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President Trump has responded to the release of the Epstein files, saying Monday that the release of photos risked ensnaring "highly respected" people with no connection to Epstein's crimes.

A federal judge gave the Trump administration two weeks to submit a plan to either return a group of men previously held at a notorious Salvadoran prison to the U.S., or give them a hearing to contest allegations of gang membership.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is pushing for more information on a White House ballroom project championed by President Trump, sending letters to the project's architect and some fundraising dinner attendees.

Animal rights groups celebrate, but the Trump administration is light on specifics about phasing out federally funded medical testing on animals.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March -- will remain free on supervised release until at least the end of the year.

President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are speaking from the president's Florida estate.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in by two prominent Democrats on New Year's Day.

The Justice Department is facing continued backlash over its partial releases of the Epstein files, with lawmakers and survivors denouncing the limited nature of the disclosures.

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the agency is pausing leases for five offshore wind farms "due to national security concerns.

Rifts over the direction of the conservative movement emerged during Turning Point USA's conference, as speakers attacked each other by name.