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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states may count mail-in ballots received after Election Day, so long as they were sent on or before Election Day, handing a major defeat to the Republican National Committee and President Donald Trump’s administration in a closely watched election-law battle.

Billionaire Democratic donor George Soros and his son Alex Soros have poured $102.8 million into the 2026 midterm election cycle, according to a New York Post review of federal campaign finance filings, placing the family among the most powerful financial forces shaping Democratic politics.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national tax on billionaires and a federal stake in artificial intelligence companies, positioning himself closer to the Democratic Party’s populist wing as he weighs a possible 2028 presidential bid.

The White House Religious Liberty Commission has issued a sweeping set of recommendations aimed at strengthening religious freedom in schools, workplaces, the military, health care and other public institutions, calling for clearer protections for Americans who face discrimination or pressure over expressions of faith.

Federal authorities have rescued 7,200 children from traffickers and predators under the Trump administration, marking a 42 percent increase from the previous administration, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a June 25 update.

President Donald Trump told Christian conservatives Friday that America’s future depends on preserving faith, freedom, and the nation’s founding convictions, declaring that the United States will always remain “one nation under God.”

Florida has permanently closed its temporary illegal immigrant holding center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” after all federal detainees were transferred to other facilities, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced June 25.

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from enforcing major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at tightening rules for mail-in voting, delivering another legal setback to the White House as the administration presses its election integrity agenda ahead of November’s federal elections.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 along ideological lines Thursday that a Hawaii law requiring concealed-carry permit holders to obtain permission before entering most private property open to the public is unconstitutional.

Asylum seekers who arrive at the border are not entitled to entry and the Department of Homeland Security has broad authority over the temporary protected status program, the nation’s highest court ruled in two separate cases Thursday.

The U.S. Senate late Wednesday rejected a Democratic-led effort to restrict President Donald Trump’s military authority against Iran, handing the White House a significant victory as the administration continues negotiations with Tehran.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the first milestone test of Golden Dome for America was a “full mission success,” calling it a major step toward President Donald Trump’s goal of building a next-generation shield to defend the American homeland.

President Donald Trump is expected to meet Thursday at the White House with senior executives from major U.S. defense companies as his administration seeks to accelerate weapons production following the war with Iran and other conflicts that have strained Pentagon stockpiles.

President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a scheduled signing ceremony Wednesday for a major bipartisan housing bill, saying Congress must first pass election integrity legislation requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration.

A new report from conservative publisher Brave Books alleges that Christianity is being scrubbed from the American story as public libraries, children’s publishers, and other institutions prepare young readers for America’s 250th anniversary.

President Donald Trump sharply criticized the U.S. Senate after lawmakers approved a war powers resolution aimed at limiting his authority to conduct military operations against Iran, calling the vote “poorly timed and meaningless” as his administration continues negotiations with Tehran.

President Donald Trump warned that New York’s political troubles may deepen after socialist-backed candidates swept several Democratic congressional primaries in New York City, delivering a major victory to Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the far-left wing of the Democratic Party.

The Republican head of a powerful U.S. Senate committee has subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci, demanding the former chief medical advisor testify before lawmakers about his response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

An Antifa member was sentenced to 100 years in prison Tuesday following a guilty verdict in a plot to target an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas nearly a year ago. Several others also received lengthy prison sentences from the same attack.

Alan Greenspan, the longtime chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve whose influence shaped American economic policy for nearly two decades, has died at the age of 100.