Policy

Adm. Brad Cooper speaks to members of the media during a press briefing with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, at the Pentagon, Thursday, April 16, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

CENTCOM announces task force to blockade Iranian ground transit routes

David Zimmermann · November 7, 2026 2:16 pm

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks during a press conference after attending a round table with local community leaders in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Friday, Nov. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Rojas)

Judge overrides Mamdani’s objections to ICE subpoena for homeless shelter information

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A gun-control group has plans for safe chatting with AI

National Guards patrol a highway near Aguililla, Mexico, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, after the Mexican army killed Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho." (AP Photo/Armando Solis)

Border Patrol agents anticipate cartels will use blue wave to lure migrants to US

In this graphic, Trump purses his lips in the foreground, right, by a diamond-shaped caution sign reading "tariffs" with stock lines charging upward in the background alongside the Capitol Building.

Democrats could target Trump tariffs after midterm sweep with some GOP aid

An American Eagle plane takes off at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, on the anniversary of the Potomac River mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger plane and an Army Blackhawk helicopter, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

American Airlines resumes flights to Venezuela after Trump announcement

David Zimmermann January 29, 2026 5:03 pm

The American flag flies atop the Capitol Building, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington

Democratic PAC quietly shuffles money around after Washington Examiner report on potentially illegal donations

Robert Schmad January 29, 2026 4:54 pm

Craters and ruined houses near the front line in the Druzhkivka direction, Donetsk region, Ukraine.

Trump says Putin agreed to pause Ukraine bombings for a week at his urging

Mike Brest January 29, 2026 3:11 pm

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a news conference.

An immigration deal is a privilege offered by Trump, not a right for Democrats to nullify federal law

Tiana Lowe Doescher January 29, 2026 2:00 pm

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

Sherrill to create statewide ICE video reporting database

Molly Parks January 29, 2026 12:57 pm

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt, right, speaks during a panel discussion with Fresno, California, Mayor Jerry Dyer, left, and Omaha, Nebraska, Mayor John Ewing, Jr. during the 94th Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Bipartisan mayors summit centers concerns on ICE: ‘There is a lack of training’

Emily Hallas January 29, 2026 12:53 pm

President Donald Trump ordered Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to launch commercial flights to Venezuela "by the end of" Thursday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump orders immediate relaunch of commercial flights to Venezuela

Christian Datoc January 29, 2026 12:20 pm

Students walk past Royce Hall on the University of California, Los Angeles, campus in Los Angeles.

DOJ seeks to join lawsuit accusing UCLA’s medical school of illegally basing admissions on race

Emily Hallas January 29, 2026 11:05 am

President Donald Trump speaks at a rally.

Prospect of strike on Iran sends oil prices soaring

Maydeen Merino January 29, 2026 10:55 am

Border czar Tom Homan speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House.

Homan says federal ‘drawdown’ expected after talking with Minnesota leaders

Anna Giaritelli January 29, 2026 9:15 am

As a UAE based airline, Etihad is despised by ISIS. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Is the UAE really a superb ally?

Tom Rogan January 29, 2026 8:00 am

Daily on Defense

Putin fumes as Ukraine hits military targets deep inside Russia, while refusing to give up land his forces can’t capture

Jamie McIntyre January 29, 2026 7:14 am