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DOJ drops lawsuit that tried to block noncitizen ballots in California

The Trump administration has dismissed its lawsuit that sought to prevent California from counting some 20,000 ballots the federal government said were mailed to potential noncitizens, saying the election is too far gone at this point.

November 7, 2026

Judge delays work on Trump Triumphal Arch after planning commission approval

A federal judge blocked President Trump from starting construction on his vision of a Triumphal Arch at the gateway to Washington, in a ruling issued just minutes after the project had received final approval Thursday night from the National Capital Planning Commission.

November 5, 2026

Gavin Newsom commutes all California death sentences to life in prison

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he has granted clemency to every person facing a death sentence in California, erasing their possible executions but leaving them in prison for life, without the chance at parole.

November 5, 2026

Sen. Ron Wyden’s wife’s bookstore obtained bogus pandemic loan: DOJ

A New York bookstore owned by the wife of a senior Democratic senator has agreed to pay back an illegally obtained pandemic loan, the Justice Department said.

November 5, 2026

FBI agent accused of running over man and leaving him unconscious on bench in NYC, say feds

An FBI agent driving the wrong way on a Brooklyn, New York, street blew through a stoplight and plowed into a pedestrian, knocking him out, then dragged the man's body and bag to a nearby bench where he left him, federal prosecutors charged Thursday.

November 5, 2026

ICE slashes safety inspections even as detention centers fill up, watchdog says

Two of ICE's independent auditors have cut their safety inspections at detention facilities even as the government is pushing more people into lockups, Congress' chief watchdog said in a new report Thursday.

November 5, 2026

Midterm massacre delivers brutal rebuke to Republican Party’s priorities under Trump

Where did all the Republicans go? During the midterm elections Tuesday, Republican voters stayed home while Democrats and independents rushed to the polls and mailed in ballots, delivering a historic drubbing.

November 4, 2026

Never-Trumpers celebrate GOP’s collapse

Prominent figures in the never-Trump movement were close to giddy in the wake of Tuesday's election drubbing for the GOP, pronouncing it a long-awaited comeuppance for a party that leashed itself to President Trump.

November 4, 2026

J.D. Vance delivers mea culpa after GOP losses; blames Iran war

Vice President J.D. Vance said Wednesday that Republicans' problem in the elections wasn't that they didn't show up -- but that they did show up, only to cast votes for Democrats.

November 4, 2026

‘Extinction-level event’: Ron DeSantis says GOP will take years to claw back from election losses

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis called Tuesday's results "close to an extinction-level event" for Republicans.

November 4, 2026

Coping: Trump supporters despondent, defiant after GOP wipeout

Laura Loomer was despondent in the wake of Tuesday's Democratic devastation. Ms. Loomer, whose social media profile is large enough that it can alter White House policy, said the drubbing was the end of the America she knew.

November 4, 2026

Democrats dominate: Voters toss Republicans from House, Senate, governorships

Voters across the country pulled the lever for blue on Tuesday, ousting Republicans and delivering even longtime GOP stronghold seats to Democrats.

November 4, 2026

Exit poll: Just 37% of voters ‘very confident’ that ineligible voters are being blocked

Americans expressed skepticism Tuesday that ineligible voters are being blocked from casting ballots, according to early exit poll returns.

November 3, 2026

Democrats projected to win control of House amid anti-Trump backlash against GOP

Democrats had flipped a handful of GOP-held House seats on the East Coast in early returns Tuesday and were poised to claim control of the chamber -- and a platform to derail President Trump's agenda.

November 3, 2026

Exit polls reveal growing dissatisfaction with Trump, economy

Antipathy to President Trump was a motivating factor for many voters Tuesday, according to early exit polls that showed him with abysmal approval ratings.

November 3, 2026

Supreme Court poised to favor Catholic schools in clash over gay, religious rights

The Supreme Court waded back into the realm of religious liberty Tuesday as the justices heard a case testing whether states can ban Catholic schools from a universal preschool program because those schools exclude families that do not adhere to the church's teachings on homosexuality.

November 3, 2026

No contract to rebuild East Potomac golf course exists, Justice Department tells judge

President Trump envisions an 18-hole "championship" golf course at the National Mall's East Potomac Park and even has a construction start date. What he doesn't have yet, according to the Justice Department, is a signed contract.

November 2, 2026

Supreme Court shuts down Trump’s bid to block 20,000 California ballots

The Supreme Court on Monday rebuffed President Trump's last-ditch bid to block California from counting 20,000 ballots the feds say were mailed to suspected noncitizens.

November 2, 2026

Another judge blocks Trump’s attempt to hold disputed ballots, saying they include legitimate voters

A federal court in Washington said Monday that the lists of 20,000 suspected noncitizens the Trump administration crafted from California's registration data is "flawed," and include dozens -- and perhaps thousands -- of legitimate citizen voters.

November 2, 2026

Harvard beats Justice Department in court case over affirmative action data

A federal judge shot down the Trump administration's demand that Harvard University turn over details of its admissions process.

November 2, 2026