Stay up to date with live coverage of the Trump administration and national politics Thursday as President Trump signs an executive order on marijuana and the National Defense Authorization Act

Follow live updates as Trump signs a defense policy bill that includes a provision to limit Pete Hegseth's travel budget if he doesn't provide Congress with unedited videos of military boat strikes.

The deadline for the Justice Department to release a massive trove of investigative documents related to Jeffrey Epstein is upcoming. Follow for live updates.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

As the president addresses the nation, unemployment is edging up, his job approval is edging down. And the midterms? Don't ask.

The confrontation between the Department of Health and Human Services and the American Academy of Pediatrics escalates. And, aspiring parents and the women carrying their babies face a nightmare situation after a surrogacy agency shutters overnight.

There is no guarantee that presidents will grant federal employees extra time off around Christmas, but many have done so in recent years.