President Donald Trump’s pick for a federal judge in Pennsylvania can move forward, and it appears Sen. John Fetterman, D., Pa., is to thank.

Fetterman, like all U.S. senators, has the ability to block the president’s nominations to the federal bench — which are lifetime appointments — in their state. The arcane courtesy, known in ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Congress left town this week after the Senate passed Republicans’ high-priority budget reconciliation package for immigration enforcement, while Democrats saw a war powers messaging win in the House.

The Senate adjourned in the wee hours of Friday morning following an all-night “vote-a-rama” to pass a nearly $70 billion ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli on Friday morning said his office “has multiple election fraud investigations underway,” in coordination with the FBI in Los Angeles.

Essayli’s remarks, posted to X, seemed to be in response to President Donald Trump alleging in his own social media post late Wednesday that ...Read more

A Trump family crypto venture is generating bumper profits from its foray into stablecoins, thanks partly to a promotional arrangement with Binance Holdings Ltd.

World Liberty Financial Inc., co-founded by U.S. President Donald Trump and his sons, is on track to generate nearly $150 million this year from issuing USD1, a dollar-pegged token it ...Read more

A coalition led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta urged Congress to reject a proposed federal data privacy bill, arguing it would undermine states’ ability to protect the privacy of their citizens.

In a letter to Congressional leaders on Tuesday, the coalition — including 18 attorneys general and state agencies — voiced strong ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a nearly $70 billion reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement early Friday morning after rejecting repeated attempts by members of both parties to prohibit or restrict a Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund.

On a mostly party-line vote of 52-47, the Senate sent to the House a bill designed to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee approved its fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act late Thursday after a series of politically charged debates about the Iran war, Pentagon acquisition rules, defense spending and vestiges of the Confederacy in the military.

After contending with about 900 amendments over the course of ...Read more

Roberto Sánchez campaigns wearing a traditional farmer’s hat from one of Peru’s poorest provinces, promising to slash the entrenched inequities in the copper-rich nation.

But the leftist candidate is nothing like the Andean farmers who have propelled him into what’s set to be a tight presidential runoff against right-winger Keiko ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California voters offered an early glimpse of the state’s political future during Tuesday night’s primary election, advancing familiar incumbents, elevating new contenders and setting up high-stakes battles in competitive House districts.

While some races have become clearer in the days since, several key contests ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would headline a rally in Washington on June 24 to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States, a week after several artists pulled out of planned shows on the National Mall.

“We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home,” Trump said in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A GOP reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement appeared to be skating on thin ice Thursday night as the House suddenly left town for the week and lawmakers continued to wrangle over a Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund.

Senate opponents of the nearly $1.8 billion fund — derided by critics as a “slush fund...Read more

WASHINGTON— A House panel with jurisdiction over tax policy is readying legislation to address the taxation of cryptocurrencies for release as early as Friday, before a hearing early next week.

House Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith has made establishing a framework for the taxation of digital assets a top priority for the committee, even ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Some call them the “YOLO caucus,” the slang term for the phrase “You only live once.”

Others say this is how some members of this growing group of Senate Republicans have always legislated.

Either way, Thursday’s high drama vote-a-rama highlighted the complicated equation of the Senate Republicans’ slim majority and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Some call them the “YOLO caucus,” the slang term for the phrase “You only live once.”

Others say this is how some members of this growing group of Senate Republicans have always legislated.

Either way, Thursday’s high drama vote-a-rama highlighted the complicated equation of the Senate Republicans’ slim majority and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal judge granted President Donald Trump’s request to again pause a collection of lawsuits seeking to hold him responsible for violence at the U.S. Capitol five years ago while he pursues an immunity defense.

U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled on Thursday that Trump is entitled to a complete pause on activity in most of...Read more

LOS ANGELES — To the surprise of few, President Donald Trump has once again claimed without evidence that Democrats are somehow cheating to win California’s primary elections — writing on social media late Wednesday that federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are investigating the matter.

“The Dumocrats are at it again! They are trying to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Another artificial intelligence regulation framework has joined the growing ranks on Capitol Hill, this time focused primarily on model safety and workforce impacts.

Reps. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Lori Trahan, D-Mass., unveiled their long-expected framework as a discussion draft bill on Thursday. Notably, it includes a three-...Read more

As Democrats in Congress pelt Republicans with repeated war power votes — a strategy to test the party’s support for President Donald Trump’s military action abroad — a foreign policy fissure in the shape of Lebanon took form among their own ranks.

More than half of House Democrats voted with Republicans Thursday to tank a measure that ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Early primary election returns left open the possibility that no Democrat would make the general election in what was supposed to be a friendly Sacramento-area congressional district, after a stacked field of the party’s candidates split Democratic votes and Rep. Kevin Kiley entered the race as an independent.

Pre-...Read more

WASHINGTON — A GOP reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement survived its first key test Thursday as the Senate kicked off its amendment “vote-a-rama” amid bipartisan anger over a Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund.

On a 49-50 vote, the Senate rejected a procedural motion by Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., ...Read more