HUD halted enforcement of an Obama-era rule on gender identity in federally funded housing and shelters, shifting policy to recognize only biological sex.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz hours after Trump extended the ceasefire, escalating the U.S.-Iran maritime standoff.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers Wednesday that high gas prices will not last long, but said the rate of price decreases will depend on how quickly the U.S. and Iran can end hostilities in the Middle East.
Pope Leo XIV urged Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to work for justice and to close the gap "between the privileged and the disadvantaged," as he drew attention to the vast income inequalities and human rights abuses in the Central African country.
Bill Cassidy's roles as a lawmaker, a doctor and a political candidate will collide on Wednesday as he questions Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in two high-stakes Senate hearings.
Senate Republicans are poised to adopt a budget resolution to unlock the use of the budget reconciliation process to end the Democrats' shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security with 51 Republican votes.
Nebraska reached a consent agreement with the Department of Justice this week to stop enforcing its law allowing illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition at public colleges.
