More than 5,000 refugees, asylum seekers, Afghan and Ukrainian humanitarian parolees, trafficking victims, noncitizens protected under the Violence Against Women Act and qualified noncitizen veterans ...

One state rejected ballots because some voters failed to include their mother’s maiden name on the back of the return envelope.

Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...

A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction project was poorly managed but made no referrals to the U.S. Attorney General.

Employees and security researchers said that they had cautioned the company on safely testing its A.I. models and strengthening its corporate infrastructure, but that OpenAI did not listen.

The federal government released dozens of mortality reviews of immigrants who died in detention in recent years. They show a uniform pattern of medical neglect.

The floor stunt attempted to give Republicans facing tough reelection fights something to campaign on as voters sour on the GOP’s willingness to acquiesce to Trump on artificial intelligence, the war ...

Fox News host Sean Hannity sparked fury Tuesday after he deleted a controversial post on his social media account. Hannity posted a clip from an exchange between former special counsel Jack Smith and Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) from a hearing held Tuesday. In the clip, Schmitt accuses Smith of attendin...

Critics accused the Supreme Court of "rubber stamping death sentences" after it let President Donald Trump resume sending immigrants to countries that are not their own.On Tuesday, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling in favor of what are called third-country deportations, which critics worry will...

President Donald Trump took control of the Kennedy Center 19 months ago. Since then, the center has used up nearly every financial cushion it had, and one arts management expert says it now appears to be "in free fall."The Washington Post reviewed confidential board documents and tax filings that sh...

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White House calls the spots public-service ads, but critics argue using taxpayer money for campaign-like messaging may violate federal law.

The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin's “temperament” came under scrutiny Monday after The Oklahoman published audio of his “shouting match” with a former mayor — an exchange one Democratic operative described as a “meltdown.”“The Oklahoman obtained audio of meltdown Markwayne,” wrote Danny D...

A Republican senator's big "gotcha" moment instantly fell apart in a hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith Tuesday.Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) asked the former prosecutor whether he had attended an Atlanta Hawks-Golden State Warriors game in Georgia the day after an affair was revealed between...

President Donald Trump rolled out his new AI-powered federal website, America.gov, Tuesday with a security guarantee — that he promptly admitted wasn't true.Trump unveiled the site at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington alongside Elon Musk, administration officials and tech industry leader...

CNN legal expert Ryan Goodman said Monday that federal law “could not be clearer” when it comes to President Donald Trump using taxpayer dollars for campaign-style advertisements promoting himself weeks before the crucial midterm elections.CNN’s Erin Burnett asked Goodman, an NYU law professor and f...

President Donald Trump dropped his final challenge to the $5.6 million payout to writer E. Jean Carroll, ending the case she won against him in 2023.Trump agreed to dismiss his appeal "with prejudice," meaning he can never bring it again, according to a Sept. 25 order from the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume deporting immigrants to countries other their own, including those with human rights abuse allegations.According to multiple reports, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to restart what are also known as third-cou...

A constitutional law expert accused Attorney General Todd Blanche of using national security as a “smokescreen” to defend President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban three news organizations from the White House.Georgetown University constitutional law professor Michele Goodwin told CNN’s Kasie Hunt on ...