Using philanthropy for campaign donations is illegal. But an exception for some nonprofits has allowed Democratic billionaires like Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg to remain anonymous when they want to play politics.

The state legislature failed to push back a deadline that requires Georgia to get rid of its current voting system and find a new one — all before November.

Last year, the president proposed many steep spending cuts that Congress never granted. This time, he may face an even tougher sell.

Pam Bondi had a feeling her days as attorney general were numbered. But she didn’t expect President Trump to drop the curtain quite so soon.

Senior Army officers reacted with anger and frustration to news of Gen. Randy George’s dismissal, characterizing it as the latest blow to the service.

Many shootings at military bases have involved troops bringing guns they purchased onto base grounds and opening fire on fellow service members.

President Trump is asking U.S. allies to “go to” the Strait of Hormuz “and just take it.” Eric Schmitt, our national security correspondent, explains how difficult it would be to clear the strait by force.

From Iran to China, President Trump’s global aggression has encouraged other countries to search for new ways to pressure the U.S. economy.

Officials detained Salah Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, on Monday. He is a legal permanent resident, the organization said.

President Trump has been talking about the emergency facility beneath what was once the East Wing, details of which are usually kept secret, as he tries to justify his renovation.

The launch of Artemis II captured the tenor of the times in a country that can still do big things but seems forever mired in big problems.

While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will lead a department that he has shaped in his own image.

President Trump faces the possibility that at the end of his own two-to-three week window for wrapping up the war in Iran, nothing much will have changed.

The opinion could set the stage for President Trump to refuse to give the National Archives many of his own official documents when he leaves office.

Acting mostly with approval from the Republican-led Congress, President Trump clawed back money it had approved for initiatives that enjoyed strong backing from members of both parties.

Subramanyam Vedam was set to be freed after his murder conviction was overturned in October. The ruling that he could remain in the United States is a blow to the Trump administration.

The board had been expected to vote to approve the project last month, but it was delayed after about 32,000 mostly negative comments rolled in from across the country.

Todd Blanche, Ms. Bondi’s deputy, will be the acting attorney general, the president announced on Thursday.

As the White House prepares to release its 2027 budget, President Trump said military protection, not social programs, took precedence.

Ms. Peters, a former county clerk, received a nine-year sentence after being convicted of tampering with voting machines. An appeals court overturned the sentence but did not immediately free her from prison.