Senate passes federal funding compromise; Democrats score victory in DHS revolt
A government shutdown is all but guaranteed after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says the earliest action on a Senate-passed spending bill would be Monday.
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Watchdog claims proof of ‘harm’ nonexistent in suit against Trump’s ban on trans surgeries for minors
Records requests filed after the multistate lawsuit against Trump's executive order on minors' sex changes returned no responsive records related to allegations of harm.
Federal judge strikes down parts of Trump executive order on citizenship verification for voter registration
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled Friday that the Trump administration's executive order on citizenship-based voter ID overstepped constitutional authority.
Looming government shutdown threatens service members, FEMA, TSA amid ICE impasse
Republicans raised concerns about the government services that could see a funding lapse on Sunday if the country plunges into a second shutdown in three months.
Inside ICE’s ‘wartime’ hiring surge doubling the force as critics warn of militarized policing
ICE's "wartime recruitment" campaign uses military imagery and tactical messaging to hire thousands of new agents, drawing criticism from some former officials.
Trump’s Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh ignites fight over independence on Capitol Hill
Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair sparked a divide among lawmakers on Friday, as Republicans praised his experience and Democrats questioned his independence.
Don Lemon could face up to a year in prison if convicted on criminal charges
Lemon, a former CNN anchor, has argued he was exercising his First Amendment rights as a journalist during the protest at a church in St. Paul, Minn.