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FILE - The Supreme Court at sunset in Washington, Feb. 13, 2016.

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries

FILE - The Supreme Court at sunset in Washington, Feb. 13, 2016.

May 8, 2025, 11:51am Politics

President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries. Read story

FILE - A view of ships under construction at the Shanghai Shipyard in in Shanghai, China, Sunday, April 20, 2025.

China reiterates US should cancel tariffs ahead of trade talks

FILE - A view of ships under construction at the Shanghai Shipyard in in Shanghai, China, Sunday, April 20, 2025.

May 8, 2025, 9:55am Business

Beijing reiterated its call for the U.S. to cancel unilateral tariffs on China, underscoring a standoff between the world’s largest economies as they prepare for initial trade talks. Read story

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone to Britian’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer aon a trade deal between the US and United Kingdom in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington.

Pardons for friends, retribution for foes

President Donald Trump speaks on the phone to Britian’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer aon a trade deal between the US and United Kingdom in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington.

May 8, 2025, 9:55am Politics

President Donald Trump spent much of the last four years decrying Justice Department prosecutions against him and his supporters, and one of his first executive orders in January said it sought to end the “weaponization of prosecutorial power to upend the democratic process.” Read story

FILE - Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megan Kelly, attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025.

Donald Trump taps wellness influencer close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for surgeon general

FILE - Dr. Casey Means, a wellness influencer, left, and journalist Megan Kelly, attend a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025.

May 8, 2025, 9:50am Health

President Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Casey Means, a physician-turned-wellness influencer with close ties to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as his nominee for surgeon general after withdrawing his initial pick for the influential health post. Read story

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, right, listen during a swearing in ceremony for Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2025, in Washington.

House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, right, listen during a swearing in ceremony for Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, April 18, 2025, in Washington.

May 7, 2025, 11:50am Health

House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill, as they run into resistance from more centrist GOP lawmakers opposed to ending nearly-free health care coverage for their constituents back home. Read story

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

Netanyahu says there’s ‘doubt’ about whether three of the remaining hostages are alive

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

May 7, 2025, 11:00am Politics

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. Read story

FILE - The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024.

House Republicans push to sell thousands of acres of public lands in the West

FILE - The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024.

May 7, 2025, 9:52am Latest News

House Republicans have added a provision to their sweeping tax cut package that would authorize the sale of thousands of acres of public lands in Nevada and Utah, prompting outrage from Democrats and environmental groups who called the plan a betrayal that could lead to increased drilling, mining and logging… Read story

President Donald Trump speaks before Steve Witkoff is sworn as special envoy during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington, with a portrait of former President Ronald Reagan in the background.

Trump says it’s a bad time to let Russia back into G7

President Donald Trump speaks before Steve Witkoff is sworn as special envoy during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington, with a portrait of former President Ronald Reagan in the background.

May 7, 2025, 8:50am Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump said it is not a good time to invite Russia to rejoin the Group of Seven major economies, months after saying he’d like to see the nation reinstated. Read story

FILE - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media at the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

Duffy says air traffic overhaul to cost tens of billions of dollars

FILE - Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to the media at the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

May 7, 2025, 8:47am Nation & World

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that his proposal to overhaul the U.S.’s air traffic system, which he plans to unveil May 8, will cost “tens of billions” of dollars. Read story

President Donald Trump speaks during a FIFA task force meeting on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

Trump plans to announce that the US will call the Persian Gulf the Arabian Gulf, officials say

President Donald Trump speaks during a FIFA task force meeting on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington.

May 7, 2025, 8:45am Nation & World

President Donald Trump plans to announce while on his trip to Saudi Arabia next week that the United States will now refer to the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf or the Gulf of Arabia, according to two U.S. officials. Read story