Texas Governor Aims to Remove Absent Democrats With Emergency Petition to State High Court

Texas Rep. Gene Wu speaks in front of Democratic members of Congress and Texas House Democrats during a news conference, after they left their state to deny Republicans the quorum needed to redraw the state’s 38 congressional districts, at IBEW Local Union 701 in Warrenville, Ill., on Aug. 4, 2025. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images

Federal judge issues fourth block of Trump’s birthright citizenship order

A federal judge in Maryland ruled late Thursday that President Trump’s administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, issuing the fourth court decision blocking the president’s birthright citizenship order nationwide since a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June.   U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman’s preliminary injunction

Trump Admin Increases Reward for Arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro to $50 Million

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro speaks during a press conference after casting his vote during the presidential elections at Escuela Ecológica Bolivariana Simón Rodríguez in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, Venezuela, on July 28, 2024. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images The Trump administration is offering a $50 million reward, double its previous offer, for information leading to the arrest of

Trump Announces Peace Signing Ceremony Between Armenia and Azerbaijan in US-Brokered Deal

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (R) and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan pose for a photo prior to their talks in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on July 10, 2025. Azerbaijani Presidential Press Office via AP President Donald Trump will host a signing ceremony at the White House on Aug. 8 for a peace agreement

White House signals increase in federal law enforcement in D.C.

The Trump administration plans to increase federal law enforcement in Washington, D.C., as early as Friday morning following the alleged assault of former Department of Government Efficiency staffer Edward Coristine over the weekend; the incident prompted outrage from the president himself. After the alleged attack on the ex-DOGE staffer, President Trump on Wednesday said in