Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections. The lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago. It seeks to block key aspects of it, including new requirements that people provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a demand that all mail ballots be received by Election Day. “The President has no power to do any of this,” the state attorneys general wrote in court documents. “The Elections EO is unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and un-American.” Trump’s order said the U.S.

MIAMI – Shoppers at a North Miami Beach kosher market are bracing for higher prices as new tariffs take effect under President Donald Trump’s economic policies. Sam Salem, owner of Yes!

While speaking to the press aboard Air Force One on Thursday, President Donald Trump mentioned that he had a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. He hinted that Netanyahu could be making a trip to the United States as early as next week or “sometime in the not so distant future.”
Trump offered no additional insight regarding the timing or purpose of Netanyahu’s possible visit. The Israeli Prime Minister was last in Washington in February, when he held meetings with Trump and other top administration officials. During that visit, Trump and Netanyahu stood together at a press briefing where Trump introduced his strategy for the Gaza Strip.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to halt more th

After a long wait, the Senate is launching action on President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts at a risky moment for the U.S. and global economy. More than a month after House Republicans surprised Washington by advancing their framework for Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package, Senate Republicans voted Thursday to start working on their version. The 52-48 vote sets the stage for back-to-back Senate all-nighters spilling into Friday and the weekend. But work on the multitrillion-dollar package is coming as markets at home and abroad are on edge in the aftermath Trump’s vast tariffs scheme, complicating an already difficult political and procedural undertaking.

The Senate confirmed Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in a party line vote of 53-45 Thursday, placing him in charge of overseeing more than $1 trillion in annual spending.
Cementing his turn from daytime TV star to D.C. bureaucrat, Oz leveraged his physician bona fides to waltz through the confirmation process and helm the agency that regulates health insurance for millions of Americans.

President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services, under the leadership of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has removed Christine Grady—wife of Anthony Fauci—from her position as head of the bioethics division at the NIH Clinical Center, according to recent reports.

Stephen A. Smith thinks former President Barack Obama would have difficulty beating President Trump in a hypothetical third-term matchup, Breitbart reports.
On a recent episode of The Stephen A. Smith Show, the ESPN hot-take artist delved into the debate swirling around Trump seeking a third term and the counterargument liberals have raised to that discussion, saying that such a situation would mean Obama, too, could run.

Due to a critical shortage of corrections officers, New York state will begin releasing some prisoners ahead of schedule, just weeks after more than 2,000 guards were terminated for participating in a strike over poor working conditions.
Corrections Commissioner Daniel Martuscello issued a directive to prison officials instructing them to compile a list of inmates who were convicted of lesser offenses and are already scheduled to be released in the next 15 to 110 days, so they can be evaluated for early release.
According to the state’s Department of Corrections, individuals found guilty of sex offenses, violent crimes, or serious felonies—such as arson, terrorism, or murder—will not qualify for the early release initiative.