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President Donald Trump said U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the ISIS terrorist group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday.

While both sides emphasized stability, the Trump-Xi summit exposed sharp fault lines between the world's two largest powers, from political prisoners to tariffs and Taiwan.

Highly competitive gubernatorial races are shaping up in Georgia and California. Early voting is coming to an end in Georgia on Friday, while California candidates are making their closing pitches to voters.

The House this week passed its first fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill, while lawmakers prepare to take up a separate border and DHS funding package through reconciliation.

A senior U.S. admiral told a U.S. Senate committee that Iran’s capabilities to threaten U.S. forces and regional interests had been ’substantially degraded.’

The court opinion stated that the issue was already addressed when Republicans issued fines against the missing lawmakers.

The new ruling leaves intact a Virginia Supreme Court decision that found that the process leading up to the recent referendum suffered from legal defects.

Peters, who alleged fraud in the 2020 election, was convicted of lying to state officials. Trump said he pardoned Peters, but that power lies with Gov. Polis.

President Donald Trump has announced plans for the National Garden of American Heroes—a new statue exhibition to be built in West Potomac Park in Washington.

Cohen represents the sole Democratic U.S. House seat from the state of Tennessee.

The president said that an Iranian official said the U.S. and potentially China has the technology to remove material after 2025 strikes on nuclear facilities.

Trump welcomed China’s new purchase commitments but noted there has been no breakthrough on the release of Jimmy Lai.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson talks to press after a week of business.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks at the Golden Pass LNG site in Texas.

Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a letter to FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford inquiring about evacuation data.

President Donald Trump said Taiwan was a major topic during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Find out more about the issues they discussed, including trade, Iran, and political prisoners.

The decision comes as auto companies have lost billions of dollars investing in manufacturing EVs, the agency said.

The U.S. president said he must speak with Taiwan’s leader before deciding whether to proceed with the record arms sales package for Taipei.

Gov. Henry McMaster ordered state lawmakers to convene for a special session starting May 15.

The U.S. Navy commissions the USS Cleveland (LCS 31) in Cleveland, Ohio. It's the fourth ship named after Cleveland.

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the ISIS terrorist group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday.

While both sides emphasized stability, the Trump-Xi summit exposed sharp fault lines between the world's two largest powers, from political prisoners to tariffs and Taiwan.

Highly competitive gubernatorial races are shaping up in Georgia and California. Early voting is coming to an end in Georgia on Friday, while California candidates are making their closing pitches to voters.

The House this week passed its first fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill, while lawmakers prepare to take up a separate border and DHS funding package through reconciliation.

A senior U.S. admiral told a U.S. Senate committee that Iran’s capabilities to threaten U.S. forces and regional interests had been ’substantially degraded.’

The court opinion stated that the issue was already addressed when Republicans issued fines against the missing lawmakers.

The new ruling leaves intact a Virginia Supreme Court decision that found that the process leading up to the recent referendum suffered from legal defects.

Peters, who alleged fraud in the 2020 election, was convicted of lying to state officials. Trump said he pardoned Peters, but that power lies with Gov. Polis.

President Donald Trump has announced plans for the National Garden of American Heroes—a new statue exhibition to be built in West Potomac Park in Washington.

Cohen represents the sole Democratic U.S. House seat from the state of Tennessee.

The president said that an Iranian official said the U.S. and potentially China has the technology to remove material after 2025 strikes on nuclear facilities.

Trump welcomed China’s new purchase commitments but noted there has been no breakthrough on the release of Jimmy Lai.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson talks to press after a week of business.

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright speaks at the Golden Pass LNG site in Texas.

Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) sent a letter to FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford inquiring about evacuation data.

President Donald Trump said Taiwan was a major topic during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Find out more about the issues they discussed, including trade, Iran, and political prisoners.