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Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/The Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (WASHINGTON)  — Democratic senators on Tuesday were walking a line between criticizing the White House for sending troops to put down protests against Immigration and [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just over a year after Donald Trump became the first former president to be found guilty of a felony, an appeals court is set to hear the president’s bid [Read More…]

Brandon Bell/Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he was deploying the Texas National Guard to multiple locations across the state to “ensure peace and order.” The deployment comes ahead of planned [Read More…]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday once again aligned himself with President Donald Trump, saying the president is “absolutely right” to send the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles as [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to use “heavy force” against “any” protesters at the military parade being held in Washington this weekend. “We’re going to celebrate big on Saturday,” [Read More…]

Kiran Ridley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is testifying before a House panel on Tuesday, his first time on Capitol Hill since being sworn in five months ago and as questions swirl about [Read More…]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Voters head to the polls on Tuesday for New Jersey’s primary elections, which will set up the state’s 2025 gubernatorial election — the results of which could be a [Read More…]

Frazer Harrison/WireImage (LOS ANGELES) — President Donald Trump and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated their confrontation on Monday over the handling of protests in Los Angeles triggered by Trump’s immigration crackdown. After Newsom had [Read More…]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump and California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom are engaged in a bitter fight over the handling of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue in Los Angeles — [Read More…]

Taurat Hossain/Anadolu via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Protests in Los Angeles are entering their fourth day over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. President Donald Trump, over the weekend, called protesters “violent, insurrectionist mobs” after [Read More…]

Kiran Ridley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is expected to testify before a House panel on Tuesday, his first time on Capitol Hill since being sworn in five months ago and as questions [Read More…]

From left, Ed Kelly, general president of the International Association of Fire Fighters, Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., and Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., conduct a news conference to advocate for inclusion of the state [Read More…]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz that his defense minister told him Friday the U.S. had transferred anti-drone weapons which defended against Russian attacks. Zelenskyy said the U.S. would divert [Read More…]

Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump and California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom escalated their confrontation on Monday over the handling of protests in Los Angeles triggered by Trump’s immigration crackdown. After Newsom had [Read More…]

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Student Borrower Protection Center, (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is requesting the Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General review the Department of Government Efficiency’s alleged “infiltration” of the agency’s [Read More…]

Kiran Ridley/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pentagon investigators are looking into whether Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth personally wrote the text messages detailing the military’s plans to strike Houthi targets in Yemen or whether other [Read More…]

Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a key progressive member of the House whose district covers swaths of the Bronx and Queens, endorsed New York City mayoral candidate [Read More…]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a phone interview Friday morning, hours after his blistering exchange with Elon Musk, President Donald Trump sounded remarkably unconcerned about their feud, as if it weren’t even the most [Read More…]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson is working to keep the focus on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on Friday as all eyes remain on President Donald Trump and Elon Musk amid their [Read More…]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President JD Vance on Friday continued to stand by President Donald Trump during his public feud with Elon Musk, but is notably not criticizing the [Read More…]