• From 'The Lion' to 'The Tiger': Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America

    From 'The Lion' to 'The Tiger': Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America

    Jun 25, 2026 05:07 PM EDT

    ... closest rival by less than a percentage point. Asfura, who belongs to the same party as former President Juan Orlando Hernández who was pardoned by Trump for a drug trafficking conviction, was endorsed by the U.S. president, who threatened to cut off aid to the small Central American country ...

  • Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list

    Federal judge halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list

    Jun 25, 2026 03:37 PM EDT

    ... the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules. The judge agreed, noting in her ruling that the provisions of Trump's order “unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers.” It was the second ruling in as many days against executive orders Trump has signed seeking ...

  • Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy

    Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy

    Jun 25, 2026 03:07 PM EDT

    ... large numbers of Haitians appeared at the main crossing to San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico. It was expanded to all border crossings from Mexico during Trump’s first term in the White House. It ended in 2020 when the government introduced greater restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, and President Joe ...

  • Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

    Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians

    Jun 25, 2026 02:52 PM EDT

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to potential deportation. The 6-3 decision overturns lower court orders and allows the Department of Homeland Security ...

  • Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting

    Senate Republicans reject war powers resolution after Trump berates them at Capitol meeting

    Jun 25, 2026 01:10 PM EDT

    ... Trump is indicating a level of indifference to voters’ affordability concerns heading into November’s midterm elections. Trump and Senate Republicans have been at odds Trump's move on the housing bill is his latest reversal after weeks of being at odds with Senate Republicans. Trump has blocked the Senate ...

  • Trump scraps housing bill signing to pressure Senate GOP on SAVE Act

    Trump scraps housing bill signing to pressure Senate GOP on SAVE Act

    Jun 24, 2026 10:55 PM EDT

    President Trump upended plans for a major housing bill, refusing to sign legislation that passed Congress with veto-proof majorities. He's trying to press lawmakers to adopt the voting bill known as the SAVE Act. The tactic is familiar. Earlier this year, the president derailed a bipartisan deal on intelligence and surveillance legislation. Geoff Bennett discussed...

  • What's in the housing affordability bill that Trump refused to sign

    What's in the housing affordability bill that Trump refused to sign

    Jun 24, 2026 10:50 PM EDT

    The landmark bipartisan housing bill that President Trump hasn't signed is the most significant overhaul of federal housing policy in decades. It contains no new spending, but it does seek to boost supply by making it cheaper and easier to build across the country. To break down the potential impact, Amna Nawaz discussed more with...

  • How the Trump administration is trying to reshape how elections are run

    How the Trump administration is trying to reshape how elections are run

    Jun 24, 2026 10:40 PM EDT

    ... s not good for either party to do this thing. In Georgia in 2018, Stacey Abrams said it was stolen. In 2020, we had Donald Trump. The only thing stolen in 2020 was Stacey Abrams' playbook. And the reality is, there's a grifting community that will always talk about ...

  • WATCH: Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Rutte in the Oval Office

    WATCH: Trump meets with NATO Secretary-General Rutte in the Oval Office

    Jun 24, 2026 09:16 PM EDT

    A chief part of Rutte’s mission these days is keeping the U.S. in NATO, and he’s proven himself deft in the past at subduing Trump’s frustrations. Rutte frequently flatters the president, crediting him with getting NATO members to increase their defense spending. Trump last year pressured ...

  • Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

    Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

    Jun 24, 2026 07:26 PM EDT

    A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote. The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper ...