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President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The White House, [Read More…]

President Donald Trump pauses as he finishes speaking about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The White House, [Read More…]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images) (WASHNGTON) — President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he plans to [Read More…]

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, March 31, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A group of Senate Democrats are demanding more information about Secretary [Read More…]

The Open AI logo, which represents the American-based artificial intelligence (AI) research organization known for releasing the generative chatbot language model AI ChatGPT and initiating the AI spring, is being displayed at the Mobile World [Read More…]

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, during a hearing in Washington, D.C., March 26, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]

In this Aug. 8, 2020, file photo, an offshore petroleum drilling rig is shown in the Gulf of Mexico. (UIG via Getty Images, FILE) (WASHINGTON) — A federal committee, comprised of senior Trump administration officials, voted [Read More…]

(WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced on Wednesday the Republican-controlled Congress “in the coming days” will fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through both the appropriations process [Read More…]

U.S. Supreme Court building on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — As President Donald Trump looked on during an unprecedented visit to the Supreme Court, a majority of justices appeared [Read More…]

US President Donald Trump departs the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump attended oral arguments at [Read More…]

US President Donald Trump departs the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump attended oral arguments at the [Read More…]

Supreme Court (Walter Bibikow/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Solicitor General D. John Sauer got a somewhat frosty reception from at least two key Supreme Court Justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch [Read More…]

U.S. Supreme Court building on March 31, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — For more than a century, an American birth certificate has been a key to unlocking the benefits of American [Read More…]

Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Photographer: Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Top Trump administration officials [Read More…]

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after departing Air Force One at Miami International Airport on March 27, 2026, in Miami, Florida. President Trump is traveling to speak at a summit in Miami [Read More…]

(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Washington on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking further construction of the White House ballroom. Judge Richard Leon wrote that President Donald Trump can’t build the ballroom without authorization [Read More…]

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, March 30, 2026, in Washington. Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As oil [Read More…]

Supreme Court (Walter Bibikow/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against Colorado’s ban on so-called “conversion therapy” for minors as a likely violation of counselors’ free speech rights under the [Read More…]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with ABC News on Good Morning America, March 30, 2026. (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. is engaged in serious talks with a “new” [Read More…]

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, appears on ABC News’ “This Week” on March 29, 2026. (ABC News) (WASHINGTON) — House Majority Leader Steve Scalise did not refute the possibility of American ground troops entering [Read More…]