Chinese AI models are gaining popularity in the U.S. for their affordability and efficiency.

The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing.

House leaders are sending lawmakers home for the August recess after one of the rockiest sessions in recent memory to campaign for reelection.

The Trump administration has again acknowledged in court documents that it terminated $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state,” in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to install signs at the Smithsonian's U.S. history museum.

A prominent Supreme Court litigator has been sentenced to six years in prison for evading a multimillion-dollar IRS tax debt and engaging in mortgage fraud in a case that cast a spotlight on his secretive lifestyle as a high-stakes poker player.

Two sons of a man shot by immigration officers in Houston have told members of Congress about the horror and confusion of learning their father had been killed.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate over progressive Abdul El-Sayed.

President Donald Trump says the United States will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices.

Federal health officials have linked four more states to an outbreak of a diarrhea-causing parasite.

President Donald Trump has returned to the stage of the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariffs has provoked heated objections from America’s trading partners.

Democrats have selected South Carolina to hold the first presidential nominating contest in 2028.

Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri recounts how his fears turned to uncertainty and then joy after he was unexpectedly released from detention in China.

Alaska has sent more than 3,000 letters to residents asking them to verify their citizenship ahead of this year's elections.

Nearly 150,000 voters have had their mail-in ballots rejected for California’s June primary election, a sharp spike from previous primaries.

Justice Elena Kagan says the Supreme Court may be deeply conservative but it is not simply a rubber stamp for President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration is seeking to rename Manhattan’s Penn Station as part of a planned $8 billion redesign of the country’s busiest transit hub.

The government has withdrawn subpoenas that would have compelled three New York Times reporters to testify about their sources for articles about President Donald Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.

The Senate health committee has delayed a vote planned for Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Senate Democrats want a watchdog at the Internal Revenue Service to investigate the recent departure of a high-ranking IRS attorney who clashed with President Donald Trump's White House after the attorney raised concerns about influence over taxpayer audits.

Congressional Democrats are squaring off with President Donald Trump's administration over one of the most potent political issues in the country ahead of this year’s midterm elections: Social Security.

Laura Loomer, President Donald Trump's ally with a reputation for incendiary social media comments, has sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a dramatic about-face regarding the war.

More than two dozen states have sued the Trump administration after it required them to comply with election and immigration conditions to get billions of dollars in federal funding for disasters.

A nun who was taken into immigration custody last month in Texas is speaking out for the first time about her arrest while walking to Mass.

The Secret Service says a member of Vice President JD Vance’s security detail is being investigated over a suspected news leak.

Diplomats from around the world are gathering at United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday to decide whether to permanently remove the embattled chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

President Donald Trump has celebrated the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House, calling the team “one of the great brands anywhere in the world.”.

President Donald Trump is having governors and electricity companies join a pledge aimed at shielding U.S. consumers from higher utility bills because data centers.

The House has narrowly passed a resolution to halt U.S. military action in Iran, sending a warning to President Donald Trump for the second time as the war has escalated and the future of the conflict is increasingly uncertain.

President Donald Trump says he is imposing new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners.

President Donald Trump appeared to add a condition to the newly signed agreement with Saudi Arabia for a civilian nuclear program, saying the deal would require the kingdom to normalize its relations with Israel through the Abraham Accords.

A key Republican lawmaker says he believes that special counsel Jack Smith may have lied to Congress while testifying about his investigation of President Donald Trump and that the Justice Department should consider prosecuting him.

Federal health advisers are recommending broader access to controversial chemicals called peptides.

The U.S. Navy is backing away from statements that it would begin to restrict press and public access to sailors’ service histories.

Amish Shah has won the Democratic primary for an open congressional seat in Arizona.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is ready to help end the war in Ukraine but acknowledges there's no quick path to a deal.

Republican Steve Hilton has kicked off his general election campaign for governor against Democrat Xavier Becerra.

Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee say one ICE officer has been referred for discipline over a use-of-force incident since the Trump administration began.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new initiative to test and treat troops for low testosterone is facing scrutiny from a federal judge.

Republicans on Capitol Hill are walking a cautious election-year line on the Iran war as the future of the conflict seems increasingly uncertain and as polls show that most Americans oppose it.

The House has approved legislation that would bar members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks.

The House has passed a defense policy bill that incorporates President Donald Trump’s request for a historic $1.15 trillion in spending for the Pentagon.

The head of the World Trade Organization says surging global demand for critical minerals should be “a once-in-a-lifetime chance” for resource-rich countries in Africa and elsewhere to harness wealth and improve life for millions.

The House adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities.

Hundreds of former or retired journalists and eight press freedom groups have called on the White House Correspondents’ Association to stand up against the Trump administration’s recent attacks on the press at its rescheduled dinner this week.

The Trump administration has forged a new agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.

The United States and Pakistan have rejected threats by Yemen’s Houthi rebels against Saudi Arabia and shipping in the Red Sea.

The House has adopted a Republican-only $95 billion budget proposal, a long-shot effort to fund the Iran war and other White House priorities over objections from Democrats and a few GOP holdouts in a final push before the midterm elections.

As midterm campaigning heats up, both major political parties face unexpected challenges.

President Donald Trump is honoring the lives of four U.S. service members who were killed in the Middle East and returned to their families at an air force base in Delaware.

President Donald Trump says Trump Accounts could lift children out of poverty and help more Americans invest in the stock market.

A small Texas town is challenging the Trump administration's border wall plans, arguing they could cause flooding and bypass legal processes.

President Donald Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.

A planned joint U.S.-Canada ceremony to celebrate the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been canceled after President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on Canadian goods.

President Donald Trump is expected to rally in Oakland County on Monday as early voting begins in Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary.

The Wisconsin Democratic Party is urging the state elections commission to allow voters who already cast absentee ballots to vote again.

The Senate Intelligence Committee has advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies.

The House has moved to head-off a potential government shutdown before this fall’s critical midterm elections.

The Trump administration says it's deferring over $1 billion in Medicaid payments to Minnesota and California because of suspected fraud and noncompliance.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. war against Iran has cost $37.5 billion so far.

New Jersey's governor says about 6,600 people who indicated they were noncitizens were nonetheless registered to vote in the state because of a Motor Vehicle Commission system error.

A federal appeals court has upheld White House adviser Peter Navarro’s convictions for defying a subpoena for records from the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The State Department has informed Congress that it plans to move ahead with the potential reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Libya.

The progressive movement may already have hit its high point in the 2026 midterms.

The director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is pushing back against a White House report labeling the institution's leadership as radical activists.

A new report says the Trump administration’s disruptions to a global AIDS relief program have forced organizations to close clinics, lay off staff and cut services, seriously impeding efforts to prevent and treat the disease in dozens of countries.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion, so far.

Joe Biden disagrees with an appeals court's rejection of his effort to block the release of audio recordings of his interviews with a memoir ghostwriter.

President Donald Trump has pledged significant support for Lebanon during a White House meeting with Lebanese leader Joseph Aoun.

The U.S. and Iran are back to bombing every day in a bid to control the Strait of Hormuz.

Democrats could vote as early as this week on the order of their primary calendar for the 2028 presidential election, although the decision wouldn’t be final until the full Democratic National Committee agrees.

The Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is allowing Chinese donors to create scholarships that exclude American students.

Kenyan activists accuse authorities of violating a court order to halt the setting up of an American-backed Ebola quarantine center in the country.

The U.S. government says it has suspended funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands’ housing authority after an investigation found widespread corruption.

President Donald Trump has imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, declaring that Canada has unfairly discriminated against American autos, alcohol and dairy products.

The White House says President Donald Trump will return to an older Air Force One for about a month as the new Qatari-gifted jet undergoes additional upgrades and enhancements.

Federal health officials have remained focused on lettuce from Taylor Farms as the source of a multistate outbreak despite inaccurate test results reported over the weekend.

Sen. Darline Graham announces she's running for a full term in her late brother Lindsey Graham's Senate seat.

The Supreme Court has agreed to review an Alaska bush pilot’s claims that state authorities have tried to illegally seize his $95,000 airplane after a passenger brought a six-pack of beer on a flight bound for a dry village.

A court document says President Donald Trump's administration sought New York Times journalists’ phone records and even those of some of their relatives in an attempt to unmask the confidential sources of reporters who wrote about Trump’s Qatari-gifted Air Force One jet.

The U.S. envoy to the United Nations says the U.S. government plans to stop violent gangs in Haiti from profiting off social media.

Florida Republican congressman and governor's race candidate Byron Donalds has announced legislation intended to prevent artificial intelligence data centers from increasing utility costs.

Dozens of Democratic U.S. senators and Maine's Independent senator are demanding more details from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about vetting practices for new agents.

Former Maine lawmaker and logger Troy Jackson is set to become the state's Democratic Senate nominee after Graham Platner's exit.

A judge in the nation’s capital has set a September trial date for a former Olympic canoe racer charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The U.S. military says it’s carrying out its 10th consecutive night of strikes on Iran in a push to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military has identified two soldiers killed in action last week in the war with Iran.

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance have welcomed their fourth child.

The Justice Department has filed a first-ever petition to a secretive and dormant court created 30 years ago to weigh government requests to deport so-called “alien terrorists” from the United States.

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is benefiting from tens of millions in pro-Israel spending in her race to be the Democratic nominee for Senate in Michigan.

Rep. Andy Biggs and Rep. David Schweikert are clashing in the Republican primary for Arizona governor.

President Donald Trump has presented the World Cup trophy to Spain, the winner of Sunday’s final against Argentina.

Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff has attracted national attention and praise from across the political left with his sweeping indictments of President Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has shifted his tone on former President Jimmy Carter, whom he once sharply criticized.

The Associated Press has surveyed more than 1,000 Jewish adults in the U.S. to better understand their views on Israel’s military actions in Gaza, their opinions of the political parties and their experiences with prejudice.

The United States and Iran are crossing each other's red lines, one after the other.

A federal judge in Boston has ruled the Trump administration can’t use an obscure clause relating to agency priorities to make funding cuts.

A federal appeals court has concluded that a 28-year prison sentence is too lenient for a Libyan militant who was convicted of terrorism-related charges in the 2012 attacks on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.