Trump, meanwhile, threatened to cut more “Democrat programs” and said he would release a list of priorities on Friday if the government remained closed.

She said President Donald Trump and his top aides have made several comments showing explicit political motivations for the layoffs, such as Trump saying that cuts would target "Democrat agencies." "You can't do that in a nation of laws.

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser testifies before the House Oversight Committee in a high-stakes hearing on crime, governance, and federal control of the nation’s capital. Lawmakers press Bowser as Trump’s calls for a tougher crime crackdown loom large.

President Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a peace deal after more than two years of war. “This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released

Trump has pushed for Comey to be prosecuted in a case that has raised concerns about the president using the justice system against his adversaries.

The US Supreme Court, hearing arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, appeared inclined to limit the use of the landmark law to force states to draw electoral districts favorable to minority voters.

Two anxiously-awaited courtroom showdowns are coming today that could determine the future of President Trump’s National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland. Follow here for the latest.

Oregon U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut has scheduled an 11 a.m. phone conference for Wednesday to discuss whether she should extend her temporary restraining order barring President Donald Trump’s federal deployment of Oregon National Guard troops in Portland for another two weeks.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi commented on a parody of herself on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live" by actress and former cast member Amy Poehler Sunday morning.

Jimmy Kimmel mocked Attorney General Pam Bondi's Senate hearing appearance, in which she refused to answer questions about the Epstein files.