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The court is the first since at least the 50s to reject claims in a majority of cases involving women and minorities, an analysis conducted for The Post shows.
As the Trump administration claimed success, Tehran disputed the terms, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remained stalled, and new questions emerged.
The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.
Civil rights rhetoric and images of Barack Obama are also being employed to persuade Virginians during the nationwide battle for U.S. House control.
The president, long a NATO skeptic, has been especially angry at alliance members in recent weeks for declining to take part in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
The former homeland security secretary said the $70 million plane, which included a bedroom, was intended to carry out the presidents mass deportation agenda.
The defense secretary described the state of hostilities mostly in past tense. The Joint Chiefs chairman noted that the ceasefire is a pause in combat operations.
Some House members say they still intend to pursue their subpoena of former attorney general Pam Bondi, despite her firing last week.
Steve Ubl built PhRMA into a more aggressive operation, one that has tangled with President Donald Trump as he seeks to curb drug prices.
The eventual ask of Congress is likely to fall between $80 billion and $100 billion, officials said, less than half the amount of an earlier proposal to offset costs of the conflict.
The presidents ultimatum drew condemnation across the political spectrum and intensified open debate about his credibility, morality and sanity.
Clay Fuller, a district attorney backed by President Donald Trump, defeated Shawn Harris in the deeply red district vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Todd Blanche, who is leading the Justice Department after Pam Bondis ouster, defended investigations of the presidents political foes.
Dan Driscoll, praised by the White House, said in a statement to The Washington Post that I have no plans to depart or resign as the Secretary of the Army.
The tech moguls testimony will be part of the Republican-led House Oversight Committees inquiry into the Justice Departments investigation of the deceased financier.
The vice president traveled to Budapest as Trumps deadline for an Iran deal loomed Tuesday, backing the administrations closest ideological ally in Europe.
The defense secretarys rosy portrayal of U.S. success in the conflict risks misinforming the public and the president, observers worry.
When asked whether he shared Trumps view that the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran carried divine backing, the vice president declined to go as far.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, who is running for California governor as a Republican, tried to review ballots despite election officials reaffirming the results.
The states high court, which liberals will control either way, could take up cases on abortion, redistricting and election disputes in coming years.
Republicans won in 2024 by promising to cut the cost of living, but high gas prices are frustrating voters and providing a potent line of attack ahead of this years elections.
The president offered a new rationale for the costly, unpopular conflict: God wants to see people taken care of, he said.
The influential right-wing podcaster spent four months in prison for defying a subpoena from the House panel investigating the 2021 assault on the U.S. Capitol.
A dearth of information has been disclosed about the agreements, fueling speculation that the America First approach to foreign aid is exploitative.
A Washington Post-Schar School poll finds that Virginia voters are highly polarized over Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D), who ran as a unifying centrist.
Trump escalated threats against Irans power plants, bridges and other infrastructure in an expletive-laden post on Truth Social on Easter morning.
Let those who have weapons lay them down! the first American pope declared. The White Houses war in Iran and nativist agenda at home is testing the Vatican.
Viktor Orban, who has built strong ties to the MAGA movement and the Kremlin, faces a tough electoral challenge from center-right candidate Peter Magyar on April 12.
Time is of the essence! Justice Department lawyers wrote, saying a ruling to pause construction puts the president at risk.
A state visit intended to mark 250 years of U.S. independence could become a test of the British monarchys willingness to confront one of its most difficult controversies.
The order would create new regulations around athlete compensation, transfers and other hot-button issues. It is expected to face legal challenges.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer are vulnerable, officials said. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard appears more secure.
An F-15 fighter jet and an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. Two Black Hawk helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.
Alitos security detail recommended examination out of an abundance of caution before his three-hour drive home from Philadelphia, the Supreme Court said.
After Trump ousted Pam Bondi, her deputy is set to lead the department and take on many of the same challenges.
The planned Presidential Capital Stewardship Program would help renovate parks and infrastructure, as Trump works to remake a city he has derided as dirty.
The budget proposes a 44 percent increase in defense spending, and Trumps request comes as Congress grapples with the ballooning costs of the war in Iran.
The president is in a precarious political moment seven months before the midterm elections, facing some of his lowest approval ratings and presiding over an unpopular war.
A slight majority of Virginia voters supports giving Democrats a temporary edge in congressional maps, but opponents are more motivated in new Post-Schar School poll.
House leaders and lobbyists rallied around Rep. Jeff Hurd (Colorado) after Trump, angry about Hurds vote against tariffs, withdrew support for his reelection.
Gen. Randy Georges ouster is the latest clash between the Pentagon chief and the services senior leadership, and comes during the war in Iran.
Several Democrats and at least one Republican on the House Oversight Committee say Pam Bondi must appear for sworn testimony regardless of her employment status.
The DOJ concluded that a law requiring presidential records preservation is unconstitutional, setting the path to potentially upend decades-old legal precedent.
Brian Cole Jr. gave a detailed confession in December, but his defense attorneys suggested he could point at a Capitol Police officer who has been cleared in the case.

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