A federal judge is scrutinizing whether the Trump administration defied a court order to deport Venezuelans, raising the possibility of contempt in a high-stakes legal fight.

Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, is planning to force a Senate vote to undo President Trump's across-the-board tariffs after getting through his chamber a resolution to revoke the emergency justification for previously announced tariffs on Canada.

States have been far too eager to forgive pandemic unemployment fraud and have recovered just 4% of the money fraudsters stole, according to a government audit Thursday.

President Trump's immigration policy, like most of his foreign policy, is saturated with references to his campaign slogan "America First" -- and a federal judge this week said it shows illegal and racist "animus" toward immigrants.

Hunter Biden is temporarily suspended from practicing law in Connecticut and a group that filed an ethics complaint against him is questioning why he hasn't voluntarily withdrawn his membership as he did earlier this week in Washington.

Amid a big swing-state election loss and sinking poll numbers, President Trump's government efficiency adviser and sidekick Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at the president's big White House event announcing across-the-board tariffs on most foreign imports.