Politics

WATCH: Hegseth won't say whether he allowed the military to arrest, detain, use lethal force on protesters

By Hannah Grabenstein

Hegseth ultimately said the military could "if necessary, in their own self-defense they could temporarily detain" protesters to hand over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

What to know about the Supreme Court's ruling on transgender care for youth

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The case is sure to resonate nationally. Twenty-six other states have passed similar laws, and nearly all of them are also facing legal challenges.

WATCH: Sen. King tells Hegseth restoring Confederate names to military bases is an 'insult'

By Jackie Hai

Last week, President Donald Trump announced in remarks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, that the names of seven bases that had changed under the Biden administration would be returned to their former names.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma asks court to clear way for $7 billion settlement if states back it

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

The deal would be among the largest in a wave of opioid settlements. It calls for members of the Sackler family who own the company to give up ownership and to contribute up to $7 billion over time.

3 big changes to Trump's 'big bill'

By Lisa Desjardins

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is President Donald Trump’s signature agenda item in Congress.

Judge says Trump administration can't limit passport sex markers for many transgender, nonbinary people

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Kobick first issued a preliminary injunction against the policy last month, but that ruling applied only to six people who joined with the American Civil Liberties Union in a lawsuit over the passport policy.

WATCH: 'Nobody knows what I'm going to do,' Trump says on Iran

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

“I may do it, I may not do it,” Trump said of a potential U.S. strike in an exchange with reporters at the White House on Wednesday. “I mean, nobody knows what I’m going to do.”…

WATCH: Powell holds news briefing as Fed keeps its key rate unchanged

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve officials expect inflation to worsen in the coming months but they still foresee two interest rate cuts by the end of this year, the same as they projected in March.

WATCH: Hegseth questioned about possible U.S. intervention in the Middle East

By Hannah Grabenstein

Trump has reportedly been considering striking Iran, saying on Wednesday: "I may do it. I may not do it. I mean, nobody knows what I'm going to do."…

Nuclear waste can be temporarily stored in Texas and New Mexico, Supreme Court rules

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The justices, by a 6-3 vote, reversed a federal appeals court ruling that invalidated the license granted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to a private company for the facility in southwest Texas.