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

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks with reporters outside the White House.

Tom Homan slams lawmakers’ ‘reckless’ reactions to ICE shooting

Jenny Goldsberry January 8, 2026 12:16 pm

Venezuelans celebrate in Santiago, Chile.

Trump eyes Venezuelan critical minerals in addition to oil

Maydeen Merino January 8, 2026 11:56 am

Pop star Nicki Minaj speaks alongside faith leaders at the U.S. Mission in New York.

Petition to deport Nicki Minaj draws over 50,000 signatures after rapper praises Trump

Asher Notheis January 8, 2026 11:43 am

French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner attend a press conference.

Russia deems foreign troops in Ukraine ‘legitimate targets’ in stark warning to West

Claire Carter January 8, 2026 11:15 am

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport.

WATCH LIVE: Noem holds press briefing on NYC immigration enforcement

Molly Parks January 8, 2026 10:30 am

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat.

Trump says US could control Venezuela ‘much longer’ than a year

Molly Parks January 8, 2026 10:08 am

President Donald Trump has for months promised to “drill, baby, drill” and revitalize the fossil fuel industry, though as oil prices have plummeted some within the industry doubt whether he can deliver on that agenda.

Joe Concha praises Trump’s perspective that ‘energy is the whole ballgame’

Jenny Goldsberry January 8, 2026 10:02 am

The oil tanker Nord Star, Panama.

How Trump’s oil tanker seizures fit in the US-Venezuela strategy

Mike Brest January 8, 2026 9:35 am

President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House.

The rewards and risks in Trump’s growing use of military force

Tom Rogan January 8, 2026 8:00 am

Daily on Defense

Trump plans to work with Maduro loyalists indefinitely, says interim president ‘giving us everything’

Jamie McIntyre January 8, 2026 7:21 am

Detained immigrant children line up in the cafeteria at the Karnes County Residential Center, a temporary home for immigrant women and children detained at the border, in Karnes City, Texas. The private prison industry profits from an immigrant detention boom around the country.

Trump freeze on billions of child care funding becomes political cudgel for Democrats on affordability

Mabinty Quarshie January 8, 2026 7:00 am

Collage of a sign that says "Obamacare" and the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.

House to vote on bill to renew Obamacare subsidies

Washington Examiner Staff January 8, 2026 6:12 am