The Senate approved bipartisan legislation to end the nation's record 41-day government shutdown. The measure passed 60-40 with eight Democrats joining Republicans in support. The shutdown began Oct. 1, surpassing the 35-day closure of 2018-2019. House...

The Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal from former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis challenging same-sex marriage. Davis sought to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. She argued the ruling mi...

The Trump administration directed states to "immediately undo any steps" taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November. A USDA memo warned that states failing to comply could face financial penalties and that any full SNAP payments already sent "were ...

A federal judge has directed the Trump administration to send full SNAP payments to states by Friday. U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued the order Thursday after two weeks of uncertainty over food stamp funding during the government shutdown. Th...

Supreme Court justices voiced strong doubts about the Trump administration's use of emergency powers to impose tariffs. Even conservative members pressed Solicitor General D. John Sauer, who argued that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act a...

Democrats secured major victories Tuesday as Zohran Mamdani claimed New York City's mayoral race and party candidates won governorships in Virginia and New Jersey. California voters also approved Proposition 50, creating a new congressional map designe...

A federal judge in Oregon has again stopped the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland until at least Friday. U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut said she found "no credible evidence" that protests in the city were out of con...

At least 23 people, including children, died and 12 others were injured after a fire and explosion at a convenience store in Hermosillo, Sonora. The incident happened Saturday in the city's downtown area. Six people remained hospitalized Sunday morning...