Taxpayers have funded nearly $1.5M in pro-Trump ads. Criticism is mounting, including from the GOP
The White House has spent days fiercely defending three taxpayer-funded advertisements that glorify President Donald…
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Trump denies offering to sell U.S. arms to China at Xi summit
President Trump on Monday said he did not discuss an offer to sell U.S. weapons to China during the recent summit with…
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From Epstein to Biden's autopen: The biggest fights of Comer's Oversight Committee
Who knew the U.S. government loses up to $521 billion every year to fraud?
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Trump disagrees with decision to grant bail to British terror suspects
President Trump said Monday he disagrees with Britain's decision to grant bail to the five men arrested in connection…
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Denmark, at U.N., says Greenland pact benefits all parties involved
The security agreement signed by the U.S., Denmark and Greenland last week "strengthens the defense of Greenland, the…
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U.S. revokes visas from Latin American officials, including Bolivia's top prosecutor
The Trump administration is revoking the visas of 27 Latin American officials, former officials and their families,…
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GOP leads Democrats in future ad reservations in all but one marquee Senate race
Republicans are pouring money into the fall Senate map, locking in big TV ad reservations across nearly every…
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Trump announces $15B steel mill in pivotal Iowa as victory for tariff policy
President Trump on Monday celebrated the biggest trophy yet for his tariff agenda: a Minnesota company's plans to build…
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FBI co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey departs post after one year
Andrew Bailey, the co-deputy director of the FBI, announced Monday that he is leaving his job.
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The U.S. spends $1 billion a year jailing foreign criminals. Here's who they are
The federal government spends $1 billion a year to keep foreign citizens in its prisons, according to a study released…
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Duffy, Schmitt propose bill seeking over $30 billion for air traffic control overhaul
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri are spearheading new funding legislation…
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Democrats eye probe into Trump's $400 million White House ballroom if they retake the House
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee signaled Monday that if his party wins back the House, Democrats…
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Business lobby calls on Congress for reliable infrastructure spending; diesel export ban slammed
The current federal infrastructure law is set to expire on Wednesday, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is sounding the…
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Surprise! Barron Trump is dating like any other college student
Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Trump, has reportedly dated a girlfriend he met at New York University for…
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Florida attorney general seeks temporary injunction against OpenAI over AI safety risks
Florida's Attorney General James Uthmeier went to court Monday seeking an injunction to pause OpenAI's artificial…
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Trump takes fight over prisoners' transgender medical treatment to Supreme Court
President Trump on Monday asked the Supreme Court to approve the federal prisons' new policy of refusing to pay for…
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Trump to announce planned $15 billion steel mill in Iowa
President Trump will announce on Monday a Minnesota company's plan to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, a White…
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Democratic Sen. Fetterman mistakenly dubs himself a 'lifelong Republican'
Sen. John Fetterman reignited rumors of a party switch after a Freudian slip led him to mistakenly describe himself as…
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Is it a crime? Lawmakers from both parties question Trump's taxpayer-funded ads
The White House's decision to run taxpayer-funded ads with images of President Trump and campaign-style rhetoric is…
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Trump asked China's president if he wanted to buy U.S. arms, ambassador says
President Donald Trump has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, the…
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Federal agencies have empty meeting rooms to share, but almost nobody knows it
Agencies are sitting on dozens of meeting spaces across the country that they are willing to share with other agencies…
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Democrats keep coming to South Carolina to stump for midterm candidates. It's all about 2028
On paper, South Carolina might be an odd place for Democrats to converge to campaign for midterm candidates.…
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U.S. and China release reciprocal $30 billion product lists for tariff cuts after Trump-Xi meeting
The United States and China released Monday reciprocal lists of products worth about $30 billion each that will see…
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Trump administration set to roll out lower fuel economy standards for cars, light trucks
The Trump administration on Monday plans to release new fuel economy standards that would relax regulatory requirements…
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In GOP Speaker Mike Johnson's district, the political mood is mixed for the party in power
The GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill" is rolling out in different ways across U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson's home district…
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Trump's mail voting crackdown tests Postal Service leader who says he's 'not political'
Long before he was the top official at the U.S. Postal Service, David Steiner was a corporate executive surfing…
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Is it legal for millionaires to collect unemployment? For years, states had no choice
Ten thousand households that earned more than $1 million in 2024 collected unemployment benefits that year, according…
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New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett clash over war in Iran, tariffs
Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican congressman whose four-month absence from the House this year went unexplained…
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Bill Gates: AI powerful enough to cause 'a billion deaths' without regulation
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates warned artificial intelligence must be regulated by the government and is evolving…
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Justice Department chief backs up Trump's right to ban CNN reporters from Air Force One
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that President Trump was entitled to block CNN from boarding Air Force One on…
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Spoiler alert: Libertarian candidate gives Ken Paxton headaches in Texas' Senate race
Perennial third-party candidate Ted Brown might be the last person Attorney General Ken Paxton wants on the Texas…
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Kean returned to Congress after an unexplained absence. Now it's time for his first and only debate
Tom Kean Jr., the Republican congressman from New Jersey whose four-month absence from the House this year went…
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Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
For years, Planned Parenthood's endorsement of Susan Collins was enough to persuade Erin Evans to vote for Maine's…
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'Lower 48' is a phrase to fight over in Alaska. It's a fixture in the state's U.S. Senate contest
One of the most biting insults in Alaska politics is to be accused of being aligned with the "Lower 48," code for…
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Trump rejects Iranian ceasefire offer
President Trump has turned down a seven-day ceasefire proposed by Iran.
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CNN says it was left off Air Force One for Trump's Saturday trip to a college football game
The White House left CNN off Air Force One for President Trump's trip Saturday to a college football game in Tennessee,…
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