Senate passes three appropriations bills totaling $180 billion

Congress completes six of 12 appropriations bills with six more needed before Jan. 30 deadline

US rewrites AI chip export rules after Biden's three-tier system collapsed before it took effect

Chip companies and foreign governments are operating without a clear policy as competition with China intensifies

Trump backs down on Insurrection Act threat to Minneapolis

Renee Good's killing sparks protests as lawmakers urge Trump restraint

US seizes sixth Venezuela-linked oil tanker as Trump consolidates control of oil sector

Trump seizes control of Venezuela oil exports through military interdictions

Trump ends Biden's SAVE loan plan, replacing it with a costlier RAP for 7 million borrowers

Higher monthly payments, a 30-year forgiveness clock, and a tax bill at the end

Trump pardons Camberos siblings and commutes Jacob Deutsch's sentence for fraud

Adriana Camberos receives second clemency after committing fraud 42 days after her first pardon

Trump is pushing 287(g) deputization to 1,000+ agencies as states split over compliance

Red states are criminalizing sanctuary policies while blue states sue to block what they call unconstitutional coercion

Judge accuses Rubio and Noem of unconstitutional conspiracy

Judge finds Rubio and Noem targeted students for protected speech

Yarvin's anti-democratic theories infiltrate GOP policy from fringe blogs

Corporate dictatorship blueprint enters mainstream

Idaho law criminalizes helping pregnant minors cross state lines for abortion

Appeals court allows Idaho to prosecute adults who help minors access legal abortions in other states

VP JD Vance co-founded the Rockbridge Network, a $75M secret donor club that steers eight political groups and placed members throughout Trump's cabinet

Dark money captures state legislatures to control Congress