President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order directing major changes to the way America registers voters and counts mail-in ballots was challenged as unconstitutional in separate lawsuits filed by the Democratic National Committee and a group of nonprofits.

Trump’s directive, which for the first time would require proof of citizenship ...Read more

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador in a statement Monday urged lawmakers to override Gov. Brad Little’s veto of a bill that expanded the state’s “medical freedom” law by banning vaccine mandates, calling it “the defining bill of this session.”

It was the first time at least in recent years that the attorney general has pushed ...Read more

Five years after Xi Jinping struck his first trade deal with Donald Trump, U.S. officials are set to deliver their view of Beijing’s compliance with that bargain, in a high-stakes week likely to fan tensions.

American officials have until Tuesday to submit a two-month investigation into the “Phase One” deal that committed China to buying ...Read more

Members of the powerful gang coalition Viv Ansanm stormed a prison in Haiti on Monday, releasing more than 500 inmates after setting fire to a police substation during a day of panic in the central region of the country that sent residents, patients and staff at one of the biggest hospitals fleeing.

Haiti National Police spokesman Lionel ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at cracking down on ticket scalping and fees that drive up the costs of attending live events for consumers.

The order directs the Federal Trade Commission to work with the Department of Justice to ensure that competition laws are enforced in the concert and ...Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would follow through on striking a ceasefire agreement and accused Ukraine of attempting to negotiate an economic deal with the U.S., in the latest turn in his whipsaw effort to negotiate a temporary truce in the ongoing conflict.

“I want to make sure...Read more

A growing share of Americans believe President Donald Trump is not rising to their expectations, according to new polling.

In a March Harvard/Harris poll, 42% of respondents said Trump is performing worse than they expected, which is up from 35% in February.

In contrast, 30% said the president is doing better than they anticipated, which is ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Silver fire in Inyo and Mono counties continued to burn Monday, scorching 1,250 acres, spurring evacuations and threatening some of the oldest living organisms in the world.

The vegetation-fueled blaze was first reported at 2:11 p.m. Sunday at Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road north of Bishop, according to the California ...Read more

DENVER — Colorado Republicans have elected a former county treasurer as their new chairwoman as the party seeks to reverse recent trends of electoral losses and intraparty conflict.

Brita Horn, who previously served as the Routt County treasurer, was elected Saturday to a two-year term. She won on the second ballot at the party’s ...Read more

DENVER — The Colorado Senate will begin debate this week on the state’s proposed budget, kicking off the roughly three-week process to formally determine the spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

Budget-writing lawmakers have spent the past several months finding more than $1 billion in cuts as they grapple with balancing the budget ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said the first presidential trip of his second term would likely include visits to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar as well as additional stops.

“It could be next month, maybe a little bit later,” Trump said Monday in the Oval Office.

The president’s remarks came after Axios reported...Read more

Maryland educators are reeling at the loss of more than $400 million in funds suddenly rescinded by the federal government, a “catastrophic” move that would hit especially hard in public schools in Baltimore city and county and other large school districts.

“‘Shocked’ does not begin to describe our reaction when we received the ...Read more

California’s political watchdog organization is slapping former Assemblyman Evan Low with a $106,000 fine for 23 counts of violating state campaign finance laws — allegations that include using his tech nonprofit to pay actor Alec Baldwin more than $227,000 to appear at an event for the group and a fundraiser for Low, which investigators ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hundreds gathered outside the state Capitol on Monday afternoon for the California March for Life, an annual event advocating for an end to abortion.

A break in the rain meant the sun shone over the many conservative Christian groups and other attendees who assembled to hear the day’s program, explore the various faith-...Read more