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Supreme Court’s New Term: Guns, Voting and Religion Cases
The Supreme Court began its new term Oct. 5. Here are the major cases on the calendar, from an assault weapons ban…
10 House Races to Watch Before the Nov. 3 Midterms
With the Nov. 3 midterms less than three weeks away, a look at the House battlegrounds forecasters are watching, what the odds…
Funding Deadline Moves to Dec. 11: What Congress Faces Next
Congress passed a stopgap spending bill with wide bipartisan support, pushing the government funding deadline past the midterms. Here is what the…
Midterms 2026: Which Senate Races Could Decide Control
With the November 3 midterms less than three weeks away, a handful of Senate toss-ups could determine which party controls the chamber.…
U.S. Officials to Visit Saudi Arabia for Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Middle East special envoy Steve Witkoff plan to head to Saudi…
Judge appears unlikely to immediately halt DOGE access and firings
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday, hinted she might not throw up immediate roadblocks to Elon Musk’s infiltration of the nation’s…
Trump administration fires 20 immigration judges with no explanation
The Trump administration fired 20 immigration judges without explanation, a union official said on Saturday amid sweeping moves to shrink the size of the…
Zelenskyy: ‘Very difficult’ for Ukraine to survive without U.S. military support
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that it would be “very, very, very difficult” for Ukraine to survive without U.S. military support,…
Trump says he spoke to Putin about ending the war in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone Wednesday about ending the war in…
Judge Allows Trump’s Plan to Push Federal Worker Resignations to Proceed
U.S. District Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. dissolved his restraining order blocking the “deferred resignations” program after finding the plaintiffs lacked legal…