Iran has reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and has warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.

A U.S. appeals court is allowing construction to continue on President Donald Trump's $400 million ballroom.

President Donald Trump has directed his administration to speed up reviews of certain psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine.

Pope Leo XIV says it is “not in my interest at all” to debate U.S. President Donald Trump about the war in Iran but that he will continue preaching the Gospel message of peace.

Much of the political spotlight this election year in Arizona has been focused on the office that runs elections in Maricopa County, the state’s largest.

Some of the harshest words that President Donald Trump has used against a leading Democratic rival aren't about political differences but rather a learning disability.

President Donald Trump's influence on the Republican Party is facing a test in Indiana's upcoming primary.

Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway.

The U.S. Treasury Department has extended its pause on sanctions on Russian oil shipments to ease shortages from the Iran war, days after Secretary Scott Bessent ruled out such a move.

An American delegation has met recently with Cuban government officials in the island nation.

A lead prosecutor in the John Brennan investigation has been removed from the case after expressing concerns to Justice Department officials about the viability of a potential criminal prosecution of the former CIA director.

A federal judge in Rhode Island has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit demanding the state's unredacted voter rolls.

The Trump administration says it’s in talks with the IRS to resolve a $10 billion lawsuit over leaked tax information.

The top election official in Arizona’s most populous county will get more authority in running elections after a judge sided with his office in a prolonged legal fight with the county board that shares responsibility for overseeing voting.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to discuss the company's new AI model, Mythos.

The Supreme Court is handing a win to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.

A controversy has erupted over prediction markets such as Polymarket and Kalshi.

Iran says it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but questions linger about how much freedom ships actually have to transit the waterway as Tehran maintains its grip on the who gets through and threatens to close it again if the U.S. keeps in place its blockade of Iranian ships and ports.

Iran says it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels.

The Senate has approved a short-term renewal of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies.

President Donald Trump is more overtly leaning into some of the spoils of his office in his second term, drawing comparisons to French Queen Marie Antoinette from political opponents.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Todd Lyons, a key executor of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda, will resign at the end of May, federal officials announced Thursday.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill conducted a roundtable with leading AI executives and academics to discuss the potential transformative impacts of the technology on American society.

President Donald Trump has offered Cameron Hamilton the role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's permanent administrator.

The Trump administration has agreed to resume funding a key Manhattan subway project after New York officials sued.

The U.S. is urging other nations to back a “trade over aid” initiative at the United Nations as part of the Trump administration’s broader shift away from donor-focused development assistance and toward greater private investment.

During a contentious era, one of journalism's leading figures says he's concerned about news outlets that may be losing their moral compass.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days.

The House has rejected a resolution requiring President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from the war with Iran unless Congress authorizes military action.

President Donald Trump has railed against a federal judge’s decision that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom.

The U.S. military has widened its efforts beyond the blockade of Iran’s ports.

U.S. military forces have struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three men the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs.

The White House says it's “thrilled” after a federal commission gave early approval to the design for a 250-foot arch President Donald Trump wants to build at an entrance to the nation's capital.

The House has passed legislation that would extend temporary protections for Haitian immigrants living in the United States.

Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa has been marked by an unusual dynamic with U.S. President Donald Trump.

A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel has started.

A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel has started.

Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year's most competitive Senate contests.

President Donald Trump is betting that the tax cuts he signed into law last year will resonate with voters in Las Vegas.

More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R.

The Trump administration is setting the stage to shift its war campaign toward a more economically focused effort aimed at choking Tehran into submission rather than relying on bombs alone.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has delivered an attack on her conservative colleagues’ use of emergency orders to benefit the Trump administration.

The Republican-led Senate has rejected the latest Democratic attempt to halt President Donald Trump’s war in Iran.

President Donald Trump’s budget director is telling Congress that it'll take a massive upfront investment to ramp up U.S. weapons production and build more ships, planes and drones.

The BBC plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs to save 10% of its annual budget.

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump appears strained.

Pope Leo XIV is again emphasizing the need for peace and dialogue despite criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Federal health officials will meet this summer to consider easing restrictions on a controversial group of drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement.

House Democrats are launching what they call an anti-corruption task force in an attempt to strengthen ethics rules and protect voting access.

The tax filing deadline for most Americans is Wednesday, and President Donald Trump's administration is highlighting the impacts of Republicans' massive tax and spending law.

A special election in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District on Thursday will fill the House seat most recently held by Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Melania Trump has made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill to urge Congress to pass a series of bills to update a nearly 30-year-old federal foster care program.

Dearborn, Michigan, home to the nation's largest Arab American community, is grappling with ongoing crises.

The leader of Iran’s joint military command has threatened to halt trade in the Gulf region if the U.S. does not lift its blockade of Iranian ports, while U.S. Central Command says no vessels have made it past U.S. naval forces during the first 48 hours of the blockade.

Pakistan’s army chief is meeting with Iranian officials for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the region and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran.

There's been a holdup on Capitol Hill in advancing the renewal of a program that lets U.S. spy agencies pore over foreigners’ calls, texts and emails.

Resignations came quickly this week from two congressmen accused of sexual misconduct toward staff members.

Many Americans are turning to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT for health advice.

Vice President JD Vance used a Turning Point USA event to defend President Donald Trump’s aggression in Iran and play down the resulting tensions between Washington and the Vatican.

The U.S. military has launched a strike on another boat accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people.

Republican Rep. Clay Fuller of Georgia is the newest member of the House.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright raised eyebrows Tuesday after saying the country “looks like we’re going in the wrong direction” in remarks hailing a new natural gas pipeline project.

Republicans in Congress are forging ahead with a risky go-it-alone strategy for funding the Department of Homeland Security.

The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were sentenced to prison terms for leading members of the far-right extremist groups in attacking the U.S. Capitol over five years ago.

Democrats in Congress are trying to overturn the Trump administration's changes to a student loan forgiveness program.

The Kennedy Center's new executive director, Matt Floca, is leading tours to show the building's need for major repairs.

Virginia voters are set to decide next week on a Democratic-drawn redistricting plan that could boost the party's chances in the U.S. House.

Visitors to the Vatican have criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for his harsh remarks about Pope Leo XIV.

The Trump administration has fired four Justice Department prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists.

The timeline is tightening as some states attempt to redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the November midterm elections.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has recently been taking a firmer stance with the U.S., defying pressures where other countries have caved.

The most popular last names in the U.S. might be unchanged from the previous decade, but Asian surnames were the fastest-growing at the start of 2020s.

U.S. poet laureate Arthur Sze has been appointed to a second one-year term by the Library of Congress.

A federal judge must end his “intrusive” contempt investigation of the Trump administration for failing to comply with an order over flights carrying Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador last year, a divided appeals court panel ruled Tuesday.

The American Postal Workers Union is launching a national TV ad campaign promoting voting by mail.

Tax refunds are up this season, but polling shows that most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls.

Diplomats are working through back channels to arrange more talks between the United States and Iran.

The U.S. military claims it has successfully begun enforcing a blockade of Iranian ports, escalating tensions with Iran.

The U.S. military says it carried out another strike Monday on a boat accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people.

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas says he will retire from Congress after bipartisan calls to expel him.

President Donald Trump used a McDonald's delivery to the Oval Office to promote a tax policy meant to benefit tip earners.

A majority of U.S. Catholic voters supported Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential victory.

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign from Congress following sexual assault and misconduct allegations.

Paul Dans has ended his Republican primary challenge against Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina.

White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses.

A federal judge has dismissed President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story on his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

For the Trump family, business is booming.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. military has begun a blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas, and Iran responded with threats on ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

A new Gallup poll finds that more American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but there is a cohort of employees who remain skeptical.

The big election over the weekend was in a small European country nearly half a world away from Washington, but the defeat of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has significant reverberations in the United States.

The U.S. military says it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize to Pope Leo XIV after criticizing the pontiff's opposition to the war in Iran.

Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell has suspended his campaign for California governor following sexual assault accusations that he continues to deny.

America’s history is being seen through different lenses as the country celebrates its 250th anniversary.

President Barack Obama in 2011 declared it was time to leave behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “pivot” to Asia to counter China's rise.

A federal judge has been instructed to reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom.

President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations for seven states.

Britain has put its plan to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius on hold after the U.S. administration withdrew support for the deal.

Donald Trump has made a public flex of his political influence abroad on a scale that few, if any, U.S. presidents have, trying to marshal power he’s used domestically to sway races around the world.