The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered an early victory to President Trump's opponents, ruling that a federal judge can order the administration to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign assistance money the White House had put on hold.

Mayors from four major cities are set to testify Wednesday in Congress as Republicans take aim at "sanctuary cities," arguing that they impede the Trump administration's mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally.

U.S. authorities announced charges Wednesday against Mohammad Sharifullah, the man they said acted as a scout ahead of the suicide bombing that killed 13 American troops during the 2021 troop withdrawal in Afghanistan.

President Donald Trump gave the first State of the Union-style address of his second presidential term on Tuesday night, and the objective was clear: Remind the people why they voted for him on Nov. 5. Overall, he succeeded. Setting aside my usual grievances with these acts of political theater — including the breathless partisanship, endless […]