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White House celebrates Halloween with trick-or-treating, BE Best postcards and coloring books

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump marked Halloween two days early, opening the White House to trick-or-treaters on Thursday.

Ex-FBI officials accused of false statements about Hunter Biden press for dismissal of charges

Defense lawyers urged a federal judge Thursday to dismiss a criminal complaint charging two former FBI counterintelligence officials with making false statements to Congress about Hunter Biden, calling the case an overtly political prosecution aimed at placating President Donald Trump.

Ohio man convicted of lying about deadly role in Rwandan genocide

A federal jury convicted a Rwandan man this week who lied about the atrocities he committed during his native country's 1994 genocide.

Judge presses the Trump administration for details on its campaign to stop noncitizens from voting

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to identify all states where it has pressured officials to comply with its efforts to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting in the midterm election, inquiries that Democrats have challenged as an illegal power grab.

Woman shot outside Virginia GOP headquarters

A woman was shot in front of the Richmond headquarters of the Virginia Republican Party on Thursday.

Armenian lawmakers clash in parliament after heated argument turns violent

A huge brawl broke out on the floor of the Armenian Parliament on Thursday when members of the legislative body got into an argument over a potential "Ministry of Sex."

Judge taps special master to evaluate DOJ's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls

A federal judge on Thursday appointed a special master to evaluate claims by the Trump administration that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls, less than 24 hours after he rejected the Justice Department's demand that California sequester the ballots until citizenship can be verified.

Polymarket paused international trading after a security issue involving a third-party provider

Polymarket temporarily halted trading on its international platform Thursday because of a security incident that compromised a third-party provider, the company said.

College basketball honors pope with Catholic showcase in Rome

Pope Leo XIV has never been shy about weighing in on thorny topics: war and peace, artificial intelligence, the rights of migrants, the causes of poverty. This weekend, he'll be focused on college basketball.

Sandy Hook families urge Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on AR-15-style rifles

Relatives whose loved ones were killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are making an impassioned plea to the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold state and local bans on certain semiautomatic rifles, citing the high body counts and devastating injuries the weapons can inflict.

Trump cancels Kansas rally just days before Election Day

President Trump has canceled a planned rally in Kansas on Saturday, three days before Election Day, a White House official confirmed.

Police chief says shooting outside Virginia GOP offices has nothing to do with election

A shooting Thursday just outside the Republican Party of Virginia offices in Richmond had nothing to do with the upcoming midterm elections, police said.