Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration “absolutely” mishandled the communications surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein files.

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool's new liner, once dubbed “American flag blue” by President Donald Trump, has faded to a color closer to gray.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops.

The U.S. Mint has started producing a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to help celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

House Republicans have unveiled a $95 billion plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules.

The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is confronting questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing that will test President Donald Trump’s grip on Republican lawmakers whose support the nominee will need for the job.

President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement should continue traffic stops after two deadly shootings within a week, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them.

President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots.”.

President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers should continue vehicle stops despite recent fatal shootings.

A lead U.S. negotiator for the release of hostages captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel will have a book out this fall.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is confronting skeptical questioning at a Senate confirmation hearing about the creation of a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump and a tax immunity deal for the president.

Two human rights groups say Trump administration sanctions imposed on the International Criminal Court over its investigations of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza have illegally impeded their ability to advocate for Palestinians.

Former President Joe Biden plans to publish his memoir, "Promise Me, America," this fall.

Goldman Sachs’ former top lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler is facing skepticism from lawmakers as she testifies about her ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies is struggling to win Democratic support.

President Donald Trump has addressed a defense summit at the U.S. Army War College, but he focused more on political themes than battlefield issues.

President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections.

There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way.

Maine Democrats are fighting to link Republican Sen. Susan Collins to a new fatal shooting by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in their state.

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s pursuit of a Russia sanctions bill has taken on a renewed sense of urgency following his death.

Lawmakers in the Senate have unveiled a bipartisan proposal to address Social Security's looming insolvency.

Senator Ron Wyden has accused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of breaking the law by urging third-party candidates to drop out of Iowa congressional races.

The sister of the late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has been sworn in to fill his seat, just three days after his death.

A China-born U.S. seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years.

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Todd Blanche is heading into a high-stakes test this week in his bid to become attorney general.

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress.

Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One.

In rare congressional testimony, Supreme Court justices have shared chilling stories about the threats they increasingly face in public life.

The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is renewing focus on the country’s aging lawmakers.

President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months.

President Donald Trump is sharply reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah.

Lindsey Graham played a role in the Senate that won’t easily be filled.

Darline Graham Nordone has been appointed to fill the Senate term of her late brother, Lindsey Graham, who died over the weekend.

A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns was filed for an “improper purpose” as she referred one of his attorneys for possible disciplinary action.

The aortic tear that likely caused the sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham is a medical emergency that can rapidly kill.

The Trump administration is cracking down on banks lending to people living in the U.S. illegally.

President Donald Trump said Iranian ships will no longer be able to travel through the Strait of Hormuz and America would charge a 20% toll on other countries’ eligible cargo, escalating tensions after weekend of attacks by both nations to assert control of the critical waterway.

August primaries in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota will be another gauge of Democratic voters’ frustration with the establishment.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that support for Israel is a key component of the religious identity of many Jewish adults ages 45 and older in the United States, but younger Jewish adults are more likely to prioritize other forms of connection, like celebrating Jewish holidays.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has named Darline Graham as her late brother Lindsey Graham’s temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate.

Senate Republicans are returning to Washington with an uncertain agenda after the sudden death of prominent Republican Lindsey Graham, a committee chairman and key player who served as a crucial ally of President Donald Trump.

Sen. Mitch McConnell has for the first time revealed what led to his hospitalization.

Lindsey Graham was the garrulous son of South Carolina pool hall owners and he rose to become a prominent senator and fixture on the global stage.

Lindsey Graham's relationship with Donald Trump was a roller coaster.

NATO allies, Ukraine and Israel have paid tribute to U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham as a friend and advocate of trans-Atlantic ties.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has died after a brief illness.

A congressman says he was detained by Israeli settlers and then the Israeli military as he toured the West Bank.

A federal judge has dismissed the remnants of the government’s landmark case against far-right Proud Boys members who were convicted of seditious conspiracy.

President Donald Trump says he's ordered the U.S. military to destroy Iran if he were to be assassinated.

The Department of Justice confirms that it's subpoenaed New York Times journalists after they reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One.

Graham Platner has submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control.

Homeland Security has not fulfilled its promise to equip all officers with body cameras, despite receiving significant funding.

Crews are draining the Lincoln Memorial's Reflecting Pool again as President Donald Trump's problem-plagued effort to renovate the site pushes past his initial July 4 deadline.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to give Ukraine a license to produce Patriot air-defense systems could mark a major breakthrough for Kyiv.

President Donald Trump has chosen not to sign a sweeping housing affordability bill on Friday, in protest of Congress not approving a strict voter ID bill that does not have enough support to pass.

Eight South Carolina National Guard helicopter pilots have returned to flying duties after a suspension that followed a low flight over the state's beaches during a July 4 event.

Senior U.S. officials are demanding that Iran’s leadership publicly state that ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has been fully restored.

President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission charged with assisting state and local elections officials.

After Make America Healthy Again activists drew up a petition to get him fired, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin pledged to release a formal agenda of MAHA priorities his agency would pursue.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that many Jewish Americans feel unsafe in the United States, with a majority saying they feel less safe than they did before Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

A South Florida airport has officially changed its name to the President Donald J.

Mexico plans to request criminal charges over the deaths of 17 Mexicans in ICE custody or during immigration operations under the Trump administration.

Democrats in Maine are beginning a sprint to nominate a new candidate for a pivotal U.S. Senate seat.

A former Olympic canoe racer has pleaded not guilty to deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken about Turkey as well as U.S. moves in the Persian Gulf.

Democratic socialists have recently won elections in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Denver.

President Donald Trump's plan to build a triumphal arch that would alter the Washington, D.C., skyline has won initial approval from a key federal agency.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is closing Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary by arguing she is the party’s strongest candidate to beat Republicans.

Democrat Graham Platner says he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after a woman who dated him said he drunkenly forced her to have sex despite her telling him to stop.

As Democrats scramble to contain a political disaster in Maine, the Republicans on the front lines of the GOP’s fight to hold the U.S. Senate majority are breathing a sigh of relief.

President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over.

President Donald Trump has flown partway home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an old baby blue Air Force One plane instead of making the full trip aboard the new Qatari-gifted and retrofitted jet he arrived in.

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A three-judge panel has denied a request from the Kennedy Center's board to restore President Donald Trump's name to the institution while they appeal an earlier ruling that dubbed the name change illegal.

Kentucky's governor has written an open letter to Mitch McConnell asking the Republican senator to disclose more about his condition.

A new analysis of early rate filings shows that Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing another year of double-digit premium increases.

The U.S. has carried out another round of strikes on Iran hours after President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of the ceasefire.

Graham Platner's bid for Maine Senate may be all but over, but it's likely other candidates will find themselves on a similar path in the future.

The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by hitting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced at a NATO summit in Turkey that the U.S. will allow Ukraine to manufacture Patriot air defense systems.

The National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., has expanded during the country's 250th anniversary of independence celebrations, with troops from Democratic-led states joining the effort.

A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Justice cannot have access to personal information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County.

A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority.

Democratic nominee Graham Platner hasn’t resigned from the Maine U.S. Senate race following an allegation of sexual assault.

A lawsuit alleges that President Donald Trump's immigration agencies have shared confidential information about Iranian asylum seekers with the Iranian government.

Potential Democratic presidential candidate Rahm Emanuel plans to deliver a strong message in Tel Aviv about U_S_-Israeli relations being "at a crossroads."

The U.S. military has launched a series of strikes against Iranian targets after three merchant ships were struck in the waters off Oman.

A new AP-NORC poll reveals a dramatic erosion of support for Israel, after decades of bipartisan backing.

President Donald Trump insists the United States should control Greenland instead of Denmark, renewing tensions in Europe at a NATO summit.

The U.S. military has attacked Iran after it said Tehran struck three ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law that requires age verification and parental consent for users seeking to download apps or make in-app purchases on mobile phones.

President Donald Trump is claiming credit for Walmart's recent price cuts, though the retailer's statement doesn't mention his administration's involvement.

The grandfather of a man shot and killed by two members of the Tennessee National Guard in Memphis says he wants answers.

A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s mass pardons for supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol don’t apply to a Virginia man charged with planting pipe bombs near the national headquarters of the Democratic and Republican parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

Politico reports that a woman has accused Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of sexual assault.

The relationship between Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been long in the making and is now at the center of one of the great World Cup controversies.

New federal data reveals the first 50-state look at a steep drop in Affordable Care Act enrollment after enhanced subsidies expired in January.

President Donald Trump says he's building a granite helipad on the White House lawn.