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Work begins on the demolition of a part of the East Wing of the White House on Monday in Washington, D.C., before construction of a new ballroom. Evan Vucci/AP hide …

Federal enforcement officers stand guard near an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 6. Ethan Swope/AP hide caption toggle caption Ethan Swope/AP A divided federal appeals …

Singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, speaking at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) convention in Anaheim, Calif. in June 2022. Jerod Harris/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Jerod Harris/Getty …

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Dominion Voting Systems ballot-counting machines are lined up at a Torrance County warehouse during a testing of election equipment in Estancia, N.M., on Sept. 29, 2022. Andres Leighton/AP hide caption …

Protesters march down Pennsylvania Avenue for Saturday’s “No Kings” protest in Washington, D.C. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call Inc. via Getty …

Roman Surovtsev and Samantha Surovtsev are seen in a photo from August 2024. Credit: Surovtsev family hide caption toggle caption Credit: Surovtsev family Samantha Surovtsev met her husband, Roman Surovtsev, …

Crowds of protestors gathered in cities and towns across the nation on Saturday to protest against President Trump. And there is no sign of a breakthrough to end the government …

The government shutdown goes on and House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear in a Democratic representative-elect. President Trump thinks he has momentum to get a Russia-Ukraine peace deal done. …