Gun rights advocates have challenged a 2022 ATF rule that cast some rapid-fire trigger devices as machine-gun parts. The Department of Justice has agreed to settle a lawsuit challenging its classification of some rapid-fire trigger devices, known as forced-reset triggers, as machine gun parts. On May 16, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the department had
If birthright citizenship for children born to illegal immigrants is eliminated, as President Donald Trump has ordered, the illegal immigrant population in the United States would grow significantly, a new report has found. Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order states that although the 14th Amendment recognizes the citizenship of people born in the United States, it
The president says the retail giant should absorb costs after executives said the administration’s tariff policies will drive up consumer prices. President Donald Trump said on May 17 that Walmart should absorb added costs rather than passing them on to American consumers after the retailer said it would raise prices in response to U.S. tariff
President Donald Trump said he plans to speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday morning, followed by calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO allies, in an effort to broker a cease-fire in the Ukraine war. “I will be speaking, by telephone, to President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Monday, at
Five states will have competitive primary elections, three of which are safe seats for either party. Races in Georgia and Michigan could determine the majority. WASHINGTON—After just five months of the 119th Congress, elections to the 120th Congress to be held in 2026 are on the horizon. Already, several longtime U.S. senators have announced their
The cases may depend on if the Supreme Court believes the employees exercise executive power. Can Congress restrict the president’s ability to fire employees of the executive branch? That’s the question courts are looking at as President Donald Trump faces legal blowback for his decision to fire agency heads and probationary employees upon starting his
The reconciliation budget has hit a rough patch in the House as moderate and conservative Republicans fight for differing priorities. WASHINGTON—Republicans were dealt a major blow on May 16 when the House Budget Committee failed to advance a multi-trillion-dollar budget package. Created through a process that does not require support from Democrats, the package would