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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump disembark Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, after returning from a state visit to Britain. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to enforce transgender and nonbinary passport policy

September 19, 2025 at 12:06 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to let it enforce a passport policy for transgender and nonbinary people requiring male or female sex designations that conform...

FILE – Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Court rules Lisa Cook can remain a Fed governor for now while fighting Trump’s attempt to fire her

September 9, 2025 at 10:06 p.m.

A federal court ruled Tuesday that embattled Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook can remain in her position while she fights President Donald Trump’s efforts to fire her.

FILE – The Supreme Court Building is seen in Washington on March 28, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court to quickly consider if President Donald Trump has power to impose sweeping tariffs

September 9, 2025 at 5:01 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted an unusually quick hearing on whether President Donald Trump has the power to impose sweeping tariffs under federal law.

President Donald Trump speaks at a hearing of the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Chief justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now

September 8, 2025 at 11:14 a.m.

Chief Justice John Roberts on Monday let President Donald Trump remove a member of the Federal Trade Commission, the latest in a string of high-profile firings allowed for now by...

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens

September 8, 2025 at 3:04 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles, the latest victory for President Donald Trump’s administration at the high...

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb walks outside of federal court in Washington, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

DC lawsuit challenges Trump’s National Guard deployment as a forced ‘military occupation’

September 4, 2025 at 11:54 a.m.

The District of Columbia on Thursday sued to stop President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard during his law enforcement intervention in Washington, with the city’s top legal official saying...

Visitors and members of the U.S. National Guard walk near the Lincoln Memorial, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)

President Donald Trump taps federal agents to tackle local policing. That’s not always helpful, critics say.

August 30, 2025 at 3:52 p.m.

Urban leaders, police officials and civil rights advocates say federal agents are not the best equipped for this type of policing.

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Court finds Trump’s tariffs an illegal use of emergency power, but leaves them in place for now

August 29, 2025 at 6:44 p.m.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that President Donald Trump had no legal right to impose sweeping tariffs on almost every country on earth but left in place for now...

Armed Officers place handcuffs on a man from within an apartment complex, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Petworth neighborhood of northwest Washington. The officers pictured had “Washington Field Office” on their shirts underneath tactical gear that said Police. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

President Trump’s federal law-enforcement crackdown ripples through DC neighborhoods

August 19, 2025 at 5:11 p.m.

While troop deployments and foot patrols in downtown D.C. and around the National Mall have gotten the most attention, life in historically diverse neighborhoods like Columbia Heights is being reshaped.

District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, left, and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb walk out of federal court in Washington, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump administration to keep DC police chief in place, but under immigration enforcement order

August 16, 2025 at 2:23 p.m.

The Trump administration agreed to leave the D.C. police chief in control of the department, but the District’s police were ordered to aid immigration efforts.

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