Trump asks US court to end 'judicial overreach' and allow funding freezes

President Donald Trump's administration has asked an appeals court to put on hold a U.S. judge's decision forcing it to comply with his order barring it from freezing federal grants, loans and other financial assistance, saying the decision constituted "intolerable judicial overreach."

Here's what Sam Altman said about Elon Musk's bid to take over OpenAI

OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was quick with a quippy shutdown to Elon Musk's unsolicited bid Monday to buy the company behind ChatGPT for $97.4 billion.

DOJ drops lawsuit against Utah over transgender inmate's rights

A federal lawsuit against Utah's Department of Corrections over where to house a transgender inmate was recently dropped by the Department of Justice, according to Utah's Attorney General Derek Brown.

University of Utah leaders update campus community amid federal cuts in research funding

University of Utah leaders are encouraging researchers to continue their work amid funding uncertainties posed by cuts announced by the National Institutes of Health.

FBI says it found 2,400 new JFK assassination records

The FBI says it's discovered 2,400 records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as federal agencies work to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to release thousands of classified files.

‘Gulf of America’ arrives on Google Maps

Los Angeles — The body of water formerly known in the United States as the Gulf of Mexico is now listed for US-based

Trump administration ordered to restore removed CDC and FDA websites

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered U.S. health agencies to restore websites that they abruptly took offline in response to an executive order by President Donald Trump telling them to scrub websites of "gender ideology extremism."

Mike Lee wants to ban porn from X

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, took to social media Monday, calling for a porn ban on X from his personal account.

Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall funding case

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon pleaded guilty in New York state court on Tuesday to a fraud charge related to his fundraising campaign for the U.S. president's wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales testifies he asked for consent for World Cup kiss

(cnn) — Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales said Tuesday that he asked Women’s World Cup winner

Russia has released detained American teacher Marc Fogel, the White House says

The White House says American teacher Marc Fogel has been released by Russia. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff left Russian airspace with Fogel on Tuesday.

Trump meets Jordan's king, repeats Gaza takeover plan

Donald Trump on Tuesday restated his plan for the U.S. to take over Gaza and permanently resettle its residents, as he met Jordan's King Abdullah amid widespread opposition to his plan among Washington's Arab allies, including Jordan.

'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don't work'

President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they "don't work" and don't last very long. He wants the government to move back to plastic.

Hegseth orders US Army to restore name of Fort Bragg

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday renamed the Army base Fort Liberty back to its original name of Fort Bragg, according to a Department of Defense statement, undoing a 2023 name change driven by racial justice protests.

Trump pardons former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich

President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat and former contestant on "Celebrity Apprentice," who was convicted of corruption for trying to sell former President Barack Obama's vacated U.S. Senate seat.

Private jets collide at airport in Arizona, killing 1 person

Authorities say one person has been killed and others were injured when a private jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil collided with another jet at the Scottsdale Airport in Arizona. A representative for Neil says the singer was not on the plane.

Trump imposes 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum

(cnn) — President Donald Trump on Monday imposed a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the United States