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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

Collage of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and War Secretary Pete Hegseth

Pentagon escalates Mark Kelly ‘misconduct’ review as senator’s attorney threatens legal action

Brady Knox December 15, 2025 11:02 pm

Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Virginia Abigail Spanberger, left, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA), right.

Youngkin paints RGGI as affordability issue for Virginians as Spanberger looks to rejoin

Molly Parks December 15, 2025 6:08 pm

President Donald Trump at Mount Airy Casino Resort.

MAGA increasingly concerned over economy, poll shows

Molly Parks December 15, 2025 3:46 pm

A drill rig at a geothermal site with mountains in the background.

Geothermal energy gets House attention as clean, reliable power source

Maydeen Merino December 15, 2025 3:20 pm

Trump in the Oval.

WATCH LIVE: Trump hosts Mexican border defense medal presentation at White House

Ross O'Keefe December 15, 2025 2:11 pm

U.S. forces patrol oil fields in Syria.

Army shares identities of two soldiers killed in ISIS ambush in Syria

Mike Brest December 15, 2025 11:42 am

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a meeting.

Zelensky offers to forsake NATO membership in return for US ‘Article 5’ security guarantees

Jamie McIntyre December 15, 2025 7:14 am

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP) Screenshot

Seized oil tanker is another point to Trump’s pressure campaign on Maduro

Mike Brest December 15, 2025 6:00 am

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a news conference in Minneapolis City Hall.

Ilhan Omar claims ICE pulled over her son

Zach LaChance December 14, 2025 8:39 pm

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., questions Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the Department of Defense, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Senate Democrat says US must be ‘very aggressive’ in working with Syria to defeat ISIS

Molly Parks December 14, 2025 6:29 pm

Social Security Income 13.

January Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 17 days

Asher Notheis December 14, 2025 7:00 am

President Donald Trump hoisting up a baby.

Population decline is a problem right now. Does Washington have the power to reverse it?

Emily Hallas December 14, 2025 5:00 am