Intel leaders say leaked Signal chat didn't include classified info
2h By Stephen DinanTop U.S. intelligence officials said Tuesday that a discussion about attack plans that leaked to a journalist did not contain any classified information and did not break any rules about the use of messaging apps to conduct business.Trump has Mike Waltz's back amid fallout over group chat discussing Houthi strike
3h By Alex Miller, Jeff Mordock and Jeff Mordock, Alex MillerPresident Trump on Tuesday said he still has confidence in National Security Adviser Mike Waltz after a snafu in which an Atlantic editor was added to a group text where high-level administration officials discussed plans to launch airstrikes against Houthi…Homan says ICE 'confident' all Venezuelans deported to El Salvador were gang members
3h By Stephen Dinan, Kerry Picket and Stephen Dinan, Kerry PicketWhite House border czar Tom Homan on Tuesday said he's certain that all of the Venezuelans deported this month to El Salvador were members of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang.GOP-led states push for unfettered school aid as Trump promises a smaller federal role in education
3h By Collin BinkleyGovernors in several Republican-led states are pressing the Trump administration to cut strings attached to their federal education aid, a goal conservatives have long dreamed of that now appears within reach as President Donald Trump moves to dismantle the…Justice Department working with DOGE to collect agency referrals to launch fraud cases
8:37am By Kerry PicketThe Department of Justice is working with the Department of Government Efficiency to collect referrals for criminal fraud investigations.How a shelter hit by Donald Trump's aid cuts protects LGBTQ migrants in Mexico
8:06am By María Teresa HernándezAna Esquivel no longer feels like her heart stops every time she sees a police officer.Canadians, and their dollars, stick to their homes and native land
8:05am By Tom Howell Jr.Canadians aren't just avoiding American products because of President Trump's tariff threats and talk of annexation.Mike Huckabee, Trump's pick to be Israel ambassador, will face senators as war in Gaza restarts
7:59am By Matthew Lee, Farnoush AmiriPresident Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Israel will face a confirmation hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill as U.S. and Arab mediators struggle to get a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas back on track after Israeli forces resumed the war in Gaza last…New York Times denounces Trump's 'intimidation tactics' against reporters
7:13am By David BauderThe New York Times on Monday denounced "intimidation tactics" by President Trump against its reporters after days in which the administration assailed the newspaper's reporting on Elon Musk and the Defense Department.DOGE cuts are testing some conservative voters' faith in special election for Matt Gaetz's old seat
12:04am By Kate PayneAs the Trump administration forges ahead with its dramatic reshaping of the federal government, voters in a northwest Florida congressional district that's home to thousands of veterans will be among the first to put the president's agenda to an electoral…Judge tells State Department to keep funding refugee assistance programs
Mon 10:59pm By Stephen DinanA federal judge on Monday ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to restore funding to a series of refugee assistance groups that he'd slashed, saying the Trump administration was undercutting Congress's spending decisions.Trump invokes 'state secrets' to hide deportation details from court
Mon 8:50pm By Stephen DinanPresident Trump on Monday invoked the "state secrets" doctrine to block the release of any more information about controversial deportation flights that carried more than 200 Venezuelan gang suspects to El Salvador earlier this month, despite a judge's orders…Louis DeJoy resigns as Postmaster General after 5 years
Mon 8:02pm By Lisa BaumannThe head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position, leaving as President Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have floated the idea of privatizing mail service.House GOP schedules vote on limiting nationwide injunctions that have stalled Trump's agenda
Mon 6:41pm By Lindsey McPhersonHouse Republicans will vote next week on a bill to limit nationwide injunctions from federal district judges, amid party frustration over rulings blocking President Trump's agenda.Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions
Mon 6:15pm By Carla K. JohnsonA surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science.Judge blasts Trump's deportations: 'Nazis got better treatment'
Mon 6:11pm By Stephen DinanA federal appellate judge slammed the Trump administration on Monday for treating Venezuelan gang deportees worse than Nazis as her court grappled with President Trump's expansive claims of immigration and national security powers.U.S. negotiators meet separately with Russians, Ukrainians in Saudi Arabia to solidify ceasefire
Mon 6:04pm By Jeff MordockThe U.S. and Russia opened up a new set of talks Monday aimed at reaching a partial ceasefire in Ukraine with both sides warning negotiations to end the three-year-old war will be difficult.A judge blocks the release of an ex-Minnesota senator accused of soliciting a minor
Mon 5:55pm By Steve KarnowskiA judge on Monday blocked the release of a former Minnesota state senator charged with soliciting a minor, after prosecutors leveled fresh allegations that he tried to obstruct the FBI's investigation from jail.Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has resigned after 5 years
Mon 5:53pm By Lisa BaumannLouis DeJoy, the head of the U.S. Postal Service, resigned on Monday after nearly five years in the position.White House probes how a reporter was looped into top-secret online discussion of Houthi airstrikes
Mon 5:36pm By Mike GlennThe White House on Monday ordered an inquiry into how the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine was added to a senior-level encrypted group chat that discussed the recent U.S. military strikes against the Houthi forces in Yemen.
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