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In his news conference Monday, President Donald Trump threatened to blow up every bridge and power plant in Iran, action that would be so far-reaching that some experts in military law said it could constitute a war crime.

President Donald Trump's profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran led some Democratic lawmakers to call for his removal via the 25th Amendment.

NPR's Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including President Trump's shifting deadlines and threats on Iran, questions about his messaging on the war and . ...

The Education Department said Monday it has terminated agreements that previous administrations reached with five school districts and a college aimed at upholding rights and protections for transgender students.

Skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers and rising household electric bills are injecting a wave of attention into who is getting elected to watch over electric utilities.

Wisconsin voters will choose a new state Supreme Court justice on Tuesday in an election that will either maintain or expand the court's liberal majority.

Democrat Shawn Harris and Republican Clay Fuller were the top two vote-getters in the March 10 special election, but neither candidate received the vote majority needed to avoid Tuesday's runoff.

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said Tehran rejected the latest ceasefire proposal and wants a permanent end to the war, as President Donald Trump's deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz loomed.

The move frees a trial judge to act on the Republican administration's pending request to dismiss Bannon's conviction and indictment "in the interests of justice."

The Trumps will join families on the South Lawn for the celebration that dates back to 1878, with Easter egg rolling and stories read by the first and second ladies, as well as some Cabinet secretaries.