Evolving views about parental gun ownership and liability will likely have ramifications in custody battles.
April 02, 2026
A bipartisan group of senators is aiming to relieve high insulin costs for more Americans
April 02, 2026
Europe didn’t want an Iran war, yet Trump is saddling it with the consequences
April 02, 2026
Police chief announces retirement days after footage released of shooting of man with autism
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been damning of the U.K.’s naval capabilities
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has used his first major address since launching his war in Iran to assure Americans all his military objectives will be completed “shortly” and urge a skeptical electorate to give him more time
April 02, 2026
New Zealand and Cook Islands have signed a defense and security pact, easing over a year of tension between them
April 02, 2026
Is Iran war really ‘America First,’ Iranian president asks in letter to US public
April 02, 2026
Artificial intelligence-generated content is everywhere these days, making it increasingly difficult to separate fact from fiction, particularly when it comes to breaking news
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump says U_S_ forces will “finish the job” in Iran soon as “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump's address to the nation on the Iran war did not always hew to the facts
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump’s prime-time address at 9 p.m. EDT offers an update on the progress made toward achieving his goals in the war with Iran, which are to destroy the country’s missile production and Navy, ensure its proxies can no longer destabilize the region and guarantee Iran does not obtain a nuclear weapon
April 01, 2026
The U.S. has lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump sought to explain his rationale for the war against Iran in a primetime address Wednesday
April 02, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has rescinded a rule that DHS expenditures over $100,000 be personally approved by his office
April 02, 2026
President Donald Trump has prioritized efforts to calm the financial markets during the Iran war, but his go-to moves are starting to fall flat
March 31, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune have announced a plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security and try to end a record partial government shutdown
April 02, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s strongly considering pulling the United States out of NATO, yet he failed to mention the alliance in his speech to the American public about the Iran war
April 01, 2026
What Americans thought about Trump’s Iran strategy before his Wednesday address
April 02, 2026
Artemis launch, flipping voters, fed-up drivers: Catch up on the day’s stories
April 02, 2026
Ocasio-Cortez says she’ll vote against any military aid to Israel, including for Iron Dome system
April 02, 2026
GOP leaders declare path to end DHS shutdown — but enormous hurdles remain
April 02, 2026
The criminal trial of a former congressman is offering a glimpse into the prehistory of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
April 02, 2026
Amish retreat leader accused of forced labor and sexual abuse appears in court
April 02, 2026
Can Donald Trump singlehandedly withdraw the US from NATO?
April 02, 2026
Does the Trump administration understand how ‘enriched’ uranium is made into weapons?
April 02, 2026
Mother returns to U.S. after federal judge rules deportation unlawful
April 02, 2026
Devil's Den killings: Death penalty still on the table for Andrew James McGann
April 02, 2026
She was abused by a pastor at 12. Decades later, she finds justice and forgiveness
April 02, 2026
TMZ is turning its celebrity lens on Congress, tracking lawmakers on recess as a nearly six-week Department of Homeland Security shutdown drags on
April 01, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court has finished hearing arguments over the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to someone in the country illegally or temporarily
April 01, 2026
‘There’s a new sheriff in town’: Inside the Miami conference on Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’
April 01, 2026
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit filed by the parents of an environmental activist who was killed while protesting the construction of an Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center that critics dubbed “Cop City.”
April 01, 2026
Four ways a hasty Trump exit from the Iran war may not end the conflict
April 01, 2026
U.S. and Iraqi officials say U.S. journalist Shelly Kittleson was warned of threats before she was kidnapped in Baghdad
April 01, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting
April 01, 2026
A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump isn’t immune from civil claims that he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
April 01, 2026
Trump suggests in new interviews he is ‘absolutely’ considering withdrawing US from ‘paper tiger’ NATO
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump is scheduled to attend a Supreme Court hearing in which judges will hear arguments on his executive order limiting birthright citizenship
April 01, 2026
King Charles III will deliver an address to Congress during his visit to Washington in late April
April 01, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron has held talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Japan
April 01, 2026
Russia’s Defense Ministry claims its forces have taken control of the entire Luhansk region in Ukraine
April 01, 2026
Teen driver was intoxicated in crash that killed off-duty police officer in Ohio, officials say
April 01, 2026
Homeland Security is pausing plans to buy new warehouses for immigrant detention as it reviews contracts signed under former secretary Kristi Noem
April 01, 2026
The DOJ wants states to send it copies of voters’ names and addresses as well as sensitive information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers. Here’s why many states have refused.
April 01, 2026
Democrats in North Carolina are scrambling to turn out rural Black voters and say the party cannot win the state without them
April 01, 2026
Not just the base: Democrats in recent elections are flipping independent and Republican votes
April 01, 2026
CNN Poll: Trump’s approval rating on the economy hits a new low
April 01, 2026
Shutdown infighting shatters GOP unity in critical stretch for Trump
April 01, 2026
Russian officials say that a Russian military plane has crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board
April 01, 2026
Trump’s threats of targeting water plants in Iran, a potential war crime, alarm Gulf allies
April 01, 2026
U.S. consumer confidence inched higher in March despite soaring energy prices brought on by the war in Iran
March 31, 2026
Democrats have run California for years
April 01, 2026
A U.S. resident of 27 years who was deported to Mexico by the Trump administration has returned home to Sacramento
April 01, 2026
Amsterdam is marking 25 years since the world's first gay marriages were celebrated in the Netherlands
April 01, 2026
Trump receives warm reception at the Kennedy Center after transforming the arts institution
April 01, 2026
Chang Ung, a former North Korean member of the International Olympic Committee who once led sports exchanges with rival South Korea including joint marches of their athletes at the Olympics, has died at 87
April 01, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance are both seen as the Republican Party’s strongest potential candidates in the next presidential election, but the Iran war could prove to be a political millstone for them
April 01, 2026
U_S_ President Donald Trump says the responsibility for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open should belong with countries that rely on it, rather than the U_S_ Trump expressed frustration earlier Tuesday with allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U_S_ war effort, telling them to “go get your own oil.”
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran
March 31, 2026
Environmentalist groups say Mexico’s government lied about the origins of a massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, accusations authorities promptly denied
April 01, 2026
The Trump administration says it will be moving U.S. Forest Service headquarters from the nation's capital to Utah as part of a broad overhaul
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to tighten voting rules by creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail ballots
April 01, 2026
Trump signs executive order to crack down on mail-in voting
April 01, 2026
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the Army pilots who hovered two helicopters near Kid Rock’s Tennessee home during a training run while he clapped and saluted have had their suspensions lifted
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump drew mostly applause as he greeted the crowd on the opening night of the musical “Chicago” at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday night
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump entered his war of choice against Iran without consulting global allies
April 01, 2026
Trump shares renderings of a towering presidential library
March 31, 2026
A federal judge in Rhode Island has ruled that the Trump administration's effort to change the criteria for using tens of millions of dollars in funding to aid homeless people was unlawful
April 01, 2026
A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba with a huge shipment, easing a dire fuel shortage after months without deliveries
March 31, 2026
Hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets across the embattled Palestinian territories after Israel's parliament passing a law mandating the death penalty by hanging for Palestinians convicted of nationalistic murder
March 31, 2026
Thousands of additional U.S. troops are heading to the Middle East as the Trump administration has insisted that progress has been made in talks with Iran and has threatened to escalate the war if a deal is not reached soon
April 01, 2026
Trump lashes out at Europe as growing number of allies reject US calls for help
April 01, 2026
Trump officials acknowledge they can’t promise to reopen Strait of Hormuz before ending Iran war
April 01, 2026
Judge rules that White House ballroom construction ‘has to stop!’
April 01, 2026
Almost three years ago, New York City joined governments across the country to ban TikTok from its devices over security concerns about the Chinese social media site
April 01, 2026
FBI agents who worked on Trump election probe sue, saying they were unjustly fired
April 01, 2026
US stocks move higher on hopes for an end to war with Iran, but it’s been a volatile month
March 31, 2026
A federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service
April 01, 2026
Only 50 of these whales are left in existence. Trump’s ‘God Squad’ just chose oil drilling over protecting them
March 31, 2026
Trump’s top litigator faces uphill battle with birthright citizenship
April 01, 2026
Federal judge rules Trump order ending NPR and PBS funding was unconstitutional
April 01, 2026
Takeaways from the Supreme Court decision on Colorado law banning ‘conversion therapy’ for trans and gay minors
April 01, 2026
A European Union official says that violent incidents and irregularities that have been reported during local elections in Serbia were “unacceptable.”
March 31, 2026
A three-judge panel in Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Democratic voters that sought to redraw the battleground state’s Republican-friendly congressional boundary lines ahead of the November midterm election
April 01, 2026
Haiti’s government says it is implementing new austerity measures as the war in Iran disrupts critical oil supplies and drives up prices worldwide
April 01, 2026
A veteran South African politician is campaigning for mayor of Johannesburg by snorkeling in a giant, water-filled trench
March 31, 2026
A lawyer of Iran’s imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi says she may have suffered a heart attack in prison
April 01, 2026
Why is there a golden toilet on the National Mall?
April 01, 2026
DeSantis clears renaming of Florida airport after Trump for takeoff
March 31, 2026
Man accused of Facebook post calling 'No Kings' protesters 'AR-15 practice time'
April 01, 2026
Israel’s parliament votes to expand death penalty for Palestinians
March 31, 2026
Behind the scenes and in front of cameras, Hegseth serving as top cheerleader for military power in Iran war
March 31, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has promised to “continue to support” Iran’s preparations for the World Cup
March 31, 2026
Public hearings on proposed constitutional amendments in Zimbabwe have turned chaotic and violent
March 31, 2026
As Lebanon braces for expanded Israeli incursion, northern Israel residents see buffer zone as lifeline to normalcy
March 31, 2026
The Supreme Court has ruled against a law banning “conversion therapy” for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that banned the discredited practice
March 31, 2026
Top European diplomats are visiting Ukraine to mark the anniversary of atrocities committed in a town near Kyiv by Russia’s invading forces four years ago
March 31, 2026
The Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily
March 31, 2026
Since the United States and Israel launched their war against Iran on Feb. 28, the Trump administration claims to have all but “obliterated” the Islamic Republic’s military capabilities
March 31, 2026
Man pulls gun on pastor during a funeral service at a Detroit funeral home before police make arrests
March 31, 2026
Buffett says he doesn’t regret his donations to the Gates Foundation despite Epstein scandal
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump is threatening to deploy ground troops to seize critical oil infrastructure on Iran’s Kharg Island
March 31, 2026
Lawyers for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk have asked to delay a preliminary hearing scheduled in May
March 31, 2026
The US Federal Reserve has never before been this transparent about its policymaking process − but that might not be a good thing.
March 31, 2026
Parents fear their children born in the US could become ‘stateless’ if Trump wins birthright case
March 31, 2026
Trump helped build the Middle East’s AI ambitions. Could his war break them?
March 31, 2026
Iran has a new demand to end the war – and it could bring in billions
March 28, 2026
Israel’s parliament has passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, a measure critics condemn as discriminatory and inhumane
March 30, 2026
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other Gulf allies of the United States are urging President Donald Trump to keep prosecuting his war against Iran, saying the month of strikes has not weakened Tehran enough
March 31, 2026
Democrats are trying to win back the Senate
March 31, 2026
A proposal in Georgia could allow DNA to be collected from immigrants taken into custody for minor offenses
March 31, 2026
President Donald Trump says Iran faces massive damage to its energy system unless it quickly agrees to end the war
March 30, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, potentially including desalination plants that supply drinking water
March 30, 2026
U.S. lawmakers visiting Taiwan say the United States supports efforts by Taiwan's government to pass a $40 billion special defense budget that is being stalled in the opposition-controlled parliament
March 30, 2026
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has been sworn in for a third term three months after a disputed election
March 30, 2026
Lawyers for Rep. Eric Swalwell are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel immediately end any effort to release decade-old files from an investigation involving the California Democrat and a suspected Chinese spy that resulted in no criminal charges
March 31, 2026
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City council member and her sister accepted bribes linked to the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider
March 31, 2026
January 6 protesters seek millions in court for ‘physical and emotional injuries’
March 31, 2026
A Portland soccer tournament brought girls from immigrant and refugee families together to push back against fear tied to federal immigration enforcement
March 31, 2026
Two Arkansas Republicans with competing visions on how best to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda to overhaul elections and voting will vie for their party’s nomination for the state’s top elections job on Tuesday
March 30, 2026
Joe and Jill Biden have added a pair of black Labrador-mix puppies named Boo and Scout to the former president’s home in Delaware, adopting the sibling dogs after they were rescued from a shelter in Tennessee
March 31, 2026
Are you a DHS employee still going unpaid during this partial government shutdown? Tell us about it
March 31, 2026
GOP leaders plan to keep Congress out of session even as pressure to end DHS shutdown grows
March 31, 2026
The Army has launched an administrative review after two AH-64 Apache helicopters on a training run maneuvered near the hillside home of Kid Rock
March 31, 2026
A notebook with meeting minutes and a ledger are among the Ku Klux Klan-related items found recently when a Mississippi government office was cleared out
March 30, 2026
The Trump administration has carried out on a threat to sue the state of Minnesota and its school athletics governing body for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls sports
March 30, 2026
Mark Sanford is launching another run for Congress in South Carolina’s 1st District
March 30, 2026
Cuba is preparing to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker as the island struggles under a U.S. oil blockade
March 30, 2026
Air Canada says CEO Michael Rousseau plans to retire
March 30, 2026
Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved in the Iran war after earlier saying the U.S. couldn't use jointly operated military bases there for operations related to the conflict
March 30, 2026
Trump allowed a Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, breaking the island’s fuel blockade. Here’s the latest
March 30, 2026
First-year Atlanta Falcons general manager Ian Cunningham said he’ll continue to push for more diversity in the NFL’s leadership positions, even after Florida’s attorney general wrote that the league’s minority hiring guidelines violate Florida state law
March 31, 2026
About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans
March 31, 2026
DOJ whistleblower complains to Congress that internal watchdog isn’t doing its job
March 31, 2026
Man arrested for theft of sensitive equipment at Palm Beach County elections office
March 31, 2026
Airport wait times plummet from hours to minutes as TSA workers start getting back pay
March 30, 2026
Iran's parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has emerged as a possible U.S. contact for talks even as the Iranian leadership remains under fire during the war
March 24, 2026
What we know on Day 31 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Trump threatens escalation if no deal reached
March 30, 2026
The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, after the restoration of full diplomatic relations with the South American country
March 30, 2026
An Argentine emigre in Florida quickly got her newborn son a U.S. passport last year
March 30, 2026
Formerly homeless people, including veterans, could be evicted if Trump administration plan is implemented
March 29, 2026
Immigration advocates appeal to a higher power to sway the high court on birthright citizenship
March 30, 2026
TSA agents are expected to get paid Monday, including back pay. This comes as lawmakers have yet to resolve funding for the Department of Homeland Security. CNN's Rafael Romo has the latest from the world's busiest airport.
March 30, 2026
Iran has refused Lebanon’s order to expel its ambassador, and the standoff adds to rising tension as Hezbollah and Israel fight
March 30, 2026
Democrats are drumming up enthusiasm for their long-shot candidate in Republican former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene's old Georgia district while their party is building nationwide momentum
March 30, 2026
China says it is sanctioning a conservative Japanese lawmaker close to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
March 30, 2026
President Donald Trump says he has “no problem” with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to its knees by a U.S. oil blockade
March 30, 2026
Israel reverses course after barring Palm Sunday Mass in Jerusalem
March 29, 2026
Why new and seasoned protesters alike say they came out to ‘No Kings’ rallies across the country
March 30, 2026
India’s latest mega airport has opened. Now it just needs some flights
March 30, 2026
‘Shadow administrator’ at FEMA part of investigation by DHS internal watchdog, sources say
March 30, 2026
Regional powers met in Pakistan to discuss how to end the fighting in the Middle East after about 2,500 U.S. Marines arrived in the region and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels entered the monthlong war
March 29, 2026
China’s flag carrier has resumed direct flights between Beijing and North Korea’s capital of Pyongyang not long after the restoration of passenger train services between the capitals
March 30, 2026
Pakistan’s foreign minister says Islamabad will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran
March 29, 2026
What we know on Day 30 of the war with Iran: Israel prepared for ‘multi-front war’ and more US troops arrive in the region
March 29, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has positioned himself as the grassroots favorite in the runoff election to determine the party's Senate nominee
March 28, 2026
Tens of thousands of people joined “No Kings” protests across the U.S. and in Europe against the war in Iran and President Donald Trump’s actions
March 28, 2026
Authorities in Los Angeles deployed tear gas near a federal detention center and made dozens of arrests following a “No Kings” rally this weekend
March 30, 2026
North Korea reports that Kim Jong Un watched a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland
March 29, 2026
An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon has killed three journalists who cover the Israel-Hezbollah war, according to their TV stations
March 28, 2026
Afghanistan’s government has accused Pakistan’s military of shelling the outskirts of an eastern Afghan city
March 30, 2026
With an Iran funding vote looming, Ruben Gallego urges Democrats to rethink how to support the troops
March 29, 2026
Brad Raffensperger runs for Georgia governor and tries to defy Republicans who called him ‘repugnant’
March 29, 2026
Israel kills 3 journalists in Lebanon, including reporter for Hezbollah-run broadcaster
March 29, 2026
Vance or Rubio? CPAC debates a Republican Party after Trump
March 29, 2026
Jerusalem’s holiest places sit empty as missile fire disrupts Passover and Easter
March 29, 2026
From California to Minnesota, elected leaders and civil rights groups are scrambling to distance themselves from César Chavez’s name in the wake of sexual abuse allegations
March 29, 2026
President Donald Trump describes the war with Iran as a success, even as his message about the conflict keeps shifting
March 28, 2026
The number of American service members wounded in the Iran war has grown beyond 300, with more than two dozen troops injured this week from attacks on a Saudi air base
March 28, 2026
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have entered the monthlong war in the Middle East and claimed they launched missiles toward Israel
March 28, 2026
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for two missile attacks on Israel as the war in the Middle East marks its one-month anniversary
March 28, 2026
Air travelers face another busy weekend as uncertainty looms over TSA workers’ pay
March 28, 2026
"No Kings" protest in NYC on Saturday with rally marching down 7th Avenue
March 29, 2026
What we know on Day 29 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Houthis enter conflict, US builds up forces
March 28, 2026
Members of Congress have repeatedly introduced bills to ensure the federal employees who control air traffic and conduct airport security screenings get paid during government shutdowns
March 28, 2026
President Donald Trump did not attend one of the biggest yearly meetings of conservatives for the first time in nearly a decade
March 28, 2026
Israeli soldiers echo settler ideology, talk of revenge after targeting Palestinians and detaining CNN crew in the West Bank
March 28, 2026
French authorities say that police have stopped a suspected bombing outside a Bank of America building in Paris
March 28, 2026
There seemed to be a deal
March 28, 2026
Police in Nepal have arrested former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli over the deaths of dozens of people during violent protests in September that toppled the government and resulted in new elections
March 28, 2026
Pope Leo XIV has urged the people of Monaco to use their Catholic faith and wealth for good
March 28, 2026
President Donald Trump is hosting a UFC fight on White House grounds to celebrate his 80th birthday and the nation’s 250th anniversary
March 28, 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made unannounced visits to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar as Kyiv seeks to use its drone expertise to help Gulf Arab states blunt Iran’s attacks while the war in the Middle East rages on
March 28, 2026
President Donald Trump has laid out five objectives for the U.S. in its war with Iran that he said the U.S. is close to achieving as he considers “winding down” the operation
March 28, 2026
House GOP rejects Senate DHS deal, prolonging shutdown
March 27, 2026
Seven islands that hold the keys to the Strait of Hormuz
March 28, 2026
Iran’s efforts to mount attacks against US extend far beyond its military. Here’s what to know
March 28, 2026
4 weeks in, Trump’s conflicting signals on Iran war frustrate GOP lawmakers and political allies
March 28, 2026
Israel’s military says it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel for the first time
March 27, 2026
Iran has kept firing missiles at Israel and Gulf Arab nation, including a strike Friday at a military base in Saudi Arabia that U.S. officials said wounded at least 10 U.S. service members, two of them seriously
March 27, 2026
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida is maintaining her innocence following the House Ethics Committee’s finding that the Democratic congresswoman committed numerous violations of House rules and ethics standards
March 27, 2026
President Donald Trump has signed a promised executive action to pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress
March 27, 2026
Takeaways from Day 2 of CPAC 2026
March 28, 2026
An Iranian missile attack has wounded at least 10 U.S. service members and damaged several planes at a military base in Saudi Arabia
March 28, 2026
More than 7 million student loan borrowers who've been enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will receive notices with instructions to seek a new plan to repay their debt
March 27, 2026
Trump has ordered TSA workers be paid, regardless of what Congress does. Here’s what we know
March 28, 2026
Players held small backpacks as Iran’s national soccer team used a match against Nigeria to honor the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school
March 28, 2026
Transportation Security Administration agents could start getting their paychecks as early as Monday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to pay them immediately
March 28, 2026
The mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, has fired a white police officer who fatally shot a Black man in a mental health crisis nine times
March 28, 2026
Trump Justice Department’s probe of the 2020 election gets first public test in court
March 27, 2026
Deep divisions were apparent over the Iran war as top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries have met in France
March 27, 2026
Mexico’s Navy is searching for two missing sailboats carrying nine people and humanitarian aid on a route to Cuba
March 27, 2026
President Donald Trump says the American air travel system has reached a "breaking point."
March 27, 2026
Vice President JD Vance has held the inaugural meeting of a new anti-fraud task force he’s leading as the Trump administration seeks to show it’s cracking down on potential misuse of social programs
March 27, 2026
A U.N. inquiry urges the Syrian government to investigate senior security officials involved in deadly sectarian clashes in Sweida province last summer
March 27, 2026
The sight of travelers suffering through long security lines at U.S. airports this week have many people showing up way before their flights
March 27, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has rejected Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion that the U.S. wants Ukraine to hand over territory to Russia to receive American security guarantees in any ceasefire plan
March 28, 2026
A Missouri judge has allowed the use of new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump
March 28, 2026
Musician Chuck Redd is asking a judge to throw out the Kennedy Center’s lawsuit over his canceled Christmas Eve show, saying he never had to perform
March 28, 2026
The US may be experiencing democratic backsliding. Around the world, nonviolent civil movements exist to support democracy and protect fellow citizens.
March 28, 2026
The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, including Transportation Security Administration and US Coast Guard. However, the House will still need to act before funded agencies within the department can reopen.
March 27, 2026
Posts circulating on social media claim driver’s licenses could not be used for voter registration in federal elections under the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship when registering
March 27, 2026
A judge has ruled that the government can convene a meeting next week to seek an exemption from the Endangered Species Act on the basis of national security for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico
March 27, 2026
DOJ to investigate Maine over transgender inmate at Windham women's prison
March 27, 2026
Agent on Jill Biden’s Secret Service detail accidentally shot himself in the leg, official says
March 27, 2026
Another teen is running for governor of Vermont, and this time, he'll be on the general election ballot
March 27, 2026
Minnesota will be the flagship of the “No Kings” protest movement Saturday when Bruce Springsteen performs “Streets of Minneapolis” in a state where emotions are still raw over President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and the deaths of two residents who were shot by federal officers
March 27, 2026
Hamas is weighing a new proposal to give up its weapons in Gaza, a major concession that would clear the way for the U.S. plan for rebuilding the war-ravaged territory
March 27, 2026
Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session
March 27, 2026
Even wealthy Americans are souring on the economy as gas prices spike and stocks fall
March 27, 2026
What we know on Day 28 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Trump extends deadline and global energy crisis deepens
March 27, 2026
Judge blocks Pentagon’s effort to ‘punish’ Anthropic by labeling it a supply chain risk
March 27, 2026
Countries don’t just switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Each takes its own path, depending on its economy, international trade relations and government stability.
March 27, 2026
Russian man jailed in London for assault on woman witnessed on video call by Barron Trump
March 27, 2026
Protests from Alabama to Wyoming — and on the Arctic Circle: What to know about Saturday’s third ‘No Kings’ rally
March 27, 2026
A year after federal employees were hit by the Trump administration’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency, it remains unclear what the agency saved
March 27, 2026
Iran war divides conservatives on and off stage at CPAC
March 27, 2026
The Trump administration says it's eased restrictions on a group of Belarus-linked financial and potash companies
March 26, 2026
President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggles to reach a deal to end the budget impasse that has jammed airports and left workers without paychecks
March 26, 2026
ICE agents take a more active role in airport security, but long lines persist ahead of the weekend traveler rush
March 26, 2026
A sharp generational split over the Iran war is opening up at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference
March 27, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has hosted a monthly Christian prayer and worship service at the Pentagon, the first since the Iran war began
March 26, 2026
The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing into alleged ethics violations by Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
March 26, 2026
President Donald Trump says he will sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration workers
March 26, 2026
Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held talks in North Korea’s capital on Thursday and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty as the key allies of Moscow draw closer amid their confrontations with the U.S.-led West
March 26, 2026
Many of Trump’s remaining options in Iran risk heavy casualties with dubious chances of success
March 27, 2026
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s photo voter ID law, setting aside claims by civil rights groups that discrimination against Black and Latino voters warrants striking it down
March 27, 2026
A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa
March 26, 2026
Iran has banned its sports teams from traveling to countries it considers “hostile,” Iranian state TV reported ahead of Tractor FC’s scheduled soccer game in Saudi Arabia
March 27, 2026
The Treasury Department plans to print President Donald Trump’s signature on every new U.S. paper bill
March 27, 2026
Trump’s signature will soon appear on US dollar bills, a first for a sitting president
March 27, 2026
Facing a convulsing stock market, President Donald Trump has moved to buy himself more time and hold off on carrying out a threat to obliterate Iran’s energy plants
March 27, 2026
Health officials say nine people, including children, have been sickened in an expanding outbreak of E
March 27, 2026
What we know on Day 27 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran: Trump frustrated with Tehran and IRGC navy chief dead
March 26, 2026
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill to rename César Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations against the Latino labor icon
March 26, 2026
DHS internal watchdog launches investigation into handling of contracts under Noem, Lewandowski
March 27, 2026
Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy It aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women's sports ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games
March 26, 2026
Vladyslav Heraskevych was shunned by the Olympics, then invited to the United Nations
March 27, 2026
A U.S. judge has pressed the Trump administration about its basis for barring Venezuela’s government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro’s legal fees in his drug trafficking case
March 26, 2026
An appeals court has paused lower court rulings in Oregon that restricted federal officers' use of tear gas during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland
March 27, 2026
An appeals court has ruled that the U.S. can continue to detain immigrants without bond
March 26, 2026
President Donald Trump turned an otherwise serious Cabinet meeting into a long Sharpie story, arguing that it shows how he saves government money
March 27, 2026
Baltimore's Sandtown-Winchester celebrates more than a year without a homicide
March 27, 2026
The Justice Department has settled for roughly $1.2 million a lawsuit with Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty during the Republican’s first term to lying about phone conversations with a top Russian diplomat but was later pardoned
March 26, 2026
Florida state Rep.-elect Emily Gregory is the latest face of Democrats' optimism after she won a special legislative election in President Donald Trump's home state House district
March 25, 2026
The Trump administration is seeking an exemption from the Endangered Species Act for expanded oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, citing national security as it wages war on Iran
March 27, 2026
Idaho lawmakers are considering a bill that would make it a crime for transgender people to use bathrooms matching their gender identity, even in private businesses
March 26, 2026
The Kennedy Center says Bill Maher will win the prestigious Mark Twain humor prize
March 26, 2026
More than 1,000 US soldiers preparing to deploy to the Middle East to be available for Iran operations
March 25, 2026
The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbor Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters its fifth year and an emboldened Kremlin undertakes a spring offensive
March 26, 2026
Western New Yorkers donate more than $16K in gift cards to TSA agents
March 26, 2026
European lawmakers have approved a plan that makes it easier to send rejected asylum seekers to new detention centers outside the EU
March 26, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll shows that while President Donald Trump maintains deep support among Republicans, he risks frustrating his supporters if the U.S. gets involved in a prolonged war
March 26, 2026
The European Parliament has approved a trade deal between Washington and Brussels but with amendments added to protect European interests should the United States fail to hold up its end of the bargain
March 26, 2026
A growing faction of concerned citizens across America's suburbs are positioned on the front lines of the anti-Trump resistance
March 26, 2026
History suggests that boycotts are uniquely suited to expand public participation enough to spur political change.
March 26, 2026
Bill Maher to receive Mark Twain Prize at Kennedy Center after White House denied reports
March 26, 2026
A Democratic lawmaker is asking a federal judge to force the Kennedy Center to block and reverse efforts to attach President Donald Trump’s name to the performing arts venue
March 26, 2026
An engineer-turned-rapper who later became Kathmandu’s mayor is poised to lead Nepal as prime minister after his party won a landslide election
March 26, 2026
Hungary’s government is filing criminal charges against an investigative journalist, claiming he is spying for a foreign state
March 26, 2026
Exclusive: Kamala Harris to appear at Democratic events through the South in April
March 26, 2026
Epstein files shed new light on what prison officials were doing the night he died
March 26, 2026
Iran building up defenses of Kharg Island to protect against potential US ground attack, sources say
March 26, 2026
6 big questions at CPAC 2026
March 26, 2026
Trump’s Gulf allies push to have their concerns addressed before Iran war ends
March 26, 2026
Nicolas Maduro heads back to court arguing that the US is trying to hamstring his defense
March 26, 2026
Denmark’s World Cup bid takes on new meaning after Trump’s Greenland fixation
March 26, 2026
President Donald Trump has laid out five objectives for the U.S. in its war with Iran that he said the U.S. is close to achieving as he considers “winding down” the operation
March 25, 2026
Iran has dismissed an American plan to pause the war in the Middle East, issuing its own counterproposal instead, as it launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf Arab countries
March 25, 2026
ICE is at airports during the travel chaos: What agents are and aren’t doing
March 24, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that the Air Canada CEO’s English-only message of condolence after Sunday’s deadly crash in New York showed a lack of compassion and judgment
March 25, 2026
FEMA is reopening applications for its major resilience grant program after a judge ordered the program restored
March 26, 2026
Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed highly anticipated questions about whether he will remain on as Fed governor after his term as chair is over, and said he will not step down until the criminal investigation into him is "truly over."
March 25, 2026
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says that former President Raúl Castro is involved in talks between the island and the United States
March 26, 2026
GOP lawmakers vent frustration over Trump administration’s lack of info on Iran war
March 26, 2026
Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport shows how the partial government shutdown is straining air travel as TSA workers miss shifts without pay
March 26, 2026
Top Trump housing official issues new criminal referral for New York AG Letitia James
March 26, 2026
Justice Department agrees to pay ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn in settlement over wrongful prosecution lawsuit
March 26, 2026
Obstacles to ending war come into focus as US and Iran outline starkly different demands
March 26, 2026
White House isn’t ready to nominate a new CDC director
March 26, 2026
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in North Korea’s capital on Wednesday, where he is to hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
March 25, 2026
The acting head of the Transportation Security Administration says it may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on as travelers are experiencing record waiting times
March 25, 2026
What to know on Day 26 of the Iran war: Tehran taunts Trump, US troop deployment
March 25, 2026
The NAACP has named Kristen Clarke, a former Biden Justice Department official, as its next general counsel
March 25, 2026
The other part of history demolished with the East Wing: a Jackie Kennedy legacy
March 25, 2026
Venezuela’s Maduro has been in a notorious Brooklyn jail for over 80 days. This is what life is like in there
March 26, 2026
Big Tech critics hail ‘Big Tobacco moment’ in landmark social media verdict
March 26, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced it would allow gas stations to continue selling slightly cheaper E15 this summer in a move that may be good for drivers and corn growers but will likely contribute to air pollution
March 26, 2026
Conservatives are holding one of their largest annual gatherings as President Donald Trump faces a tough moment and a growing rift over the Iran war
March 25, 2026
The U_N_ General Assembly has adopted a resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations as “a concrete step towards remedying historical wrongs.”
March 25, 2026
Sarah Mullally, a one-time cancer nurse who became a priest, was installed as archbishop of Canterbury
March 25, 2026
Melania Trump brings an AI-powered robot to the White House — and says there could be more of them soon
March 26, 2026
TSA officer frustrated with lack of pay, ICE presence at airports: "Very disheartening"
March 26, 2026
Wellness influencer Dr. Casey Means' nomination to become U.S. surgeon general is stalled a month after senators grilled her on vaccines during a tense confirmation hearing
March 25, 2026
Maryland planning to crack down on drivers improperly registering vehicles in Virginia
March 26, 2026
Not paying TSA workers could pose a security risk, experts say
March 25, 2026
The Trump administration has given San Jose State University 10 days to change its policy on transgender athletes or face legal action and possibly lose federal funding
March 25, 2026
The White House says President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15
March 25, 2026
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will be discharged from hospital on Friday to return home and continue serving his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt
March 25, 2026
Two books about hotels in wartime are among finalists for the Women’s Prize for Nonfiction
March 25, 2026
A top House Democrat says President Donald Trump showed off a classified map on a 2022 flight to his New Jersey golf club and held onto a record from his first term that was so sensitive only six people would have had access to it
March 25, 2026
Biden admin’s top civil rights lawyer joins NAACP as Trump attacks on voting rights escalate
March 25, 2026
Former Tennessee DCS employee spent 50+ nights with children in offices
March 25, 2026
Russia is reporting that it has shot down hundreds of Ukrainian drones in a massive overnight attack across its regions and Crimea
March 25, 2026
ODU students, ROTC cadets paint campus rock in Lt. Col. Brandon Shah's memory
March 25, 2026
Democrat Emily Gregory has won a special election for a Florida state House seat, flipping a district that is home to President Donald Trump’s estate, Mar-a-Lago
March 25, 2026
A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans believe recent military action against Iran has gone too far and many are worried about affording gasoline
March 25, 2026
Jury finds Harry Wait guilty of 3 counts in election fraud case
March 25, 2026
Russia fires more than 1,000 drones against Ukraine as spring offensive ramps up on battlefield
March 24, 2026
Democrat Emily Gregory will flip deep-red Florida House district that includes Mar-a-Lago, CNN projects. Erin Burnett talked with Gregory moments before the CNN projection.
March 24, 2026
A victory ‘for decades’? Netanyahu’s promise after June strikes proved hollow, but Israelis still support Iran war
March 25, 2026
Federal prosecutors to get classified House documents in Brennan probe as decision on charges against former CIA chief nears
March 25, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to France this week to try to sell America’s skeptical Group of Seven allies on the Iran war that has sent global fuel prices soaring
March 24, 2026
Denmark’s election Tuesday ended in an inconclusive result that left the prime minister’s future unclear, after a campaign that focused on bread-and-butter issues rather than her handling of the crisis over U.S. President Donald Trump’s ambitions toward Greenland
March 24, 2026
The Trump administration has offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran
March 24, 2026
The Trump administration offered a 15-point ceasefire plan to Iran, according to a person briefed on the contours of the plan but who was not authorized to speak publicly about it, even as it’s sending more troops to the Middle East
March 24, 2026
The U.S. military is preparing to deploy at least 1,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East in the coming days
March 25, 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has questioned the use of secondhand planes by his nation’s armed forces
March 24, 2026
Minnesota officials sued the Trump administration on Tuesday for access to evidence they say they need to independently probe three shootings by federal officers, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti
March 24, 2026
Top Senate Republicans push plan to end DHS shutdown, but obstacles remain
March 24, 2026
Trump casts a mail-in ballot in Florida special election as he tries to sharply limit absentee voting
March 24, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has testified for nearly three hours over his interactions with former Florida congressman David Rivera
March 24, 2026
News that Iran had fired ballistic missiles at a US military base in the Indian Ocean was startling, but how much of a threat does the development represent?
March 25, 2026
The University of Southern California has canceled a gubernatorial debate scheduled for Tuesday after candidates of color were excluded and accused the university of discrimination
March 25, 2026
What we know on Day 25 of the US and Israel’s war with Iran
March 24, 2026
North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger has conceded the March 3 Republican primary for his legislative seat to Sam Page
March 25, 2026
A Missouri court has upheld a mid-decade redistricting plan that gives Republicans a chance to win an additional congressional seat in this year’s midterm elections
March 25, 2026
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro will continue to serve his 27-year sentence for a coup attempt at home instead of in prison due to failing health
March 25, 2026
Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry has declared Iran’s ambassador to Beirut persona non grata, ordering him to leave the country by the end of the week
March 25, 2026
U.S. senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including Transportation Security Administration airport workers who are going without pay
March 24, 2026
The jump in gas prices stemming from the war in Iran has had another impact that may also affect many Americans’ finances: Higher interest rates
March 25, 2026
The Trump administration’s $1 billion payout to a French energy company to walk away from U.S. offshore wind development is a novel tactic against the industry that supporters see as creative, but opponents see as foolish and extreme
March 25, 2026
A U.N. Security Council resolution calling for countries to use “all necessary means” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open is facing some opposition for raising the possibility of U.N.-backed military action against Iran
March 25, 2026
Fact check: The lies Trump is using to sell his latest attack on mail-in voting
March 25, 2026
Oklahoma’s governor has appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill a newly vacant U.S. Senate seat through the end of the year
March 24, 2026
Foreign forces are headed to fight Haiti’s gangs. But haven’t we been here before?
March 25, 2026
Change is ‘long overdue’ at Homeland Security. Can Markwayne Mullin bring it?
March 24, 2026
Supreme Court debates what ‘arrives in’ the US means as it scrutinizes former asylum seeker policy
March 24, 2026
Speculation is mounting about who, if anyone, might replace Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for change in Cuba’s leadership
March 25, 2026
The Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a new Justice Department division focused on prosecuting fraud over critics’ concerns of potential political pressure to target White House opponents
March 25, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies at trial of former Florida congressman
March 24, 2026
Artist who marched with Cesar Chavez talks removing Chavez artwork after allegations
March 25, 2026
The group Everytown for Gun Safety used court records to trace more than 250 guns bought at nearly two dozen Academy Sports + Outdoors chain stores that had been trafficked over three years in a handful of federal straw purchasing prosecutions
March 25, 2026
Newsom says he regrets earlier comments likening Israel to an ‘apartheid state’
March 25, 2026
Trump says US talking with ‘respected’ figure in Iran. It may be a war veteran with a record of suppressing dissent
March 24, 2026
Journalists and civilians have been held in shipping containers under brutal conditions by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, according to the Reporters Without Borders (RSF) group
March 24, 2026
A new explosion — in Texas, this time — could be sending your gas prices higher
March 24, 2026
Woman wrongfully jailed for days after deputy mistakes her for fugitive
March 24, 2026
Beginning Jan. 1, 2027, Philadelphia will require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to workers suffering from symptoms of hormonal cycles and changes.
March 24, 2026
The national intelligence community has seemingly been sidelined from Trump’s Iran war decisions – a far cry from previous administrations, writes a former National Security Council member.
March 24, 2026
Both President Trump and Vice President Vance pronounce Iran as ‘Ih-RAN,’ not ‘Ih-RON.’ A linguist says that how the country’s name is pronounced may be a political choice.
March 24, 2026
Cambodia says fighting with Thailand has left the Preah Vihear temple badly damaged and too dangerous for visitors
March 24, 2026
How Matt Floca went from being ‘in charge of HVAC and toilets’ to leading the Kennedy Center
March 24, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has pledged to irreversibly cement his country’s status as a nuclear power while maintaining a hard-line stance toward South Korea, which he called the “most hostile” state
March 24, 2026
The head of Colombia’s armed forces says the death toll from a military plane crash has reached 66
March 23, 2026
After losing in court, the Pentagon moves to restrict press access again
March 24, 2026
President Donald Trump started the fourth week of his war against Iran by offering the world some guarded optimism that the U.S. could soon be winding down its military operations
March 24, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is talking with an Iranian leader and claims the Islamic Republic is eager for a deal to end the war
March 23, 2026
President Donald Trump has paused military pressure on Iran by extending his deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and delaying strikes on Iranian power plants for another five days
March 23, 2026
The U.S. Defense Department says it will issue new press credentials but remove media offices from the Pentagon
March 24, 2026
How Trump suddenly embraced the idea of talking with Iran
March 24, 2026
Markwayne Mullin confirmed to lead a DHS in turmoil
March 24, 2026
Camp Mystic official says he didn't see flood warnings issued the day before storm hit
Ex-Army contractor, accused of leaking classified information, to be released to home detention
Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home opposed AI, court documents say
Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope
'It's been tough': Farmers concerned about low snowpack
Woman sues Uber after alleged violent, terrifying ride with her children
The Thunder top NBA playoff odds, the Spurs own the season series and the Celtics hover close
Ty Gibbs is having fun as a new NASCAR Cup winner while trying to maintain his low profile