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Three Secret Service officials placed on administrative leave pending investigation

Three U.S. Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, pending the outcome of an investigation by the agency's professional standards office.

Padres minor league coach released from ICE custody

A San Diego Padres minor league coaching coordinator who was detained by federal immigration officers in Texas has been released on bond, his family said Tuesday.

Trump-endorsed Darline Graham beats back Norman in South Carolina Senate GOP runoff

Despite a last-minute drop in the polls and questions about her qualifications, the sister of late Sen. Lindsey Graham fended off her challenger in South Carolina's Republican Senate runoff, likely ensuring she'll win a six-year term in November to succeed her brother.

SEC Joins Big Ten in Banning Pros From Returning to College, Including Basketball Players

The Southeastern Conference passed a rule Tuesday banning players who have been drafted by NFL, NBA or WNBA teams or listed on rosters in those leagues, joining the Big Ten in taking a strong stand against an unexpected surge of pro players trying to return to college.

Capitol Police arrest California man in possession of a guillotine near Supreme Court

A 35-year-old California man was arrested Tuesday on charges of possessing an assembled guillotine, which U.S. Capitol Police spotted in the bed of his pickup truck near the U.S. Supreme Court.

Democrats file new challenge to Trump postal service election plans

Congressional Democrats and voting rights advocates mounted new challenges Tuesday to President Trump's plans to have the post office police this year's elections, moving just a day after the Supreme Court gave the administration some wiggle room.

Another witness ordered released after a fatal shooting by a federal immigration agent in Texas

A second witness to a fatal shooting in Houston by a federal immigration agent has been ordered released from custody after more than a month in detention.

Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with 'minstrel show features'

Retailer Target pulled a children's Halloween costume from its shelves Monday after widespread social media backlash, apologizing for selling a garment critics said evoked racist minstrel caricatures.

San Diego Padres minor league coach is released from ICE custody, family says

A San Diego Padres minor league coaching coordinator who was detained by federal immigration officers in Texas has been released on bond, his family said Tuesday.

Kennedy Center risks financial ruin without Trump's name, Justice Department argues

Justice Department attorneys argued that if President Donald Trump's name does not appear somewhere on the Kennedy Center, then the money from donors for renovations would shrivel up and the "decrepit, dilapidated" cultural center may be "required to be taken down."

Trump and Vance to keynote Republicans' midterm convention in Texas

As if there was any doubt, Republicans' midterm convention will be the Donald Trump show, with the president appearing at both nights of the event in Dallas next month.

Prominent Sikh separatist says FBI has warned him of new threat on his life

A prominent Sikh separatist said Tuesday that the FBI and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have warned him that he faces a new credible threat to his life even as a man from India faces sentencing later this year for a 2023 death plot against him.