the federal government's warrantless surveillance program through the rest of President Donald Trump's term, passing the measure 235-191 and leaving the Senate a narrow window to act before a Friday midnight deadline.

This question cuts through the euphemisms and forces a reckoning with reality. Pregnancy is not a pathology. It is the natural, healthy process by which a new human life; distinct in its DNA, developing according to its own genetic blueprint, grows in the womb. From the moment of conception, that life exhibits the characteristics of a living organism: metabolism, growth, and response to stimuli.

In April 2026, during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton, shots rang out as a gunman rushed a security checkpoint. President Donald Trump and his administration were evacuated unharmed, though a Secret Service officer was struck; luckily saved by their body armor. The alleged perpetrator was Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old California educator and part-time teacher, honored as "Teacher of the Month" at a local learning center in late 2024, who also worked as a NASA fellow, computer scientist, and indie game developer.

A House Republican introduced legislation Wednesday that would permanently codify President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda, ending the diversity visa lottery, overhauling the employment-based green card system, and replacing both with a strict merit-based points framework.

The widow of slain Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk, has issued her first statement since the shooting incident during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

King Charles III gave President Trump the original bell from the HMS Trump, a submarine used during World War II.

Congress is showing little urgency to open a formal investigation into the third assassination attempt against President Donald Trump, even as some Republicans push for hearings and questions mount about how a gunman breached security at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner last Saturday.

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in its last meeting with Chair Jerome Powell.

The Department of Energy is expanding the export of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) as part of a deal involving the investment of billions of dollars of private capital.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) stood before state lawmakers Tuesday night and took a victory lap on government fraud, calling himself a champion of accountability just hours after federal agents swept through 22 Minneapolis-area daycares without his help.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down a Louisiana congressional map that added a majority-Black congressional district.

The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 Wednesday that a Christian pregnancy center in New Jersey can take its fight to federal court after a Democrat state attorney general subpoenaed its donor lists, decade's worth of internal records, and promotional materials tied to abortion pill reversal.

Chairman James Comer (R-KY) of the House Oversight Committee is demanding that the Washington, D.C., Interim Chief of Police Carroll hand over data surrounding the reporting of crime data.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ordered Disney to file broadcast license renewals ahead of schedule.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) announced earlier this week that it has discovered about 34,000 deceased individuals listed on the state's voter rolls.

The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on 35 entities accused of operating a shadow banking network across Iran.