A federal judge ruled Monday that Venezuelans who were deported to El Salvador because they were accused of being gang members must be allowed to return to the United States to fight their case.

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the first oral medication to treat obesity, clearing a once-daily pill after clinical trials showed significant weight loss and cardiovascular benefit, drugmaker Novo Nordisk said.

The Trump administration has warned the Smithsonian Institution that federal funding could be withheld if the museum complex fails to comply with a White House review targeting what the administration calls divisive, ideological, or anti-American narratives.

A federal judge has declared a mistrial after a jury said it could not reach a verdict in the trial of Linda Sun, accused of working as a Chinese agent while serving two New York governors and her husband, Chris Hu.

The Department of Education has announced it will conduct a federal program review of Brown University in the wake of the Dec. 13 attack on campus that left two students dead.

President Donald Trump's designation last week of fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" gives the Drug Enforcement Administration more tools to combat the drug, agency Administrator Terry Cole said.

Vice President JD Vance offered a blunt assessment of prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, saying there is "a good chance we will" reach an agreement and "a good chance we won't."

President Donald Trump said Monday he will meet major defense contractors next week to address production delays and cost overruns while the administration plans an executive order ⁠to limit dividends, buybacks and executive pay.

Vice President JD Vance and California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom lead a wide-open field in their party's respective primaries for the 2028 presidential ballot, according to a CNN poll released Sunday.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says U.S. defense assistance to Israel delivers massive returns for America's national security, arguing the alliance provides intelligence, counterterrorism capabilities, and advanced technology the U.S. cannot replicate on its own.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says that U.S. defense assistance to Israel delivers massive returns for America's national security, arguing the alliance provides intelligence, counterterrorism capabilities, and advanced technology that our country cannot replicate on its own.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran illegal alien whose deportation became ⁠a flash point, appeared in court Monday as a federal judge extended an order temporarily barring the Trump administration from taking him back into immigration custody.

An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin said that recent peace talks in Florida aimed at ending the war in Ukraine were not as optimistic as described by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

President Donald Trump was set to announce Monday plans for a U.S. Navy warship that he has described as a battleship, part of a broader initiative he calls the Golden Fleet, according to people familiar with the plans.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday accused President Donald Trump's administration of withholding disaster relief funding to help his state with recovery from severe flooding and wildfires.

The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on whether President Donald Trump acted lawfully in seeking to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois, according to conservative Justice Samuel Alito.

Raul Rocha Cantu, a co-owner of the Miss Universe pageant, is under criminal investigation in Mexico amid allegations that his organization helped move weapons from Guatemala into Mexico for cartel distribution.

The bourbon maker Jim Beam has announced it is halting production at one of its Kentucky distilleries for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs from the Trump administration and reduced demand for its product.

At least 20% of the 400 people appointed to New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team have a history of "making or sharing anti-Zionist or anti-Israel statements," according to a Monday report by the Anti-Defamation League.

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