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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

Outgoing Texas A&M University President Mark Welsh holds a microphone.

Texas A&M president resigns after backlash over viral gender ideology video

David Zimmermann September 19, 2025 11:44 am

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy walks to the White House

Duffy presses Moore on ‘unconstitutional’ DEI goals for Francis Scott Key Bridge rebuild

Emily Hallas September 19, 2025 11:15 am

A baby's feet are visible in a hospital incubator.

CDC vaccine panel postpones decision on newborn hepatitis B vaccine

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 19, 2025 9:58 am

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The state of the war in Ukraine

Jamie McIntyre September 19, 2025 7:12 am

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2014 file photo, U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind. speaks in Washington. The race to fill the seat of retiring Republican Sen. Dan Coats

House Republicans push to revamp Federal Reserve mandate

Zach Halaschak September 19, 2025 7:00 am

A canning jar filled with money.

October Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 12 days

Asher Notheis September 19, 2025 7:00 am

President Donald Trump holds charts in the Oval Office.

There’s plenty of reason for pessimism about the US economy

Nick Thomas September 19, 2025 5:50 am

President Donald Trump walks by Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, center front, at the NATO summit in the Netherlands on June 25. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)

Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine foreshadows America’s looming estrangement from NATO

Jamie McIntyre September 19, 2025 5:45 am

A plane flying over the ocean.

Trump blusters as China steals South China Sea

Washington Examiner September 19, 2025 5:00 am

Law enforcement stands outside of 26 Federal Plaza, where immigration court is located, Sunday, June 8, 2025, in New York.

Eleven Democratic officials arrested in NYC after demanding access to ICE holding cells

Ross O'Keefe September 18, 2025 8:48 pm

This image provided by the Somerset County, Maine, Sheriff’s Office, shows a rural home that was converted into a sophisticated marijuana grow operation on May 17, 2024, in Norridgewock, Maine. A Maine utility wants to assist investigators by proactively providing electrical usage data to police.

Billion-dollar Chinese marijuana grow operations have infiltrated the US, experts say

Anna Giaritelli September 18, 2025 6:45 pm

Front view image of baby girl with chickenpox rash

CDC panel votes to change measles and chickenpox vaccine recommendation over seizure risk

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 18, 2025 6:01 pm