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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

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Democratic states sue Trump administration over gender care funding cuts

Mia Cathell December 24, 2025 10:48 am

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Price shock: Demand from data center boom raises electricity bills

Maydeen Merino December 24, 2025 7:00 am

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Where the US military has carried out operations in 2025

Mike Brest December 24, 2025 6:00 am

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrive to escort U.S. Customs and Border Protection Gregory Bovino from federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Border Patrol ‘will go anywhere’ to arrest illegal immigrants in 2026, chief says

Anna Giaritelli December 24, 2025 4:00 am

A visitor to the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo looks at a computer chip through the microscope displayed by the state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup project which has emerged as a national champion for Beijing's semiconductor ambitions in Beijing, China, Thursday, May 17, 2018. The Trump administration has threatened to impose tariffs on up to $150 billion in Chinese imports to punish Beijing over trade practices requiring American companies to hand over technology in exchange for access to the Chinese market. China has counterpunched by targeting $50 billion in U.S. products.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Trump administration to keep tariffs on Chinese semiconductors unchanged through June 2027

David Zimmermann December 23, 2025 6:35 pm

Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks with reporters.

Education Department to start garnishing pay from some student loan borrowers in default

Molly Parks December 23, 2025 2:53 pm

A drone

FCC bans new foreign-made drones and components due to security threats

Mike Brest December 23, 2025 11:17 am

Cars driving during sunset

How Trump reshaped the auto industry in one year

Maydeen Merino December 23, 2025 7:00 am

Workers continue to deploy large buoys to be used as a border barrier along the banks of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The floating barrier is being deployed in an effort to block migrants from entering Texas from Mexico.

Trump administration installing 500-mile wall of buoys in Rio Grande

Anna Giaritelli December 23, 2025 6:00 am

Transmission towers near the Palisades nuclear plant.

Breaking down rising electricity prices: The role of transmission lines

Callie Patteson December 23, 2025 6:00 am

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro joins a rally marking the anniversary of the Battle of Santa Ines.

‘Status quo’ with Venezuela is ‘intolerable’ for US: Rubio

Mike Brest December 23, 2025 5:00 am

FDA approves first weight-loss pill

Brady Knox December 22, 2025 9:31 pm