Trump's Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it has removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, calling the ...

See Trump's approval rating after winning week for Trump-backed candidates

President Donald Trump's has had his hands in several primary elections, and recently his candidates prevailed. What is Trump's approval rating?

‘Senators are not happy’: How Trump pushed the GOP to the breaking point this week

President Donald Trump’s relationship with Senate Republicans has hit a new low after a revolt over his $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund surfaced deep ...

Bettina Anderson floated a White House wedding to Donald Trump Jr. She’ll get an island ceremony instead

Trump's plan to limit student-loan forgiveness for public servants is inching closer to borrowers

Republican lawmakers are letting the Education Department continue narrowing eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Trump admin says new green card enforcement likely won't apply to those who provide an 'economic benefit'

A USCIS official said immigrants who provide an "economic benefit" are likely able to apply for a green card without returning to their home country.

Here’s the Executive Order on AI That Gave Trump Cold Feet

Earlier this week, Trump's coterie of big tech execs was supposed to join him to sign it. Then it got called off.

Exclusive-Democrats demand Rubio explain visa for wanted former Polish official

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Two top U.S.

Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ hit with another legal challenge

The Trump administration’s newly created nearly $1.8 billion fund for allies of President Donald Trump who say they were wrongly targeted by the government...

Trump Mobile Leaks Customers’ Data and the Phone Isn’t Even Out Yet

Maybe the least surprising development in history.

Love It Or Hate It, At Least The Boys’ Finale Gave Us One Last Homelander Meme

Antony Starr’s established himself as the meme king

Bangladesh’s rare ‘Donald Trump’ buffalo becomes Eid sensation

Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system

Remember Donald Trump’s response in the 2016 presidential debate, when Hillary Clinton blasted him for paying virtually no federal taxes? On Tuesday, the...

Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland

President Trump's announcement stirred confusion in Europe following weeks of changing statements from his administration about reducing the American military footprint in Europe.

Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing

Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.

US House Republicans cancel Iran war powers vote

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - Republican leaders of the U.S.

Judges in Maine and Wisconsin dismiss Justice Department's attempts to force turnover of voter rolls

Federal judges in Maine and Wisconsin on Thursday dismissed lawsuits filed by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to compel the states to hand over...

Trump 'may' release tax returns post-audit. Critics are skeptical

The president has said since 2016 he can't release his taxes because of ongoing IRS reviews. With those gone, watchdogs say he's run out of excuses.

Fuming at Trump over 'slush fund,' Senate GOP skips town without passing ICE bill

Senate Republicans emerged stone-faced from a tense meeting with Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Then they decided to leave town.

DOJ fraud official announces 'unprecedented' charges in Minnesota

Trump administration officials announced charges in Minnesota for fraud schemes that allegedly targeted more than $90 million in taxpayer dollars.

Trump Admin Takes Equity Stake in IBM and Other Quantum Computing Companies

The list also include a company that Trump Jr. is invested in.

Homebuyers Hammered as War-Fueled Bond Rout Drives Up Rates

(Bloomberg) -- Najimah Roberson, a lifelong renter, spent the past two years searching around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for a home she could afford — getting...

Boebert: ‘You don’t have to be a rubber stamp for the president to support him’

Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said Wednesday that Republicans lawmakers do not have to agree with President Trump on every issue to support him, in the wake ...

Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' exit marks the death of the good celebrity interview

Stephen Colbert's last "The Late Show" episode airs as influencers like Jake Shane and Alex Cooper reshape celebrity-interview culture.

Iran Says the US’s Latest Proposal Has ‘Narrowed the Gaps’

(Bloomberg) -- Iran said the latest proposal from the US has partly bridged the gap between the warring sides, as they seek to turn a fragile ceasefire into ...

The Department of Labor’s Faith Leader Is Now Also in Charge of Its Civil Rights Enforcement

Kenneth Wolfe organized the Department of Labor’s controversial prayer services before he was quietly appointed to lead a major agency office.

At one Kentucky bar, young Republicans wrestle with their disappointment in Trump and their party

On a recent evening in northern Kentucky, over a dozen young Republicans gathered with beers and brightly colored cocktails at a bar called dEcORa, its neon ...

The Education Department is hiring — while it's being dismantled

The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring hundreds of new workers.

Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new settlement fund.

Ex-prosecutor charged with sending to herself report on Trump classified probe

The former prosecutor faces federal charges over allegations that she sent a report on Jack Smith's investigation into President Trump's hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account.

The EU Is Going Through a Trump-Fueled Breakup With Big Tech

France is already moving on from Zoom and Microsoft Teams in favor of homegrown alternatives. Other countries are quickly following suit.

Tennessee man jailed 37 days for a Trump meme wins $835,000

Larry Bushart, a Tennessee retiree who spent his career in law enforcement, will receive $835,000 from Perry County and Sheriff Nick Weems to settle the federal civil rights case he filed last December, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression anno…

Trump gets 'forever' immunity on his past tax affairs

The US president's extraordinary new deal for himself and members of his family

US Republican senator says Trump ballroom funding removed from spending bill

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S.

DOJ quietly slips Trump what looks a lot like permanent audit invisibility

"What could he possibly be hiding?" is, admittedly, not the reassuring question we're all thinking. While Todd Blanche was apparently busy testifying before the Senate about other matters, the Justice Department reportedly posted a one-page addendum that — if…

Did Trump Accidentally Buy Stock in a Sushi Restaurant Instead of a Tech Company?

There's something fishy about the President's stock purchases.

Trump to speak with Taiwan's president in a new challenge for US-China relations

By Bo Erickson, Michael Martina and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - U.S.

Top US commander in the Middle East says he needs more bunker busters because 'everybody is going underground'

"Everybody is going underground," Adm. Cooper said, referring to buried facilities like Iran's nuclear sites that require special munitions to strike.

Jeff Bezos backs Mamdani's tax on luxury second homes, but says Ken Griffin isn't the villain

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposed tax on luxury second homes has an unlikely defender: Jeff Bezos.

It's Officially Election Season In Trumpworld

With Trump nemesis Thomas Massie vanquished, Republican strategists are now eyeing races in Texas, California, and Maine.

Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the...

Poland welcomes U.S. statements that troop reduction there is temporary

Polish officials on Wednesday welcomed U.S. statements clarifying that the decision not to deploy 4,000 U.S. troops to the central European country was a...

Iran threatens war 'beyond the region' if US attacks

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - Iran threatened on Wednesday to spread war beyond the Middle East if the United States attacks again, after President...

Mark Cuban partners with Donald Trump after backing Kamala Harris

Exclusive-US plans to shrink forces available to NATO during crises, sources say

By Gram Slattery, Jonathan Landay and Andrew Gray WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, May 20 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is planning to tell NATO allies this week ...

The GOP's YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump's congressional agenda

In a Republican-led Congress defined by deference to President Donald Trump, there's a small but steadily growing cohort who have found themselves more...

China’s Xi gives Putin a red-carpet welcome – and makes a veiled jab at the US

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia as a force of “calm amid chaos” during a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday, which comes...

Trump-Linked Crypto Company Notes ‘Substantial Doubt’ It Can Survive Another 12 Months

AI Financial is a publicly traded company heavily invested in Trump-related crypto.

U.S. government to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS settlement

As part of the settlement agreement, the U.S. is "forever barred and precluded" from examining or prosecuting President Trump, his sons and the Trump organization's current tax issues, according to a document posted to the DOJ website.

Trump orders banks to take a closer look at clients' citizenship in new immigration enforcement move

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that requires banks to take a closer look at the citizenship of their customers, a new measure in...

2 TSA experiments show a new direction after chaos during the government shutdowns

The TSA is experimenting with new ways to make airport security less of a headache, and it's leaning more on private companies to do it.

The DOJ's sweeping Trump settlement bars the IRS from pursuing any unpaid taxes claims it may have against Trump

The DOJ's settlement of Trump's lawsuit related to his leaked tax returns includes a sweeping pledge.

Trump's plan to limit student loans for borrowers — including nurses — is illegal, 25 states say in a fresh lawsuit

A group of 25 states sued the Department of Education, saying that the student-loan borrowing caps would exacerbate the healthcare shortage.

Greenlanders offer Trump envoy the universally understood finger gesture for "no to annexation"

In what appears to have been a pilot program for "colonialism, but make it weirdly condescending," Trump emissary Jeff Landry reportedly tried to win over Greenlanders with MAGA merch and cookie promises, receiving in return a remarkably clear statement of lo…

Minnesota Becomes First State to Ban Prediction Markets, Feds Immediately Sue

The CFTC has sued several states that have tried to regulate prediction markets at the local level.

Trump approval drops to 35% as Republican support softens, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

By Jason Lange and Nathan Layne WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned ...

US government agrees to drop tax claims against Trump in broadening of IRS lawsuit settlement

The U.S. government will permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document made public Tuesday, in an...

Trump says he’s 'concerned' about Ebola outbreak

Trump and health officials expressed concern about the deadly outbreak that has grown to more than 500 suspected cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Republicans defeat Gallego amendment pushing back on fund to compensate Trump allies

Republican senators on Tuesday tabled an amendment introduced by Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) that would bar the Trump administration from creating its...

Trump says US may attack Iran again but that Tehran wants deal

WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 19 () - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U. may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an hour away from...

NBC's Steve Kornacki talks Georgia races, Senate hopefuls and more

USA TODAY spoke with NBC's Steve Kornacki on all things Georgia elections heading into election day on May 19. He has his eyes on the Senate primary.

Raskin: Trump aiming to fund ‘private militia’ with ‘anti-weaponization’ fund

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Monday accused President Trump of seeking to fund a “private militia” with the newly announced “anti-weaponization fund” to...

New infrastructure projects seek to bypass Hormuz

The UAE said it is racing to complete a new pipeline by next year that will double its oil export capacity bypassing the waterway.

Putin visits China to reaffirm Russia ties

The Kremlin has said Putin and Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also "key international and regional issues."

US Yields Flirting With 2007 Highs Entice and Divide Investors

(Bloomberg) -- A surge in longer-maturity US Treasury yields is testing the resolve of global bond investors torn between the possibility of locking in the...

Pelosi endorses Connie Chan in race to replace her in San Francisco

Nancy Pelosi is officially wading into the race to replace her in Congress, endorsing San Francisco supervisor Connie Chan after weeks of more subtly...

Donald Trump and Josh Hawley's Federal Gas Tax Holiday Would Save Drivers Less Than $9 Per Month

Volvo teases a new affordable EV to replace discontinued EX30

Volvo's compact, quirky EX30 had a lot of problems when it was first released. Tariffs essentially erased its affordability, making it more expensive to own, and a battery recall made it dangerous to park indoors. But its discontinuation didn't spell the end …

Democrats: DOJ’s $1.776B ‘anti-weaponization’ fund ‘raises the specter of corruption unparalleled’

Numerous Democratic lawmakers are criticizing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new “anti-weaponization” fund, with a group of House Democrats even filing...

Americanswers... on 5 Live! Has Zohran Mamdani achieved a miracle in New York?

The new mayor says he’s rescued NYC from its budget crisis

Steve Bannon Petitions Trump to Review New AI Models Before Their Release

Over 60 Trump allies signed a letter to the president calling for more oversight over AI.

Ukraine's attack on Moscow is another sign the war is not so distant anymore for Russians

It’s getting harder for officials in the Kremlin to cast the war in Ukraine — now in its fifth year — as something so distant that it doesn’t affect the...

Trump and RFK Jr. Boosted This Unproven Autism Drug. Some Parents Listened

The FDA recently declined to endorse leucovorin for autism, citing a lack of strong evidence for it.

Greenland's prime minister tells Trump's envoy self-determination cannot be negotiated

Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Monday that he had a respectful and positive meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ’s special envoy ...

Trump posts AI-generated image of himself beside a shackled alien

The posts come a week after the Pentagon released what it described as "never-before-seen" documents on unidentified flying objects.

High-Stakes Primary Elections Test Trump’s Influence of GOP

It is a high stakes political week for President Donald Trump with primary elections that could indicate the future of the Republican party. A key test for T...

OpenAI is hiring workers to reduce 'friction' in communities where it's building data centers

OpenAI says it will pay someone up to $236,000 plus equity to help reduce tensions in communities where they are developing Stargate data centers.

A Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy

The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t.

For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends on Thursday. Here's how he has evolved to meet the moment.

Election season is almost here. Congress is rushing to legislate first.

Lawmakers say they’re ready to put partisan bickering aside and move some bipartisan bills before midterm campaigning gets into full swing.

Guns on the television and in Iran’s streets as Trump renews war threats

As night falls over Iran’s sprawling capital, and the snowy peaks of the Alborz mountains fade into the darkness, thousands of Iranians have been routinely...

US Says China Agrees to Spend Billions on Agricultural Goods

(Bloomberg) -- China has agreed to purchase at least $17 billion of agricultural products from the US annually through 2028, the White House said in a fact...

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt Fails to Read Room on AI. Gets Booed to Oblivion

Schmidt is the second commencement speaker this graduation season to receive this highly predictable response.

National Mall prayer event sparks concern about Trump administration eroding the wall between church and state

An all-day prayer event on the National Mall on Sunday — backed by the White House through a mix of taxpayer funds and private donations — is the most recent...

Bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight

Thousands of people rallied Saturday in Montgomery, Alabama, to push back against conservative states' efforts to dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political representation.

'This is the party of Donald Trump': Lindsey Graham says Bill Cassidy lost his primary because he 'tried to destroy' the president

Thousands flock to the National Mall in Washington for an America-themed prayer rally

Against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, worship music blared from a stage that made clear the event's Christian focus. Arched stained-glass windows...

The road to Mar-a-Lago was once packed with spectators. Not this year

President Donald trump has visited Palm Beach County 27 times since being re-elected. This year, security drew the crowds away from his drive.

Trump sent a message by targeting Bill Cassidy. In defeat, Cassidy delivered one back

Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted his reelection campaign to be about the “present and the future.” President Donald Trump had other plans.