The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday to block California's newly-approved congressional map. Voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 50, which shifts district lines to favor Democrats in five Republican-held seats, in a direct response to...

President Trump signed legislation Wednesday night to reopen the federal government after the House voted 222-209 to approve the Senate-passed stopgap funding bill. The measure ends the longest shutdown in U.S. history, allowing 670,000 furloughed fede...

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...