The U.S. Secret Service says it's investigating overnight reports of gunfire near Lafayette Park, which is across the street from the White House.

The Trump administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for the president.

A federal judge has halted efforts by the Trump administration to collect data that proves higher education institutions aren’t considering race in admissions.

President Donald Trump claims that the United States has, in his words, “completely decimated” Iran.

Moms for Liberty made a name for itself at the local level, fighting to win control of school boards as it battled “woke indoctrination” in the classroom.

Donald Trump won the presidency by promising to lower costs and end wars.

President Donald Trump has proposed boosting defense spending to $1.5 trillion in his 2027 budget released Friday, the largest such request in decades, reflecting his emphasis on U.S. military investments over domestic programs.

President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission.

President Donald Trump says he'll soon sign an order to pay all Department of Homeland Security employees who have gone without paychecks during the partial government shutdown that has reached 48 days.

The criminal trial of a former congressman is offering a glimpse into the prehistory of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful.

Joe and Jill Biden have added a pair of black Labrador-mix puppies named Boo and Scout to the former president’s home in Delaware, adopting the sibling dogs after they were rescued from a shelter in Tennessee.

President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary.

There seemed to be a deal.

President Donald Trump has laid out five objectives for the U.S. in its war with Iran that he said the U.S. is close to achieving as he considers “winding down” the operation.

President Donald Trump says the American air travel system has reached a "breaking point."

President Donald Trump has signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress.

President Donald Trump says he will sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration workers.

Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters, but on Wednesday, she shared the spotlight with a robot.

A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment.

The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division focused on prosecuting fraud over critics’ concerns of potential political pressure to target White House opponents.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring.

President Donald Trump says he'll order federal immigration officers to take a role soon in airport security unless Democrats agree on a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security has failed to advance in the Senate amid growing concerns about long lines to get through screening at some of the country’s biggest airports.

The State Department is setting up 12 regional hubs to coordinate disaster and emergency humanitarian responses under the auspices of a new bureau that will oversee some of the functions that had been handled by the now-dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development.

The U.S. military says it attacked an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged traffickers.

The White House is laying out a new framework that it wants Congress to use to shape national rules for artificial intelligence without curbing growth in the sector.

There's a small sign of progress in efforts to end the Homeland Security shutdown.

A federal arts commission has approved the design for a 24-karat gold commemorative coin bearing President Donald Trump's image to celebrate America's 250th birthday.

The U.S. national debt has hit a record $39 trillion.

The Trump administration is expanding its growing Medicaid fraud crackdown to Florida.

A federal judge has for now halted Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s biggest vaccine moves, disrupting his push to remake U.S. immunization policy.

Millions more Americans will likely donate to nonprofits as a result of changes to tax laws, but those changes will also likely reduce the overall amount of money given to charity.

An advocacy group is providing support to candidates who want to expand support for child and elder care in the midterm elections.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer but plans to continue working through her treatment, retaining her place as one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides.

The Justice Department has moved to dismiss charges against an Army veteran who set fire to an American flag near the White House last year to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order on flag burning.

The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was eliminated by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a range of the president’s import taxes.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed weakening air pollution limits for a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment.

President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that aim to make housing and mortgages more affordable.

In a rare bipartisan effort for a deeply divided Congress, the Senate has passed a broad bill to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable.

President Donald Trump says he doesn't think it'd be “appropriate” for the Iranian soccer team to attend this year's World Cup.

A U_N_-backed panel of independent experts focusing on racial discrimination says racist hate speech by U_S_ President Donald Trump and other American political leaders, along with a crackdown on immigration in the United States, have led to “grave human rights violations.”.

Authorities say a man was taken into custody after driving his van into a security barrier at the White House.

President Donald Trump insisted he had the answer for Republicans anxious about losing their congressional majority this year.

Through its social media feed, the White House has sent out a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, video game footage and sports heroes.

A judge on has disqualified a trio of prosecutors the Trump administration tapped to oversee federal prosecutions in New Jersey after his former personal attorney was also barred from the role.

President Donald Trump's administration is trying to explain why it struck Iran and killed its supreme leader without clear support from Congress or allies.

A federal panel reviewing President Donald Trump's White House ballroom got an earful from members of the public.

A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security is stalling out again in Congress.

President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project is too big and should be scaled back.

President Donald Trump is pressing Big Tech to build its own power as AI data centers spark anger over electric bills.

Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises.

The Trump administration and its allies in Congress are presenting a shifting new justification for the U.S. attack on Iran.

President Donald Trump has met with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at the White House to talk about big federal housing investments.

U.S. hockey player Brady Tkachuk says a White House TikTok video falsely paints him as insulting Canadians.

As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the Union address to sit or stand in signifying their belief in the primary role of government.

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division dedicated to rooting out fraud says he would pursue prosecutions “without fear or favor,” amid growing questions about how the new unit will operate free of political pressure from a White House that has declared a “war on fraud.”.

Iran is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks lies to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through diplomacy.

The gold medal-winning U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team has visited President Donald Trump at the White House and later received about a 2-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address.

President Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit with singer Isaac Hayes Jr.’s estate over the campaign’s use of the song “Hold On, I’m Coming” without permission.

President Donald Trump is threatening countries around the world to abide by any tariff deals they agreed to, despite the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down many of his far-reaching taxes on imports.

President Donald Trump is heading to Capitol Hill this week to deliver the State of the Union address.

Governors have gathered for the annual National Governors Association dinner after a tense week.

President Donald Trump has warned that limited strikes against Iran are possible even as the country’s top diplomat said Tehran expects to have a proposed deal ready in the next few days following nuclear talks with the United States.

A federal panel made up of President Donald Trump's appointees has approved his plan to build a massive ballroom on the site of the former White House East Wing.

The White House has insisted that President Donald Trump was visiting Georgia to promote the economy.

President Donald Trump’s top economist on Wednesday urged that Federal Reserve economists be punished for research last week that showed American companies and consumers paying for nearly all the new tariffs imposed by the White House last year.

President Donald Trump has hosted a White House reception for Black History Month, less than two weeks after he sparked a bipartisan outcry by posting a racist video on social media that depicted former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as primates in a jungle.

More than 1,000 immigration agents have left Minnesota’s Twin Cities area and hundreds more will depart in the days ahead as part of the Trump administration’s drawdown of its immigration enforcement surge.

A White House memo says demolition crews "excellently preserved" the White House residence when they tore down the East Wing for President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom.

The Trump administration is suing Harvard University, saying it has refused to provide admissions records that the Justice Department demanded to ensure the Ivy League school stopped using affirmative action in admissions.

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to lapse, and a shutdown looks certain.

President Donald Trump has pardoned five former NFL players for crimes that include perjury, counterfeiting and drug trafficking.

President Donald Trump has invited Latin American leaders to take part in a summit in Florida next month, gathering the officials at a moment when the administration is spotlighting what it sees as concerning Chinese influence in the region.

The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada.

President Donald Trump has escalated a feud with the National Governors Association chair over who gets invited to White House events.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is ending the work of a task force she set up less than a year ago to look for ways to improve the nation's intelligence agencies.

A new report from the New York Times says the billionaire owner of the Ambassador Bridge met with the White House hours before President Trump threatened to block the opening of a new publicly owned bridge between Detroit and Canada.

The White House is doubling down on President Trump’s threats to delay the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Michigan and Canada.

The White House says President Donald Trump has the right to amend a permit for a new bridge between Canada and Michigan.

The National Governors Association annual conference is unraveling after President Donald Trump did not invite some Democrats to events.

The men in charge of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda delivered a staunch defense of immigration enforcement operations in a three-hour testimony to Congress.

A White House official says the Trump administration is expected this week to revoke a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.

Democrats have begun tentative talks with the White House on their demands for “dramatic” new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

The Trump administration has significantly reduced the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's activities over the past year.

The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus says the Trump administration has a chance to change after President Donald Trump posted a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as primates in the jungle.

Democrats are focusing on health care in the November elections and making it a key issue.

The Pentagon says it will cut ties with Harvard University, ending military training, fellowships and certificate programs.

Argentina and the United States have reached an expansive trade deal, a win for Argentine President Javier Milei as he moves to open up the South American nation’s notoriously protectionist economy and a reflection of the close alliance between the radical libertarian and U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration has launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate.

The CIA is ending the publication of its popular World Factbook reference manual.

President Donald Trump is taking steps toward installing a statue of Christopher Columbus near the White House.

State and local leaders are responding to comments made by President Donald Trump regarding elections in Detroit.

Border czar Tom Homan said the Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants.

Federal Reserve governor Stephen Miran has stepped down from his position as chair of the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, ending a controversial arrangement where he held positions at both institutions.

Historians and observers have accused the Trump administration trying to rewrite American history to justify its own foreign policy decisions toward Latin America by posting a “historically inaccurate” version of the Mexican-American War.

A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed to drastically shorten the review of certain drugs.

President Donald Trump is demanding a $1 billion payment from Harvard University to end his prolonged standoff with the Ivy League campus, doubling the amount he sought previously as both sides appear to move further from reaching a deal.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says his department will devote $100 million toward a pilot program addressing homelessness and substance abuse in eight cities.

A federal appeals court judge has dismissed a misconduct complaint filed by the Justice Department against a judge who clashed with President Donald Trump’s administration over deportations to a notorious prison in El Salvador.