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Last year, Donald Trump rescinded a moratorium on federal executions by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. Source: Getty / Trista/Getty Images
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday urged real estate professionals to share neighborhood school and crime data with prospective homebuyers after websites like Redfin and Trulia stopped during the Biden administration over racial discrimination concerns.
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El titular del Departamento de Transporte de EEUU, Sean Duffy, durante una rueda de prensa sobre seguridad aérea en la sede de la agencia gubernamental, el 21 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Tom Brenner)
Can we afford to let talks to end the war with Iran go on for a while?
Civil rights groups scrambled to protect themselves and shore up support following the criminal indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center this week.In rounds of calls immediately following the indictment, advocates discussed how to support the SPLC, which federal prosecutors accused of illegally funneling f…
In a world drenched in partisan rancor, it’s refreshing when politicians from opposing parties seek common ground in service of a broader good.
El secretario del Tesoro de EEUU, Scott Bessent, habla con periodistas en la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el miércoles 15 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
Atlanta Braves’ Michael Harris II runs the bases after hitting a one-run double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Maine Democrat Graham Platner is vowing to pursue closer ties with China if elected to the Senate, arguing that the U.S. should be “far more cooperative” with the communist state on issues like climate change.
Move creates conflict between state and administration as Trump seeks federal framework over states handling issue
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Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and the US president's son-in-law Jared Kushner are heading to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran on Saturday morning, the White House has said.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies on his agency’s proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2027 at a Senate Appropriation subcommittee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The co-hosts of ABC’s “The View” launched a blistering attack on Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, questioning his fitness for office following a series of contentious Senate hearings.
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, testifies before a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles poses after being chosen by the Washington Commanders with the seventh overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Iran is scrambling to get a massive crude carrier to Kharg Island, in a sign that President Trump’s blockade is bringing the regime’s oil-critical hub — which controls roughly 90% of Iranian crude oil exports — to the brink, according to a report.
Democrat governors, many believed to be vying for the party’s 2028 presidential nomination, gathered on Thursday for a pricey Los Angeles fundraising event.
Connecticut Democrats flexed their majority muscles on Thursday evening, giving final passage to a fiercely debated vaccine bill with over a week still left to go in the legislative session.
The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases, officials said Friday.
The United States rolled out a blitz of sanctions on Friday, targeting 40 shipping firms and vessels that it identified as being part of Iran’s so-called shadow fleet of oil tankers, as the Trump administration broadened its efforts to cripple the Iranian economy.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An appeals court on Friday reversed an $8.2 million defamation verdict awarded to Alabama politician Roy Moore, who sued a super PAC over a 2017 political ad detailing misconduct accusations against him.
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The administration of President Donald Trump plans to again end the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of people who applied for asylum in the United States via the CBP One app.
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrived in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Friday to discuss proposals for restarting peace talks with the United States, amid conflicting signals on whether he would meet with US negotiators there.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro waves after his arrival to meet Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Em resposta ao fechamento do Estreito de Ormuz promovido pelo Irã durante a guerra contra Estados Unidos e Israel, a Marinha americana vem bloqueando os portos iranianos desde meados de abril. Com isso, Washington espera restringir as exportações de Teerã – principalmente petróleo –, colocando mais pressão sobre a l…
El secretario del Tesoro de Estados Unidos, Scott Bessent, testifica sobre los cálculos del presupuesto propuesto por su agencia para el año fiscal 2027 en un subcomité de Asignaciones del Senado, en el Capitolio, Washington, el miércoles 22 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
ARCHIVO – El logotipo del Departamento de Justicia de Estados Unidos en un podio antes de una conferencia de prensa, en la sede del organismo, en Washington, el 6 de mayo de 2025. (AP Foto/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Archivo)
A no trespassing sign is displayed outside the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
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The Trump administration has told several Gulf states that they should use American companies to rebuild their infrastructure damaged by Iran's retaliatory strikes amid the US-Israeli war on the Islamic Republic, US and Arab officials familiar with the discussions told Middle East Eye.
The Trump administration has imposed fresh sanctions on a Chinese refinery accused of buying large volumes of Iranian oil, as Washington and Tehran prepare for another round of talks.
The Trump administration again plans to terminate the legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants, after a judge blocked its initial effort to revoke permissions to live in the United States granted under Democratic President Joe Biden.
US President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, it announced on Friday, noting difficulties in obtaining drugs for lethal injections.
He has lost the Catholics, the foreign policy isolationists and the millions of people affected by ICE’s immigration raids. But Donald Trump is still counting on the goodwill of one powerful constituency of American voters, to whom he appealed this week by reading a passage from the Bible urging people to repent the…
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks during a press briefing on flight safety, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
President Donald Trump arrives at a Turning Point USA event at Dream City Church, Friday, April 17, 2026, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
An appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s ban on asylum applications in the United States is unlawful, dealing a setback to the administration’s immigration crackdown.
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck)
WASHINGTON — President Trump pledged Thursday to clean up the “filthy” reflection pool outside the Lincoln Memorial and paint it an “American-flag blue” color in anticipation of the nation’s 250th birthday this Independence Day.
US judge orders release of a woman and her five children who were family of the 2025 Colorado fire attack suspect
The US State Department's top lawyer has argued that US President Donald Trump's war with Iran was launched in self-defense and to defend US ally Israel, arguing the bombing campaign was not the start of a new war but the continuation of an ongoing conflict.
The ruling could require the Trump administration to begin processing new applications from asylum seekers at the southern border.
ATHENS, Greece — French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday banded US President Donald Trump together with Russia's Vladmir Putin and China's Xi Jinping as world leaders who are "dead against" Europe.
World War II veteran Fred Whitaker, 100, is drinking a Guinness out of a relative’s pewter mug when I ask if he considers himself wise. He puts down the beer. “Wise? No. Stroppy.”
