Breaking political developments from the United States
Iran World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, says White House official.
Bill Pulte, announced by President Trump as Acting Director of National Intelligence, has not yet been vetted for or obtained a security clearance.
US President Donald Trump says he wants incoming acting director of national intelligence Bill Pulte to begin dismissing a significant number of employees across the US intelligence community.
Iran's ambassador to Mexico said the national soccer team has yet to receive US visas ten days before its first World Cup match in Los Angeles, raising concerns the squad may be unable to compete.
The United States is planning to centralize visa processing across Africa, reducing the number of embassies and consulates handling applications from about 50 locations to roughly 20, according to an internal State Department memo cited in US media reports.
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded over $16.3 billion in contracts in the past six months, compared to $2.1 billion from 2016 to 2024, with most contracts going to two firms linked to the White House and the Republican Party, according to The Washington Post.
President Trump is lobbying Republican lawmakers to support a plan making daylight saving time permanent, according to Politico.
Donald Trump told reporters Thursday that Bill Pulte, currently FHFA director, will only serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence (DHI), not as his nominated replacement for Tulsi.
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of MH-60R multi-mission helicopters and related equipment to New Zealand for an estimated $1.5 billion.
A US federal judge on Friday blocked a series of restrictions placed by the Trump administration on legal immigration following last year's shooting of National Guard members by an Afghan immigrant.
A US judge has blocked the Trump administration's restrictions on legal immigration, according to reports.
Trump urged Pulte to fire employees of the intelligence community, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Donald Trump has ordered Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte to begin mass firings at intelligence agencies. Trump stated that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is 'unnecessary' and too large.
Trump urges 'less shackled' Pulte to fire intelligence community employees, according to reports.
Trump said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence should be made "much smaller" and possibly even terminated, according to reports.
Trump said the Office of the Director of National Intelligence should be "much smaller" and possibly terminated, per reports.
President Trump wants Bill Pulte to fire a large number of employees as part of a shakeup of the U.S. intelligence community, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Donald Trump said the top US intelligence office is 'too big', according to the Wall Street Journal.
In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed's outsider Senate campaign promotes progressive policies, while the Democratic Party leadership is making a concerted bid to hew to the political center, as reported by The Washington Post.
The US House of Representatives has approved a war powers resolution aimed at limiting Trump's military actions against Iran.
U.S. taxpayer backlash grows over public officials' use of purchasing cards, with reports of waste and alleged fraud.
A US appeals court heard a challenge regarding Trump's White House ballroom.
Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a planned walkway alongside the Lincoln Memorial to take pedestrians over busy roadways, the latest in Trump's changes to Washington's monumental core.
The US Senate has approved $70 billion in funding for immigration agencies under the Trump administration.
The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of federal regulators in two cases involving the FCC and SEC.
A leaked phone call between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump reveals strain between the two leaders, according to a report by Reuters.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US will bar Iranians with ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps from entering the country for the 2026 World Cup, but will allow Iran's team to enter.
A US judge has struck down Trump administration policies that halted final decisions on asylum, work permits, green cards, and citizenship applications for people from 39 countries.
President Trump has announced that his administration intends to build a promenade connecting the Lincoln Memorial to the Potomac River.
Senate Democrats urged the Trump administration to halt production of a commemorative 250th anniversary gold coin bearing the president's image, citing concerns that some of the U.S. Mint's gold could be linked to foreign cartels.