National Political News
The latest updates and headlines from across the country.
House finds rare moment of unity to tackle housing affordability
Legislation to address housing affordability passed Monday with overwhelming support in the House, where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have homed in o...
Feb 10, 2026House passes bills to create 250th anniversary commemorative coins, congressional time capsule
The House on Monday passed a pair of bills in honor of America's 250th anniversary that would create a commemorative coin and a congressional time capsule.
Feb 10, 2026Trump threatens to block Canadian-U.S. bridge as major trading partner turns toward China
President Trump on Monday threatened to block the opening of a bridge between Michigan and Ontario until the U.S. is given control of half of it as well as a...
Feb 10, 2026Trump administration to make it harder for federal workers to appeal firing
The Trump administration on Monday proposed a new rule that would make it harder for fired federal employees to get their jobs back by limiting their opportu...
Feb 9, 2026White House sends counteroffer to Democrats' immigration enforcement demands
The White House on Monday sent a counteroffer to Democrats' 10-point list of immigration enforcement demands, as the two parties negotiate a Department of Ho...
Feb 9, 2026Court blocks California's no-masking law aimed at ICE, but allows visible ID requirement
A federal judge on Monday issued an order blocking California from enforcing its new law barring ICE and other federal law enforcement officers from wearing ...
Feb 9, 2026DoorDash dependency sending Gen Z and millennials into debt
Ordering in, once an occasional indulgence, has become a nationwide habit, particularly among young adults who have become addicted to food delivery apps.
Feb 9, 2026Trump's endorsement of Louisiana lawmaker transforms primary
President Trump's endorsement of Republican state Sen. Blake Miguez in the race for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District has shaken up the crowded primary.
Feb 9, 2026Boy who appeared in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl show is not the 5-year-old detained by ICE in Minneapolis
Social media users incorrectly identified a small boy who was part of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday as Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who...
Feb 9, 2026Ford worker who heckled Trump won't be disciplined or lose job
The autoworker who heckled President Trump during his visit to a Michigan plant last month will keep his job and won't be disciplined, his union announced Mo...
Feb 9, 2026Judge orders feds to pay to bring back deported illegal immigrants
Taxpayers suddenly find themselves on the hook for bringing back illegal immigrants who judges say were wrongly deported.
Feb 9, 2026DOD employee moonlighted as money mule for Nigerian fraudsters: Feds
Federal authorities announced charges Monday against a Defense Department employee they say was secretly working as a money mule for a Nigerian fraud network...