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Steve Witkoff, right, and Jared Kushner, left listen to JD Vance, not pictured, speaking.

Trump administration to push Russia to accept NATO-like security guarantees for Ukraine from US

Mike Brest · November 9, 2026 4:20 pm

A portion of border wall is under construction in the Big Bend region in Texas.

Supreme Court lifts block on Big Bend border wall construction lawsuit

Vice President JD Vance is seen from a lowered angle looking up at him as he speaks at a midterm campaign rally at CHI Aviation.

Trump Jr. says Vance being criticized by Karl Rove ‘couldn’t be a bigger endorsement’

Wind turbines can be seen from Patterson Pass Road in Livermore, California.

Measure to overhaul California’s bedrock environmental law fails

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at a campaign rally with President Donald Trump at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University.

US likely to lose its measles elimination status this week

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveils a sweeping plan to modernize the United States's air traffic control system at the Department of Transportation, May 8, 2025.

Sean Duffy unveils FAA plan to modernize air travel with Trump on speakerphone

Samantha-Jo Roth May 8, 2025 5:14 pm

Pope Leo XIV echoed Francis’s opposition to Vance’s immigration stance in tweets

Ross O'Keefe May 8, 2025 5:02 pm

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a public event where he announced he would sign a bill banning the use of fluoride in public water systems, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Miami.

Feud between DeSantis and Florida House speaker flares up over governor’s promise to veto sales tax plan

Emily Hallas May 8, 2025 4:21 pm

Brian Thompson.

UnitedHealthcare sued by shareholders for ‘misleading’ them after CEO shooting

Annabella Rosciglione May 8, 2025 3:26 pm

The Pentagon is moving forward on the Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program. The nuclear-capable subs will replace the Ohio class, such as the USS Kentucky. (Navy illustration)

How the US military guards against India-Pakistan nuclear war

Tom Rogan May 8, 2025 3:26 pm

Cam Hamilton acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations dubcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of FEMA on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

FEMA leader fired 1 day after testifying agency should not be shut down

Anna Giaritelli, Naomi Lim May 8, 2025 3:08 pm

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Top DC chemistry group replaces race-excluding scholarship after lawsuit

Kaelan Deese May 8, 2025 2:11 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic presidential candidate, waves as he boards his plane in Denver, Colorado, Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, en route to Minnesota.

Bernie Sanders defends private jet use during ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour: ‘No apologies’

Emily Hallas May 8, 2025 1:21 pm

15-month-old August Goepferd received the measles, mumps and rubella booster shot at a clinic at Children's Minnesota in Minneapolis. August sat on the lap of his mom, Dr. Angela Geopferd, as registered nurse Kim Flaata administered the shot.

US surpasses 1,000 measles cases

Annabella Rosciglione May 8, 2025 12:52 pm

The Missouri State Capitol

Missouri approves bill to allow gold, silver payments for groceries and taxes

Annabella Rosciglione May 8, 2025 12:51 pm

Senate votes to repeal Biden ban on ATVs in Glen Canyon, sending to Trump’s desk

Maydeen Merino May 8, 2025 12:24 pm

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping at meeting in Moscow.

Xi and Putin call Trump’s Golden Dome ‘deeply destabilizing’

Mike Brest May 8, 2025 11:17 am