President Trump ran on a pledge to end "forever wars," so what comes next is pivotal. Here are five things to watch.
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Blain’s been on the Poway City Council for three months. In that time, he’s been accused of vote trading and threatening and harassing city staffers and other officials, including City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher.
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Lawmakers from both parties teamed up to force a House vote on a measure allowing new parents to vote by proxy for 12 weeks, but House Speaker Mike Johnson opposes it on Constitutional grounds.
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Some prominent conservative media figures suggested that adding a prominent journalist to the group chat was evidence of the "deep state" though others said it was a security breach.
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The Republican congresswoman's nomination had been expected to easily clear the Senate — but Republicans are concerned about holding on to their thin majority in the House of Representatives.
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The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants. Addiction experts say clawing back the federal funding is risky and could put patients at risk.
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The reduction in force comes along with a reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services, consolidating 28 divisions to 15.
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The Trump administration is lowering the threshold to report money transfers to foreign countries. The Treasury Department says the new rule is needed to combat money laundering from Mexican drug cartels. Critics say it violates privacy and civil liberties.
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The news of the leak of life-and-death operational details to a reporter lands differently with veterans and active-duty troops, who can be prosecuted for much less significant "spillage" incidents.
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Immigration attorney Linette Tobin shares details with NPR about the government's case against her client, Jerce Reyes Barrios, a Venezuelan soccer player and father of two.
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Utah's new law is part of a larger effort by Republicans to limit the window in which mail ballots can be counted during an election.
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