Heavy smoke from wildfires is darkening skies from the U.S. Midwest to the East Coast. The smoke on Thursday prompted warnings that breathing the air outside could be dangerous for people. The smoke is coming from fires that are burning primarily in Canada but also in northern Minnesota. A N… Read moreWildfire smoke makes air unhealthy from the US Midwest to East Coast. Officials say stay inside

President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on topics he says will include elections and voting machines. Trump's comments suggest he's likely in Thursday's speech to revisit some of the unproven claims he's previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020 to Dem… Read moreTrump is expected to make election conspiracy theories a focus of his national address

The White House says President Donald Trump's teleprompter operator is on unpaid leave after reports that he used his inside knowledge to make bets about the president's speeches on the online prediction market Kalshi. The firm's enforcement chief said Kalshi contacted federal regulators abo… Read moreTrump's teleprompter operator on unpaid leave for alleged prediction market bets on Trump speeches

The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and more. The policy appeared Thursday in the Federal Register and comes into effect Sept. 18. The policy was first impleme… Read moreTrump administration revives rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits

The twice-yearly changing of the clocks could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through. But even as annoying as some find the back-and-forth of the time shift in the spring and the fall, that doesn’t necessarily mean … Read moreAmerica already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year. Could it work now?