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

First lady Melania Trump speaks during an event.

Melania Trump urges AI education at task force meeting: ‘No longer science fiction’

Mabinty Quarshie September 4, 2025 3:41 pm

Northwestern University president resigns following tension with Trump administration

Annabella Rosciglione September 4, 2025 2:55 pm

The Department of Homeland Security headquarters.

Immigration agency moves to hire armed special agents who can make arrests under new rule

David Zimmermann September 4, 2025 2:54 pm

HHS Sec. RFK Jr. testifying before Senate Finance Committee 9/4/2025 (Graemme Jennings, Washington Examiner).

Top moments from RFK Jr.’s heated testimony on vaccines and public health

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 4, 2025 2:45 pm

Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Former Northern Command leader warns of ‘incredible gaps’ in homeland defense

Mike Brest September 4, 2025 2:23 pm

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying before Senate Finance Committee, September 4, 2025 (Graeme Jennings, Washington Examiner)

RFK Jr. grilled by Republicans over COVID-19 vaccines in heated hearing

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 4, 2025 1:35 pm

Florida attorney general subpoenas trucking company involved in August freeway crash

Molly Parks September 4, 2025 1:16 pm

Students walk past Royce Hall on the University of California, Los Angeles, campus in Los Angeles.

University of California president warns Trump funding cuts are ‘gravest threat’ and asks for $5 billion annually

Barnini Chakraborty September 4, 2025 12:48 pm

A granite Ten Commandments monument stands on the ground.

Paxton appeals ‘flawed’ Texas ruling blocking schools from displaying Ten Commandments

David Zimmermann September 4, 2025 12:46 pm

A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed at an Illinois grocery store.

There are more jobless Americans than job openings: BLS

David Zimmermann September 4, 2025 12:40 pm

A Sheriff's deputy pauses while combing through the banks of the Guadalupe River near Camp Mystic after a flash flood swept through the area Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.

Texas legislators pass bills targeting flood safety at children’s camps after deadly Mystic disaster

Emily Hallas September 4, 2025 12:20 pm

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, arrives to testify before the Senate HELP Committee, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Fired CDC director accuses RFK Jr. of ‘sabotage’ of public health

Gabrielle M. Etzel September 4, 2025 10:47 am