What to know about California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s move to ban encampments
California’s governor once again called upon the state’s cities and counties to ban homeless encampments.
Campus protests flare on a smaller scale than last spring, but with higher stakes
Campus protests have been smaller and more scattered compared with last year's pro-Palestinian tent encampments, but the stakes are far higher.
Trump and Pope Leo are now Earth’s most powerful Americans. They lead in different roles and realms
The contrast between President Donald Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV couldn’t be more stark, politically, personally or in their world views.
Budget airline begins deportation flights for ICE with start of Arizona operations
A U.S. budget airline has begun making deportation flights out of an Arizona airport, an unusual and controversial move for a company that depends heavily on its consumer brand.
Trump lays out Mideast vision as he looks to revamp US approach in Iran, Syria and beyond
President Donald Trump is holding out Saudi Arabia as a model for a reimagined Middle East. He's using his first major foreign trip of his term to emphasize the promise…
Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE
DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month.
White House correspondents protest lack of wire reporters on Air Force One
The White House Correspondents Association says it is disturbed that no reporters from either The Associated Press, Bloomberg or Reuters were allowed on Air Force One to cover President Donald…
House Republicans propose $5 billion for private school vouchers
House Republicans want to set aside up to $5 billion a year for scholarships to help families send their children to private and religious schools, marking an unprecedented effort to…
Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in U.S.
A federal judge is refusing to block the Internal Revenue Service from sharing immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally…
Trump’s $4.9 trillion tax plan targets Medicaid to offset costs
House Republicans have revealed the sweeping tax provisions for President Donald Trump’s big bill. It tallies at $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with reductions to Medicaid,…