New legislation aims to claw back federal funding to colleges and universities if they hire illegal immigrants, which is taking aim as a push in the University of California system.
A major teachers union and association of professors sued President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday, alleging it illegally threatened to withhold funding from Columbia University.
California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters suggested first lady Melania Trump could be deported during remarks at an anti-Trump administration rally in Los Angeles.
Sen. Ron Wyden called for national security advisor Mike Waltz and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to resign following an apparent national security breach.
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance will vote later Tuesday on whether to advance Dr. Mehmet Oz's nomination to run Medicare and Medicaid services to a full Senate vote.
Bridgeport officials accused of ballot stuffing and mishandling absentee ballots led Republicans in Connecticut's state capitol to call on Attorney General Pam Bondi for help.
The Trump administration has invoked the state secrets privilege to withhold information from a federal judge about deportation flights carrying Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador.