U.S. & World
Johnson delays votes on major bills as GOP infighting derails agenda
Updated 18 hours ago
Strife within the House Republican conference is once again on public display, derailing Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) plans to pass three major pieces of legislation...
Trump claims Iran is in ‘State of Collapse’ and begging US to open Strait of Hormuz
Updated 18 hours ago
President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that Iranian officials have requested the United States drop its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire negotiations...
King Charles III will meet Trump and address Congress in a bid to spotlight UK-US ties
Updated 21 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — King Charles III will embrace some of Washington’s most formal ceremonial trappings on Tuesday as he tries to emphasize a bond between...
Melania Trump slams ‘coward’ Jimmy Kimmel for WHCD parody skit about first family
Updated 2 days ago
First lady Melania Trump called on ABC to remove late-night host Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves, after a controversial monologue delivered on the network before...
Supreme Court punts on school secret gender transition cases
Updated 2 days ago
Trump calls for Congress to amend hemp ban after marijuana reclassification
Updated 5 days ago
Markwayne Mullin wades into House-Senate fight over DHS funding
Updated 5 days ago
Looking for human opportunity in an AI world
Updated 5 days ago
Todd Blanche orders federal reclassification of medical marijuana as less dangerous
Updated 6 days ago
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed an order on Thursday officially reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana from a Schedule I to a less-regulated Schedule III drug,...
Trump calls Virginia redistricting election ‘RIGGED,’ hopes courts reverse maps
Updated 7 days ago
President Donald Trump denounced the redistricting election in Virginia as “RIGGED,” and voiced his hope that the courts would strike the new congressional map down....
Trump says Strait of Hormuz won’t reopen until Iran strikes a deal with US
Updated 1 week ago
President Donald Trump said in a new interview that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States and Iran reach a peace...
US and Iran signal new ceasefire talks in Islamabad as truce nears end
Updated 1 week ago
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran have signaled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Pakistan, two regional officials said...
Trump ‘in discussions’ with IRS to cut deal in tax record lawsuit
Updated 2 weeks ago
Senate passes 10-day extension of federal surveillance powers without debate
Updated 2 weeks ago
Democrats vow to block next Trump Supreme Court pick amid Alito speculation
Updated 2 weeks ago
Trump AI framework puts ball in Congress’s court. Time to act is running out
Updated 2 weeks ago
Appeals court shuts down Boasberg contempt inquiry into Trump administration over El Salvador deportations
Updated 2 weeks ago
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered an end to U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s criminal contempt inquiry into Trump administration officials over last year’s...
Rep. Eric Swalwell of California says he will resign after sexual misconduct allegations
Updated 2 weeks ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California announced Monday he will resign from Congress following sexual assault and misconduct allegations that prompted loud...
Whistleblower contacted Democrats before filing Trump complaint that led to first impeachment, records show
Updated 2 weeks ago
Newly declassified transcripts from the Intelligence Community’s then-inspector general show that the whistleblower whose complaint triggered President Donald Trump’s first impeachment had prior contact with...
Spain pushes China to assume global leadership role
Updated 2 weeks ago
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday pushed China to embrace a larger role on the world stage as Europe increasingly turns to Beijing amid...
Inflation jumped to 3.3% in March as Iran war drove up oil prices
Updated 3 weeks ago
Five ways Mullin is already pushing DHS in a new direction
Updated 3 weeks ago
Johnson won’t reopen DHS until Thune makes good on megabill promise
Updated 3 weeks ago
Trump quietly drops steel and aluminum tariffs for bikes, e-bikes, and frames
Updated 3 weeks ago
Trump threatens jail time over downed US fighter jet ‘leak’
Updated 3 weeks ago

