Donald Trump said he directed the Justice Department to investigate Democrats he accused of extortion over planned impeachment and oversight, while providing no specific evidence of a crime.
Donald Trump said U.S. forces knocked out an Iranian anti-aircraft system on Qeshm Island in a limited new strike, as Washington and Tehran continued indirect diplomacy.
Miami U.S. Attorney Jason Reding Quiñones and national security chief John Eisenberg resigned on Friday, adding to senior departures from Donald Trump’s Justice Department after the midterm elections.
A federal judge temporarily stopped construction after planners approved Donald Trump’s proposed Memorial Circle arch, finding that immediate work would cause concrete harm to Washington and Virginia.
Donald Trump met Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev at the White House and predicted a broad agreement involving Ukraine and Europe, while disclosing no terms and not meeting the Ukrainian officials who were also visiting.
Vice President JD Vance said the Iran war drove Trump voters toward Democrats and questioned whether losing Senate control was a price worth paying, while President Trump continued to defend the conflict.
Election projections put Democrats in control of both chambers in January, creating new oversight and legislative constraints for President Donald Trump after a broad Republican defeat.
U.S. officials said the military hit Iranian surface-to-air missile positions after forces fired at an American aircraft, while describing the operation as limited and defensive.
Trump said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to stop roughly $4 billion in annual U.S. assistance after this year, but implementation details remain unclear.
The justices declined an emergency request to make California set aside roughly 20,000 mail ballots linked to people the Justice Department said were likely noncitizens.
A federal judge rejected the administration’s effort to segregate ballots cast for a second candidate named Dan Sullivan and block certification if the Republican incumbent loses.
Trump publicly criticized a reported $50 million contract involving his former lawyer and the family of a banker who sought a presidential pardon.
