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Washington, President Donald Trump met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on Tuesday for scheduled bilateral talks focusing on Iran, trade, Ukraine and transatlantic security cooperation. The leaders hel…
Washington, U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted emergency appeal allowing California schools to notify parents if students identify as transgender without consent, temporarily blocking a state law that prohibited automa…
Washington — The House Oversight Committee released video recordings Monday of closed-door depositions by former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about convicted sex offender Jeffrey E…
Washington — President Donald Trump said on Monday that U.S. forces completed initial objectives in an ongoing campaign against Iran and remain prepared to continue. He listed four goals: degrade missile capabilities, de…
Washington, D.C. — Rep. Jim Baird’s office announced Sunday that his wife, Danise Baird, died from complications related to injuries sustained in a Jan. 5 car crash in Washington that hospitalized both. The statement sai…
HELENA — Rep. Ryan Zinke announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to Montana’s western congressional district, saying medical procedures and recovery will prevent full-time service. In a letter, Zinke thanked su…
Washington: On March 1, three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagles supporting Operation Epic Fury were shot down over Kuwait at 11:03 p.m. ET in an apparent friendly-fire incident, United States Central Command said. Kuwaiti air def…
Washington. Congress will vote this week after the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation against Iran, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of senior officials. Lawmakers…
Washington — President Donald Trump said Sunday that U.S. forces destroyed and sank nine Iranian naval ships and damaged Iran’s naval headquarters after joint strikes with Israel. U.S. Central Command reported overnight …
Austin, Texas. Democrats are engaged in a contentious U.S. Senate primary as Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico compete for the party nomination ahead of the March 3 primary. Early voting closed Feb. 27,…
Washington U.S. and Israeli forces launched coordinated airstrikes early Saturday on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and striking multiple military and command sites rapidly across the country. Tehran…
Austin — Republican voters in Texas held a pivotal Senate primary Tuesday this week as Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt competed for the GOP nomination. Cornyn received major establishme…
WASHINGTON, President Donald Trump announced on Saturday Feb. 28 that U.S. forces had begun major combat operations in Iran, saying the strikes aim to destroy Iranian missiles and dismantle its missile industry. He said …
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former President Joe Biden spoke Friday at the Columbia Museum of Art, thanking South Carolina Democrats for their 2020 primary support and urging them to mobilize ahead of this year's midterm elections.…
Washington — President Donald Trump said on Friday he is not satisfied with talks with Iran after U.S. envoys returned from Geneva without a deal and warned that the United States may use military force if diplomacy fail…
WASHINGTON — Gallup reported Tuesday that Americans' sympathies in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have shifted toward Palestinians, with 41% saying they sympathize more with the Palestinians and 36% with the Israelis. …
Washington, Members of Congress moved this week after President Trump ordered military strikes against Iran on Saturday. House Democrats and several Republicans introduced a War Powers resolution to restrict the presiden…
Washington — The U.S. government ordered agencies Friday to stop using Anthropic's AI after its CEO refused Pentagon demands for unrestricted military use. Dario Amodei said Anthropic would not permit Claude to be used f…
Washington — President Donald Trump said this week he faces a 'big decision' on whether to attack Iran, expressing frustration with nuclear negotiations as U.S. military forces surged to the Middle East. Indirect talks i…
Fort Hancock, Texas — U.S. military reportedly used a laser-based counter-unmanned aircraft system to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone Thursday, prompting the FAA to impose temporary flight restrictions o…
TOPEKA, Kansas — State lawmakers this week implemented SB 244, requiring state-issued IDs and government facility use to match sex assigned at birth; the law immediately invalidated roughly 1,700–1,800 previously updated…
Washington: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday to discuss major housing investments and other city concerns. Mamdani presented a mock New York Daily News fro…
WASHINGTON — Vice President J.D. Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration will temporarily halt $259.5 million in federal Medicaid reimbursements to Minnesota as part of an investigation into alleged fraud…
Washington — The Justice Department this week said it is reviewing whether it improperly withheld records from the Jeffrey Epstein file release after news outlets flagged missing FBI interview summaries tied to a woman w…
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House approved bills this week creating an annual "Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance" and renaming a Miami-Dade roadway after the slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Lawmakers voted largely …