Are the United States and Iran, adversaries for more than 45 years, on the cusp of striking a new nuclear agreement?

After two rounds of indirect diplomacy between high-ranking officials of the two powers, it’s still too early to answer that question with confidence. What is abundantly clear is that Washington and Tehran are at least trying ...Read more

For now, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living legally in the U.S. and South Florida have gotten a reprieve after the courts put on hold the decision by the Department of Homeland Security to revoke their Temporary Protected Status.

More importantly, the courts so far have rebuked the Trump administration’s claims that allowing those ...Read more

If the government shouldn’t be in your bedroom, why is it spying on your bathroom?

This month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order repealing the federal government’s definition of “showerhead.” That definition was 13,000 words long. The White House argues that this move will make “America’s showers great again.”

If ...Read more

CHICAGO — Longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky will announce whether she plans to seek reelection at an event in early May, she wrote Wednesday in a social media post that indicated she hasn’t yet made up her mind.

“I will make that decision in the coming weeks and announce on May 5,” Schakowsky wrote in a post on the social media platform...Read more

If President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office were graded like an exam, a plurality of Americans would flunk him, according to new polling.

In the latest YouGov/Economist poll, 42% of respondents said they would give Trump an “F” for his first 100 days in the White House. Meanwhile, 20% gave him an “A,” 18% gave him a “B” ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will sign around a half-dozen executive actions aimed at overhauling higher education, expanding the administration’s efforts to put its imprint on colleges and universities across the U.S.

One order directs the education secretary to review higher education accreditation services that certify the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is planning to travel to Michigan on Tuesday, according to two Republican sources briefed on his plans. It would be the president's first visit to the battleground state since winning the November election.

The White House has not confirmed the trip and did not immediately respond to a request for comment ...Read more

FRESNO, Calif. — After months of anxiety over the possibility that mass deportations could cripple the San Joaquin Valley’s multibillion-dollar agriculture industry, President Trump has signaled that he may be open to relaxing the rules for some undocumented workers.

During an April 10 cabinet meeting, Trump said he would be open to giving ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A dozen states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s imposition of sweeping tariffs, arguing the president trampled on Congress’ powers to raise taxes.

The complaint filed by Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Confronted with fresh warnings from financial markets, business leaders and top advisers, President Donald Trump this week eased off on two of his frequent punching bags: Jerome Powell and China.

Trump entered office with a steadfast desire to reshape the global economy. But his resolve has appeared to waver in the face of ...Read more

NEW YORK — A climate protester was arrested Wednesday for spray-painting a sign inside Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Video of the incident shows a light-haired man wearing a black T-shirt and black pants spraying “USA” in green paint over the center of a mock Presidential Seal plaque that reads “President of the United States” at the top,...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that imposing a higher tax rate on millionaires would spur the country’s richest to leave the U.S., downplaying an idea that is under discussion in some Republican circles as a way to pay for an economic package.

“I think it would be very disruptive because the millionaires would leave the country,...Read more

Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth reportedly ordered a makeup studio to be installed in the Pentagon so he can freshen up for TV appearances.

The vanity project was initially planned to cost taxpayers $40,000 before being scaled back, according to CBS News.

Hegseth’s powder area is reportedly located inside a green room...Read more

Efforts to quash what President Donald Trump’s administration perceives as “anti-Christian bias” were formally launched with a meeting among members of a task force established under a presidential executive order issued earlier this year.

The meeting, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi on April 22, invited Cabinet members and three ...Read more

Jessica Alba and Cash Warren aren’t just closing the chapter on their marriage, but their $19 million Beverly Hills home.

The Honest Company co-founder, 43, and producer, 46, listed the 9,000-square-foot 7-bed, 8.5-bath estate for $18,995,000, TMZ reports.

Alba and Warren purchased the sprawling digs for $10 million in 2017 and oversaw an 18...Read more

DENVER — The Boulder Abortion Clinic, one of the relatively few options for third-trimester pregnancy terminations and a frequent target of anti-abortion demonstrators, has closed after 50 years.

Dr. Warren Hern, the clinic’s outspoken director, said Wednesday that he’d run the practice for 50 years as of January, and saw his final ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration last year gave an extra $5 million to a network of anti-abortion crisis pregnancy clinics and asked it to run advertisements opposing a proposed abortion amendment, the group confirmed Wednesday.

But the Florida Pregnancy Care Network’s board chose not to run those types of ads, the ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is looking for an off-ramp from the trade war it started with China earlier this month, calling its tariffs on Chinese goods unsustainable as major retailers warn the White House that U.S. consumers will begin seeing supply shortages and higher prices within weeks.

Markets soared on comments from ...Read more

With a vow to be a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, Jay Feely, a former NFL kicker and sports commentator, entered the Republican primary for Arizona’s deep-red 5th District, which Rep. Andy Biggs is vacating to run for governor.

At a campaign kickoff Tuesday in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Feely, 48, tied his candidacy to his support for...Read more