President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang quickly kicked off a legal battle. A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the use of the 18th-century law. However, on the same day as the March 15
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Biden administration rule that regulates unserialized firearms called ghost guns, delivering a win for federal efforts to curb gun violence. The high court ruled 7-2 in finding that the rule from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is not facially inconsistent with federal firearms
Washington — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe are back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday as new text messages came to light from a group chat in which top Trump officials discussed sensitive plans to strike targets in Yemen. Shortly before the hearing began,
Washington — The federal government could be unable to pay its bills as soon as August if Congress doesn’t act, the Congressional Budget Office estimated Wednesday. “The Congressional Budget Office estimates that if the debt limit remains unchanged, the government’s ability to borrow using extraordinary measures will probably be exhausted in August or September 2025,”
President Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping executive action to overhaul U.S. elections that would require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections and mandate that all ballots be received by Election Day across the country. The order claims the U.S. has “not adequately enforced Federal election requirements that, for example,
Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland later this week, the White House announced Sunday, before Vice President JD Vance announced days later that he would be joining his wife on the visit. National security adviser Mike Waltz was set to make a separate trip this week as the Trump administration continues to eye Greenland. Waltz
Democrat Dan Goughnour handily won a special election in western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, keeping majority control of the state House in his party’s hands by a single seat. Goughnour beat Republican Chuck Davis in a district in the Mon Valley region southeast of Pittsburgh, winning a seat that became vacant in January with the death of