An unprecedented gathering of U.S. military brass at Quantico, convened by Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth, has sparked concern over its purpose and implications for military neutrality.
Despite GOP claims, no current funding bill proposes federal health care for undocumented immigrants—making the shutdown narrative misleading at best.
Donald Trump’s yearslong vendetta against James Comey reveals a pattern of using presidential power for personal retribution, raising alarms about democratic norms.
Otto Obermaier, who brought a restrained yet effective approach as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York after Rudy Giuliani, has died at 89.
President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu have given Hamas a take-it-or-leave-it cease-fire deal—warning that rejection will unleash Israel’s full military force with U.S. backing.
The Trump administration has moved to cut off Harvard University from future federal research funding due to its stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
The Trump administration is deploying 100 National Guard troops to Illinois to protect ICE facilities, sparking backlash from state leaders who call it federal overreach.
Lally Weymouth, the daughter of Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, died at 82. A fearless interviewer of world leaders, she never held a leadership role at the family paper.
President Trump and congressional leaders failed to reach a budget deal, raising the risk of a federal government shutdown over disputes on health care funding.
The United States is increasingly adopting tactics seen in authoritarian regimes to suppress dissent, particularly around Israel-Gaza discourse and media criticism.