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The U.S. Coast Guard removed a Hudson River Sloop Clearwater vessel from the Sail4th 250 parade in New York Harbor on July 4 after organizers deemed banners on the ship 'politically charged.' The Coast Guard said the vessel was asked to remove the messages or leave the parade route; the ship's operator disputes aspects of that account and framed th…
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow ended her bid for the U.S. Senate on Sunday, reducing a three-way Democratic primary to a head-to-head between U.S. Representative Haley Stevens and public health advocate Abdul El-Sayed. McMorrow urged unity behind the eventual nominee in a three-minute video posted to X, while recent polling showed her trai…
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said federal authorities had no legal basis to stop a July 4 march in Washington by members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front because the demonstration fell under free speech protections. Burgum described the group’s views as ones he could not agree with but said the First Amendment covers such speech,…
During the Supreme Court's most recent nine-month term, a pattern emerged: when the legal priorities of Chief Justice John Roberts and President Donald Trump converged, major rulings tended to favor the president; when they did not, Roberts authored decisions that rejected key elements of Trump's agenda. The term produced several landmark outcomes …
President Donald Trump staged a campaign-style rally on a fenced portion of the National Mall to mark the United States' 250th anniversary, concluding a sequence of events that critics have called partisan. While cities across the country held fireworks, parades and other celebrations, the capital's program - led by the Freedom 250 group - drew con…
At Mount Rushmore on July 3, President Donald Trump urged Americans to defend the freedoms of the nation's founders and warned of a revived 'communist' threat he said is being embraced by some progressive Democrats and newcomers to the United States. He tied the threat to immigration and stressed the importance of Republican success in the upcoming…
Justice Amy Coney Barrett has emerged as a central figure in the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, helping drive rulings that have reshaped U.S. law on abortion, affirmative action, firearms, religious liberty and congressional redistricting. At the same time, Barrett has on several high-profile occasions joined the court's liberal justic…
A Department of Homeland Security inspector general report found the U.S. Secret Service did not receive 102 local radio transmissions about the individual who carried out the 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump at a Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally. The agency's failure to set up a shared communications room with local police …
A U.S. district judge has issued a preliminary injunction preventing Philadelphia from enforcing portions of a local law that would have restricted federal agents from wearing masks and required visible identification. The decision, issued at the request of the federal government, concludes that municipalities lack authority to impose such operatio…
The Supreme Court's recent decision shielding the Federal Reserve from an unprecedented political firing brought renewed focus to the court's growing reliance on its emergency docket. A 5-4 majority authored by Chief Justice John Roberts upheld protections for a Fed governor while three conservative dissenters criticized the majority for making far…
Democrats enter the November midterms with electoral advantages linked to the unpopularity of the president and widespread voter concern about rising prices. But a wave of primary victories by left-wing Democrats is complicating party leaders' efforts to focus the campaign narrowly on affordability. Republicans are using the results to portray Demo…
Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, the state's fifth-largest district, rejected a federal finding that its transgender privacy policy violated federal law. The U.S. Education Department said the district's practice of not disclosing a student's transgender status - even to parents - may breach the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and anno…
A U.S. district judge in Washington has halted a Postal Service rule that would have made ballot delivery contingent on state-provided voter lists and new balloting procedures, concluding the proposal ran afoul of a 2021 settlement that mandates expedited handling of mail-in ballots. The decision marks the second recent judicial rebuke of efforts t…
Former CIA Director John Brennan has filed suit in federal court seeking an order that would compel the U.S. Department of Justice to preserve records and communications linked to federal inquiries into his role in the intelligence community’s assessment that Russia aided Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. Brennan’s legal team says the materials are nee…
President Donald Trump said his short-term appointee as acting director of national intelligence can declassify material while serving, including records potentially tied to the 2020 election. The move follows controversy over the appointment of Bill Pulte, who has no national security background, and a delayed nomination for Jay Clayton amid a pus…
House Speaker Mike Johnson, joined by 51 Republican colleagues, has requested President Donald Trump allow temporary waivers to the Jones Act to expire in mid-August as planned. The waivers were granted during the Iran conflict to ease supply disruptions and to keep fuel and other essential goods moving between U.S. ports amid rising prices. Lawmak…
Progressive challengers scored significant wins in Colorado's Democratic primaries, including a stunning defeat of a 29-year incumbent in Denver and a surprise nomination in a competitive Latino-heavy district. Attorney General Phil Weiser prevailed over U.S. Senator Michael Bennet for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, while Senator John Hic…
During a term dominated by litigation tied to the president, the Supreme Court delivered a mixed verdict for Donald Trump: it blocked his effort to curtail birthright citizenship yet granted him sweeping authority to dismiss leaders of independent regulatory bodies by overturning a long-standing precedent. The court’s conservative majority produced…
Progressive challengers recorded significant primary victories in Colorado, unseating long-serving incumbents and placing a left-leaning candidate in a competitive general election contest. The results underscore intra-party tensions over policy direction and highlight shifting priorities among Democratic voters on issues including U.S. support for…
Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist and former attorney, defeated 15-term U.S. Representative Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary for a Denver-area congressional district. With 78% of precincts reporting, Kiros held a near 7,000-vote advantage. Her campaign has drawn attention for criticism of pro-Israel Democrats, a post that led t…
Colorado State Representative Manny Rutinel won the Democratic primary to challenge Republican U.S. Representative Gabe Evans in a battleground district that Democrats view as a pickup opportunity. The contest, in a district that is nearly 40% Latino and spans Denver's northern suburbs into adjacent rural areas, centered on immigration. Evans, who …
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser defeated U.S. Senator Michael Bennet for the Democratic nomination for governor. The contest centered on who was best positioned to protect the state from actions taken by President Donald Trump, including a freeze on federal funds and a veto of a major drinking water project. Weiser outraised and outspent Benn…
The U.S. Education Department, joined by the Justice Department, announced enforcement action against the Kansas City Public School District in Kansas for a policy that restricts disclosure of a student’s transgender status, saying it violates the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Potential measures include judicial proceedings and…
Republicans plan an unusual off-year convention in Dallas in September to energize supporters for the November midterm elections. President Donald Trump is expected to speak, and the event is intended to bolster turnout as the party seeks to retain control of Congress amid voter concerns about the economy and foreign policy.
President Donald Trump’s annual financial disclosure filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics for 2025 shows he reported more than $1.4 billion in income last year from his family’s cryptocurrency activities. Major items include proceeds from a co-founded crypto firm, sales of $TRUMP meme coins, settlements with media companies and licensing…
