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

A collage of Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Musk speaks with Netanyahu about transforming Israel into global AI leader

Ross O'Keefe December 29, 2025 4:07 pm

A driver fills up their car at a gasoline pump.

National average gas prices drop for fifth week in a row

Maydeen Merino December 29, 2025 3:46 pm

President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at his Mar-a-Lago club.

Trump rebukes Ukraine after Putin says his home was attacked

Timothy Nerozzi December 29, 2025 3:24 pm

A Border Patrol agent speaks with an illegal immigrant.

Democrats move to stop ICE from working with local police nationwide

Anna Giaritelli December 29, 2025 2:26 pm

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) speaks during a news conference.

DeSantis dismisses Mike Johnson’s boasting of ‘productive’ Congress: ‘Paltry’

Emily Hallas December 29, 2025 12:54 pm

Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a news conference.

Zelensky asked for 50-year security guarantees after Trump agreed to 15

Emily Hallas December 29, 2025 11:12 am

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump hold border security banners during a campaign rally at the Findlay Toyota Arena, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Self-deportations soar as Trump’s first year winds down

Anna Giaritelli December 29, 2025 8:00 am

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., reacts to reporters

Health insurers drift leftward in campaign donations even as they seek to sway GOP

Robert Schmad December 29, 2025 5:30 am

President Donald Trump announced plans for the construction of a new line of battleships for the U.S. Navy on Monday, which the president claims will be "one hundred times more powerful" than any warship ever built. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Big battleships won’t beat China

Washington Examiner December 29, 2025 5:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club.

How the Trump administration sought to rebuild the critical mineral supply chain

Maydeen Merino December 29, 2025 5:00 am

The wreckage of two helicopters following a midair collision in Hammonton, New Jersey, Dec. 28, 2025.

One dead and another injured after two helicopters collide in New Jersey

Asher Notheis December 28, 2025 3:34 pm

President Donald Trump greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago club

Trump says ‘no deadlines’ to end Russia-Ukraine war in Mar-a-Lago meeting with Zelensky

Molly Parks December 28, 2025 3:14 pm