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Tribal leaders say Indigenous people have been stopped, questioned, harassed and, in some cases, detained solely on the basis of their skin color or names.
A new group will raise money to mobilize voters for a proposed redistricting amendment as Democrats try to counter GOP-led efforts ahead of the midterms.
Many saw the FBI search of a Washington Post reporters home as a jarring new step aimed at limiting their ability to gather information.
Its legal intimidation and physical intimidation meant to get you to shut up, said Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who organized the video on disobeying illegal orders.
The vote failed after two Republicans withdrew their previous support under intense pressure from the Trump administration.
Costs are still up, and Americans say theyre struggling.
The search came as part of an investigation into a government contractor accused of illegally retaining classified government materials.
The high courts 7-2 ruling dealt with the narrow question of whether Republican congressman Michael Bost and others had standing to sue.
The Pentagon has begun removing troops and equipment from al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, echoing measures taken before U.S. strikes on Irans nuclear facilities.
Visiting officials appeared unnerved by the vice presidents planned involvement after they had sought a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The North Carolina Republican has been at the forefront this month of staking out anti-MAGA ground and criticizing Trumps aides.
The presidents clemency acts have eroded faith among Justice Department employees that their work will result in accountability, some prosecutors say.
The administration releases a redacted version of a previously secret memo that gave the legal basis for the U.S. mission to arrest Venezuelas Nicols Maduro.
A cellphone video captured Trump twice mouthing f--- you and raising his middle finger toward a line worker shouting at him inside the Ford factory.
In one of his first ventures since leaving office, former New York City Mayor Eric Adams hawked the NYC Token, a meme coin that he claimed would be used to fight anti-Americanism and antisemitism.
Lindsey Halligan was a personal lawyer for President Donald Trump before being appointed as interim U.S. attorney in Virginias Eastern District.
Prosecutors resigned from the U.S. attorneys office in Minnesota amid turmoil over an investigation into a shooting by an immigration officer.
That jerk will be gone soon, the president pledged, even as Republicans have criticized a criminal investigation into the central bank.
The justices heard arguments on whether bans in two states on trans athletes competing in womens sports violate the Constitutions equal protection clause.
The potential site of the National Garden of American Heroes is a prominent area near the memorial to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, two people said.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren and colleagues are pressing the Trust for the National Mall, which is managing donations, to divulge details of the project.
In a letter, the former president said a subpoena issued by the House Oversight Committee was invalid and legally unenforceable.
The Supreme Court is to hear arguments about a teenage trans athlete competing despite a state law that bans transgender women and girls from womens sports teams.
Use of the plane prompted legal debate after the operation over whether concealment of its military status amounted to a ruse that violated international law, officials said.
A veteran prosecutor recruited to help run a key U.S. attorneys office in Virginia has been abruptly dismissed after disagreements with the Trump administration.
The Supreme Court will take up Trump-related cases in its new term, as well as cases dealing with gay and transgender issues and campaigns.
The unlikely conversation came after years of antipathy between the two politicians, including the presidents derogatory use of the nickname Pocahontas to describe her.
The Justice Department division that regularly handles probes of police shootings has not been brought into the case of the ICE officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
The lawsuit is the latest twist in an unusual feud stemming from a video in which several Democrats reminded U.S. troops they can refuse illegal orders.
Legal experts warn it threatens the rule of law, and economists warn it threatens the stability of the U.S. economy.
Oil giant Chevron and a small Louisiana parish squared off at the Supreme Court in a case with big implications for how localities handle environmental damage.
The Justice Department opened an investigation into Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell, who said the case is a way to pressure the Fed to lower interest rates.
Follow President Trumps progress filling over 800 positions, among about 1,300 that require Senate confirmation, in this tracker from The Washington Post and the Partnership for Public Service.
The Republican-leaning state is key to Democrats long-shot strategy of retaking control of the chamber in November.
Many of these endeavors go far beyond typical political persuasion, challenging long-established democratic norms.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem remained adamant that Rene Good was responsible for her own death, as Democrats insisted that an investigation including local law enforcement must be completed before drawing conclusions.
With an eye to 2028, the vice president finds himself trying to balance his past calls for military restraint with a defense of President Donald Trumps raid in Venezuela.
The Trump administrations backlash against refugees has sowed fears of prejudice, rejection or even deportation among Afghans in the U.S.
With the Supreme Court set to weigh the legal rights of transgender athletes, Justice Neil Gorsuch is in the spotlight as the swing vote advocates are courting.
Democrat Jacob Frey has countered the administrations portrayal of events in sharp and at times profane terms. His reaction is shaped by a tenure of crises.
Marco Rubios transformation underscores how far Trumps militaristic nationalism is from traditional neoconservatism.
Two Congressmen had different perceptions of the same footage showing a deadly Minneapolis shooting.
Policing experts say officer who fired fatal shots may have placed himself at needless risk by standing in front of Rene Goods vehicle.
Financial institutions and other credit card issuers say the cap, which the president wants in effect by Jan. 20, would limit consumers access to credit.
Moves to Trump administration, resignations and deaths leave GOP without a functional majority.
President Donald Trump has made clear that he has no plans to back down from a growing list of foreign entanglements.
U.S. firms are looking for ways into Venezuela as the White House puts out the call.
About 335,000 federal workers left government from January to November 2025, with a vast majority of those people quitting or retiring.
As Trump targets Venezuelan oil exports, the Coast Guard has put out a call for specialists who can fix captured tankers so they wont be turned away from U.S. ports.
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said it would be a great honor if the Venezuelan opposition leader decided to share her Nobel Peace Prize with him.

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