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Chief justice keeps Trump funding freeze in place for now

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Chief Justice John Roberts acted on the Trump administration's emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in a case involving billions of dollars in congressionally approved aid.

WATCH: White House says it would support expert handwriting analysis of alleged Epstein card

By Associated Press

The White House had claimed the letter didn’t exist, but it was released to Congress this week.

WATCH: White House dodges questions about whether documents from Epstein estate are ‘hoax’

By Associated Press

“The Democrats view this story as nothing more than an attempt to distract from the accomplishments and the achievements of this administration, and that is what we mean when we call it a hoax,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt…

WATCH: Trump ‘disagrees’ with where Israel chose to strike Hamas in Qatar, White House says

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the United States received prior notice about the pending attack from Israel.

WATCH: ‘Yield, man.’ Speaker Johnson calls on Democratic mayors to let troops into their cities

By Associated Press

House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a news conference Tuesday that he could not understand why any Democrats would think it’s a good political message to oppose the deployments.

WATCH: White House uses Charlotte killing of Ukrainian refugee to criticize Democratic policies

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The case has become latest flashpoint in the debate over whether cities such as Charlotte are adequately addressing violent crime, mental illness and transit safety.

New Chicago immigration campaign prompts confusion as city braces for federal intervention

By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security is trumpeting the start of a new immigration operation in Chicago that's stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety.

Senate will change rules to push Trump’s nominees past Democratic delays, Thune says

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees and will move to speed up votes after months of Democratic delays.

Charlotte officials under fire after man with long criminal history kills Ukrainian refugee on train

By Erik Versuzco, Sarah Brumfield, Associated Press

Charlotte, North Carolina, officials are facing criticism for failing to keep a man with a history of erratic behavior off the streets before he fatally stabbed a young Ukrainian refugee on a commuter train last month.

House Democrats release image of alleged Trump birthday note to Epstein

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

The House Oversight Committee has obtained the “infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has said does not exist,” the committee’s top Democrat said Monday.