Washington — Top Trump adviser Stephen Miller, who is set to take over the White House chief of staff role on Monday, has driven President Trump’s most controversial immigration policies during both of his administrations. Mr. Trump announced the staffing shake-up on Friday, calling Miller one of his “most trusted” advisers. Miller replaces Susie Wiles,…
The Justice Department on Friday moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens until their immigration status could be verified. The request to dismiss the case comes days after Republicans’ significant losses in the midterm elections and about a week before a…
Washington — After years of calling for reforms to the Supreme Court following blockbuster decisions on abortion, presidential power and voting rights, Democrats may be poised to push forward with their court-focused plans after winning control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections. Democrats are expected to hold at least 54 seats in…
NASA is pressing ahead with Artemis moon program revisions to give the agency its best shot at a lunar landing in 2028 using a lander built by either Elon Musk’s SpaceX or Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, depending on which one testing indicates is the right choice, officials said Friday. The strategy is intended to provide…
In July, Reps. Mike Lawler, a New York Republican, and Josh Gottheimer, a New Jersey Democrat, had a request for the Federal Election Commission: help make sure artificial intelligence chatbots do not feed voters false information about the 2026 midterm elections. The lawmakers, writing to the FEC as well as the Justice and Homeland Security…
Washington — The start of the Supreme Court’s new term is quickly approaching, with cases involving climate change, President Trump’s immigration policies and the Second Amendment among the most high-profile disputes the justices will hear in the coming months. But waiting in the wings at the Supreme Court are several legal battles involving Mr. Trump’s…
Washington — A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump’s firing of Roger Rogoff from his post as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle, finding the president cannot unilaterally remove a U.S. attorney who has been tapped to the post by a district court. U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian delivered his decision from the bench…
China and the United States agreed to establish a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications following a three-day summit between President Xi Jinping and President Trump in Washington, the two governments said Saturday. They also agreed to continue cooperating through a Board of Trade focused on selected bilateral issues….
7m ago Trump says he has a “big decision coming up” on whether to “annihilate” Iran’s ruling regime President Trump said Thursday that he is poised to make a “big decision” on whether to “annihilate” the Iranian regime. “I have a big decision coming up,” Mr. Trump told Axios. “Do I want to go…
The Trump administration spent $9.5 billion on employee administrative leave costs in 2025, a sixfold increase from 2023 that was spurred by the administration’s push to cut down the federal workforce. According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report published Tuesday, the use of paid administrative leave increased by 435% from 2023 to 2025. They…
