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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
Dolores Huerta, 95, who co-founded the UFW with Chávez, is among the accusers named in a March 18 NYT investigation that prompted Sacramento to act with extraordinary speed.
More than 3,000 demonstrations across all 50 states will address the Iran war, immigration killings, and the DHS shutdown, with Bruce Springsteen and Bernie Sanders headlining in St. Paul.
The historic break from 250 years of American tradition comes as the administration implements a series of measures designed to place the president's personal mark on federal institutions.
Demonstrators plan to march in cities nationwide on March 28, challenging the Iran war, executive overreach, and the rising cost of living in one of the largest planned protests of 2026.
A bipartisan Senate vote to restore DHS funding collapsed within hours when the House passed its own rival bill, leaving the 42-day shutdown without resolution as senators begin a two-week recess.
At an NRCC dinner, the president attacked Justices Barrett and Gorsuch for joining the 6-3 majority that struck down his IEEPA tariffs and forced repayment to importers.
Bipartisan measure excludes ICE and Border Patrol funding but restores pay for federal airport security workers after 40-day standoff.
The annual conservative gathering in Grapevine, Texas became a rare public forum for intra-MAGA dissent, with younger attendees describing 'betrayal' over the war as attendance dropped sharply.
Health Secretary's vaccine skepticism poses challenges for Trump administration as top health jobs remain unfilled and court blocks policy changes.
President justifies his own mail-in ballot in Florida special election, citing presidential status as reason for exception to his criticism.
GOP lawmakers who gave administration wide latitude for military action now demand details about ground troops, costs, and timeline as conflict drags on.
The extraordinary agreement represents Trump administration's pattern of providing legal relief to presidential allies.
The high court ruled in favor of Cox Communications in a case brought by major music labels over the company's failure to terminate accounts of subscribers flagged for distributing copyrighted music.
Administration leveraged favors and funding to pressure African nation into accepting covertly deported migrants in unprecedented arrangement.
Democrats fail again to advance resolution forcing troop removal from Iranian hostilities unless Congress approves offensive operations.
New federal investigations examine whether Harvard complied with the Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling and adequately responded to documented Jewish student harassment.
The deal with TotalEnergies cancels offshore wind projects capable of powering 1.3 million homes and directs the money into oil and gas production instead.
A GOP proposal would fund 94% of DHS while leaving ICE deportation operations in a separate bill, as TSA shortages push airport wait times past two hours at major hubs.
GOP considers breaking with tradition of four-year convention cycles to hold nominating event during challenging midterm election year.
The Interior Department agreed to compensate French energy giant TotalEnergies for abandoning two East Coast offshore wind leases, setting a precedent that could expose the government to billions more in similar claims.
A bipartisan framework would fund TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard while carving out ICE deportation funding for separate reconciliation — potentially ending the longest aviation-security shutdown in U.S. history.
In oral arguments in Watson v. RNC, conservative justices strongly suggested that 14 states' post-Election Day mail ballot deadlines violate federal law — a ruling that could affect hundreds of thousands of voters.
WatchThe Oklahoma Republican was sworn in at the White House Monday as the department he will lead enters its 39th day of a partial shutdown, with senators saying a funding deal could come as early as this week.
Thirty-four former service members placed on deportation track in past year as administration expands immigration enforcement to include military families.
Oklahoma Republican takes helm of DHS as 100,000 employees work without pay during unprecedented agency crisis.
Following a Monday evening meeting at the White House, Senate Republicans expressed new confidence that an agreement was within reach — contingent on a plan to split off ICE funding from the broader DHS budget package that has stalled for weeks.
WatchThe justices heard more than two hours of oral arguments in Watson v. RNC, with Justices Alito, Kavanaugh, and Roberts all casting doubt on state laws that allow ballots postmarked by Election Day but received afterward to be counted.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a candidate for governor, took possession of more than 650,000 ballots as part of what election officials say is an unfounded investigation.
The Oklahoma Republican and former MMA fighter was confirmed on party lines with two Democratic defections, inheriting a department in crisis: TSA workers remain unpaid and airport security lines have stretched for hours.
U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled that the Defense Department's October 2025 policy — which threatened to revoke credentials from journalists who gathered unapproved information — violated the First and Fifth Amendments.