Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital.

The Pentagon says military boot camps are once again requiring flu vaccinations for all recruits.

The Federal Reserve says that all 32 of the nation's biggest banks have passed its annual stress test.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Justice Department from executing subpoenas in a criminal probe that sought transgender care records for patients treated at New York hospitals.

President Donald Trump sees America’s 250th anniversary as a chance to get the country excited again — about Donald Trump.

A new AP-NORC poll finds that about 4 in 10 U_S_ adults feel “proud” about the country's 250th anniversary, while about 3 in 10 feel “excited.”.

Olympian Jessie Diggins visited Capitol Hill with her four medals in hand to advocate for clean air, clean water and a healthy planet.

The House has given final approval to a broad bipartisan bill aimed at lowering the cost of housing, with lawmakers in both parties eager to show progress on affordability issues ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis are transforming their concept album “Warriors” into a Broadway musical.

The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.

The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury.

The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration in an immigration case dealing with the government’s power over green card holders accused of crimes.

The Supreme Court has rejected an effort to reshape tax foreclosure sales to allow the original owners to keep more money when homes are sold to recoup unpaid taxes.

The Supreme Court has barred a former Louisiana inmate from suing prison officials who cut his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs.

The Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the war in Iran.

Tucker Carlson says he won't support the Republican Party ahead of the November midterm elections.

A Coast Guard helicopter has crashed in southeast Alaska.

The Senate has passed a bipartisan housing bill that aims to bring down home prices and increase supply.

The Washington Mystics have really grown on their recent road trip after suffering some tough lessons early in the season.

A federal judge has denied a request to disqualify top Justice Department officials from supervising the prosecution of the man charged with trying to kill President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

Vice President JD Vance says his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a good foundation for a final deal to end the Iran war.

The U.S. military has conduced another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

President Donald Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.

The question hangs in the halls at the Capitol: Was the war with Iran worth it.

The Kennedy Center's management isn't committing to new shows or staff expansion, even as it considers options short of a full two-year closure that a federal judge blocked last month.

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The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people.

Senators are seeking to block Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel funds until the Pentagon submits its investigation into a strike on an elementary school in Iran that killed more than 165 people.

Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to reject pressure from President Donald Trump to approve a 250-foot triumphal arch, citing concerns over aviation safety.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has lashed out at members of Israel’s government, saying that the country is deeply isolated and its leaders have failed to appreciate U.S. diplomatic and military support.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week, tracking Treasury yields that have retreated since a deal to end the war with Iran was announced.

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years.

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market.

Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. says the island needs American weapons to bolster its self-defense against the growing threat from China.

The U.S. Department of Labor is telling states they have to combat fraud, waste and abuse in their unemployment insurance programs.

Brazilian MMA star Alex Pereira has accused Frenchman Cyril Gane of landing multiple “illegal shots” during their fight for the interim UFC heavyweight title at the White House.

The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.

President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom.

The Senate has tried again to advance a war powers resolution that would force an end to the U.S. military action against Iran.

President Donald Trump’s administration is further dismantling the Department of Education, moving oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies.

Court papers say law enforcement officials disrupted a planned attack targeting the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House this past weekend.

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12.

UFC CEO Dana White called fight night at the White House a smashing success.

Hockey stars Matthew and Brady Tkachuk were part of pre-fight festivities for UFC Freedom 250, the mixed martial arts event on the South Lawn of the White House on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.

Mitch McConnell is in the hospital.

The tanker disabled by the American military while trying to run the U.S. blockade of Iran had dismissed nearly 60 verbal warnings as well as other shows of force before being fired upon.

Nara Organics has recalled its organic baby formula sold at Target stores and online due to a multistate outbreak of infant botulism.

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order that sought to eliminate “inappropriate content” at national museums, parks and landmarks.

AI giant Anthropic says it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.

Taiwan’s Beijing-friendly opposition leader says her party is committed to defense of the self-ruled island that China views as its own but that peace is possible by taking permanent secession off the table.

A federal judge has ruled the White House is allowed to stage a UFC show this weekend in an elaborate ring already built on the South Lawn to celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary — on President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.

The Kennedy Center is running out of options to keep President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of the iconic performing arts venue.

A key surveillance tool seen as vital in preventing terror attacks and catching foreign spies is set to expire after congressional efforts to temporarily extend it failed in bipartisan fashion.

First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have announced the launch of Fostering the Future Accounts, designed to help foster children.

A massive UFC event is set to take over the White House's South Lawn.

U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by surging energy prices.

Hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have escalated, with Iran retaliating against U.S. air and cruise missile strikes.

President Donald Trump's UFC fight on the White House's South Lawn requires a monumental effort from more than seven federal agencies, hundreds of staff working onsite daily and about $60 million.

A new report by the National Park Service says construction of the 250-foot-high triumphal arch that President Donald Trump wants built near the Lincoln Memorial could occur 20 hours per day, year-round, as officials push to complete the project within three years.

Two leading House Republicans are meeting with Taiwan’s opposition leader as she travels to Washington this week.

A federal judge has rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized government.

The FBI has seized more than a dozen websites that officials say were part of a Chinese effort to target American workers who have access to classified or sensitive government information.

The economic fallout from the Iran war — higher energy prices and increased uncertainty — will drag down global growth this year, the World Bank said Thursday.

Health officials will be on high alert for germs as millions of soccer fans gather for World Cup matches.

President Donald Trump's immigration and deportation agenda is getting a nearly $70 billion boost through the end of his term.

The Trump administration is telling European nations that they need to step up their travel restrictions for people from Ebola-hit countries in Africa.

Cuba’s top diplomat to the United States says recent sanctions targeting the island's leadership and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a “pretext” for the Trump administration to persuade the American people to support a U.S. military intervention in Cuba.

Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to face a funding shortfall in 2032, a year earlier than previously expected.

After complaints about staffing cuts and long waits to get help at the Social Security Administration, its commissioner says things are getting a lot better.

House Republicans have passed a nearly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the next three years and the rest of President Donald Trump's term in office.

The State Department will soon offer a “premium” expedited service for foreigners seeking business or tourist visas that will set applicants back $750 on top of the basic processing fee of $185.

A new Treasury inspector general report raises concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement's ability to safeguard taxpayer information.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently addressed U.S. city leaders, joking about soccer "conquering" America as the World Cup approaches.

A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn in a mixed martial arts show timed for President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday and part of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Attorneys for musician Chuck Redd said on Friday that a D.C. Superior Court judge had dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of President Donald Trump’s influence over the venue.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with Sen. Bernie Sanders to discuss public ownership in AI companies — a meeting that highlighted the tension between AI powerhouses and policymakers.

President Donald Trump is keeping open the possibility of speaking directly with Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te— even after Beijing has publicly urged him not to.

Several FBI analysts tied to the creation of a 2023 memo warning of a potential threat from Catholic “violent extremists” were told Friday that they were being fired, the latest wave of terminations under the leadership of Director Kash Patel.

Members of the Iranian World Cup soccer team have been granted U.S. visas, clearing them to enter the country ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month.

Lawyers representing the federal government argue that a court cannot stop construction of a White House ballroom because it was already underway and because of the sensitive security concerns they say the structure is meant to address.

The Treasury's financial crimes unit is warning banks about the risks of serving people living in the country illegally.

The Justice Department says an American journalist has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government.

The Kennedy Center is removing references to President Donald Trump after a federal judge ruled they were added illegally.

President Donald Trump says his acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, will not be in the role permanently.

A new study finds that smoke from larger wildfires is reversing more than a decade of American improvements in smog.

President Donald Trump has announced that water has begun refilling the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a case about the power of federal regulators over telecommunications companies.

The Supreme Court has upheld a broad reading of the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission to recoup ill-gotten gains from people who engage in securities fraud.

The number of Americans filing for jobless aid hit their highest level in four months last week, but layoffs remain historically low despite ongoing economic uncertainty brought on by the war in Iran.

President Donald Trump insists he's comfortable with the current holding pattern in the Iran war.

The U.S. military has attacked another boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men.

The Trump administration has given a man convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol a job in the Pentagon’s policy office.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers.

The House for the first time has approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran.

Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban has testified in support of a bipartisan bill to overhaul college athletics.

The two biggest conferences in college sports say they do not support the current version of a bipartisan bill designed to regulate an industry struggling for answers in a quickly changing era in which some players make millions.

The Supreme Court is allowing Alabama to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, blocking a lower court ruling that the map intentionally discriminates against Black people.

The Trump administration has placed sanctions on Iran’s largest digital asset exchange, Nobitex, and three others.

The White House Correspondents Association dinner has been rescheduled for July 24.

A federal grand jury in California has convicted short seller Andrew Left of securities fraud.