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Washington: The U.S. State Department terminated lawful permanent resident status for relatives of slain IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani on April 4, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested the named indivi…
Washington: On Saturday, April 4, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Iran had 48 hours to strike a deal or reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reiterating earlier threats and referencing a March 26 ex…
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tapped Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday to serve as acting attorney general after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced her departure, posting the announcement on Truth …
Washington: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George to step down and take immediate retirement on Thursday, Pentagon officials said, ending George's tenure that began with his 2023 conf…
Washington — President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Pam Bondi as attorney general, ending a contentious tenure that included large-scale firings of career employees and aggressive investigations into the president's pe…
Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump removed Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post on April 2 and installed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche as acting attorney general; White House officials cited mounting frus…
Washington — U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said in a televised address that core strategic objectives in the monthlong campaign against Iran are 'nearing completion' and warned that U.S. forces will hit Iran '…
Washington: The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control removed sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Wednesday, according to an update posted on the department’s website; Rodríguez assume…
Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Wednesday a two-track plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, using regular appropriations for most agencies and reco…
Washington. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments over President Donald Trump's Jan. 20, 2025 executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship, with Trump attending the session as the first sitt…
Washington — President Donald Trump said this week he is 'strongly considering' withdrawing the United States from NATO in interviews with The Telegraph and other outlets, calling the alliance a 'paper tiger' and critici…
United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News in Washington on Tuesday that the United States will 'have to re-examine' its relationship with NATO once the war against Iran has concluded, and said President…
WASHINGTON, United States: President Donald Trump on Tuesday, April 1, 2026, signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to compile a national list of ve…
Washington — On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss permanently blocked President Donald Trump's May 1, 2025 executive order that directed federal agencies to end funding for National Public Radio and the Public B…
Washington — TMZ published photos and videos this week showing multiple lawmakers traveling or vacationing while a partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown entered its 45th day, including a photo of Texas Sen. Te…
Phoenix — At the NFL's league meetings this week, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday he has no plans to end the 23-year-old Rooney Rule after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent a letter last week asserting…
Miami — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday to rename Palm Beach International Airport the President Donald J. Trump International Airport, and President Trump posted digital renderings the same day for a p…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-1 in favor of a Colorado counselor challenging the state's law banning conversion therapy for minors, finding the statute, as applied, regulated speech based on viewpoint…
United States officials said Tuesday that Operation Epic Fury is ongoing, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Dan Caine briefing reporters at the Pentagon and confirming sustained U.S. stri…
Washington — On March 31, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social urging countries affected by Strait of Hormuz disruptions to buy U.S. oil or 'go to the Strait' and 'just TAKE it,' singling out the United Kingdom …
Washington: President Trump told aides this week he is willing to end U.S. military operations against Iran within a four-to-six-week timeline even if the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, administration officials…
Washington — On March 31, 2026, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation officially designating Palm Beach International Airport as "President Donald J. Trump International Airport," a bill that state lawmakers p…
Washington: A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to suspend work on the $400 million White House ballroom project after the National Trust for Historic Preservation sued, finding the group is likel…
Nashville, Tenn. On Saturday, two AH-64 Apache helicopters from Fort Campbell conducted low-altitude maneuvers over downtown demonstrations and later hovered near musician Robert 'Kid Rock' Ritchie’s suburban Nashville r…
Olympia — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6346 on March 30, enacting a 9.9% income tax on households earning more than $1 million; the law schedules collections to begin in 2029 and is projected to raise roughly $3 …