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A federal judge said he'll decide by Tuesday whether to issue a long-term pause on President Trump's banishment of three news outlets that he claims pose a national security risk.

President Donald Trump's administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas as it accuses the company of fraud.

President Trump is scheduled to present Elon Musk with the National Medal of Science on Thursday, an honor that several people familiar with their relationship say reflects a reconciliation after last year's bitter falling-out.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore declined to commit to serving a full four-year second term if reelected in November, sidestepping yes-or-no questions during a debate.

Democrats trying to win in conservative areas of the Southeast are assuring voters that they don't support liberal transgender policies.

The Justice Department filed a new lawsuit Thursday to shut down Denver's law that bars ICE and other law enforcement officers from wearing masks and requires them to display identification.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to thread a needle on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by condemning Hamas' "horrific war crimes" and denouncing Israel's "genocide" in Gaza. It did not go well.

The Trump administration says it's monitoring reports of the suspected plague in Russia and plans to screen the trickle of travelers arriving from the affected region.

Federal prosecutors filed new charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Thursday, alleging they tortured Americans and others held in their government's custody.

Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, competing for an open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan, are set for their first campaign debate Thursday after weeks of sparring both online and in advertisements that are flooding the state in one of ...