Hegseth faces latest battle defending his defense secretary post at the Pentagon
Controversy has plagued Hegseth since Trump first nominated him to serve as the Secretary of Defense — from sexual assault allegations, to two Signal chat debacles.
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How the U.S. Naval Academy Is Bending the Knee to Trump
Even before the presidential election, the school began preparing for Donald Trump’s potential return to power. Now faculty members are resigning in protest.
Judge Orders Administration to Seek Return of Another Deported Migrant
The case, involving a 20-year-old Venezuelan, comes on the heels of another legal battle over the fate of a different man wrongfully sent to El Salvador by the Trump administration.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Revive Transgender Military Ban
Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles.
Trump-appointed judge orders administration to return second deported migrant
A federal district judge ruled the government's deportation of the 20-year-old violated a legally binding settlement DHS reached last year with a group of young migrants.
Federal judge declares Trump admin blocking federal money from sanctuary cities unconstitutional
An Obama-appointed federal judge in San Francisco said President Donald Trump's orders blocking federal funds from sanctuary cities is unconstitutional.
‘Biden effect’ hits the Senate: Wave of retirements clears path for younger Dems
After Sen. Dick Durbin announced his retirement, the idea of the "Biden effect" came back into focus.
Trump urges Supreme Court to let trans military ban proceed
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to lift a lower court's order blocking the Pentagon's transgender military ban from going into effect.
Ken Martin, D.N.C. Chair, Rebukes David Hogg Over Controversial Primary Plans
Ken Martin, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, criticized a vice chair of the party, David Hogg, over his controversial plan to challenge Democratic incumbents.
Dem mayor fed up with homeless crisis proposes jailing vagrants who refuse housing
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan proposes jailing homeless people who refuse shelter services after three times, deviating from his party's progressive flank.