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

Trump side by side with oil barrels. Industry experts have outlined several actions the administration can take to quell nerves and indicate to the crude industry that there will be a suitable environment for long-term development.

What oil companies need to fulfill Trump call to revitalize Venezuela’s industry

Callie Patteson January 8, 2026 6:00 am

Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom

Trump’s California fraud claims may inadvertently help Newsom as feud rages

Barnini Chakraborty January 8, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., from left, Vice Chairman Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, are seated during a Senate Appropriations Committee meeting

GOP faces test on Trump’s Venezuela military action after Maduro capture

Ramsey Touchberry January 8, 2026 6:00 am

Gustavo Petro and Donald Trump

Trump announces meeting with Colombia’s Petro after week of saber-rattling

Brady Knox January 7, 2026 10:32 pm

Kristi Noem and a bullet hole in the window of a car after an ICE shooting in Minneapolis

Noem says ICE officer who killed woman had been ‘dragged’ in vehicle ramming months before

Brady Knox January 7, 2026 9:09 pm

Banner Health - Peoria, Arizona

Community activist objects to mask mandate during flu surge

Center Square January 7, 2026 7:16 pm

Trump side by side with oil barrels. Industry experts have outlined several actions the administration can take to quell nerves and indicate to the crude industry that there will be a suitable environment for long-term development.

Trump says Venezuela will buy US products exclusively using money from oil deal

Brady Knox January 7, 2026 7:05 pm

Women who fled drought in Somalia

Trump pauses all Somali aid programs over reports US-funded warehouse destroyed

Molly Parks January 7, 2026 5:38 pm

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

Trump targets Raytheon as ‘least responsive’ contractor to Department of War

Claire Carter January 7, 2026 5:35 pm

People protest outside Manhattan Federal Court before the arraignment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

‘Hands off Venezuela’ demonstrations kick off worldwide

Jenny Goldsberry January 7, 2026 4:01 pm

A newborn baby wearing a cozy hat rests on a mother's chest in a hospital room.

US population to start shrinking after 2056, CBO says

Gabrielle M. Etzel January 7, 2026 3:39 pm

A government supporter holds an image of President Nicolas Maduro during a women's march to demand his return in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 6, 2026, three days after U.S. forces captured him and his wife.

Venezuelan government hunts down dissidents in post-strike crackdown

Joseph Nepomuceno January 7, 2026 3:19 pm