House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., called President Donald Trump‘s proposal to “take over” Gaza a “bold step” toward restoring peace in the region. “Of course, the initial announcement yesterday, I think, was greeted with surprise by many, but cheered by, I think, people all around the world,” Johnson said during his weekly press conference on Wednesday.  “Why? Because that area is so dangerous, and he’s taking bold, decisive...

A second federal judge moved to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship on Wednesday, with the judge saying no court has yet sided with the administration on the issue. U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman, an appointee of President Joe Biden, noted a prior ruling that had paused the implementation of Trump’s order. Boardman argued that citizenship is a “national concern that demands a uniform policy.”...

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was sworn in to lead the Justice Department on Wednesday, where the nation’s newly minted top prosecutor is expected to spend her first days dealing with a firestorm of reassignments, lawsuits and resignations from senior law enforcement officials, despite early efforts to urge calm and head off any fears of politicization. Bondi was sworn in at the Oval Office Wednesday by Supreme Court...