The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the voter registration lists of several states — representing data on millions of Americans — and other election information ahead of the 2026 midterms, raising fears about how the Trump administration plans to use the information.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of elections conducted by foreign countries, according to an internal note seen by Reuters on Thursday,

President Donald Trump is allowing coal-fired power plants and other facilities to bypass a range of environmental regulations on grounds that the waivers are needed for national security purposes.

Community members across the region came out to honor the fifth anniversary of Congressman John Lewis’ death and protest Trump administration policies.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials will be given access to the personal data of the nation’s 79 million Medicaid enrollees, including home addresses and ethnicities, to track down immigrants who may not be living legally in the United States, according to an agreement obtained by The Associated Press.

After a late-night session, the bill to claw back $9 billion in funds heads to the House, which must pass it by Friday or the executive branch is supposed to release the funding.

USCIS is funded solely through the fees it charges. In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, the agency was given permission to charge higher fees across the board, including for those applying for asylum.

The Australian government has hit back strongly at what it sees as betrayal by the United States. Canberra has refused to send its troops to support the United States in a potential war with China over Taiwan.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and its allies are trying to obtain voter data from states and inspect voting equipment, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, in moves it said had caused concern among state and local election officials.

If the company does decide to change to real cane sugar, Palm Beach County's sugar cane industry could grow even larger than where it stands now.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has hit back at Donald Trump’s tariff threats, saying that his American counterpart was elected as the leader of the United States and “not to be the emperor of the world.