The Internal Revenue Service building is seen in February 2025 in Washington, D.C. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Trump is moving to dismiss a $10 billion lawsuit he filed against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns, according to a court filing.
Members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and other marchers gather in Selma, Ala., in 2025 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march that propelled the passing of the Voting Rights Act. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M.
Tuesday's Georgia primaries were marked by record spending on the Republican side and unusually high turnout driven by energized Democratic voters.
Around 10 new suspected victims have come forward since France launched a probe into late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his network, Paris' top public prosecutor said Sunday. France set up a special task force of magistrates in February to probe potential crimes committed in the country or involving French nationals who might be implicated in Epstein's crimes.
A two-term Republican, Sen. Bill Cassidy lost his reelection bid in Louisiana after voting to convict President Trump after the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Annie Flanagan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Annie Flanagan for NPR Sen.
Sen. Bill Cassidy poses for a portrait after a campaign event in Baton Rouge, La. on May 4, 2026. Annie Flanagan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Annie Flanagan for NPR BATON ROUGE, La. — Most of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection have retired.
Sen. Bill Cassidy poses for a portrait after a campaign event in Baton Rouge, La. on May 4, 2026. Annie Flanagan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Annie Flanagan for NPR BATON ROUGE, La. — Most of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict President Trump after the January 6th insurrection have retired.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, Friday, May 15, 2026, as he returns from a trip to Beijing, China. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — U.S. and Nigerian forces killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Nigeria in a mission carried out Friday, U.S.
The U.S. Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court refused Friday to allow Virginia to use a new congressional map that favored Democrats in all but one of the state's U.S. House seats.
Tina Peters, former Mesa County, Colo., clerk, listens during her trial on March 3, 2023. Scott Crabtree/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP/Pool hide caption toggle caption Scott Crabtree/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel via AP/Pool DENVER — Colorado Democratic Gov.
Less than two years after winning a landslide election victory that ended 14 years of center-right Conservative party governments in the UK, Keir Starmer is hanging by a thread.
Skip next section Trump says undecided on weapons sales to Taiwan May 15, 2026 Trump says undecided on weapons sales to Taiwan US President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News aired after meeting China's Xi Jinping said that there was "no change" to Washington's Taiwan policy, but added he "doesn't want somebody go