Key indicators of democracy in the United States have reached their lowest levels in five decades, according to data from a Swedish thinktank tracking global democratic performance.

A coalition of 22 states and Washington D.C. sued the Trump administration over a policy allowing immigration officers to deny green cards based on public benefits use, arguing it would harm families and cost states billions.

Sen. Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate on Monday after a months-long medical absence following a June fall that caused him to briefly lose consciousness.

A DHS whistleblower alleges department lawyers told officers investigating voter fraud they would not be held personally liable for potentially violating state laws when accessing voter registration databases.

Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch with ties to Putin’s inner circle, reportedly helped finance Donald Trump Jr’s wedding in the Bahamas. The boxing federation leader has accumulated significant business interests in Russia and international influence.

Twenty-five years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, communities across the U.S. gathered to remember the tragedy. President Trump and Vice President Vance urged supporters to vote Republican in November.

Maryland political leaders are calling for investigations into ICE officers’ conduct after videos showed federal agents using batons on protesters and driving vehicles toward crowds during an operation in Frederick.

Vice-President JD Vance, a Catholic convert with evangelical roots, positions himself for a 2028 presidential run while navigating tensions between Christian nationalist and Catholic voters.