Joe Biden took with him just two diplomatic gifts from his time as president, including an aircraft fragment from the prime minister of Papua New Guinea, a country whose World War II history has featured prominently — and sometimes awkwardly — in his own family lore.

President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to US cities cost taxpayers at least $496 million in 2025 — with the price tag rising to a rate of $93 million a month, according to a new accounting from the Congressional Budget Office.

President Donald Trump’s move to revive the name “Department of War” could cost anywhere from a few million dollars to more than $125 million, depending on how aggressively the Pentagon tries to carry out the change, according to an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a landmark law enacted to enforce voting protections enshrined in the US Constitution and eliminate longstanding obstacles to voter participation. Now, the Supreme Court is considering whether to narrow some of its key provisions.

President Donald Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce in 2025 hit every major agency last year — with cabinet departments including Education, Housing and Treasury taking the brunt of the downsizing, according to government data released Thursday.