General Politics

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit.

The Department of Defense could save up to $80 million in wasteful spending by cutting loose a handful of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, the agency said Monday.

The Defense Department has been working with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in slashing wasteful spending, DOD spokesman Sean Parnell said in a video posted to social media.

Parnell listed some of the initial findings flagged by DOGE, much of it consisting of millions of dollars given to support various DEI programs, including $1.9 million for...

The bill prescribes a three-year jail term for people who identify as gay and five to 10 years for promoters and advocates.

There are efforts under way to recycle and reuse more at what has been dubbed "the greatest show on Earth".

India faces a crucial choice in modernising its air force. But is a cutting-edge US fighter jet the answer?

The head of the FBI's New York Field Office was forced out of the bureau on Monday, a month after saying he was going to "dig in" following the Trump administration's removal of senior FBI leaders and requests for the names of all agents who worked on Jan. 6 cases, five sources familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Two of the sources said Assistant Director in Charge James Dennehy, a highly respected leader, was given a choice to resign or be fired. He was eligible for retirement and has officially retired.

In an email to colleagues on Monday...

With "Wicked" stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo opening the show, Sunday's 97th Academy Awards were full of memorable moments. "Anora" swept to victory with five major wins.

From child actor to his award-winning performance on "Succession," we've watched Kieran Culkin grow up on our screens.

From "The Pianist" to "The Brutalist," two-time Academy Award winner Adrien Brody continues to showcase a master class in acting.

And how is the "Anora" star going to celebrate her best actress win? By cuddling up her new puppies!

ABC News contributors Kelley L. Carter and Mike Muse discuss the most memorable and talked about moments from Sunday's 97th Academy Awards.

It's been nearly two years since the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against the use of race in college admissions, ending affirmative action in higher education. Rose Horowitch, writer for The Atlantic, joins to discuss how the impact so far has been mixed.

The reshaping of the U.S. Justice Department continues with more career prosecutors being fired or being moved out of long-held positions. CBS News has learned nearly a dozen senior prosecutors who handled Jan. 6 related case were demoted last week at the direction of Ed Martin, the acting U.S. attorney in D.C. Scott MacFarlane has more.

President Trump is giving the heads of federal agencies until next week to submit plans for eliminating more government jobs. The thousands being cut in the mass firing are much more than numbers on a payroll list -- and every one of them has a story. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.

Conservative legislators are increasingly speaking out against the Supreme Court’s landmark 2015 ruling on same-sex marriage equality.