US President Donald Trump has claimed that he only uses an autopen for unimportant papers, unlike his predecessor. Read more ...

Sesame Workshop is working to regain control of Elmo's X account after a hacker posted racist and antisemitic messages.

A federal appeals court on Monday broadly upheld the nation’s ban on firearm possession by marijuana consumers but said that ...

The Ninth Circuit said the centrist party that wants to run only at the presidential level can't assert monolithic control of ...

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The State Department is firing over 1,300 career diplomats and civil servants in line with a dramatic reorganization plan ...

Less than six months into U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration’s foreign policy has generated ...

While the U.S. government still officially considers marijuana a Schedule I drug with no accepted medical use, federal agencies are increasingly breaking with that position. In one notable example, an ...

FHFA director refers Sen. Adam Schiff to DOJ for alleged mortgage fraud, citing documents on Maryland and California ...

Legions of Johnny Cash fans visit the Depression-era settlement where he grew up in the planned community of Dyess. They tour ...

President Donald Trump wants to slash regulations and speed up power plant approvals through an overhaul of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.