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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., takes his seat during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on January 15. Tom Brenner/Getty Images hide caption …

People demonstrate against federal immigration enforcement outside the Minnesota governor’s residence in St. Paul on Feb. 6. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption …

From left, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Joseph Edlow, and Acting Director …

A coalition of more than 50 leaders of conservative and free-market organizations signed onto a letter to members of Congress on Thursday, …

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) improperly disclosed confidential tax data of thousands of people to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as …

Analilia Mejia, Co-Executive Director of Center for Popular Democracy, speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol calling for immediate resignation …

new video loaded: Lawmakers Spar with Bondi Over Epstein Files transcript Back transcript Lawmakers Spar with Bondi Over Epstein Files Attorney General …

NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., about current congressional negotiations regarding funding for the Department …

President Trump threatened “consequences come Election time” for Republican lawmakers who oppose his administration’s tariffs on U.S. trading partners. “Any Republican, in …

The secretary of Veterans Affairs testified before a house committee today for just the second time during the Trump administration, to explain …

The Trump administration suffered one of its most embarrassing legal setbacks so far on Tuesday, when a grand jury in the District …

Andrew Paul Johnson was convicted of multiple state charges of child molestation and exposing himself to children. Johnson was charged in Florida …

Over half of people in a new poll said they disapprove of how President Trump is handling one of his central campaign …

Attorney General Pam Bondi will be on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning to testify on oversight of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and …

President Trump’s mandatory detention policy for apprehended migrants has claimed its biggest legal victory yet.  Is it a turning point?  Only time will tell, but the ever-growing swarm of more …

Attorney General Pam Bondi delivers remarks at the Department of Justice on Feb 6, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …

French President Emmanuel Macron has accused President Trump of seeking the European Union’s “dismemberment.” Macron called the Trump administration “openly anti-European,” said …

Members of a House committee will question top immigration officials as lawmakers discuss possible changes to immigration enforcement operations. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: …

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks to Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia about viewing the unredacted Epstein files that the Justice Department made …

A few GOP rebels on Tuesday issued a stunning rebuke of President Trump’s tariff regime, joining with Democrats to vote down legislation …

An FBI employee stands inside the Fulton County election hub, near Atlanta, as the FBI executes a search warrant for 2020 election …

Top White House officials are trying to prepare Americans for a lackluster January jobs report this week as President Trump kicks off …

The men leading the agencies central to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown appeared before lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since federal …

The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled its annual White House meeting after President Trump only invited Republican governors to the gathering.  …

White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro cautioned the public to lower expectations ahead of Wednesday’s monthly jobs report, citing the Trump …

Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are butting heads as the funding deadline for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) quickly approaches. …

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The controversy over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance is the latest — and perhaps biggest — cultural flash point of President Trump’s …

President Trump is once again opening up a marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing. Late Friday afternoon, he …

FILE – The Saginaw passes construction on the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting on the Detroit River connecting Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, …