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4:53 PM on Tuesday, May 19

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom is facing growing opposition from Republicans ahead of an expected vote this week

4:31 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Taiwanese author Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and translator Lin King have won the International Booker Prize for “Taiwan Travelogue.”

4:19 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen

4:18 PM on Tuesday, May 19

The painting over of a giant mural in Dallas of swimming whales to make way for art related to the upcoming World Cup matches has spurred an outcry

3:44 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Kevin Harvick, who captured the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series championship and won 60 races at the sport’s top level, has been selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame along with fellow drivers Jeff Burton and Larry Phillips

3:29 PM on Tuesday, May 19

President Donald Trump has falsely accused Maryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore, of illegally sending hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots to voters in an effort ensure victory for Democrats

3:26 PM on Tuesday, May 19

Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise last month were trapping rodents in the forests surrounding the southernmost city of Ushuaia

2:35 PM on Tuesday, May 19

President Donald Trump is defending the White House ballroom he's building

2:11 PM on Tuesday, May 19

The U.S. government has agreed to permanently drop tax claims against President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service over the leak of his tax returns

11:45 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Artificial intelligence has become an unwelcome topic at college commencements

11:19 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The NFL will be playing more games overseas

9:55 AM on Tuesday, May 19

The NAACP is calling on Black athletes, alumni, fans and the general public to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that aim to redistrict longtime Black lawmakers

9:06 AM on Tuesday, May 19

San Jose has landed a pro women’s hockey franchise with the PWHL completing its ambitious four-team expansion process with a first entry into California

5:02 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Trains are rolling again on the Long Island Rail Road after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country

4:50 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Pep Guardiola has addressed the fevered speculation about his future at Manchester City by saying he will talk to club chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak in the upcoming days before announcing whether he’ll see out the remaining year of his contract

2:26 AM on Tuesday, May 19

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is making a style statement with baggy pants, and it's paying off for the New York Yankees

11:59 PM on Monday, May 18

A Utah judge will decide whether to restrict access to parts of a July preliminary hearing and seal some exhibits in the case of the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

10:51 PM on Monday, May 18

Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a double-overtime classic to open the Western Conference finals

10:19 PM on Monday, May 18

The U.S. stock market gave back more of its record-setting rally

10:06 PM on Monday, May 18

Billie Jean King celebrated earning a college degree 65 years after first taking classes