Supreme Court to weigh Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship in test of second-term agenda

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday is set to weigh whether President Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship withstands constitutional and legal muster, a case that tests a key aspect of the president’s second-term immigration agenda. At issue in the case, known as Trump v. Barbara, is whether Mr. Trump’s directive, issued on … Read more

Conservative FISA revolt poses fresh test for Speaker Johnson

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A brewing fight over privacy rights and national security will come to a head in the House of Representatives in the coming weeks, shaping up to be the latest test for House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and his razor-thin GOP majority. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence … Read more

Bureau plans to use mail carriers in census test already facing criticism

Even though some doubts have been raised about its effectiveness, the U.S. Census Bureau is trying out whether to use U.S. postal carriers as census takers this spring during a test of the 2030 head count in two southern cities — a practice run already facing criticism over last-minute changes by the Trump administration. Starting … Read more

Mullin’s confirmation survives key test vote as DHS remains shutdown

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., survived a key test vote on Sunday on his way to becoming the next Homeland Security chief.  Mullin, who was tapped by President Donald Trump to be the next Department of Homeland Security secretary, still has one more vote to go, and likely … Read more

Iran funding emerges as key test for Johnson’s razor-thin House majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s anticipated multibillion-dollar funding request to bolster its Iran campaign could face resistance from GOP fiscal hawks. Though congressional Republicans have been broadly supportive of the Trump administration’s conflict in Iran, some conservatives are drawing a red line that an emergency cash infusion, known as … Read more

Pritzker scores big: Stratton wins Illinois Senate primary in test of governor’s clout

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton of Illinois is now a giant step closer to becoming only the fifth Black woman elected to the Senate in the nation’s history. Stratton on Tuesday topped Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly, her top two rivals among a crowded field of … Read more

Trump voter ID push faces Senate test as GOP rebels threaten to sink bill

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans are gearing up for a floor fight this week over doomed Trump-backed voter ID legislation. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is expected to launch the GOP’s floor strategy for the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act on Tuesday afternoon. It won’t be done … Read more

Illinois Senate primary race is test of Pritzker’s sway, Democrats’ views of ICE, outside spending

The race to fill the seat of retiring Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin has been heating up in the days leading up to Tuesday’s 2026 Democratic primary and could set the tone for other midterm primaries on issues like President Trump’s deportation policies and outside spending. And another factor in the race is Gov. JB Pritzker’s … Read more

Military exercises in Alaska and Greenland test forces on operating in Arctic conditions

U.S. forces this week wrapped up their participation in an annual Arctic training exercise that for the first time was held in both Alaska and Greenland. Arctic Edge, which began in 2018, includes training to respond to threats that Russia — and increasingly China — could pose to the U.S.  The portion in Greenland was … Read more

With voting nearly over, Georgia’s election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene could be test of Trump’s influence

Polls are about to close in the Georgia 14th Congressional District special election to elect who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress. The seat has been vacant since January, when Greene resigned following a monthslong public fight with President Trump over foreign policy issues and the release of documents involving the Jeffrey Epstein case. … Read more