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
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
People line up at the New York State DMV in New York City on April 28, 2025. Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the Trump administration’s challenge to New York’s Green Light Law, upholding the state’s issuance of driver’s licenses to individuals without requiring proof of legal U.S. residency.
The floor of the Missouri Senate is seen during a filibuster in Jefferson City, Mo., on Sept. 12, 2025. Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images Two Missouri voters are suing over the state’s new congressional districts map, asking a court to stop it from being used for the upcoming 2026 elections. The lawsuit, filed by the American
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Dec. 17, 2025. Doug Mills/Pool/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 signed into law a tighter outbound investment screening regime to stop U.S. capital from funding Chinese high-tech companies. The revised version of the Comprehensive
John Brennan speaks during a forum on election security at the National Press Club in Washington on Oct. 30, 2019. Joshua Roberts/Reuters Former CIA Director John Brennan is accusing the Justice Department of mishandling its investigation into him and seeks to avoid involvement by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who notably dismissed the classified documents