First ladies Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan are touring the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, celebrating cultural ties between the United States and China during China’s diplomatic visit to Washington.

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days.

Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote on a war powers resolution.

The Navy's top civilian leader says eight sailors part of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment to support the U.S. war against Iran.

President Donald Trump hailed the “truly great friendship” he’s forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit.

The Energy Department says it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid.

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in New York to address the United Nations General Assembly.

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico returned to the White House hours after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of the three news outlets.

Federal job cuts have deeply affected the Washington, D.C. area, according to a new survey from Gallup and the Greater Washington Community Foundation.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with packed exhibits, sold-out galas and high-profile panels.

President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration is facing questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination.

President Donald Trump is hailing the “truly great friendship” he's forged with Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader began his highly anticipated state visit.

The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong.

County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level.

In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland.

The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has been at the forefront of efforts to halt President Donald Trump’s massive White House ballroom project.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Washington this week marks a shift in relations.

A federal judge weighing President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government’s defense of the move.

Melania Trump has rung the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to promote a new women's initiative called Imperia.

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship to the rich and powerful has surfaced in congressional contests across the country.

The FBI says it is investigating a criminal hacking group’s claims that it had stolen “very sensitive data” belonging to thousands of agents and applicants and that it had compromised the bureau’s jobs website.

The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat.

A federal health panel has endorsed an experimental cancer test that uses a blood sample to detect multiple forms of the disease.

Democrats are trying to win back Congress by criticizing their own party to appeal to voters in more conservative areas.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he received a rare greeting from President Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump and the leaders of Denmark and Greenland have signed an agreement about Greenland's status.

A new survey points to economic frustration among a key group that has largely backed Donald Trump and other Republicans in recent elections.

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

Taiwan is expressing confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite China's pressure as China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide.

President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex.

Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their election chances in November.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart on the tarmac instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House.

The fight over Missouri's congressional map has returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for the third time.

President David Adeang has reiterated his island nation’s name change before the world’s largest gathering of leaders at the United Nations.

A Homeland Security official says the Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases.

A tense moment between President Donald Trump and CNN's Kaitlan Collins is a stark reminder of how the conflict between the administration and some news outlets has escalated in just a few days.

The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary.

The Trump administration plans to limit refugee admissions in 2027 to 17,500 mostly white South Africans.

President Donald Trump has surprised many by showing support for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a well-known democratic socialist.

The wife of a detained Chinese American seismologist hopes President Donald Trump can help bring home her husband, Youlin Chen.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging global leaders to cooperate to tackle the existential threats from climate crisis, runaway artificial intelligence and intensifying inequalities.

A federal judge has struck down a Trump administration directive that would have barred some immigrants from accessing Head Start preschools, plus other federal programs.

Vice President JD Vance and White House officials are announcing plans to remove 760,000 Affordable Care Act enrollees from public healthcare exchanges.

Democratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials have met, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end nearly seven-month war.

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris says the midterm elections offer a potential “stopgap” halfway through Donald Trump’s turbulent second presidency.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and expressed hope that the U.S. would help to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has had a strong start with U.S. President Donald Trump at their first meeting.

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries.

President Donald Trump says U.S. and Iranian officials met for about three hours Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.

The U.S. stock market held near its record high after oil prices eased again.

The White House press pool is at the center of a free speech battle between President Donald Trump and news outlets.

President Trump has unveiled a new White House helicopter landing pad while trying to downplay a First Amendment firestorm.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers and relatives to find them.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued President Donald Trump’s administration after they were barred from covering the White House, saying the selective ban was “a blatant violation” of the First Amendment.

Kamala Harris is diving into the midterms, campaigning with Democrats like Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan.

The Netherlands is making preparations for the United States to sanction the International Criminal Court, in the last escalation of the Trump Administration’s attacks on the global tribunal.

In Nevada's most competitive congressional district, Democratic Rep. Susie Lee is fending off a challenge from Republican candidate Marty O'Donnell, who has focused his campaign on the popular “no tax on tips” policy.

Justice Department officials are pressing forward with an investigation of President Donald Trump's foes despite the departure of prosecutor Joe diGenova, who had been leading it for months.

A spokesperson for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict with the United States escalates.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed a lawsuit over being denied White House access.

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump for the first time.

Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pleading for “a world built on interdependence” as he makes his final address to the General Assembly gathering of world leaders.

President Donald Trump says that communism is the greatest threat the U.S. has ever faced.

The U.S. is proposing a new notification system with China for artificial intelligence incidents that could threaten national security.

President Donald Trump plans to meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when Trump travels to the city for the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.

Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse are being extradited to the U.S. It marked the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country.

A senior official with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels is warning countries against joining Saudi Arabia in Yemen’s revived civil war.

Maps can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else.

President Donald Trump says the massive arch he wants to build between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery would become a “top grade military complex” able to host drones and snipers while storing ammunition.

Alaska’s primary revealed some of the headaches related to a major change in how voters select their candidates.

Republicans are trying to win an open Senate seat race in Michigan, and nominee Mike Rogers is stepping up his appeals to some Democrats.

Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families.

A senior Houthi official says the group has assured the Trump administration it won’t attack U.S. vessels in the Red Sea.

When Donald Trump ran for office a decade ago, he called China a menace to the U.S. economy.

The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people.

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House.

The U.N. General Assembly is about to host its yearly meeting of world leaders.

It’s hard to imagine a Republican who’s done more to draw a sharp contrast with the president than Brian Fitzpatrick.

Several of the nation’s largest left-leaning voter engagement and racial justice organizations are facing steep funding shortfalls and staffing cutbacks.

Denmark’s foreign minister has expressed cautious optimism about an agreement with the United States over Greenland in the wake of Donald Trump's announcement of a deal to bolster American military presence on the island.

Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile.

President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has not led to the doomsday oil price spike many feared at the start of the war.

Will Lawrence, a progressive Democratic congressional candidate in Michigan, is trying to harness unease over the rapid pace of artificial intelligence development to defeat Republican Rep. Tom Barrett.

Thousands of people have come to protest outside the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks at the White House with President Donald Trump.

The United Nations has announced the appointment of U.S. agriculture official Luke Lindberg to head the World Food Program.

President Donald Trump is defending his son's wedding party being partially funded by a Russian oligarch.

The U.S. president has several meetings scheduled with world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City next week.

President Donald Trump has signed a major sanctions package targeting Russian officials and key sectors of its economy.

President Donald Trump is defending his push to put his name on the Kennedy Center, saying he deserves recognition for trying to save it.

Amid growing panic over the risks posed by rapidly developing AI technology, potential 2028 Democratic candidates are scrambling to respond — trying to show they are doing something, even as they acknowledge they need a reluctant Washington to step up.

The Justice Department says federal law banning licensed firearms dealers from selling handguns to young adults under age 21 is unconstitutional and can’t be enforced.