Policy

In this undated photo provided by the Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Press Office, Ruslan Kravchenko, Prosecutor General of Ukraine poses for photo in his office in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Ukraine’s anti-corruption agencies are undermining Trump’s peace efforts, former top prosecutor alleges

Lukas Mikelionis · November 8, 2026 5:00 am

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

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

artificial intelligence and guns firearms second amendment

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

A street money exchanger poses for a photo without showing his face as he counts U.S. dollars at Ferdowsi square, Tehran's go-to venue for foreign currency exchange, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

Third round of August Social Security payments issues today

Asher Notheis August 27, 2025 7:00 am

A tip jar contains $1 and $5 bills, Sept. 6, 2017 in New York.

September Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in two days

Asher Notheis August 27, 2025 7:00 am

A Border Patrol agent walks toward a gap in one of two border walls separating Mexico from the United States, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego.

Trump administration begins building border wall in Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Anna Giaritelli August 26, 2025 7:03 pm

Mark Zuckerberg holds a pair of Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conferenceSept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif.

Meta launches super PAC focused on AI-friendly candidates

Molly Parks August 26, 2025 6:39 pm

Trump tells Cracker Barrel to admit logo mistake and rebrand: ‘Make Cracker Barrel a WINNER again’

Heather Hunter August 26, 2025 3:25 pm

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, at the White House in Washington.

Conservatives split over Trump move allowing 600,000 Chinese students in US schools

Emily Hallas August 26, 2025 2:00 pm

Trump administration threatens to pull $81 million in sex education funding over gender ideology

Gabrielle M. Etzel August 26, 2025 12:53 pm

Nigel Farage promises mass deportation of asylum-seekers if Reform UK elected

Timothy Nerozzi August 26, 2025 12:50 pm

Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick speaks in the Oval Office of the White House after President Donald Trump signed an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington.

Howard Lutnick reveals Pentagon is mulling equity stake in defense contractors

Jenny Goldsberry August 26, 2025 12:19 pm

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters, announcing formal action against three states for failing to enforce federal English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for commercial motor vehicle drivers, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump DOT to punish states that do not enforce English requirements for truck drivers

Anna Giaritelli August 26, 2025 11:07 am

This courtroom sketch depicts Kilmar Abrego Garcia sitting in court during his detention hearing on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.

Joe Concha blasts Abrego Garcia’s lawyer for litigating detention to ‘infinitely worse place’

Jenny Goldsberry August 26, 2025 11:01 am

Cardiologists buck CDC by recommending COVID-19 vaccine for people with heart disease

Gabrielle M. Etzel August 26, 2025 10:00 am