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

Seattle skyline.

Seattle orgs urge residents to shop local on Small Business Saturday

Center Square November 29, 2025 2:50 pm

A collage of a student standing in front of a school bus and $100 bills.

In New York, some school secretaries make six-figures and more

Center Square November 29, 2025 2:27 pm

From left, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin smile after posing for a photo with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in the background after a news conference at the Pump Station 1 on Monday, June 2, 2025, located near Deadhorse, Alaska, on the state's prodigious North Slope. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

How Alaska became central to Trump’s international trade policy

Callie Patteson November 29, 2025 2:00 pm

Manual workers stand on a construction frame at construction site.

Arizonan fights city hall, wins battle in fight to build hotel

Center Square November 29, 2025 1:43 pm

ICE and HSI police protect a van.

Assaults against ICE up 1,153% in 11 months

Center Square November 29, 2025 1:32 pm

President Donald Trump clapping while standing next to a Turning Point USA screen

Texas officials seek to establish Turning Point chapters

Center Square November 29, 2025 1:15 pm

Pete Hegseth salutes as he and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back inspect a guard of honor during a welcoming ceremony prior to the 57rd Security Consultative Meeting (SCM), at the defense ministry in Seoul, South Korea.

Hegseth slams Biden’s ‘kid gloves approach’ to narco-terrorism in defense of drug boat strikes

Brady Knox November 29, 2025 12:20 pm

A graphic with an arrow descending and pointing past a house representing the housing crisis and inflation.

GOP aims to address the housing crisis in an attempt to win in the national affordability debate

Pedro Rodriguez November 29, 2025 7:00 am

Attorney General Pam Bondi listens during a news conference.

Trump administration reinstates Northwestern University’s federal funding after reaching $75M deal

Emily Hallas November 28, 2025 10:56 pm

Airbus issues immediate recall on thousands of passenger planes

Emily Hallas November 28, 2025 6:19 pm

National Party presidential candidate Nasry Asfura speaks to supporters during a closing campaign rally, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. Honduras will hold its presidential election on Nov. 28.

Trump suggests Venezuela looking to rig upcoming Honduran elections: ‘Democracy is on trial’

Emily Hallas November 28, 2025 6:09 pm

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters outside the White House, Friday, May 9, 2025, in Washington.

Kevin Hassett tops betting markets to be Trump pick for Fed chair

Jenny Goldsberry November 28, 2025 1:54 pm