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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

A "For Sale" sign is displayed outside a home.

Existing home sales up 1.2% in October

Center Square November 20, 2025 3:17 pm

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TikTok fastest growing platform: Pew Research

Jenny Goldsberry November 20, 2025 3:00 pm

This undated photo provided by Google shows a Google data center in Hamina, Finland. The Washington Post is reporting Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013, that the National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world. The Post cites documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with officials. (AP Photo/Google)

Youngkin announces $3 billion data center investment: ‘Data center capital of the world’

Pedro Rodriguez November 20, 2025 2:28 pm

An offshore oil rig near South Padre Island, Texas. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Trump proposes Alaska, California, and Gulf Coast offshore oil and gas leases in five-year plan

Callie Patteson November 20, 2025 2:26 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).

Elizabeth Warren demands answers after uptick in lethal military aircraft crashes

Pedro Rodriguez November 20, 2025 1:44 pm

Collage of Todd Lyons and Zohran Mamdani

ICE director warns Mamdani keeping NYPD from assisting ICE is ‘never the right choice’

Jenny Goldsberry November 20, 2025 12:46 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israeli strikes in Gaza threaten progress toward peace despite Trump ceasefire deal

Emily Hallas November 20, 2025 12:12 pm

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks with reporters.

Schumer demands Rubio give Senate briefing on US military buildup around Venezuela

Emily Hallas November 20, 2025 8:51 am

An employee shows U.S. dollars banknotes at a money changer.

December Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 11 days

Asher Notheis November 20, 2025 7:00 am

This combo shows Jeffrey Epstein, left, and U.S. economist Larry Summers.

Larry Summers takes leave from teaching at Harvard as Epstein ties scrutinized

Ross O'Keefe November 19, 2025 11:03 pm

U.S. Coast Guard officers conduct a patrol for illegal fishing vessels in the Gulf of America, South Padre Island, Texas.

Coast Guard offloads record amount of narcotics seized in eastern Pacific

Pedro Rodriguez November 19, 2025 10:05 pm

U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Democratic veterans in Congress urge service members to refuse unspecified unlawful orders

Mike Brest November 19, 2025 9:56 pm