National News

3:19 PM on Monday, August 3

More than 20 states and the District of Columbia have sued the Trump administration to block it from getting wide access to the personal information of millions of recipients of a benefits program for low-income families

3:07 PM on Monday, August 3

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has rescinded President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” meant for his political allies

2:37 PM on Monday, August 3

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the smallest model of Boeing’s Max jetliners for commercial service

2:27 PM on Monday, August 3

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, the first Latino to win the PEN/Faulkner prize, has died at 71

2:11 PM on Monday, August 3

11:14 AM on Monday, August 3

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has broken the “Avengers: Endgame” record for the biggest North American opening weekend

11:04 AM on Monday, August 3

A federal judge has ruled that the Department of Homeland Security can proceed with building a border wall through a levee system in a small Texas town

10:44 AM on Monday, August 3

Opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of the war in Ukraine, has left Russia after crackdown that barred him from running in this year's parliamentary election

9:21 AM on Monday, August 3

The Russian Embassy in Rome has blamed Ukraine for a deadly weekend bombing at a Moscow restaurant, describing it as an attempt to intimidate the Italian community in Russia

7:09 AM on Monday, August 3

A small refinery tucked inside a New Hampshire office park is helping produce the critical minerals needed in the missiles used in the Iran war

5:33 AM on Monday, August 3

A regional official says Russian planes have dropped powerful glide bombs on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, killing one person and wounding dozens

4:57 AM on Monday, August 3

The U.S. Pacific Command chief, Admiral Samuel Paparo, is warning that coercive actions by China and others are challenging regional stability in the Indo-Pacific

12:14 AM on Monday, August 3

Hiring for entry-level software developers has slowed, and college enrollment in computer science is declining

12:05 AM on Monday, August 3

President Donald Trump says new talks with Iran are the “last chance” for Tehran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country

11:26 PM on Sunday, August 2

Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the Justice Department say they will vote to advance his nomination

10:49 PM on Sunday, August 2

Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, has died

5:01 PM on Sunday, August 2

Key senators have unveiled a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season