Republicans in US House pass bill to ban noncitizens from voting

The House passed a bill on Thursday seeking to ban noncitizens from voting in federal elections, following through with a key campaign promise President Donald Trump made during the 2024 election cycle.

Republican senators sponsor bill to abolish embattled Department of Education

President Donald Trump's order to dismantle the Department of Education is a step closer to reality with the introduction of the "Returning Education to Our States Act."

Sgamma withdraws nomination to lead BLM

Kathleen Sgamma, who headed the Western Energy Alliance representing independent oil and gas operators in the West, abruptly withdrew her nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management on Thursday morning.

The view of a trade war from a Canadian hockey game

President Donald Trump has shaken the global economy with a series of new tariffs which will disproportionately harm key Canadian products.

Trump to lift water curbs to 'make America's showers great again'

President Donald Trump, after complaining about it for years, signed an order to lift restrictions on water pressure in showers on Wednesday, saying he wanted to "take care of my beautiful hair."

NYC sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of Spanish tourists

A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists, officials said.

US egg prices increase to record high, dashing hopes of cheap eggs by Easter

U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.

Day care teacher accused of giving children 'sleep-inducing gummies,' warrant says

Parents believe a preschool teacher at Jardin Spanish Immersion Academy in Eden Prairie, Minn., gave their kids sleep-inducing gummies before nap time.

US House approves Republican budget plan with Trump tax cuts

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted to pass a budget blueprint setting the stage for legislation later this year that could make expiring portions of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts permanent.

Plenty of Christmas decorations and trees come from China. Maybe not this year

Chinese producers of plastic Christmas trees and other festive decorations say orders from U.S. clients, which are crucial for their business, should have started to come in by now. But because of surging import tariffs, they haven't.