A little over half of college presidents responding to an annual survey fear that President Trump's second administration will hurt higher education.

A federal judge in Boston on Thursday temporarily halted the Trump administration's mass buyout plan for federal workers.

Homeland Security's deportation agency has bumped up against its detention bed space limit and has begun to release illegal immigrants.

The Education Department launched investigations Thursday into three institutions where biological males who identify as female have played female sports, citing President Trump's executive order on scholastic athletics issued the day before.

Minnesota House Democrats returned to the state Capitol on Thursday after reaching a power-sharing agreement with Republicans, ending a stalemate that prevented the chamber from conducting official business for more than three weeks.

The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday pressed Jamieson Greer, the nominee for U.S. trade representative, to open global markets for U.S. farmers and protect home-state businesses from becoming collateral damage in President Trump's trade wars.

The Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats held off FBI Director nominee Kash Patel's panel vote Thursday until next week.

The U.S. government filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the sanctuary policies in Illinois and Chicago, arguing they are unlawfully interfering with federal authorities' ability to arrest and deport illegal immigrants.