By Patricia Zengerle, Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will testify this week before his former colleagues in the U.S. Congress, some of whom have said they regret voting to confirm the ex-senator because he has not stood up to President Donald Trump.

Lawmakers criticized the Trump administration's proposed 30 percent Interior Department cut as harming schools, historical preservation and science.

Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol as members of the House Budget Committee are set to meet in a rare Sunday night session to consider U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 18, 2025. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

By Patricia Zengerle, Daphne Psaledakis and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday insisted that the country is not withdrawing from the world, as he batted away criticism of cuts to aid and diplomatic budgets from former colleagues in Congress,

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers outside an immigration detention center, said New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, who also announced Monday that she was dropping a trespassing case against the Newark mayor whose arrest led to the disturbance.

Donald Trump’s administration is pushing to take over the Library of Congress, its latest effort to subsume the legislative branch.

Democrats say the bill disproportionately benefits the wealthy and will take a deep bite out of social programs, but Republicans are invoking special budget rules to pass the package without their support.

President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of top officials at the Library of Congress and equally sudden attempt to appoint a slate of loyalists as replacements has morphed into an enormous fight over the separation of powers.

In today’s edition … the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act may get its vote ... a Catholic leader on the border reflects on Pope Leo XIV.

El Salvador's Congress passed a law on Tuesday that levies a 30% tax on transactions from foreign donors to local organizations in a crackdown on "foreign agents" that critics say will boost state control over non-governmental organizations.

At the Qatar Economic Forum, Musk praised DOGE's work while also emphasizing that their cuts will also require buy-in from the legislative branch.