A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers improved slightly.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a Supreme Court hearing in which judges will hear arguments on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship.

Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem.

Asian shares are sharply higher after U.S. stocks soared to their best day since last spring over renewed hopes that the Iran war could soon end.

The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul.

A federal judge ruled against conservation groups in their efforts to block a proposed lithium-boron mining project in Nevada.

An appeals court panel has suspended a federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to bring hundreds of Voice of America employees back to work from paid leave.

President Donald Trump entered his war of choice against Iran without consulting global allies.

Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied.

A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful.

A federal judge has thrown out a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing Colorado and Denver of interfering with the enforcement of immigration laws.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to tighten voting rules by creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail ballots.

After meandering for a couple of months, financial markets endured numerous frenzied swings during March as the war in Iran raged.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock’s Tennessee home during a training run while he clapped and saluted have had their suspensions lifted.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to suspend construction of a $400 million ballroom after it demolished the East Wing of the White House.

A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

A three-judge panel in Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters that sought to redraw the battleground state’s Republican-friendly congressional boundary lines ahead of the November midterm election.

President Donald Trump is attending the opening night of the musical “Chicago” at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday night.

Rising public anxiety about election fairness and the spread of misinformation mean both parties must confront organizational, legal and ethical challenges as they prepare for a consequential midterm season.

The Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily.

Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have all but “obliterated” the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities.

Iran players and officials have posed with pictures of children allegedly killed by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes before their World Cup warmup against Costa Rica in Turkey.

A judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit against Fox News.

U.S. job openings fell slightly last month to 6.9 million, another sign of sluggishness in the American labor market.

The Supreme Court has ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that banned the discredited practice.

Three fired FBI agents have sued to try to get their jobs back, saying in a class action lawsuit they were illegally punished for their participation in an investigation into President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat.

Vice President JD Vance has a new book about his religious faith and adult conversion to Catholicism.

A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba with a huge shipment, easing a dire fuel shortage after months without deliveries.

King Charles III is going ahead with a state visit to the United States next month, despite calls for the ceremonial event to be called off due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the British government for failing to support the war in Iran.

President Donald Trump has prioritized efforts to calm the financial markets during the Iran war, but his go-to moves are starting to fall flat.

U.S. gas prices have jumped past an average of $4 a gallon for the first time since 2022 as fuel prices continue to soar worldwide amid the Iran war.

The United Arab Emirates has barred Iranians from entering or transiting the country as the war rages.

U.S. stocks surged to their best day since last spring as doubt swung back to hope on Wall Street about a possible end to the war with Iran.

U_S_ President Donald Trump says the responsibility for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open should belong with countries that rely on it, rather than the U_S_ Trump expressed frustration earlier Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U_S_ war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil.”.

Democrats are trying to win back the Senate.

A proposal in Georgia could allow DNA to be collected from immigrants taken into custody for minor offenses.

Bruce Springsteen was in a defiant but upbeat mood in Minneapolis as he launched his latest U.S. tour.

Trump administration officials are exempting oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act.

President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island.

A Florida airport has been cleared to be renamed after President Donald Trump, hours before the president separately revealed plans for a Miami skyscraper planned to house his presidential library.

A little more than a year after the two clashed over the Republican presidential nomination, DeSantis on Monday signed legislation (HB 919) delivered to him earlier in the day, which dubs the West Palm Beach airport as “President Donald J. Trump International Airport.”

Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release decade-old files from an investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese spy that resulted in no criminal charges.

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iran’s energy infrastructure, including its desalination plants.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf allies of the United States are urging President Donald Trump to keep prosecuting his war against Iran, saying the month of strikes has not weakened Tehran enough.

The Army is investigating after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run maneuvered near the hillside home of Kid Rock.

About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans.

A Portland soccer tournament brought girls from immigrant and refugee families together to push back against fear tied to federal immigration enforcement.

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The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports.

A New York Times attorney claims the Pentagon has flouted a court order blocking it from enforcing a policy limiting news reporters’ access to the Defense Department’s headquarters.

Cuba is preparing to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker as the island struggles under a U.S. oil blockade.

Mark Sanford is launching another run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District.

The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country.

The Transportation Safety Administration says most of its officers received most of their backpay Monday for working during the shutdown.

U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan say the United States supports efforts by Taiwan's government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament.

Two Arkansas Republicans with competing visions on how best to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda to overhaul elections and voting will vie for their party’s nomination for the state’s top elections job on Tuesday.

Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war after earlier saying the U.S. couldn't use jointly operated military bases there for operations related to the conflict.

Democrats are drumming up enthusiasm for their long-shot candidate in Republican former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's old Georgia district while their party is building nationwide momentum.

An Argentine emigre in Florida quickly got her newborn son a U.S. passport last year.

President Donald Trump says Iran faces massive damage to its energy system unless it quickly agrees to end the war.

U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water.

U.S. stocks swung as oil prices kept climbing because of uncertainty about when the war with Iran could end.

President Donald Trump says he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade.

Authorities in Los Angeles deployed tear gas near a federal detention center and made dozens of arrests following a “No Kings” rally this weekend.

Violence has erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-Rivière de l’Artibonite as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group local, regional officials confirmed to the Associated Press.

Long security lines at airports are driving people crazy as Congress and President Donald Trump try to work out a budget stalemate.

Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered the monthlong war in the Middle East and claimed they launched missiles toward Israel.

Pakistan’s foreign minister says Islamabad will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran.

Iran has turned to its cyber operations to make up for its military disadvantages in its conflict with Israel and the U.S. Since the war began last month, hackers supporting Iran have launched thousands of cyberattacks on companies and organizations in both the U.S. and Israel, seeking to undermine the war effort and critical supply chains.

North Korea reports that Kim Jong Un watched a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland.

Hundreds of people on Saturday participated in “No Kings 3,” a daylong march and rally against the actions of President Donald Trump’s administration, organizers said.

The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base.

Mexico’s navy has located two sailboats that went missing while carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has positioned himself as the grassroots favorite in the runoff election to determine the party's Senate nominee.

A bipartisan group of senators has plans to visit Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

Members of Congress have repeatedly introduced bills to ensure the federal employees who control air traffic and conduct airport security screenings get paid during government shutdowns.

President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary.

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President Donald Trump describes the war with Iran as a success, even as his message about the conflict keeps shifting.

President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest yearly meetings of conservatives for the first time in nearly a decade.

President Donald Trump has laid out five objectives for the U.S. in its war with Iran that he said the U.S. is close to achieving as he considers “winding down” the operation.

Tens of thousands of people have joined “No Kings” protests across the U.S. and in Europe against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions.

Two surprise Democratic wins this week — one in Hillsborough County and one in Palm Beach County — are being read by local analysts as more than isolated events.

Transportation Security Administration agents could start getting their paychecks as early as Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to pay them immediately.

A federal judge has ruled that the immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” must provide people detained there with better access to their attorneys.

An Iranian missile attack has wounded at least 10 U.S. service members and damaged several planes at a military base in Saudi Arabia.

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees, after a deal that sought to do the same stalled in Congress.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion that the U.S. wants Ukraine to hand over territory to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan.

Musician Chuck Redd is asking a judge to throw out the Kennedy Center’s lawsuit over his canceled Christmas Eve show, saying he never had to perform.

As gas prices approach $4 a gallon nationally amid the conflict in Iran, some lawmakers are pushing to suspend the federal gasoline tax.

A Missouri judge has allowed the use of new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump.

Microsoft is taking over a data center construction project in Texas after OpenAI declined to pursue it, in a move that will make the two companies neighbors at one of the nation’s largest complexes for running artificial intelligence.

Players held small backpacks as Iran’s national soccer team used a match against Nigeria to honor the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school.

When stock markets are falling, it’s natural to want to do something quickly to protect your retirement savings.

A judge has ruled that the government can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.

President Donald Trump says the American air travel system has reached a "breaking point."

Vice President JD Vance has held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s cracking down on potential misuse of social programs.

More than 7 million student loan borrowers who've been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt.

Hamas is weighing a new proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza, a major concession that would clear the way for the U.S. plan for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory.

Tech companies set ambitious climate goals at the start of the decade, promising to slash emissoins that contribute to global warming.