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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
The justices ruled that federal pesticide law shields Monsanto from state failure-to-warn claims, a landmark win that could wipe out tens of thousands of pending cases.
In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Samuel Alito, the court held that border officers need not have 'clear and convincing evidence' of a crime to bar lawful permanent residents — one of two immigration wins handed to the Trump administration in a single morning.
The International Monetary Fund said the American economy retains 'solid momentum' and praised new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's commitment to price stability, even as looming tariffs cloud the second-half outlook.
WatchThe conservative majority revived the contested "metering" policy, letting agents block migrants who have not yet set foot on U.S. soil, in one of two major immigration wins for the administration.
Trump’s former national security adviser admitted to one felony count, agreeing to forfeit roughly $2.2 million and accept a prison cap of five years.
The program’s trustees moved the depletion date a year earlier, warning that more than 70 million Americans face automatic cuts of about $500 a month unless Congress acts.
WatchThe justices ruled the president has near-unfettered power to end Temporary Protected Status, stripping deportation shields from more than 350,000 people with ripples for over a million more.
Stealth bomber flyovers and military bands set the stage as the president kicked off a World's Fair-style celebration that will fill the Mall through July 10.
In Wolford v. Lopez, the justices voided a Hawaii measure that required concealed-carry permit holders to get an owner's permission before bringing firearms onto private property open to the public.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled the president's bid to build federal voter rolls and restrict mail-in voting unconstitutional, writing that 'the Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections.'
The president abruptly canceled a Capitol signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but the bipartisan measure can still become law in 10 days even without his signature.
WatchA procedural motion to advance Sen. Tim Kaine's resolution failed 50-47 on Wednesday, a victory for President Trump just one day after the chamber had narrowly rebuked him.
Candidates endorsed by New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani ousted long-serving House Democrats on Tuesday, in a result allies hailed as a generational shift in the party.
The supplemental request, sent Wednesday, is largely meant to replenish the Pentagon after Operation Epic Fury, and lands at a politically fraught moment for lawmakers wary of the war.
U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz said there was 'no doubt' the grand-jury subpoenas were issued to damage the Minnesota governor and other Democrats over immigration enforcement.
WatchA provision in the new U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding pledging at least $300 billion to rebuild the Islamic Republic has drawn fire from Democrats and the president's own Republican allies, even as Trump insists no American taxpayer money is involved.
The longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history was admitted Sunday. His office said he is receiving 'excellent care' but disclosed no details, renewing questions about the retiring Kentuckian's health.
In a 6-3 order, the justices paused a ruling that had blocked Alabama's congressional map, clearing the state to use districts favoring Republicans in the 2026 midterms.
WatchBarack and Michelle Obama dedicated the long-delayed center on Chicago's South Side before a crowd of former presidents and A-list performers, with the 44th president delivering a pointed defense of democracy without naming his successor.
In Kevin Warsh's first meeting as Federal Reserve chair, policymakers kept the benchmark rate at 3.5% to 3.75% but dropped their bias toward cuts, with nine of 18 officials now projecting a rate increase before year's end.
Borrowers who enroll in automatic payments will get a full percentage point shaved off their interest rate from July 1 through mid-2028, up from the usual quarter point.
Top officials marked what they described as a final chapter for the decades-old presidential 747 on Wednesday as a $400 million Boeing jet donated by Qatar nears delivery this summer.
In United States v. Hemani, the justices ruled that occasional drug users cannot be automatically stripped of their Second Amendment rights, while leaving the broader federal statute intact.
On the eve of the June 16 Democratic primary, the president warned he could 'take back Washington' if democratic socialist Janeese Lewis George wins, reviving fears for the city's home rule.
Representative Barry Moore, who supported Trump from his first campaign, confronts Jared Hudson in runoff that could signal shifting GOP dynamics.
WatchThe housing-finance regulator with no intelligence background is set to take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence with orders to gut it, as Democrats block a key surveillance law in protest.
Crews stripped more than a dozen bronze letters from the facade early Saturday after a judge ruled the venue could not be renamed without congressional approval.
With about 23 decisions left before its summer recess, the justices are poised to issue rulings that could reshape citizenship, voting and civil rights.
Even for a president known for imposing his own reality on every situation, Trump has not outrun scrutiny over his advanced age.
Group of 7 meetings once embodied the effort to sustain the global diplomatic order. This year's gathering symbolizes its fragmentation.