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Idaho voters will decide this November whether to dismantle one of the nation’s strongest protections for unborn children, placing the deeply conservative state at the center of the continuing national battle over abortion.

U.S. inflation slowed sharply in June as gasoline and other energy prices retreated, delivering welcome relief to American households even as renewed fighting with Iran threatens to push fuel costs higher again.

The U.S. House passed a bill Monday that would restrict funding of state and local political races and ballot proposals to American citizens only.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Monday appointed Darline Graham Nordone, the younger sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to complete the remaining months of her brother’s Senate term.

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,