First Golden Dome Defense Test Successful, Hegseth Says
Posters for the proposed Golden Dome for America are displayed in the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. Associated Press / Photo by Mark Schiefelbein ...
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Senate Rebukes Trump in Largely Symbolic War Powers Vote
Loading the Audio Player... The upper chamber passed a war powers resolution on Tuesday aimed at blocking President Donald Trump from using the U.S. military against Iran. The 50-...
USDA can’t ban soda, candy from SNAP benefits in 5 states, judge rules
Loading the Audio Player... U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Monday ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture could not prohibit individuals in five states from...
Green Tint Continues to Plague D.C. Reflecting Pool after Six Suspects Arrested
Loading the Audio Player... Six people have been arrested for vandalizing the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., according to a Monday statement from the Department of the Inter...
Sen. McConnell Still Not Voting More Than a Week after Hospitalization
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., at the Capitol in Washington, May 19, 2026. Associated Press / Photo by J. Scott Applewhite, file Loading the Audio Player.....
Primary contests unfold in N.Y., Maryland, Utah
Loading the Audio Player... New York, Maryland, and Utah all held primary elections on Tuesday, while South Carolina hosted a runoff. In the Empire State, a battle of endorsements...
Appeals court upholds government’s expansion of expedited removal proceedings
Loading the Audio Player... The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ruled that the White House followed the law when it expanded the use of expedited removal ...
Supreme Court Loosens Restrictions on Deporting Criminals
Loading the Audio Player... The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday said the U.S. government could meet a lower burden of proof when removing some lawful permanent residents from the co...
Trans-Identifying Former State Lawmaker Sentenced to 33 Years for Child Sex Crimes, Asked if God Would Disapprove
Former Democratic New Hampshire state Rep Stacie-Marie Barry Laughton was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to three counts of aiding and abetting the sexual
Judge Says Trump Voter Screening Database is Illegal
Loading the Audio Player... U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle Sooknanan on Monday ruled that a voter-screening database the Trump administration compiled broke the law and violate...
