The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority. Read full article

Before adopting Republicans’ budget resolution, senators were engaging in an all-night parliamentary marathon that Democrats used to try to force the G.O.P. into politically damaging votes. Read full article

The flight from San Diego landed in San José, the Costa Rican capital, on Thursday evening. The group of migrants on board included dozens of children, officials said. Read full article

Many Black Americans were frustrated by the Trump administration’s targeting of D.E.I. programs. But others embraced the speed at which he moved. Read full article

Elon Musk’s super PAC has spent $1 million on canvassing operations supporting the conservative candidate in the race, his first election spending after the 2024 campaign. Read full article

President Trump arrived at a packed White House celebration alongside Tiger Woods to a roaring crowd. The event came as has eviscerated federal programs aimed at combating inequality in America. Read full article

Andrew Buen was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the 2022 killing of Christian Glass, who was experiencing a mental health crisis on a mountain road. Read full article

The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the government would conduct a “compliance review” on a $3.1 billion grant, potentially threatening the viability of the troubled project. Read full article

Shortly after Senator Mitch McConnell said he would not run for an eighth term, Daniel Cameron, a former Kentucky attorney general, said he would run for the seat in 2026. Two lawmakers and a businessman also hinted at running. Read full article

The ride share driver was held at gunpoint and forced to drive over 1,300 miles from Texas to Florida, prosecutors said. Read full article