Supreme Court deadlocks in battle over first religious charter school

The Supreme Court deadlocked 4-4, blocking the attempt to establish the nation's first religious charter school.

• May 22, 2025

Woman shot after failing to stop at CIA headquarters gate, sources say

A woman was shot by CIA security after she failed to stop at a gate at the agency's headquarters in Virginia, sources say.

• May 22, 2025

Ex-congressional candidate gets 3 years for threatening to have opponent killed

A former Florida Republican congressional candidate accused of threatening to have his primary opponent murdered by a purported foreign hit squad was sentenced to three years in federal prison.

• May 22, 2025

Democrats push to strip Trump of power over U.S. Marshals as judges face threats

Congressional Democrats are pushing to shift the U.S. Marshals Service — which protects federal judges — away from the Trump administration's control.

• May 22, 2025

House passes Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in razor-thin vote

The budget package addresses President Trump's tax, defense and energy priorities. It now heads to the Senate, where hurdles remain.

• May 22, 2025

Senate votes to revoke California's EV emissions waivers

Senate Republicans led the push to block California's ability to impose tough limits on car emissions — a move Democrats call unprecedented.

• May 22, 2025

Florida food banks feel the sting of DOGE cuts

The White House's Department of Government Efficiency has cut funding for about $1 billion worth of USDA programs.

• May 21, 2025

FEMA rescinds strategic plan less than 2 weeks before hurricane season

One FEMA official described the strategic plan as the agency's "organizational backbone," saying, "Without it, there are just a bunch of offices doing whatever they feel like doing."

• May 21, 2025

U.S. Institute of Peace leaders regain control of HQ after DOGE takeover

A dramatic standoff between the U.S. Institute of Peace and the Trump administration ended this week, with a federal judge ruling the government's efforts to dismantle the think tank were illegal.

• May 21, 2025

Some Afrikaners say Trump is being lied to about a "White genocide"

President Trump has singled out White Afrikaner farmers for U.S. refugee status, claiming they're persecuted in South Africa. But most people there say it's simply not true.

• May 21, 2025

ICE releases Georgia teen arrested after now-dismissed traffic charges

19-year-old Ximena Arias Cristobal was granted bond and released, weeks after ICE arrested her following traffic charges that were later dismissed.

• May 22, 2025

What is the Golden Dome? Here's what to know about Trump's plan.

President Trump's plan for a missile defense system, which he's called the "Golden Dome for America," could include an installation in Greenland.

• Jan 22

ICE denied request for Mahmoud Khalil to hold his baby, wife and ACLU say

ICE officials and a prison contractor refused to grant a contact visit between Mahmoud Khalil​ and his family, the American Civil Liberties Union said.

• May 21, 2025

Judge says DHS violated order with attempted South Sudan deportations

DHS officials said the eight men were in the U.S. illegally from Cuba, Laos, Mexico, Myanmar, South Sudan and Vietnam, and all had criminal convictions.

• May 21, 2025

Pentagon says it accepted Boeing jet from Qatar to be used for Trump

The Defense Department says it has accepted a Boeing jet​ from Qatar that will be retrofitted and used to transport President Trump.

• May 21, 2025

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