Tension between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Walt Disney World escalated this week after Mr. DeSantis's appointees to the board that oversees Disney World's governing district moved to block perks for district employees that have cost taxpayers millions of dollars.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy indicated Wednesday that lawmakers in Washington will launch a probe into the deadly Maui fires as mounting evidence shows the government's failure to respond appropriately.

President Joe Biden will host Costa Rica President Rodrigo Chaves at the White House on Tuesday, following an agreement between the two nations on possible legal pathways for migrants.

At a massive encampment near an international bridge along the U.S.-Mexico border, migrants from Honduras, Haiti, Venezuela and elsewhere have turned scraps of plastic, poster board and rope into makeshift homes.