Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall
President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again — about Donald Trump.
Author: Associated Press
Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump
A judge on Tuesday barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, ordering an end to a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year.
Trump abruptly cancels signing a housing bill, blindsiding Republicans
President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, abruptly canceling plans to sign a bipartisan measure that could help spur more home construction.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson wins GOP governor runoff
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has won a runoff election, defeating the Republican whom President Donald Trump had initially picked to become the state’s gubernatorial nominee.
Trump administration announces $17.5 billion in loans for 10 new large nuclear reactors
The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.
Senate passes a bipartisan housing bill aimed at increasing supply and lowering prices
The Senate passed a bipartisan housing bill on Monday that aims to reduce federal regulations and expand local control, one of the most sweeping efforts in recent decades to increase supply and bring down prices.
Judge blocks use of federal database to check citizenship, saying it could wrongly purge voters
A federal judge on Monday ruled that a recently revamped version of a federal tool central to the Trump administration’s efforts to nationalize elections can no longer be used.
South Carolina voters will choose between two Trump-backed governor candidates in Republican runoff
South Carolina voters return to the polls Tuesday to finalize the Republican nominee for governor in a runoff election that has become a bruising grudge match between two of the state’s leading politicians.
Senate for first time approves a war powers resolution in a rebuke to Trump over Iran conflict
The Senate for the first time approved a war powers resolution Tuesday seeking to block U.S. military action against Iran, as lawmakers warily watch President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve a conflict that the administration launched on its own and now needs Congress to fund.
US and Iran in dispute over whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections
The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites.
