President Donald Trump’s plan for a glitzy new $400 million White House ballroom was blocked Tuesday by a federal judge who ruled that only Congress can approve such a dramatic change in the presidential compound.

After presiding over months of litigation, District Court Judge Richard Leon ordered Trump to immediately stop construction of the...Read more

WASHINGTON — As Senate Majority Leader John Thune hashed out a deal aimed at ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, he may have thought Democrats were its biggest threat.

Instead, his fellow Republicans across the Capitol were the ones to tank it.

Now, instead of blaming Democrats for prolonging the shutdown, GOP leadership in ...Read more

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a wrongful termination suit filed by a Fox News producer who claimed he was fired in retaliation for calling out the network’s reporting on President Donald Trump’s erroneous charges of 2020 election fraud and the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jason Donner, who worked at the network’s ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After a well-financed Republican candidate lost the race for a Tampa state Senate seat last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday defended his decision to not get involved in the election.

Democrat Brian Nathan defeated Republican Josie Tomkow in the special election by just over 400 votes, despite a higher number of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state laws forbidding “conversion therapy” for minors violate the free speech rights of licensed counselors.

The court said Colorado’s law violates the 1st Amendment, and the ruling is likely to invalidate similar laws in California and 23 other states.

In an 8-1 decision, the justices...Read more

President Donald Trump is reportedly hinting he could end the war against Iran without reopening the crucial Straits of Hormuz through which 20% of the world’s oil passes, as gas prices soared above $4.

Trump has told aides behind closed doors that he could pull the plug on the monthlong conflict without forcing Iran to allow open passage ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday invalidated a Colorado law that bans so-called “conversion therapy” in talk therapy for LGBTQ patients. The decision found that such laws violate the free speech rights of counselors.

The 8-1 decision reversed a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit that upheld the Colorado law ...Read more

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Franklin Circuit Court judge on Tuesday voided the impeachment of Fayette Circuit Judge Julie Muth Goodman, saying she committed no offenses or misconduct that rose to the level of impeachment.

The ruling by Judge Phillip Shepherd nullifies a House Resolution that, on March 20, impeached Goodman in an unprecedented move.

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state laws forbidding “conversion therapy” for minors violate the free-speech rights of licensed counselors.

The court said Colorado’s law violates the 1st Amendment. The free-speech ruling is likely to invalidate similar laws in California and 23 other states.

In an 8-1 decision, ...Read more

With 35 candidates and about a third of Peruvians undecided or backing no one, a surprise contender could yet emerge in the final days ahead of the April 12 vote.

Conservatives Rafael López Aliaga and Keiko Fujimori have been stuck in a technical tie each with about 10% to 12% of support for weeks now, primarily from voters in the capital of ...Read more

President Donald Trump asked Congress last Wednesday to pass legislation that “cracks down on rogue judges.”

Trump has repeatedly blasted jurists who issue decisions he doesn’t like, even calling them “criminals” and “a disgrace to our nation.” But demanding that the legislative branch enact laws that punish the judiciary is a ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s foundation released a teaser video for his proposed presidential library in downtown Miami Monday, revealing plans for a skyscraper with a fully capitalized TRUMP emblazoned atop, a presidential jet in the lobby, an amphitheater where audiences will face a golden statue of the president and replicas of the White House,...Read more

WASHINGTON — A former top aide to President Donald Trump is initiating a $100 million campaign to promote the administration’s pro-artificial intelligence agenda during this year’s midterm elections.

The launch of the Innovation Council adds new heft to the AI industry’s already extensive efforts to shape the 2026 races that will decide...Read more

BALTIMORE — Nancy Pelosi, 86, the Baltimore-raised congresswoman who, in 2007, became the first female speaker of the U.S. House, is to be honored by the Maryland House of Delegates on Monday night.

Maryland House will have a resolution for the Speaker Emerita. Then, Pelosi will address the delegates during their regular session in Annapolis,...Read more

President Donald Trump says the military is building a secret, secure project under his controversial $400 million White House ballroom.

Defending the opulent project against persistent criticism, Trump suggested the Pentagon was a driving force behind plans to construct an underground bunker of sorts beneath his sprawling new East Wing ...Read more

The British- and American-backed plot to overthrow Iran’s prime minister in 1953 laid the groundwork for the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and decades of hostility with the U.S. that have now culminated in a war launched on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.

Many Americans only know the anger and tension with Iran that has grown from those ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants Congress to nix a two-week recess and return to the Capitol to address the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, his top spokesperson said Monday.

“The president is also encouraging Congress to come back to Washington to permanently fix this problem and to fund and reopen the Department ...Read more

WASHINGTON — South Carolina Republican Mark Sanford, a former governor and congressman — and briefly a long-shot presidential contender — is seeking another comeback, joining the crowded field running for the open Charleston-area seat he held for five full terms.

Sanford filed his candidacy for the 1st District hours before Monday’s ...Read more

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who served six terms in Congress, wants to return to Washington.

Sanford on Monday filed to run for the Republican nomination in the 1st Congressional District seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace. Mace is running for governor this cycle.

Sanford has been in private business ...Read more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Monday announced he will not run for Congress this year after months of speculation about whether he would seize on a new congressional map passed by Republican lawmakers.

Lucas, 41, made the announcement in a video and press release early Monday morning, solidifying that he will remain ...Read more