WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump still has Barack Obama’s signature legislative accomplishment on his mind, but the political calendar and environment are not on his side.

Pushing a measure to revise — or even replace — the 2010 health care law known as the Affordable Care Act as the nation heads into what will likely be a ...Read more

Congressman Ro Khanna admonished President Donald Trump on Monday for expressing sympathy for the British royal family, after King Charles last week finally stripped his younger brother, Andrew, of his prince title after years of controversy over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Khanna, D-Calif., shared a clip of ...Read more

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday announced the creation of a commission to consider redrawing the state’s House map, the latest escalation in the nationwide fight over mid-decade redistricting.

“My commitment has been clear from day one — we will explore every avenue possible to make sure Maryland has fair and representative maps,” ...Read more

A growing number of Americans are shifting to the right when it comes to policy on LGBT issues, closing the distance significantly with the Democratic Party, according to a new Pew Research poll.

While Democrats generally enjoy a comfortable lead over Republicans in polling on matters of LBGT policy, the GOP has made substantial gains in a ...Read more

NEW YORK — CBS News program “60 Minutes” was second-guessed by Monday morning quarterbacks over the heavily edited interview with President Donald Trump the network ran Sunday night.

Journalist Norah O’Donnell sat down with the 47th president for nearly 74 minutes Friday to record an interview that ran for 28 minutes during primetime. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Richard B. Cheney, who served as the 46th vice president of the United States and whose decadeslong career in Washington included a lengthy stint as Wyoming’s sole congressman, died Monday night.

His death was caused by complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, his family said in a statement. He was 84 years ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Dozens of federal immigration agents were seen staging in a Dodgers Stadium parking lot Tuesday morning, a day after the team returned home to celebrate their back-to-back championships with thousands of Angelenos.

Videos shared with The Times and on TikTok, show agents in unmarked vehicles, donning green vests and equipped with...Read more

BOSTON — FBI Director Kash Patel is applauding authorities for tracking down and arresting two Massachusetts men in connection with an explosion at Harvard University’s Boston medical campus, which investigators determined was intentional over the weekend.

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley is set to announce details about the two ...Read more

CHICAGO — Three weeks after former House Speaker Michael Madigan reported to federal prison, his lawyers have filed a long-awaited appeal to overturn his corruption conviction, arguing the prosecution flaunted recent Supreme Court rulings reining in the use of the bribery and fraud statutes and instead stretched the laws “past their breaking...Read more

Scott Adams, the creator of the iconic “Dilbert” comic strip, was able to call on a friend in a very high place — President Donald Trump — to intervene on his behalf get his health care provider, Kaiser of Northern California, to finally schedule an appointment so that he can receive life-extending treatment for metastasized prostate ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the administration won’t pay food stamp benefits until after the partial government shutdown ends, in potential defiance of a federal court order and in conflict with what his administration told a judge Monday.

His post on the social media site Truth Social came even as the Agriculture ...Read more

NEW YORK — Democratic mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani voted Tuesday to approve three controversial housing development-related ballot questions after refusing for weeks to take a position on the measures.

As he went in to cast his ballot Tuesday morning at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Mamdani said he would vote yes on ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's conservatives face a test of their own making this week as they decide whether President Donald Trump had the legal authority to impose tariffs on imports from nations across the globe.

At issue are import taxes that are paid by American businesses and consumers.

Small-business owners had sued, including a ...Read more

Nigerian Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar underscored his government’s commitment to religious freedom and the rule of law, pushing back against Donald Trump’s claim about the alleged killing of Christians in the West African nation.

Asked about the U.S. president’s comments at a news conference Tuesday with his German counterpart in Berlin,...Read more

Global efforts to slash emissions are set to pick up significantly in the years to come.

That’s according to an analysis of the Group of 20 countries by London Stock Exchange Group Plc. The findings, which point to “a material acceleration in global emission cuts post 2030,” are based on official submissions to the United Nations, as well...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — Blue Origin’s heavy lift New Glenn became the first commercial rocket to make it to orbit on its first try back in January. Jeff Bezos’ company is looking to repeat the feat while also nailing a return landing of its booster, something that didn’t come to fruition the first go-around.

The NG-2 mission carrying a pair of ...Read more

CHICAGO — The rate of 911 calls made in Chicago has dropped precipitously in the two months since the start of Operation Midway Blitz, a Tribune review of city data found.

And nowhere is the decrease more pronounced than in Little Village, home to Chicago’s largest Mexican American population, where calls to 911 have fallen by more than 21%...Read more