The Latest Breaking News on US Politics

The agency overseeing Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown is spending tens of millions of dollars on guns, ammunition, body armor and surveillance technology, according to procurement records reviewed by AFP. Spending across the categories is vastly higher than under both the Biden presidency and the first Trump administration.

Newsom calls move ‘right out of the dictator’s handbook’ as agents prepare for key immigration enforcement operation

The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations

The start of construction on the president’s $250m ballroom marks a regression to his property wheeler-dealer days

Agreeing would have given the universities priority for grants and invitations to White House events.

Paul Ingrassia, Donald Trump's pick to lead the US Office of Special Counsel, has withdrawn his nomination after racist text messages surfaced, prompting bipartisan backlash and rare Republican opposition in the Senate.

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she is "strongly" considering a Senate bid as a result of polling showing her as a frontrunner in Texas, according to a new report

"The basic ethical rules for the federal government are just completely in tatters right now," one legal scholar said.

As the shutdown drags on, many basic federal services will increasingly be affected.