Politics

Judge in Boston to consider latest bid to block Trump's birthright citizenship order

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

The hearing on Friday comes after a federal judge in Seattle blocked the effort and decried what he described as the administration's treatment of the Constitution, saying Trump was trying to change it with an executive order.

How the courts have (so far) pushed back on Trump's attempts to expand presidential power

By Chris Megerian, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Now the question is whether the court rulings are a mere speed bump or an insurmountable roadblock for the Republican president.

U.S. jobless rate dips to 4 percent as employers add 143,000 positions last month

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The first job report of Donald Trump's second presidency on Friday suggested that he inherited a labor market that is solid but unspectacular.

Trump administration ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing Russian oligarchs' assets

By Fatima Hussein, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

The move to disband Task Force KleptoCapture is one of several moves undertaken by the Justice Department under the new leadership of Attorney General Pam Bondi that presage a different approach toward Russia and national security issues.

NCAA limits women's competition to athletes assigned female at birth

By Eric Olson, Associated Press

The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.

Deadline for federal workers to resign delayed as Democrats step up fight against Musk

By Laura Barrón-López, Solveig Rennan

Multiple judges have temporarily blocked efforts by President Trump to dramatically gut the federal government, and more lawsuits are yet to come. Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest.

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GOP Sen. Schmitt says 'FBI ripe for real reform' and Patel has the experience to do it

By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens

While many Trump nominees have been confirmed at a break-neck speed, FBI director nominee Kash Patel will have to wait. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee forced a delay over objections to Patel’s plans to further purge agents from the FBI…

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A dozen states say they'll sue over DOGE access to government payment systems with personal data

By Dave Collins, Associated Press

Democratic attorneys general in several states vowed Thursday to file a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal payment systems containing Americans' sensitive personal information.

4 takeaways from Rubio's first trip abroad as secretary of state

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

The five-nation tour to Central America — a destination Rubio deliberately chose for his maiden voyage as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat — was overshadowed by a massive Washington-centered upheaval in U.S. foreign policy.

House lawmakers propose DeepSeek ban on U.S. government devices

By Matt Brown, Associated Press

Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., on Thursday introduced the “No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act," which would ban federal employees from using the Chinese AI app on government-owned electronics.