Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters  —  Election officials across the state received letters from the agency saying if they fail to comply, they “risk significant federal scrutiny.”  —  The Department of Justice sent letters on Friday …

In U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project Emerges  —  Interviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm.  The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.  —  At first blush, the proposed venture looks like it would further …

How the Most Ruthless Ad of the Midterms Divided Republicans  —  The fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy's brutal spot targeting his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor's race showed that even in the Trump era, a political attack can be seen as going too far.  —  The most explosive advertisement …

Grift Becomes Bigger Issue for Voters in Final Days Before Midterms  —  Democrats have spent $182 million this year highlighting corruption as an issue in House and Senate races  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump walked out of the White House on Thursday afternoon and delivered a warning to his political allies.

Britt McHenry resigns from State Department job after basketball game altercation  —  The former ESPN reporter was appointed as a press adviser last month.  —  In this Sept. 8, 2015, file photo, ESPN television reporter Britt McHenry smiles before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals …

Obama Returns to the Trail, Setting Up Dueling Appearances With Trump  —  The 44th president will appear in Ohio and Michigan on Saturday, while President Trump will be in Georgia.  The two men have presented starkly contrasting pitches in the midterms.  —  Former President Barack Obama …

Fire devastates the Eagle's Nest retreat built for Hitler in Germany.  A person is detained  —  The retreat known as the Eagle's Nest built for Adolf Hitler in the Bavarian Alps was almost completely destroyed in a fire, and work to extinguish the blaze was still in progress Saturday, authorities said.

Appeals Court Backs Trump on Constitutionality of Detentions  —  The ruling, from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sharply curtails the ability of judges to free undocumented immigrants.  —  The Constitution does not guarantee undocumented immigrants a bond hearing when they are detained …

Trump is pushing a massive AI buildout.  His own voters are wary of what comes with it … President Donald Trump has cast America's artificial intelligence race with China as a national-security imperative, pushing faster development of the technology and an immense buildout of the data centers …

Scoop: U.S. intel memo warns of “advanced” Iranian plots to kill officials abroad  —  U.S. intelligence finds Iran has “substantially increased” its efforts to target American diplomats and officials in the Middle East and beyond, with lethal plots reaching “advanced stages,” …

This US House district was once a political battleground.  Now it shows why Congress is dysfunctional  —  In 2022, Democrat Wiley Nickel ran as a moderate and narrowly won North Carolina's 13th Congressional District by about 9,000 votes.  Two years later, the current congressman …

How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass  —  The president temporarily waived clean-air rules for industrial facilities that spew cancer-causing gases.  Then his appointees worked to gut the regulations altogether.  —  Within sight of a southeast Texas middle school stands a chemical plant …

Speed of Starshield Satellite Network Is Improving, Ukraine Says  —  The announcement followed more than a week of disruption to Starshield, the Pentagon-funded satellite network that Ukraine relies on to thwart Russian attacks.  —  Ukrainian drones connected to the Pentagon-funded Starshield …

Pentagon designates Confucius Institutes in US a national security threat  —  The US Defense Department has designated Chinese-funded cultural centers on university campuses known as Confucius Institutes as a threat to US national security, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday.

Trump Expected to Remove Some Tariffs on Canada in Bid to Help Susan Collins  —  The move, which could come as soon as Friday, would remove tariffs on some agricultural and forestry goods but could raise levies on other products  —  The U.S. is expected to remove 50% tariffs on some Canadian products …

U.S. Pressures Mexico to Deliver a Security Win Ahead of Midterm Elections  —  The Trump administration wants a public victory soon, as well as a potential path to U.S. military forces in Mexico.  —  Hoping for a win before the midterm elections, the Trump administration is increasing pressure …