Politics

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.

How Trump's rescission request draws on the centuries-old concept of impoundment

By Hannah Grabenstein

It's a concept that’s normally dry, esoteric and distanced from Americans' everyday lives, yet the heart of the matter is a key question of American democracy.

Another federal judge blocks Trump's order ending birthright citizenship

By Gene Johnson, Mike Catalini, Associated Press

A second federal judge in two days has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally.

Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to push out federal employees by offering financial incentives

By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press

A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives.

Analysis: Who are the immigrants who come to the U.S.? Here's the data

By Jennifer Van Hook, The Conversation

Most undocumented immigrants either have lived in the country for decades or have legal protections.

WATCH: Rubio insists relocation of Palestinians from Gaza would be temporary at news conference with Dominican president

By Associated Press

Secretary of State Marco Rubio intends to announce the seizure on Thursday during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America, according to a U.S. official.

After Trump's funding threat, South African president phones influential billionaire Musk

By Gerald Imray, Associated Press

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with Elon Musk a day after U.S. President Donald Trump promised to cut the country's funding over a land expropriation law.