House Speaker Mike Johnson said his chamber won’t act any earlier than Monday, which he said Thursday night means, “We may inevitably be in a short shutdown situation,” the New York Times reports .

Lu Burgos did not attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade in the nation’s capital last year — or the year before. But the Silver Spring resident and D.C. hotel worker made sure he was ...

President Donald Trump recognized Jan. 19 as Martin Luther King Jr. Day through an official proclamation, calling on Americans to "recommit themselves to Dr. King’s dream" after facing criticism from ...

U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty slammed President Donald Trump on Jan. 19 during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in Columbus, saying he is disregarding democracy. Beatty, who was introducing ...

President Donald Trump has granted clemency to a Republican congressman's son who was in prison for distributing methamphetamine. Trump commuted the federal sentence of James Phillip Womack, the son ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced free entry to all California parks on Martin Luther King Day, despite President Donald Trump's decision to end free entry on the national holiday in 2026 ...

The president commuted Rep. Steve Womack's son James Phillip Womack's federal sentence on Jan. 15 Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 and interned ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day designated to honor the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon. It's also one of two federal holidays the Trump administration is making changes ...

Iranian state TV issued an assassination threat against President Donald Trump, broadcasting footage of the July 13, 2024, Butler shooting. Several accounts on X posted a clip from Iranian state TV, ...

Iranian state television aired a vile threat against President Donald Trump earlier this week, referencing the 47th president's near assassination while on the campaign trail in Butler, Pennsylvania, ...

President Trump announced changes to the observance of two federal holidays in 2026. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth were removed from the National Park Service's list of free admission days ...