By Fox News | | 4/30/2026 2:35 AM

Cultural preservation groups urged a federal judge to issue a preliminary injunction blocking major renovations to the Kennedy Center ahead of the scheduled project. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 4/29/2026 10:53 PM

The House approved a budget blueprint funding immigration enforcement for the rest of Trump's term, a key step to ending the DHS funding lapse. ... Read full Story

By Politico | By Katherine Tully-McManus, Jennifer Scholtes and Meredith Lee Hill | 4/29/2026 9:46 PM

An unrelated revolt over the farm bill almost tanked a White House-backed, two-step plan to end the 10-week-old DHS shutdown. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 4/29/2026 9:02 PM

Melania Trump hosted an immersive AI and VR event at the White House, where students explored British landmarks alongside Queen Camilla's visit. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Sarah Davis | 4/29/2026 8:23 PM

President Trump said on Wednesday that federal stock holdings in Intel generated over $30 billion over the last several months, after he authorized the U.S. government’s investment in the struggling semiconductor chip manufacturing company last summer. “I’m very proud of that Company in that I am responsible for making the United States of America over... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 4/29/2026 8:01 PM

President Donald Trump said the U.S. is reviewing a possible troop reduction in Germany amid his ongoing criticism of Chancellor Friedrich Merz over Iran. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 4/29/2026 8:01 PM

Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson is called a "fraud" and a liar by critics who say his debate claims about vetting immigrant workers contradict his sworn deposition testimony. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Ashleigh Fields | 4/29/2026 7:31 PM

An appeals court on Wednesday declined to rehear President Trump’s challenge to an $83.3 million verdict for defaming magazine writer E. Jean Carroll. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to reject a so-called “en banc” hearing, or by the full bench of judges, paves the way for Trump to ask the Supreme Court... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 4/29/2026 7:02 PM

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse traded barbs over coal plant consumer costs Wednesday amid Trump's proposed 52% cut to EPA funding for 2027. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 4/29/2026 6:49 PM

California Gov. Gavin Newsom mocks President Trump's limited-edition U.S. passport by jokingly unveiling a driver's license featuring his own potrait. ... Read full Story

By Politico | By Katherine Tully-McManus, Meredith Lee Hill, Mia McCarthy and Jennifer Scholtes | 4/29/2026 6:35 PM

Republican factions are using a budget resolution vote to protest leadership’s move on a separate farm bill and ethanol fight. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Sarah Davis | 4/29/2026 6:15 PM

President Trump praised U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday for authoring the court’s landmark decision to limit a central provision of the Voting Rights Act. “Today's 6-3 Supreme Court decision in the Callais case is a BIG WIN for Equal Protection under the Law, as it returns the Voting Rights Act to its... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Ashleigh Fields | 4/29/2026 6:11 PM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday banned Chinese airbag inflators tied to at least 10 car crash deaths and injured two other people. NHTSA said an investigation revealed that frontal driver airbags exploded, sending large metal fragments into drivers’ chests, necks, eyes and faces. All recorded accidents took place in a GM or Hyundai... ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 4/29/2026 6:01 PM

Melania Trump was "in full control" during the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, her senior advisor tells reporters. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Ryan Mancini | 4/29/2026 5:59 PM

A new poll shows that about 6 in 10 Americans say they avoid news about President Trump. The Media Insight Project survey released Wednesday found that 31 percent of respondents often actively avoid news stories about Trump, and 32 percent say they sometimes avoid Trump news. Eighteen percent of those polled say they rarely avoid... ... Read full Story

By Politico | By Jasper Goodman and Katherine Hapgood | 4/29/2026 5:44 PM

House GOP hardliners are driving a tough bargain — a full ban on a central bank digital currency, or bust. ... Read full Story

By Fox News | | 4/29/2026 5:28 PM

The House voted to extend the FISA 702 surveillance program, sending it to the Senate with little time before the Friday midnight expiration deadline. ... Read full Story

By Politico | By Jordain Carney | 4/29/2026 5:22 PM

Majority Leader John Thune said a House-passed three-year extension can’t pass without changes. ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Ashleigh Fields | 4/29/2026 5:19 PM

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said $400 million in Ukraine support was released after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) penned an angry op-ed criticizing the stall in funding. “The department recognizes that $400 million was allocated for European capacity building, and as of yesterday, it has been released,” Hegseth said in response to a question... ... Read full Story

By The Hill | Sophie Brams | 4/29/2026 4:58 PM

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Wednesday that his relationship with President Donald Trump “remains good” after Trump lashed out at him for criticizing the conflict with Iran. "From my perspective, my personal relationship with the ​U.S. President remains good,” Merz told reporters, according to Reuters. “I simply had doubts from the ⁠start about what... ... Read full Story