House GOP leaders prep vote on budget despite rift within the party Republicans in Congress are closer to passing key elements of President Trump's legislative agenda — like extending tax cuts that expire at the end of the year — but only if the House and Senate can get on the same page. Barbara Sprunt
Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with firing thousands of federal workers The Supreme Court's stay, which allows the administration to execute the firings for now while it litigates in federal court, does not mean the terminations were lawful. Christina Gatti
U.S. stock markets bounce back after Trump tariffs shock -- but nerves abound After major slides in equity trading across the world, any slight uptick in stock prices will only repair part of the destruction of trillions of dollars in investor wealth over the past few days. Willem Marx
International students spoke out against the war in Gaza. Now, some face deportation The Trump administration has targeted students — both those with visas and those with permanent legal status — who protested the war in Gaza. Free speech advocates warn that these are test cases. Leila Fadel
Trump's election order could jeopardize 'hundreds of thousands' of future mail ballots Eighteen states count mail-in ballots that are received after Election Day, but a new order by President Trump challenges the practice. Ashley Lopez
Why is Trump sending immigrant university scholars to Louisiana and Texas? Lawyers say the government is trying to gain a legal advantage as it tries to expel noncitizens over their pro-Palestinian activism. Jaclyn Diaz
Democrats hold 'shadow hearing' on what they call Trump's attacks on the rule of law Democrats in Congress on Monday held a "shadow hearing" — without Republicans — to put a spotlight on what they say are President Trump's attacks on the rule of law.
Iran insists on 'indirect' talks with the U.S., refuting Trump Iran says it will have indirect talks with the U.S. Saturday in Oman, opening possible diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program but revealing a potential sticking point about the format for negotiating. Alex Leff
China vows retaliation and a 'fight to the end' after Trump's latest tariff threat Trump said on Truth Social he would impose the new tariffs on China if Beijing did not retract a 34% retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods that it announced in response to Trump's initial salvo last Wednesday. John Ruwitch
Trump administration cuts team in charge of researching IVF President Trump has promised to expand access to IVF, but his administration has eliminated a team in charge of researching those treatments. Sarah McCammon
