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Trump in Arizona and Montana ahead of competitive elections; The Senate Majority Pac puts millions of dollars toward competitive races in Michigan and Maine Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump has yet to weigh in on the late night ruling from a federal judge that

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said his company is not responsible for any speed restrictions on Starshield defense communications systems, saying that power is vested in the U.S. military and President Donald Trump . “Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any l

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals barred California on Wednesday from enforcing a law requiring federal immigration officers to identify themselves while on duty, ruling that the state cannot dictate how federal agents carry out their work. The three-judge panel granted the f

The Social Security Administration field office in Whitehall, Ohio. (Photo by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal.) WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustm

Georgia's contentious U.S. Senate race erupted into a heated confrontation Tuesday night as Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., accused GOP challenger Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., of allowing the dissemination of "neo-Nazi propaganda" inside his own home, prompting Collins to fire back over Oss

After thousands of troops deployed by the president have patrolled Washington for more than a year, a three-judge panel interrogated whether the deployment could continue indefinitely.

Ballots that had arrived by mail or were set aside on Election Day, 2024, sit on a table at the Cass County Courthouse in North Dakota on Nov. 18, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) The U.S. Department of Justice is demanding California not count ballots from voters

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is set to hear arguments regarding the legality of President Donald Trump’s 2025 deployment of National Guard troops to the capital. The D.C. government argues the deployment violates the District's Home Rule and constitutes an illegal use of military force for domestic law enforcement. The Trump administration contends the mission is necessary for crime reduction and the protection of federal property. While a lower court initially ruled the deployment illegal, the appeals court paused that ruling, allowing thousands of troops to

Sean Spicer, the former White House press secretary during President Trump’s first term, said he felt bad for new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia after a rocky start behind the podium. In an interview on Wednesday, Spicer said he empathized with the challenges of servi

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman spent part of their final debate competing for the same prize: voters who backed third-place finisher Spencer Pratt in the primary and remain disillusioned with City Hall. In Tuesday night’s debate, Bass appealed to Pratt s

Left-wing Michigan Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed is out with an ad featuring a "lifelong Republican" who says he has voted "nine times" for Republican Mike Rogers. The supposed GOP stalwart, Rich Perlberg, is a former newspaper publisher who endorsed John Kerry and Barack Obama f

Zacharia defended her background, citing her Pepperdine University law degree and international transaction law practice.