Attorneys for musician Chuck Redd said on Friday that a D.C. Superior Court judge had dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of President Donald Trump’s influence over the venue.

Raúl Castro has made his first public appearance since he was indicted last month by the U.S. for his alleged role in the 1996 downing of two civilian aircraft.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has uses a D-Day anniversary speech in France to link immigration by sea to wartime liberation.

The upcoming World Cup will feature 48 teams and 104 matches across the United, Mexico, and Canada.

Several female Navy officers say they see Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent intervention in a promotions list as a sign their careers now have a ceiling.

President Donald Trump has issued a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office.

Iran’s World Cup soccer team is traveling from Turkey to their training base in Mexico.

Iran has fired ballistic missiles and drones toward Bahrain and Kuwait.

Joe Biden isn't on the ballot this fall, but three of his administration members are running for governor.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss public ownership in AI companies — a meeting that highlighted the tension between AI powerhouses and policymakers.

California Democratic Rep. Doris Matsui has advanced to the November ballot after facing a reelection challenge from a younger Democrat.

The U.N. food agency says millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high.

President Donald Trump is keeping open the possibility of speaking directly with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te— even after Beijing has publicly urged him not to.

The U.S. military says it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Los Angeles says it has opened “multiple election fraud investigations” related to California’s elections and sent a prosecutor to the county’s vote-counting center.

Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic “violent extremists” were told Friday that they were being fired, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of Director Kash Patel.

President Donald Trump is calling for the U.S. military and national security agencies to accelerate their use of artificial intelligence.

Members of the Iranian World Cup soccer team have been granted U.S. visas, clearing them to enter the country ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month.

The Defense Department has announced a significant reduction in the number of religious affiliations it officially recognizes.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office has condemned comments by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who blames immigration for the death of a university student.

President Donald Trump says he will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Madison Square Garden — and says he doesn't have much sympathy for ordinary Americans who can't afford the sky-high ticket prices.

Lawyers representing the federal government argue that a court cannot stop construction of a White House ballroom because it was already underway and because of the sensitive security concerns they say the structure is meant to address.

The Energy Department says a small nuclear reactor under development at a national lab has reached a crucial milestone that could allow it to produce electricity in the next few years.

With virtually no strings attached, Congress is on the verge of providing a massive infusion of cash to the Homeland Security Department.

President Donald Trump says he wants his new acting director of national intelligence to cut the office, which has already been significantly scaled back during his second term.

A magistrate judge has ordered pretrial detention for a former senior CIA official accused of stashing over $40 million worth of gold bars from the federal government in the basement of his Virginia home.

The U.S. military is still waiting for clarity from the Pentagon following President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth on troop levels in Europe.

The Treasury's financial crimes unit is warning banks about the risks of serving people living in the country illegally.

A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration policy that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to enter and stay in the U.S. The judge criticized the policy for putting immigrants' lives in "indeterminate legal limbo" and accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of ignoring the law.

Washington, D.C., is gearing up for pivotal primaries this month to elect a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor.

Rights lawyers have filed a case against Equatorial Guinea before Africa’s top human rights body.

A federal judge in Washington has blocked a plan to loosen rules for fishing red snapper in the Atlantic, halting what was expected to be the longest recreational snapper season in years.

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies, sending it to the House.

The U.S. stock market had its worst day since October as a sell-off in big technology companies weighed down the broader market.

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner has hosted his first major campaign event since media reports surfaced that he previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married.

An ex-girlfriend alleges U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner repeatedly grabbed her hard enough to leave marks, pulled her from a cab by the wrist, and, in one incident, twisted her arm behind her back and held her in a room when they dated more than a decade ago.

The Justice Department says an American journalist has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government.

The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled they were added illegally.

The National Capital Planning Commission wants more details on President Donald Trump's proposal for a triumphal arch in Washington, D.C. The commission voted Thursday to seek additional information on the planned structure's impact on air navigation and traffic around the area between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery where the 250-foot arch is planned.

President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently.

The United States has imposed sanctions on Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, his wife and three other individuals.

Days after the state’s primary, California voters are in a familiar position -- waiting to find out which candidates will go on to the general election in their most high-profile races, for governor and Los Angeles mayor.

The House has passed a bill to aid Ukraine and sanction key segments of the Russian economy.

President Donald Trump has announced that water has begun refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

President Donald Trump is again seeking to boost the struggling U.S. coal industry.

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of retaining classified information under a deal with the Justice Department that could allow him to avoid prison time.

The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a case about the power of federal regulators over telecommunications companies.

The Supreme Court has upheld a broad reading of the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recoup ill-gotten gains from people who engage in securities fraud.

Senate Republicans are working toward passage of legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is back on Capitol Hill to testify before the House Ways and Means Committee on the department’s priorities, one day after he refused to say whether President Donald Trump and his family would still get immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund that would have benefited the president’s allies.

President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda.

Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the Chicago location to the textured stone adorning its dramatic tower, art installations and a striped reading chairs that resemble ones in his own home.

President Donald Trump insists he's comfortable with the current holding pattern in the Iran war.

Wall Street rallied after falling oil prices and yields in the bond market eased the pressure on U.S. stocks.

President Donald Trump says he will nominate Todd Blanche to serve as attorney general, tapping his former personal attorney who has aggressively pursued the Republican president’s agenda while leading the Justice Department in an acting role.

The U.S. military has attacked another boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men.

The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers.

Michael Stansfield never expected to be a major player in California politics when he threw his hat into a congressional race as a Republican agitating for peace in the Middle East.

The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is refusing to say whether President Donald Trump and his family will still receive immunity from IRS audits after the administration abandoned plans for a $1.776 billion compensation fund.

The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.

Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban has testified in support of a bipartisan bill to overhaul college athletics.

A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania.

Businessman Zach Lahn's win in Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial primary over President Donald Trump's pick is a rare electoral setback for Trump.

The House approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to seek to end the war.

When musical acts pulled out of a concert series marking America's 250th anniversary, fearing it might be too closely tied to Donald Trump, the president decided to formally make himself the headlining act.

President Donald Trump is in a hurry to rebuild the tariff wall the Supreme Court tore down less than four months ago.

Jill Biden says she's sorry she didn't talk more about son Hunter's drug addiction during her time in the White House.

Oil prices rose following the latest threats to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and U.S. stocks retreated from their records.

The Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the map intentionally discriminates against Black people.

Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is accusing one of his opponents in the Alaska primary — another Republican candidate named Dan Sullivan — of working with Democrats to boost the chances of his main rival, former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. is still in discussions with several countries to resettle more than 1,000 Afghans who assisted America’s war effort.

The Trump administration has placed sanctions on Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex, and three others.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has taken a turn in the White House briefing room.

The White House Correspondents Association dinner has been rescheduled for July 24.

A federal judge has heard from voting rights groups and a coalition of two dozen states that want the courts to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail ballot, The plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits that Trump’s order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules.

U.S. Senate hopefuls Ken Paxton and Graham Platner are in Washington, D.C., to rally party support.

New York’s attorney general is suing the Trump administration over one of its deals to end an offshore wind project.

For a state that’s home to Hollywood, there isn’t much star power in California’s gubernatorial race.

Democrats have attacked the leadership of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during his first Senate hearing since being tapped by President Donald Trump.

Democrats and Republicans say President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence seems unqualified.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will face more questions about the Trump administration’s fragile or stalling diplomatic efforts around the world in back-to-back hearings on Capitol Hill for the first time since the Iran war began.

The U.S. military says Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president after widespread political backlash and setbacks in the courts.

President Donald Trump has found multiple ways to harness the presidency to benefit himself.

Senate Republicans are weighing their next steps after the Trump administration's announcement that it is scrapping a $1.8 billion settlement fund for the president's allies who claim to have been politically prosecuted.

California’s congressional primaries were a preliminary test of Democrats’ best chance at countering Republican redistricting gains elsewhere this year.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's optimistic about the potential for a resumption in nuclear talks with Iran despite a shaky ceasefire in the war that's looking increasingly in doubt.

The Senate race in Iowa is one of the most closely watched this year and the general election matchup is now set, with Democrats hoping for a gain.

Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has clinched the Democratic nomination for New Mexico governor.

The U.S. stock market inched to more records as winners of the artificial-intelligence boom kept driving higher.

The Defense Department has declared its press office a classified space, barring journalists from entry.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he is standing by Graham Platner in the wake of media reports that the Maine Senate candidate previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women.

President Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to move forward with a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said Monday.

The State Department plans to slash the number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa that can process visas for foreigners seeking to come to the United States.

A divided panel of appeals court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.

A divided panel of federal appeal court judges has ruled that a Trump administration policy illegally banned transgender troops from military service.

A standoff between the White House and the Senate remains unresolved as Republicans return to Washington after defiantly leaving town 10 days ago without passing legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies.