Trump administration

Trump admin files ‘long shot’ lawsuit after California wouldn’t open a thumb drive of alleged non-citizens

October 16, 2026

Business|Education|Finance|Interview|Political

The new White House press secretary failed the bar exam. She shared posts calling her an attorney anyway

October 15, 2026

Crime

US probes Omar's decades-old immigration paperwork with eye toward deportation, sources say

A predawn raid on Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s home by federal agents stemmed from an expanding investigation into her

October 15, 2026

Uncategorized

Trump says he wants death penalty for anyone who kills a firefighter

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he wants the death

October 15, 2026

Political|World

US judge tosses Trump administration lawsuit over New York City 'sanctuary' laws

A federal judge on Thursday threw out a Trump administration lawsuit that sought to block New York City laws limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement,

October 15, 2026

Business|Health

More than 3 million Medicare Advantage enrollees need to find new plans for 2027 in third year of turmoil

October 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Political|Science|Technology

Microsoft president warns green-card curbs could hurt US tech, Politico reports

Microsoft President Brad Smith warned the Trump administration's move to restrict green-card access for skilled foreign workers could hurt US technological competitiveness and drive

October 15, 2026

Arts|Election|Finance

Seven subpoenas engulf Nevada election chief in key midterm battle

The first Justice Department subpoena demanding voter information caught Democratic Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar off guard.

October 15, 2026

Business|Economy|World

Bessent calls for World Bank reforms, including upstream oil and gas financing

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a long list of demands for the World Bank in line with Trump administration interests, including ending the bank's prohibition on

October 15, 2026

Health

Trump says he hopes Pope Leo will 'get better fast'

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he hoped that Pope Leo, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, would "get

October 15, 2026

Uncategorized

From behind the podium, White House press secretaries had some memorable moments

Katie Zacharia has started as President Donald Trump's new press secretary, taking over from Karoline Leavitt

October 15, 2026

Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

A federal judge has extended an order blocking the Trump administration from banning reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House

October 14, 2026

Arts|Economy|Entertainment|Finance|Lifestyle

Appeals court judges question the government about Trump's DC National Guard deployment

Dozens of Washington, D.C., residents have rallied outside a courthouse holding a hearing on President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to oppose the continuing presence of the military in the city

October 14, 2026

Economy

House Democrats plan a first 100-days agenda if they sweep to power in midterm elections

Democrats are preparing an ambitious 100-days agenda if they win the House majority in the midterm elections

October 14, 2026

Economy

Trump administration to expand a Delek Texas refinery using Defense Production ⁠Act

The Trump administration will use the Cold War-era Defense Production ⁠Act to expand the processing capacity of a refinery in Texas owned by Delek US Holdings, Vice

October 14, 2026

Uncategorized

Trump administration cuts refugees’ deadline to contest status termination, raising fears

The Trump administration is cutting the time refugees have to contest the termination of their status

October 14, 2026

Political

White House officials question how long Katie Zacharia can last after ‘brutal’ press briefing

October 13, 2026

Uncategorized

Judge ‘furious’ as 430 trees are chopped down from golf course Trump wants to renovate

October 12, 2026

Europe|Political

White House ousts Kimberly Guilfoyle as US ambassador to Greece

October 13, 2026

Business|Political|Technology

Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk’s DOGE

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a watchdog’s lawsuit seeking public records about billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency

October 13, 2026

Election|Interview

I’ve been studying election integrity for 26 years, and here’s why I expect a normal election this November instead of chaos

Mayhem at the polls on Election Day 2026? Americans are worried. But a scholar of election law who has also run a nationwide election protection program says he doesn’t believe it will happen.

October 13, 2026

Uncategorized

Supreme Court takes up DOGE documents fight and an asylum plea from a chef for terrorists

October 13, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Finance

Trump says he cares for Americans. They think he's more focused on his wealth, an AP-NORC poll finds

A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans think Donald Trump is profiting off the presidency in unethical or illegal ways and is focused more on adding to his personal wealth than helping the country since returning to the White House

October 13, 2026

Uncategorized

Archbishop serving US military urges Catholics be excused from proposed firing squad execution

October 13, 2026

US says it opposes Chinese 'coercion', after Belize, Paraguay ministers sanctioned

The Trump administration opposes "coercion and aggression" by China against countries for exercising their sovereign rights, the US State Department said,

October 13, 2026

Arts

Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf course

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to halt work for a day on a historic D.C. golf course, pending more court action

October 13, 2026

Arts|Environment

Judge blasts Trump's DOJ over 'inexcusable' tree removal at DC golf course

A US judge said on Monday that she was "furious" with Justice Department lawyers for their conduct in a lawsuit seeking to halt the Trump administration’s

October 12, 2026

Business|Political|Science|Technology

US AI testing agency officials to move to White House, The Information reports

President Donald Trump's administration is planning to move three senior officials from the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) to the

October 13, 2026

Business|Economy

Trump defends Russia diesel deal as lawmakers from both parties complain

President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to

October 12, 2026

Economy|Europe|Political|US|World

US threatens to suspend intel sharing, weapons purchases if Ukraine continues Russia energy strikes, sources say

October 12, 2026

Crime|Political|US

What we know about the ICE shooting in New York City

October 12, 2026

Arts

Citi seeks rapid resolution of its US regulatory burdens

Citigroup is seeking to rapidly resolve its efforts to address regulatory demands that have long dogged the third-largest US bank, in

October 12, 2026

Election|Political

Many GOP states have imposed new voting rules this year, some mirroring Trump's midterm proposals

Voters in more than 20 states will be faced this year with new laws for registering to vote and casting ballots

October 12, 2026

Arts

How the Iran war could make Trump an accidental climate president

October 12, 2026

Uncategorized

US judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump

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October 12, 2026

Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message

October 12, 2026

Economy

US Republicans, Democrats want Trump to reverse course on Russia diesel

Republican and Democratic US senators called on President Donald Trump on Sunday to "reverse course" on his diesel supply deal with Russia, saying

October 11, 2026

Business|Political

Trump’s DOJ probes major TV networks over response to White House ban of CNN

October 11, 2026

Trump says Ukraine should get a new leader as he spars with Zelensky over US-Russia diesel deal

October 10, 2026

Environment|Political|Sports

Crews begin clearing 169 trees at DC golf course Trump plans to convert to championship course

October 11, 2026

Business|Environment|Sports

Park service could remove more than 500 trees at historic golf course Trump wants to redesign

The National Park Service has begun a new round of tree-cutting at a historic golf course near the White House as the Trump administration proceeds with a plan to renovate the East Potomac Golf Links into a championship-level course

October 11, 2026

Trump's Medicaid cuts strip refugees and other legal immigrants of their health coverage

The Trump administration has cut Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants, including refugees and trafficking victims

October 10, 2026

Arts

Justice Department ran ‘roughshod’ over civil rights with plans to audit state voter rolls, judge says

October 10, 2026

Crime

Legal path seems narrow to challenge livestream of Fort Hood shooter's execution, experts say

Experts believe any effort to challenge the Trump administration’s plan to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan might rest solely with Hasan

October 10, 2026

Arts

FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off.

As President Donald Trump crisscrosses the country to rally support for Republican candidates, he is touting his economic agenda and crediting tariffs with economic growth — including what he says are more vehicle manufacturing plants all over the country

October 10, 2026

Business|Technology

The tech green-card program under attack from Trump

The US government said on Thursday it is suspending some major global tech and IT firms including Microsoft and Cognizant from a key green

October 09, 2026

How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico

October 09, 2026

New Trump rules will make it harder for farmers to access US funds for energy projects

President Donald Trump's looming changes to a rural energy program that has distributed billions of dollars in recent years will make it

October 09, 2026

Arts

Judge appears skeptical of Trump’s White House press ban and other hearing takeaways

October 09, 2026

Economy|Technology

The skilled foreign tech workers' green card program under attack from Trump

The US government said on Thursday it is suspending some of the world's biggest tech and IT firms including Microsoft, Cognizant and

October 09, 2026

Economy

US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's shadow fleet

The US imposed fresh sanctions on Iran on Thursday, targeting individuals, networks and 17 vessels for transporting Iranian crude

October 08, 2026

Political

Media attorneys ask court for help in preventing White House ban until legal case is resolved

An attorney for three news organizations told a federal judge that the Trump administration must be prevented from barring their reporters from the White House

October 08, 2026

Arts

US judge orders return of Egyptian deported to Equatorial Guinea

A US judge has ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the release and return of an Egyptian man who was deported to Equatorial Guinea this year and has since been

October 08, 2026

Business|Technology

Trump admin bars Microsoft and other tech companies from seeking permanent residency for foreign workers

October 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Health

The cost of drugs from Canada is set to soar for millions of Americans because of a federal rule

Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access due to a new customs rule

October 08, 2026

Political

Exclusive: ICE agents told to ramp up daily immigration arrests despite GOP unease as midterms near

October 08, 2026

Health|Science

FDA says its safety review of abortion pill will continue into next year

The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year

October 08, 2026

Business

Trump proposes Camp David-style presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club

President Donald Trump says he wants to turn part of his private West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club into a retreat for future presidents and their guests, similar to Camp David near Washington

October 08, 2026

Election|Political

Democrats sue Trump to halt taxpayer-funded TV ads that praised him

Democratic Party officials sued US President Donald Trump on Wednesday, seeking a court order blocking his administration from using

October 08, 2026

Election|Political

Two lawsuits challenge Trump's taxpayer-funded ads, alleging they violate propaganda law

Two new lawsuits are challenging President Donald Trump's recent spate of federally funded television advertisements

October 08, 2026

Venezuela's Maduro to face new US charges over alleged torture of Americans, official says

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face new criminal charges in the United States over

October 08, 2026

Business|Economy

US will rescind policy targeting oil and gas industry methane leaks

The US Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it would soon propose scrapping a Biden-era rule aimed at curbing large leaks of methane from oil and gas operations.

October 08, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance

Wells Fargo faces potential probe over Black homeownership commitments, WSJ reports

Wells Fargo is facing a potential investigation from the Trump administration's housing authority over programs and commitments the bank made to increase homeownership among Black

October 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Health

Pharma lobby sues Trump administration over Medicare drug price cuts

The pharmaceutical industry's top lobby group on Wednesday sued to invalidate the Trump administration's efforts to benchmark US drug prices to lower costs overseas

October 07, 2026

Election|Political

ICE reviewed tens of millions of voter records looking for noncitizen voters, records show

October 07, 2026

Education

Trump administration proposes a $70,000 fee for international students to work in the US

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a $70,000 fee for international students who are seeking to work in the United States

October 07, 2026

Election

Armed poll watchers: New Jersey’s 1981 racist voter intimidation campaign is a cautionary tale ahead of 2026 midterms

An armed voter suppression campaign in New Jersey in 1981 finds echoes today in the Trump administration’s persistent efforts to suppress the vote and undermine trust in elections nationwide.

October 07, 2026

Election|Political|US

Most Republicans in tight midterm races distance themselves from Trump, Reuters review finds

Two-thirds of Republican candidates in competitive US House and Senate races have broken with President Donald Trump on policy or played down ties to

October 07, 2026

Economy|Interview|Political|World

In interview, US Vice President Vance says Iran must cut enrichment to end war

US Vice President JD Vance said in an exclusive interview with Reuters that Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment

October 07, 2026

Economy|Health|Political

Trump promises billions in payments to voters ahead of midterm elections

US President Donald Trump is promising billions of dollars in direct payments to millions of Americans just weeks before the November 3 elections that

October 07, 2026

Uncategorized

Failed polygraph played role in the loss of Trump ally Kurt Olsen’s security clearance, sources say

Kurt Olsen, a Justice Department lawyer who has been a leading Trump administration proponent of false

October 07, 2026

US consumer watchdog examiners adopt lighter touch amid pressure and threats, sources say

Examiners at the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau gave a largely clean bill of health to most of the companies they inspected earlier this year

October 07, 2026

Business|Finance|Technology

Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations, FT reports

Brussels is considering taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations in an effort to raise revenues for the EU while avoiding a backlash from the Trump

October 07, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Interview|Technology

David Ellison backs CNN’s Trump lawsuit, pledges editorial independence

October 07, 2026

Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

CNN now has a new owner. What will the future of the network be under Skydance?

CNN has a new owner: Skydance

October 07, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance

Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros

October 06, 2026

Arts|Entertainment

ABC to federal judge: Trump’s FCC is holding our head on a ‘guillotine’

October 07, 2026

Business|Crime|Economy|Finance

Top Democrat is investigating Jared Kushner’s financial investments after CNN report

October 07, 2026

Political|US|World

Families of some US troops killed in the Iran war's deadliest strike absent from White House event

Relatives of some soldiers killed in the Iran war joined dozens of Gold Star families Tuesday at the White House

October 07, 2026

Health|Science

US appeals court weighs block on Kennedy's vaccine panel appointments

A lawyer for the Trump administration told a federal appeals court on Tuesday that a judge had improperly hamstrung an influential vaccine advisory panel by blocking

October 07, 2026

Uncategorized

Trump administration to assign government lawyers to migrant kids’ cases, worrying advocates

The Trump administration is creating a team of attorneys to represent children who traveled alone to the United States in immigration proceedings, which critics say would deprive them of having lawyers who aren’t employed by the government and could put them at greater risk of deportation

October 07, 2026

Entertainment

ABC and Trump's FCC battle in federal court over issues of free speech and jurisdiction

A lawyer for ABC has asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from conducting an unusual, early review of its broadcast licenses, likening it to a looming execution by guillotine

October 07, 2026

Political|Travel|US|World

Cold War memories stir Rubio in Iceland as he champions diplomacy and downplays differences

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sought to reassure NATO ally Iceland that President Donald Trump's administration has no designs on the island but shares its concerns about Arctic security as tensions between the U.S. and Russia rise in the High North and elsewhere

October 06, 2026

Economy

US Senator Warren presses federal housing director to cooperate with probe

Democratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday pressed Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, an ally of President Donald Trump, to

October 06, 2026

Crime|Political|Sports

Olympian cleared in vandalism case seeks watchdog probes of Trump's Reflecting Pool project

Lawyers for a former US Olympian accused and then cleared of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool demanded on Tuesday that two government

October 06, 2026

Uncategorized

Arkansas campaign ad sparks conservative backlash for portraying lazy welfare recipient as white

A new video from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was standard issue Republican messaging for promoting her state’s stricter rules for people on Medicaid

October 06, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology|World

Whistleblower says Trump demanded FBI probe into protesters over a TikTok he saw

October 06, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment

Trump signs executive order aimed at lowering diesel prices

October 06, 2026

Uncategorized

US judge blocks Trump policy of fining migrants up to $1.8 million

A federal judge on Monday blocked efforts by the Trump administration to impose fines of up to $1.8 million on migrants who fail to leave the US after receiving final

October 06, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Conservation group calls for moratorium on AI data centers on US public lands

Conservation group The Wilderness Society on Monday called for a moratorium on artificial intelligence data centers on federal lands, citing concerns over water use, electricity

October 06, 2026

Uncategorized

White House blocks Politico from Air Force One amid press access lawsuit

October 06, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Boeing receives Lockheed PAC-3 MSE contract worth up to $14.7 billion

Boeing on Monday said it was awarded a seven-year contract worth about $14.7 billion by Lockheed Martin to scale production and deliver PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE)

October 06, 2026

Arts|Economy|Education

Appeals court weighs judge's authority to restore Trump administration funding cuts to Harvard

A federal appeals court has heard arguments over whether a judge had the authority to restore billions of dollars in funding that the Trump administration cut from Harvard University

October 06, 2026

Entertainment

Karoline Leavitt joining Fox News as on-air contributor

October 05, 2026

Arts|Political|World

Lao man deported by the US to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison

A Lao man deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has been released after more than a year in prison

October 05, 2026

Election|Political

Inside Democrats’ efforts to secure Election Day and respond to fears of Trump interference

October 04, 2026

Economy|Health|Political|Sports|World

Trump announces $90 payments for seniors on Medicare ahead of midterm elections for premium costs

President Donald Trump is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections

October 04, 2026

Crime|Political|US

Family of Renee Good sues US government and Trump officials over her death

CNN's Whitney Wild reports for The Lead.

October 02, 2026

Election|Political|US

Trump administration's quiet move makes it harder for some US citizens abroad to vote, lawsuit says

The Democratic National Committee is filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration's Department of Defense for a last-minute change that makes it harder for some U.S. citizens who live overseas to register to vote in November's election

October 02, 2026

Arts|Crime|Technology

Massachusetts man charged with cyberstalking podcaster and former Trump official Katie Miller

A Massachusetts man has been arrested in a federal case alleging he cyberstalked conservative podcaster and former Trump administration official Katie Miller

October 02, 2026

Alaska LNG could cost more than double Gulf Coast rivals, raising questions over economics

US President Donald Trump's push to steer $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska LNG is putting a fresh focus on a 20 million-ton-a-year

October 02, 2026

Political

Judge overturns Trump's decision to fire court-appointed US attorney in Seattle

A judge has overturned President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the court-appointed top U.S. prosecutor in Seattle

October 02, 2026

Business

US sanctions target Iran's auto, rail sectors as blockade chokes ship lanes

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Iran's rail and auto sectors and their foreign suppliers, the Treasury Department said on Thursday,

October 01, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Environment

US states take steps to curb diesel and gasoline prices

US states are taking a range of steps to curb diesel and gasoline prices that have soared in recent months due to supply disruptions stemming from the

September 30, 2026

Business|Economy|Health

Trump Medicare drug pricing model may apply to only four companies after exemptions

A Trump administration rule to cut hospital drug prices for Medicare patients may apply to as few as four drugmakers after exempting companies that signed separate "most

October 01, 2026

Election|Political|US

US judge finds law criminalizing noncitizen voting unconstitutional

A US judge dismissed a federal case on Thursday that accused a Jamaican national of illegally voting, finding the law criminalizing noncitizen voting was unconstitutional

October 02, 2026

Uncategorized

Federal panel gives final approval to new design for White House security screening center

A federal panel has approved plans for an underground facility to screen visitors to the White House

October 02, 2026

Environment|Science

States and cities sue over Trump's EPA eliminating rule that limits emissions from power plants

States and cities are suing the Trump administration for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas

October 01, 2026

Third aircraft carrier and thousands of troops head to Mideast as Trump weighs new Iran strikes

The U.S. military is moving roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East

October 02, 2026

Arts|Business|Economy|Election|Finance

Trump's $500 Obamacare 'rebate' checks land in prime political battlegrounds

President Donald Trump's administration is sending $500 payments to nearly 1 million Americans this

October 01, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

New York, 20 states sue EPA to block power plant carbon rule repeal

New York's attorney general on Thursday led a coalition of 25 states and cities in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency to block

October 01, 2026

Supreme Court to weigh Trump's mandatory immigration detention policy

The US Supreme Court agreed on Thursday to hear a dispute over a policy by President Donald Trump's administration that subjects millions of immigrants who

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy

A new Trump proposal would require tax filers to disclose citizenship status to the IRS

The Trump administration has proposed a change to the 1040 tax form that will require Americans to disclose their citizenship and residency status

October 01, 2026

Arts|Crime|Sports

DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool

A judge in Washington has agreed to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

October 01, 2026

Arts|Business|Environment|Europe|Finance

US tells France and Germany to release diesel stocks or face US export ban, sources say

The Trump administration has told Germany and France to draw down emergency diesel inventories to help ease

October 01, 2026

Political

Supreme Court grants review of Trump administration's mandatory detention policy for immigrants

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for detained immigrants

October 01, 2026

Education

Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 states

The Trump administration has proposed rules for a new federal scholarship program that launches at the start of next year

October 01, 2026

Uncategorized

California, six other states sue Trump administration over federal funds

California and six other states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, accusing it of withholding federal funds approved by Congress, including about $810

October 01, 2026

Crime|Election|Political

Trump's campaign against noncitizen voting demonstrates it's rare and not enough to swing elections

The Trump administration's push to shine a spotlight on noncitizen voting is highlighting how rare it is

October 01, 2026

Business|Economy|Political

Trump plugs $54 billion natural gas project in Alaska, flanked by a senator in a tight race

President Donald Trump said South Korea plans to invest about $54 billion in a natural gas project in Alaska

September 30, 2026

Political|US|World

Rubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered Iran's foreign minister and his delegation to the U.N. General Assembly to leave New York earlier than they had planned

October 01, 2026

Second judge blocks Trump's $100,000 fee for new H-1B worker visas

A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that US President Donald Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign

October 01, 2026