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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
A CBS News investigation finds that experienced jurists are being systematically replaced by judges recruited for their willingness to order removals, leaving tens of thousands of cases in limbo.
A federal refund portal opens April 20 following the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling that the emergency tariffs were unconstitutional — and businesses that paid billions in duties want their money back.
The latest ruling permits construction to proceed until at least June while the appeals court considers the ongoing case challenging the White House ballroom project.
Intelligence reports suggesting China may transfer military equipment to Tehran prompted a White House warning of "severe consequences" at a moment when US-China trade tensions are already near a breaking point.
Governor Janet Mills signed the measure on April 10, raising the top tax rate to 9.15% on incomes above $1 million to offset cuts to healthcare, childcare, and housing programs from Washington.
The 224-204 vote, forced by Rep. Ayanna Pressley's rare discharge petition, marked the most significant immigration rebuke of the Trump White House since the new Congress convened, with 11 Republicans crossing the aisle.
Medical professionals mobilize for midterm elections, with many citing opposition to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as primary motivation.
Confidential documents obtained by The New York Times reveal how justices developed their now-routine emergency orders on presidential power cases.
Confidential documents obtained by The New York Times illuminate how justices began issuing emergency rulings on presidential power without full arguments.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened secondary sanctions against China, the UAE, and other nations that continue buying Iranian oil or holding Iranian funds in their banks.
Conservative media figures clash over the president's criticism of the pontiff, with Trump ranking MAGA figures as "good, bad, and somewhere in the middle."
The tally fell short of a majority, but represented the highest recorded Senate opposition to an Israel arms package, drawing 10 Democrats who had previously supported all Israel arms sales.
Judges in the D.C., Ninth, and Fourth Circuits issued preliminary injunctions, finding that terminating tens of thousands of federal employees without civil service procedures likely violates the law.
The ruling clears the way for energy companies to move environmental cases from state courts to more favorable federal venues.
Democrats led by Sen. Tammy Duckworth vowed to keep forcing votes weekly as a May 1 War Powers Act deadline looms for the conflict that began February 28.
WatchThe progressive former Sanders staffer defeated Republican Joe Hathaway 60-40, completing the seat vacated when Mikie Sherrill became New Jersey's governor.
The near-party-line vote blocked the fourth congressional attempt to limit Trump war authority. Rep. Thomas Massie was the sole Republican to cross the aisle and support the measure.
At an economic event, the president sought to downplay financial hardship from the Iran conflict, claiming 'fake inflation because of fuel and energy prices.'
The bipartisan vote was largely symbolic since Trump would likely veto the bill, but it reflected resistance within his own party on his signature immigration issue.
Campaign finance filings reveal Democratic candidates out-raising GOP rivals in key contests, with Talarico leading massive donor influx ahead of midterms.
Supreme Court justice issues rare public apology after criticizing colleague's views in immigration case during Kansas law school appearance.
The first official deportation data released under the Trump administration shows a historic enforcement surge that nonetheless comes nowhere close to the campaign pledge, with nearly two-thirds of those removed having no criminal record.
Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the legislation Monday, making Virginia the 19th jurisdiction in the interstate agreement to award presidential electoral votes to the nationwide popular vote winner, regardless of how Virginians vote.
The Rules Committee cleared an 18-month clean extension of FISA Section 702, rejecting warrant requirements sought by Democrats and some Republicans, as CIA Director Ratcliffe says constitutional protections are operationally incompatible with foreign surveillance.
Democrat Eric Swalwell and Republican Tony Gonzales both submitted their resignations Tuesday after a fifth accuser came forward against Swalwell and Gonzales faced his own Ethics Committee expulsion proceedings, narrowing the House Republican majority to just three seats.
WatchIn an unprecedented reversal, the Justice Department moved Tuesday to vacate the convictions of Enrique Tarrio and Stewart Rhodes — who received sentences of 22 and 18 years respectively — sparking fury from Democratic lawmakers and former federal prosecutors who called the filing political interference.
WatchIn a Fox Business interview, President Trump declared he will fire Jerome Powell if the Fed chair does not step down when his term expires next month — setting up a constitutional showdown over the independence of the Federal Reserve.
U.S. District Judge Darrin Gayles found Trump's complaint against Rupert Murdoch and the Journal 'comes nowhere close' to the actual malice standard required in press freedom cases, but allowed him until April 27 to refile.
Vice President appears to express sympathy with Iran war critics, acknowledging young voters' opposition to Middle East policy.
In a Fox News interview, Trump explicitly named China for the first time, warning Beijing would face crippling new tariffs if found to be delivering shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles to Tehran.