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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

Trump threatens invocation of Insurrection Act if judges continue to block use of military to support crime fighting in US cities

Jamie McIntyre October 7, 2025 7:49 am

Cash fanned out from a wallet.

November Social Security direct payments worth $967 go out in 24 days

Asher Notheis October 7, 2025 7:00 am

Social Security 1.

First round of October Social Security payments issue in one day

Asher Notheis October 7, 2025 7:00 am

Hand refilling the car with fuel at the refuel station, the concept of fuel energy

Gas prices: Decrease at the pumps for the first week of October

Washington Examiner Staff October 7, 2025 6:53 am

Mayor Brandon Johnson greets students, parents, and staff during the first day of classes at Beidler Elementary School on August 21, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Public Schools has been forced to find alternative ways to get its students to schools as the district faces a severe shortage of school bus drivers. School districts around the country are facing similar shortages (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Why schools and safety suffer more in blue cities

Kaelan Deese October 7, 2025 6:00 am

Collage of Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Pritzker vows to boot Noem’s ICE ‘thugs’ from Chicago

Molly Parks October 6, 2025 5:44 pm

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

Stephen Miller laughs off Pritzker’s ‘lie’ ICE is racially profiling illegal immigrants

Asher Notheis October 6, 2025 5:07 pm

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office.

Trump reverses Biden restrictions on Alaskan mining road

Callie Patteson October 6, 2025 4:55 pm

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy arrives for a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Duffy warns of flight cancellations if airline subsides lapse during shutdown

Molly Parks October 6, 2025 3:23 pm

President Donald Trump speaks as first lady Melania Trump, left, and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott listen during a roundtable discussion with first responders and local officials at Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, during a tour to observe flood damage, Friday, July 11, 2025.

Republicans champion newly approved Texas Stock Exchange in swipe at New York Democrats

Emily Hallas October 6, 2025 11:26 am

The entrance to the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela.

Venezuela warns of possible ‘false flag’ attack on US Embassy in Caracas

Mike Brest October 6, 2025 11:22 am

Shell executive warns Trump crackdown on offshore wind will hurt oil and gas

Callie Patteson October 6, 2025 10:54 am