National Politics

The Justice Department seeks voter and election information from at least 19 states, AP finds
The requests have come in letters, emails and phone calls. The specifics vary, but the...

Pressure from Trump for trade deals before Wednesday deadline, but hints of more time for talks
The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals...

After Boulder attack, Colorado to offer $250,000 security grants for places of worship
Colorado will offer $250,000 in security grants for places at increased risk of attack, such...

A public lands sell-off is struck from the GOP policy bill
Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said late Saturday that he had dropped his contentious plan to...

Debate is underway in the Senate on Trump’s big bill, but overnight voting is delayed
Hours before a tumultuous nearing-midnight vote on President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending...

Trump administration plans to rescind rule blocking logging on national forest lands
“This move opens a new era of consistency and sustainability for our nation’s forests,” Agriculture...

Jury finds MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell liable for defamation, orders him to pay $2.3M in damages
The jury ruled that Mike Lindell and his media company, Frankspeech, must pay $2.3 million...

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla is forcefully removed from Kristi Noem’s news conference on immigration raids and handcuffed
Democratic U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla on Thursday was forcefully removed from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi...

Trump moves to merge wildland firefighting into single force, despite ex-officials warning of chaos
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered government agencies to consolidate their wildland firefighting into a...

Trump’s plan to begin ‘phasing out’ FEMA after hurricane season burdens states, experts warn
President Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters...