Court blocks new Texas congressional map drawn by Republicans

A federal court on Tuesday blocked Texas from using a new congressional map intended to flip several Democratic-held House of Representatives seats to Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.

US jobless benefits rolls in mid-October were the highest since August, Labor Dept says

The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits stood at a two-month high in mid-October at the time when the Labor Department would have been conducting its survey of U.S. households.

Trump plans more steps to cut health care costs in coming weeks

President Donald Trump will travel domestically before year-end to tout his economic agenda and highlight efforts to improve affordability, and he could make new announcements on lowering health costs.

Trump calls for ABC broadcast licenses to be revoked after reporter's question

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that broadcasting licenses used by affiliates of ABC should be "taken away" after he disagreed with a question posed by a reporter for the network.

Congress passes measure to force release of Epstein files, sending it to Trump

The Republican-controlled Congress voted almost unanimously on Tuesday to force the release of Justice Department files on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Utah voters more likely to blame Democrats for shutdown — but many still say both parties at fault

A new poll found that Utah voters were more likely to attribute the shutdown to congressional Democrats, but a substantial number of respondents said both parties are to blame.

Trump says visiting Saudi crown prince knew nothing about Khashoggi killing

President Donald Trump insisted on Tuesday that Mohammed bin Salman knew nothing about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents, offering a fierce defense of the visiting Saudi crown prince.

Utahns align with national sentiment on releasing Epstein documents

Debate in Congress over releasing the Epstein files has created unlikely alliances across party lines and disunity among partisan bedfellows.