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Federal prosecutors have declined to say whether they secretly obtained phone records for journalist Don Lemon using an administrative summons under an obscure customs law, according to a court filing Monday, deepening concerns that the Department of Homeland Security is abusing the authority to bypass traditional legal safeguards.
Leading US medical groups have jointly urged Americans to receive updated flu and COVID-19 vaccinations this fall, aiming to ease confusion caused by changing advice from the Trump administration. The coordinated guidance comes as flu shots become available and newly approved coronavirus vaccines begin arriving following FDA approval last week.
US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Tuesday that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers could be deployed to polling sites across the country, but only to address specific threats or execute warrants, not to conduct general patrols.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating Hung Cao to serve as permanent Navy Secretary, elevating the acting secretary and Navy combat veteran to the role as the Pentagon undergoes a leadership shake-up and the war against Iran shows signs of stalling.
A federal judge has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit challenging California's policy of allowing transgender youth to participate in school sports teams that match their gender, delivering a significant victory for LGBTQ+ rights and a legal setback for the Department of Justice.
A Utah judge has ruled that Tyler Robinson, the man accused of murdering conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a campus debate in September 2025, can face the death penalty if convicted, after prosecutors presented evidence they called 'overwhelming' of a capital crime. The ruling was made at a hearing on Tuesday, local time, where prosecutors outlined their case that Robinson's actions endangered the lives of thousands at the event.
Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll has resigned after 18 months in the role, following months of internal clashes with Pentagon Secretary Pete Hegseth, the White House confirmed Monday night. The departure has prompted warnings from Senate Democrats that Hegseth is 'hollowing out' the Army's senior leadership, with no official reason provided for Driscoll's exit.
The U.S. State Department has proposed requiring parents applying for passports for their children to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status, marking a significant step toward enforcing President Donald Trump's latest executive order aimed at limiting birthright citizenship.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has excluded two measles deaths reported by Pennsylvania health officials from its latest national surveillance data, publicly challenging the state's determinations in a move that breaks with the long-standing precedent that states are the arbiters of case and death reporting. The decision, reported by The New York Times and The Washington Post, was ordered by the CDC's new director, Erica Schwartz, who is less than a month into the job.
The US House of Representatives voted 370-48 on Tuesday to pass a continuing resolution funding the federal government through 11 December, defusing the immediate threat of a shutdown just weeks before the November midterm elections.
More than 170 prominent Jewish artists, including filmmakers Todd Haynes and Joel Coen, have signed an open letter supporting actor Mark Ruffalo after he faced accusations of invoking antisemitic tropes in his criticism of Paramount Skydance and its owner, David Ellison, a close ally of Donald Trump.
Democrats on the House Committee on Homeland Security have voiced strong opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement's plan to spend up to $20 million on electric shock gloves for agents, after the agency awarded a $16.7 million contract to Compliant Technologies LLC for 6,000 pairs of the devices.
A whistleblower has told Congress that a new system for screening millions of mail-in ballots ahead of November's US midterm elections was assembled so hastily, and tested so little, that a single scanning glitch could see entire batches of ballots rejected — prompting a US senator to warn that the project, described as a key part of Donald Trump's voting restrictions, is 'perilously rushed and potentially unlawful.'
US Vice-President JD Vance described Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as a 'very, very evil' person at a campaign rally on Monday, escalating personal attacks in a race already defined by harsh rhetoric. Vance also demanded El-Sayed stop mentioning his wife, Second Lady Usha Vance, after the candidate appeared to question whether Vance's late grandfather would accept a Hindu daughter-in-law.
Two Democratic members of Congress have asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Trump administration's use of a little-known customs law to secretly collect records on journalists, non-profit organisations, and unions without court approval, amid growing scrutiny of the Department of Homeland Security's recent exercise of its administrative summons powers.
Donald Trump has announced plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a 25-year-old protection for old-growth forests on roughly 45 million acres of national land. The rollback is expected to benefit companies that US Forest Service chief Tom Schultz previously represented as a timber industry lobbyist and executive, according to the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen.
A Las Vegas jury has found Duane 'Keffe D' Davis guilty of murder in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, ending a three-decade mystery surrounding the death of the hip-hop legend. Davis, a 63-year-old former South Side Compton Crips gang leader, was convicted on Monday after a two-week trial for his role as the alleged orchestrator of the drive-by shooting.
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, a friend of Vice-President JD Vance, has stepped down from his position after just 18 months on the job, with no official reason given but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth widely reported. His departure is the latest in a series of upheavals among top military leaders.
New details have emerged in the Times Square stabbing incident that ended with police fatally shooting the suspect. The woman has been identified as 49-year-old Pamela Cisneros, who was wielding two knives when she stabbed a woman—who later died in hospital—and a man, in what police described as random and unprovoked attacks. Commissioner Jessica Tisch noted Cisneros had a history of mental health problems. Footage of the confrontation has also been released.
The Supreme Court has ruled 5-4 to allow the Trump administration to proceed with construction of a $400 million ballroom at the White House, rejecting an emergency challenge from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The ruling overturns lower court orders that had halted above-ground construction of the 90,000-square-foot project.
US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has resigned after roughly 18 months in the role, following months of reported conflict with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, multiple media outlets confirmed late Monday. His exit marks the latest in a string of high-profile military departures since Hegseth took over the Pentagon.
A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend has killed at least two people and left 15 missing or unaccounted for, after a torrential downpour sent a surge of water and debris through the popular Bright Angel Creek area of the national park.
President Donald Trump has demanded the Federal Communications Commission punish NBC journalist Kristen Welker for stating on Meet the Press that his election endorsement record shows "mixed results," marking the latest escalation in his use of the FCC to target reporters and news organizations he dislikes.
State officials across the country are expressing growing concern about the number of mail ballots arriving too late to be counted, urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes to ensure their votes are tallied this fall.
Google Maps on Saturday changed the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for users in the United States, following an executive order by President Trump. The tech giant said the change reflects a decision by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, while the lake retains its original name for Canadian users and displays both names for international audiences.
Donald Trump on Sunday called for NBC's Kristen Welker, host of Meet the Press, to face 'rebuke or punishment' from the Federal Communications Commission after the journalist described the success rate of candidates the president has endorsed as 'mixed' in a live shot ahead of the program.
New York lawmakers are seeking to strengthen regulations and inspections of cooling towers in the wake of two Legionnaires' disease outbreaks over the past two summers, which have also sparked a wave of lawsuits. The proposed measures aim to better protect residents from the potentially deadly pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria, often spread through large air-conditioning systems in hotels, hospitals and high-rise buildings.
A botched leak of purportedly explosive government files to a prominent conservative online personality was supposed to prove that the US State Department's Global Engagement Center (GEC) had secretly become a domestic censorship tool. Two former high-ranking GEC officials say the documents show 'absolutely nothing' of the kind.
The U.S. military used an Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser System to shoot down three drones suspected of operating for Mexican cartels along the southern border earlier this week, U.S. Northern Command confirmed. The operation, conducted between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, marks the first time such lasers have been used against cartel-operated unmanned aerial vehicles.
Protests erupted as India’s Hindu nationalist groups held a prominent event in New York, while a separate video from Arkansas shows a US police officer using force during an arrest, including pulling hair and throwing punches.
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, a former House intelligence committee chair, falsely suggested in a recent fundraising email that he personally witnessed the body of Osama bin Laden after the 2011 raid, when in fact he only saw a photograph of the al-Qaida leader's remains.
Controversial far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to reports on August 29. The detention is part of a series of immigration-related actions by US authorities, which also include the revocation of a former Iraqi minister's visa.
Senators are renewing calls for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign or be removed from office, and at least one is demanding a criminal investigation, after the release of documents they say prove Kennedy lied under oath during his confirmation hearings last year.
Survivors of the historic January 2025 Los Angeles firestorm have set a modern record for the longest delay in receiving federal disaster recovery aid, with the Trump administration still yet to appropriate more than $15bn in long-term rebuilding funds nearly 600 days after the fires destroyed more than 16,000 structures.
White House border czar Tom Homan has denied that the deportation of British far-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos was politically motivated, insisting it was a standard immigration enforcement action following a visa overstay and a missed court hearing.
President Donald Trump has pledged to allow cattle ranchers and farmers to process their own food, responding to mounting backlash over his decision to temporarily import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef without charging higher tariffs in an effort to bring down prices.
An autopsy report obtained by the Associated Press reveals that Tyrin Johnson, a 20-year-old man shot and killed by Tennessee National Guard members in Memphis, was struck in the back — contradicting earlier police accounts that said he was facing the troops when he was fatally wounded.
The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to scrap a federal rule that requires public notice and an opportunity to comment when certain industrial sites, including data centers, apply for air permits. Advocates warn the move would allow developers to break ground without giving nearby residents a say or even a warning that construction is planned.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has suggested that two recent measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania, including at least one newborn, may have been 'fabricated,' prompting a sharp rebuke from Governor Josh Shapiro and fueling anti-vaccine conspiracy theories. Activists are reportedly attempting to track down the families of the deceased.
A new report from the Center for Biological Diversity warns that the Trump administration's decision to rescind the Clinton-era 'roadless rule' could accelerate the extinction of more than 400 endangered animal and plant species across the United States.
A stunt involving a fake poll has sparked growing concerns about the potential for manipulation of prediction markets ahead of the midterm elections, even as regulators and platforms grapple with how to police information integrity on betting sites.
President Donald Trump has downplayed a secret visit to Moscow by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, calling it 'semi-routine,' despite widespread speculation that the unannounced trip was tied to efforts to gain support for Iran sanctions or concerns that Russia plans to test NATO resolve. Ratcliffe flew to the Russian capital on a government transport plane on Tuesday, taking off from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, in a rare direct intelligence contact between the two nations.
A lawyer has filed a formal complaint against United States District Judge Roy Altman, alleging that a pattern of strongly pro-Israel public statements — including describing the Palestinian keffiyeh as a 'terror scarf' — demonstrates anti-Palestinian bias that renders him unfit to preside fairly over cases involving Palestinian or pro-Palestinian litigants.
A federal judge in California ruled Thursday evening that the Pentagon's designation of AI firm Anthropic as a supply chain risk was illegal, finding it amounted to "unlawful retaliation" for the company's refusal to allow its models to be used in fully autonomous weapons and mass surveillance programs. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin said the Trump administration's actions violated Anthropic's First Amendment rights and denied the company due process under the Fifth Amendment.
A federal judge has again barred the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new restrictions on mail-in voting, ruling that the agency's final plan to comply with President Trump's demands could unlawfully burden the right to vote. The decision, issued late Thursday, blocks measures that critics argued would delay ballot deliveries and suppress turnout in key swing states.
A federal judge has ruled that the Pentagon's decision to blacklist AI company Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk was an illegal act of retaliation, marking a significant legal defeat for the Trump administration ahead of the company's planned initial public offering this fall.
A US federal judge on Thursday expressed serious reservations about the Kennedy Center’s board of directors’ decision to reinstate President Donald Trump’s name to the iconic Washington performing arts venue, questioning whether the vote violated a previous court order that had blocked the change. The board, which has been heavily packed with Trump allies, voted to add the president’s name back despite a ruling that had temporarily stopped the move.
President Donald Trump has elevated Ben Moss, a former aide to Vice President JD Vance, to the role of White House staff secretary, marking one of the few significant personnel changes in the West Wing during his second term, according to a report from The New York Times.