Washington — Sometimes wrecking balls and bulldozers move faster than the legal system. That’s the dilemma facing the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which lost its bid to temporarily halt construction of the White House ballroom last week. A judge sided with President Trump, allowing work to continue on the East Wing site while imposing
A judge ruled against the Trump administration's challenge to New York's Green Light Law, which allows people to obtain driver's licenses with proof of legal U.S. residency.
President's new envoy to Greenland, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, says U.S. wants diplomatic dialogue, not conquest, as tensions rise with Denmark over Arctic territorial claims.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the 48th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, on Dec. 7, 2025. Allison Robbert/Getty Images The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, which was hosted earlier this month by President Donald Trump, has been released on the CBS and Paramount+ streaming services.
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center in El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 13, 2025. Justin Hamel/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge in Rhode Island has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to divert Homeland Security funding from states that fail to assist with certain federal immigration efforts. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy’s ruling on
A coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia on Tuesday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people. The declaration issued last Thursday called treatments like puberty blockers, hormone
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building near Denver on July 14, 2019. Chet Strange/AFP via Getty Images A federal district court ruled on Dec. 23 that President Donald Trump has legal authority to raise the fee for H-1B visas for employees in specialty occupations to $100,000. Before the change, the fee was between $2,000