Politics

An attempt to authorize the Catholic school was challenged as a violation of the First Amendment, which limits government involvement in religion.

The State Department has frozen new funding for almost all U.S. aid programs worldwide, making exceptions to allow humanitarian food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt to continue.

The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary Friday in a dramatic late-night vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.

His attorney, Timothy Parlatore, declined to comment Thursday on the dollar figure, which was previously unknown.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appear to have stepped up their detention of unauthorized immigrants.

The president has had harsh words for state and local leaders in California amid the deadly blazes. He recently suggested that any federal aid could come with strings.

NBC talked to voters who find both parties, Democratic and Republican, lacking and who are looking for change. Here are their thoughts about the state of American politics as Trump begins his second term.

Trump’s executive orders signed during his first week in office cover issues that range from trade, immigration and U.S. foreign aid to demographic diversity, civil rights and the hiring of federal workers. Here’s a breakdown.

Forty-nine House Republicans and a dozen senators have never voted for a law to raise the debt limit, highlighting issues the small GOP majorities could face enacting their agenda.

The situation could be particularly complicated for asylum-seekers from countries like Venezuela, which doesn’t have diplomatic ties with the U.S.

Many who work in the federal government knew that an incoming Trump administration would take aim at diversity, equity and inclusion jobs within their ranks.

President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental documents about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which has fueled conspiracy theories for decades.

Early this month, Trump suggested he would consider using military force to regain control of the canal from Panama, one of the U.S.’s closest allies in Latin America, describing it as “vital” for national security.