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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Monday that Congress could face another government shutdown this fall as Democrats intensify their opposition to President Donald Trump’s proposed defense buildup and the ongoing war with Iran.

Assaults against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up 1,300% since the second Trump administration began compared to the Biden administration era.

A federal appeals court has upheld the termination of in-state college tuition benefits for illegal immigrants in Texas, rejecting an attempt by students and advocacy groups to revive the state’s 24-year-old Dream Act.

Lindsey Graham, the influential U.S. senator from South Carolina, has died at the age of 71 following a brief and sudden illness.

President Donald Trump is pressing congressional Republicans to move quickly on two of his biggest unfinished priorities: a $350 billion defense funding package and a sweeping nationwide voter ID mandate.

President Donald Trump used the closing press conference of the NATO summit in Ankara to deliver one of his sharpest warnings yet about communism, saying the ideology is gaining ground in the United States and abroad and poses a grave danger to American liberty.

Fires across the southwestern U.S. have picked up early this year, with over 400,000 acres burning just between Utah and Colorado.

The Trump administration is crediting its aggressive law-and-order agenda for a historic decline in homicides across major U.S. cities, as early crime data points to some of the lowest murder rates recorded in more than a century.

A new AP-NORC poll has put numbers behind a political earthquake long felt by Israel’s supporters: the Democratic Party’s base is turning sharply against the Jewish state. After nearly two years of war following Hamas’ October 7 massacre, Democratic voters are no longer merely criticizing Israeli policy; growing numbers now believe America is too supportive of Israel, too unsupportive of the Palestinians, and willing to embrace accusations against Israel that Republicans overwhelmingly reject.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit weighed arguments on Tuesday over mandating religious organizations who object to provide access to contraceptives through healthcare coverage.

Prosecutors began presenting evidence Monday against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing Christian conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a campus event at Utah Valley University, as the state seeks to move the case toward a murder trial and possible death penalty sentence.

Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner says he’s taking some time off the campaign trail to consider the “best path forward” amid claims that he sexually assaulted a woman six years ago, despite denying the allegations.

President Donald Trump on Monday celebrated the launch of “Trump accounts,” announcing that more than 6 million Americans have already signed up for the new investment program aimed at helping children build long-term savings.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress will make another push to pass the SAVE America Act after lawmakers return from the July 4 recess, signaling what could be the fourth — and possibly final — attempt to advance President Donald Trump’s top election-integrity measure.

The website for the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE, was deactivated after the temporary Trump administration office reached its planned July 4, 2026, self-termination deadline.

President Donald Trump delivered a weather-delayed speech Saturday night highlighting American exceptionalism while warning of the growing threat of rising democratic socialism and communism movements as America celebrated 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence,

U.S. President Donald J. Trump was to address a crowd on the National Mall, the tree-lined national park in downtown Washington seen as “America’s front yard,” to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday amid political controversy and a searing heat wave.

The U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly dipped to 4.2 percent in June, even as hiring slowed sharply and employers added far fewer jobs than economists had forecast, according to new Labor Department data released Thursday.

Despite the looming 2026 midterm elections and the growing list of congressional responsibilities, a persistent group of Republicans are vowing to obstruct all U.S. House business until leadership effectively forces the Senate to take up a voter ID bill.

President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to confront what officials describe as years of “weaponized” lawfare against American farmers, ranchers, and small businesses, with the Department of Agriculture and the Small Business Administration set to announce a new agreement Thursday aimed at protecting rural America from regulatory abuse.