Some of President Donald Trump's rhetoric about members of the Supreme Court isn't sitting well with one of his favorite justices.
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Army Maj. Nidal Hasan for the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.
Dennis Hastert, who served as House speaker longer than any other Republican but later was sent to prison in a hush-money case, has died.
The People's House museum exhibit in Washington has updated its replica Oval Office to match Donald Trump’s flashier and more golden design choices from his second term.
The Department of Justice has filed a complaint against federal judges in Minnesota over their remarks to the media about the pressure on their courthouse during Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge.
The most biting insult in Alaska politics is to be accused of being aligned with the “Lower 48."
Attorney General Todd Blanche is blurring traditional boundaries between politics and federal law enforcement with speeches at political events that depart from longstanding norms meant to protect the Justice Department from the appearance of partisan bias.
President Donald Trump is using a controversial campaign ad from 1988 to criticize Democrats on crime.
Photographer Chick Harrity, who documented the Vietnam War and eight sitting U.S. presidents for The Associated Press and U.S. News and World Report, has died.
The technology industry is urgently warning about the potential harm of artificial intelligence, but political inaction in Washington poses a challenge.
Rove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees.
Several dozen presidential briefing documents have been declassified on the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity.
President Donald Trump and his Vice President JD Vance teamed up to close out the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas.
A panel of federal judges is considering Louisiana's assertion that mifepristone, a key drug in the most common abortion method in the U.S., should not be dispensed anywhere but a medical facility.
The Supreme Court is allowing the White House to continue construction on President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom project while his administration appeals a judge’s order halting the work.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to rally the world's largest economies this week at a summit in Asheville, North Carolina.
Donald Trump frequently hints at seeking a third presidential term, even wearing 2028 campaign hats.
President Donald Trump marks an awkward moment in his second White House term as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran reaches the six-month mark.
The Tohono O’odham Nation says armed federal agents accompanied contractors who trespassed on tribal land this week as they began construction of an Arizona section of a border wall.
President Donald Trump has expressed his gratitude to the Supreme Court for allowing the White House to continue construction for now on his $400 million White House ballroom project.
A historic preservation group that sued to block construction of President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to suspend the project while it considers whether the work can continue.
Disney has filed sui against the Federal Communications Commission says every media outlet in the nation is at risk due to the Trump administration's retaliation over Jimmy Kimmel's satire.
President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea does not just slight a longtime ally.
The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents.
A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation without its consent.
A federal appeals court says President Donald Trump’s goal of ending gender-affirming care is not improper and cannot be the basis for quashing a subpoena.
David Jolly, a former Republican now running for Florida governor as a Democrat, is trying to revive the state's political battleground status.
President Donald Trump says he slipped away from Air Force One after a trip last month in Turkey because the Secret Service and military wanted him on a “different plane” due to a threat.
President Donald Trump likes to say he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions.
Three ex-presidents have joined an all-star roster of historians in contributing to a series of essays about presidents back to George Washington.
To reach a deal with Iran that reopens the economically vital Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump may need to do something out of character — compromise.
President Donald Trump is leaving behind the gold-accented White House on Friday for a Cabinet meeting at rustic Camp David in Maryland’s mountains.
A federal appeals court says the Trump administration cannot deny immigrants detained inside the United States a chance for release on bond.
Former Rep. Cori Bush, outside the courthouse where the Dred Scott case was argued, promises to reverse her ouster from Congress.
The U.S. military has paused its airstrikes on Iran after nearly two weeks of intensifying bombing.
Donald Trump has shifted his tone on former President Jimmy Carter, whom he once sharply criticized.
Americans are waiting longer for disaster aid under President Donald Trump, with delays often lasting weeks or months.
President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission charged with assisting state and local elections officials.
President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned 11 people, including a former business partner of Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff and nine people identified by the White House as having helped people bypass emissions control systems on vehicles.
Mark Sherman has covered the Supreme Court for The Associated Press for 20 years during some of the most momentous decisions in history.
John Yoo, a conservative law professor known for his views on presidential power, confirms he will advise a team investigating whether officials conspired against Donald Trump.
Former President Barack Obama formally opened his presidential center in Chicago on Thursday with a call to defend democracy.
Vice President JD Vance has embraced the role of being the chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Iran over the weekend.
President Donald Trump says he will appoint one of his personal lawyers to serve as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, filling a pending vacancy after Trump tapped the man currently in the job to be director of national intelligence.
A key surveillance tool seen as vital in preventing terror attacks and catching foreign spies is set to expire after congressional efforts to temporarily extend it failed in bipartisan fashion.
President Donald Trump says he’s called off new military strikes on Iran hours after threatening to escalate the 3-month-old war.
A federal judge has rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.
The White House's South Lawn has hosted many sports over the decades but never a UFC fight like the one President Donald Trump is organizing for his 80th birthday.
Lawyers representing the federal government argue that a court cannot stop construction of a White House ballroom because it was already underway and because of the sensitive security concerns they say the structure is meant to address.
Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the Chicago location to the textured stone adorning its dramatic tower, art installations and a striped reading chairs that resemble ones in his own home.
The 9/11 Memorial and Museum has launched a $75 million fundraising campaign as the nonprofit tries to educate the millions of U.S. youth who don’t remember the terror attacks.
The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump’s government.
U.S. military contractors will need at least three years to replenish stockpiles of three key weapons systems used in the Iran war.
President Donald Trump has wrapped up a three-hour visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House describes as preventive medical and dental exams.
President Donald Trump has overseen the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair.
In pushing to prove his loyalty to President Donald Trump, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has agitated the same Republican lawmakers whose votes he may need to secure the permanent job.
Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen.
The incumbent senator has dominated financially, thanks to an array of megadonors and dark money groups. The Tribune assembled a guide to the money behind the most expensive Senate primary ever.
American presidents have navigated a verbal tightrope for nearly 50 years regarding official U.S. policy toward Taiwan and China.
The Trump administration has been found in violation of court rulings in an extraordinary number of lawsuits on a broad set of issues.
Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted again, this time over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials say constituted a threat against President Donald Trump.
Ron DeSantis is back in the national spotlight as he pushes for a new congressional map in Florida.
King Charles III embarks on a state visit to the U.S. on Monday, aiming to strengthen ties between the two nations.
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has produced viral moments that were funny, cringeworthy or undeniably tense and that endure across social media.
Democrats are celebrating an election win in Virginia that could put them slightly ahead in the national redistricting competition that President Donald Trump triggered in an attempt to preserve his party’s House majority in this year’s midterms.
The Associated Press and Grist have collaborated on a project to analyze how federal policy changes on energy are affecting farmers.
President Donald Trump has railed against a federal judge’s decision that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom.
Tax refunds are up this season, but polling shows that most Americans still think their taxes are too high, according to recent polls.
A federal judge has been instructed to reconsider the possible national security implications of halting construction of President Donald Trump’s $400 million White House ballroom.
The Trump administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a $400 million ballroom creates a security risk for the president.
Pam Bondi is out of her job after failing to deliver criminal cases against President Donald Trump’s political enemies.
A drone maker backed by President Donald Trump’s two oldest sons is trying to win contracts with Gulf countries under threat by Iran and protected by the U.S. military led by their father.
President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom has gotten final approval from a key commission.
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.
Australian police have shot dead a man seven months after he was suspected of killing two police officers and seriously wounding a third in a remote forest region.
President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary.
President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggles to reach a deal to end the budget impasse that has jammed airports and left workers without paychecks.
Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport shows how the partial government shutdown is straining air travel as TSA workers miss shifts without pay.
The U.S. Supreme Court has heard arguments on whether states can continue to count late-arriving mail ballots — an election issue targeted by President Donald Trump.
