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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

Instructors from Raphael House lead a classroom discussion.

K-12 public spending nears $1 trillion in U.S.: Study

Center Square November 22, 2025 1:31 pm

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) talks on the phone.

Rick Scott says his healthcare bill ‘does the opposite’ of Obamacare

Gabrielle M. Etzel November 22, 2025 7:00 am

A street money exchanger counts U.S. dollars.

December Social Security direct payments worth $967 go out in nine days

Asher Notheis November 22, 2025 7:00 am

President Donald Trump and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN). (AP Photos/John Bazemore/Matt Rourke)

Trump terminating temporary protected status for Somalis residing in Minnesota

Molly Parks November 21, 2025 11:03 pm

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, left, speaks with students at the New River Middle School, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Weingarten is on a nationwide tour of schools to stress the importance of safely returning to five-day-a-week in person learning. Broward County is one of numerous school districts in Florida with a mask mandate for students. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Top teachers union warns educators about Republicans’ ‘arsenal of racist dog whistles’ and ‘transphobic tropes’

Pedro Rodriguez November 21, 2025 4:32 pm

Silhouetted protesters walk outside, with one holding a flag.

Trump notches two court wins for immigration enforcement in Chicago but awaits troop deployment ruling

Jack Birle November 21, 2025 2:55 pm

An oil platform in Israel's offshore Leviathan gas field is seen while an Israeli navy vessel patrols the Mediterranean Sea, Israel, on Sept. 20, 2024.

Push to expand offshore oil production faces headwinds

Center Square November 21, 2025 2:47 pm

Charlie Kirk speaks during a town hall meeting on March 17.

Kirk, positive Christianity focus of Ohio bill

Center Square November 21, 2025 2:40 pm

The flag of the Lone Star State of Texas waves in the foreground with the Capitol dome behind it in this Jan. 18, 1999 photo in Austin, Texas. Recently restored, the pink granite home of Texas government covers 2.25 acres of ground with 8.5 acres of floor space.

Texas authorities arrest men for violent crimes after illegally entering as minors

Center Square November 21, 2025 2:34 pm

A DEI sign

Temple medical school renames DEI office, recommits to equity

Center Square November 21, 2025 2:28 pm

Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the U.S. Border Patrol's El Centro Sector, stands in a conference room before an interview with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.

Border apprehensions up in Maine, overall drop from record highs of Biden era

Center Square November 21, 2025 2:21 pm

U.S. Coast Guard officers conduct a patrol for illegal fishing vessels.

Coast Guard ‘doubles down’ on designating swastikas as hate symbols after controversy

Brady Knox November 21, 2025 1:10 pm