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The president is said to be eager to increase his involvement but has yet to approve a spending plan for his $300 million-plus war chest.

More Perfect Union, one of the fastest-growing YouTube channels, doesnt look like most other online political content.

Thomas Massie has challenged Trump on issues including the Epstein files and is trying to survive reelection in deep-red Kentucky.

Jeffrey Epsteins lawyers filed records requests to the National Security Agency and the CIA, according to documents released by the Justice Department.

The White House did not say why Democratic governors were not invited to the meeting with Trump. In addition, at least two Democrats were uninvited to a dinner, their offices said.

Amid a burst of high-profile targeted violence, authorities have identified a new source of terror.

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-New York) faces the challenge of leading the questioning of top immigration officials at the peril of angering the White House.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is ending graduate-level programs for military personnel at the school, which he claimed had become a breeding ground for radical ideologies.

Six years after leading Trumps first impeachment trial, Schiff reflects on the balance Democrats must strike between opposing Trump and lawmaking.

No, I didnt make a mistake, the president said.

Documents indicate that Navy Secretary John Phelan was a passenger on Jeffrey Epsteins Boeing 727 for two transatlantic flights in 2006.

Officials announce the arrest of a man they called a key participant in the 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed a U.S. ambassador and three others.

Tim Scott, the sole Black Republican in the Senate, called it the most racist thing Ive seen out of this White House.

Scores of claims are expected to arise out of the Trump administrations crackdown on illegal immigration. Experts say suing the government will be tough.

Amid an immigration crackdown in the Minneapolis area, judges have lost patience with the Trump administration, saying officials are flouting their orders.

Republicans have criticized Democrats proposals as a ridiculous Christmas list but say theyre willing to negotiate.

Why doctors who led the pandemic response in their states are running for office.

A U.S. official called the deal a by-product of ongoing efforts to end the Ukraine war. It came as a key nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow expired.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin and other Democratic lawmakers filed a video last year reminding troops that they can ignore illegal orders.

Races in the Lone Star State are among those that will be key to determining which party controls the U.S. House.

The president has argued his drug-pricing initiative should win us the midterms. Experts say its impact could be positive but limited.

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.

President Barack Obama called the Indiana Democrat one of the most influential voices on international relations and American national security.

The Supreme Court allowed a new California voting map that could help Democrats gain up to five seats in Congress.

Mexico has sought Damaso Lopez Serranos extradition since 2020, charging him with ordering the killing of Javier Valdez, an award-winning journalist in Mexico who covered the drug trade in Culiacn.

Robb Pitts, chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, vowed that county officials would use every resource to secure ballots and other material.

The reduction is a significant scale back of the Department of Homeland Securitys presence in Minnesota and comes after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot.

Review panels and a federal judge have asked if the project can be made smaller. Historic preservationists say the planned 90,000-square-foot addition will overshadow the mansion.

The president has worked to recognize the explorer, saying Italian-Americans shouldremember Trumps efforts when they go vote.

The governor and potential presidential candidate spoke about his mothers controversial decision to end her life and the impact it had on his political beliefs.

Democrats have demanded that Republicans agree to accountability measures to rein in personnel from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies.

Days after their win in a state Senate race, reports of a racially charged comment roil the U.S. Senate primary contest.

A federal judge said Pete Hegseth appeared to be expanding restrictions on free speech that have applied only to active-duty service members.

Officials said the aircraft was acting aggressively when it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was sent to the Middle East amid renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran.

See how your representative voted to end the partial shutdown and fund most of the government through September. Congress only has ten days to reach an agreement on ICE funding

The relationship dates back decades, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the organization for allowing girls to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts.

The deal would fund most of the government through September. But Congress would have only 10 days to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

The members of Congress who wrote the law requiring disclosure of the files are still looking for explanations.

The Clintons faced a vote on contempt of Congress after not appearing for scheduled depositions.

The decision to equip federal agents in Minneapolis with body cameras comes after federal agents in the metropolitan area shot and killed two people.

Trump, who continues to falsely claim that he won the 2020 election, has baselessly alleged widespread fraud.