A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Texas' capital of Austin, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley (R) on Saturday pressed President Trump for an embargo on diesel exports amid high prices for the fuel. “why doesn’t Pres Trump put an embargo on diesel exports like presidents in the 70s put embargoes on ag[riculture] products bc [because] food prices were inflated,” Grassley wrote on social media Saturday night....
With the House out of session for the final two weeks of September, the legislative spotlight is squarely on the Senate, where lawmakers face a packed stretch of work on several of the GOP’s remaining priorities. On top of their agenda is legislation that would create national rules for compensating college athletes, limiting transfers and...
Apocalyptic warnings about the danger of uncontrolled artificial intelligence are adding new urgency to talks between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set for next week. Trump has dismissed AI’s existential threats as a “hoax” — a view that analysts say aligns with China’s general perspective. Intense competition for primacy and mutual distrust have...
President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are meeting in New York City this week, the Ukrainian leader said Sunday. “I just spoke with President Trump @POTUS. An important conversation, and we got through a lot. We agreed to meet in New York, and this meeting could change a lot. There is diplomatic momentum,” Zelensky...
Scott Tranter, Decision Desk HQ's (DDHQ) director of data science, on Sunday said that "time is running out" for Republican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers to close the gap between him and Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed. DDHQ's forecast shows El-Sayed with a 67 percent probability of winning in November, with Rogers holding a 33 percent...
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Sunday called Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodríguez a "necessary evil" until the Latin American country can have free and fair elections. Salazar defended President Trump's decision to meet with Rodríguez in New York City, while Trump is present for the annual United Nations General Assembly. She told CBS News's...
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Trump's handling of the Iran war and said the president "had to act" — suggesting that otherwise the outcome could have been dire. "The whole thing started because the Iranians told us we don't have to talk to you anymore, because we're two weeks from...
President Trump and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) are set to meet Monday at Gracie Mansion, the mayor's house in the Big Apple, a White House official and the mayor’s press office said Sunday. In an emailed statement, Mamdani’s press office said that “the meeting will focus on issues affecting New York City...
Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Sunday said President Trump "has his own style" in handling reporters who cover him, defending his move to ban CNN, Politico and MS NOW's reporters from the White House. "I think that he has his own style and that he will determine who he wants to talk to, but...
Ed Sheeran’s opening number at his Saturday night show in Philadelphia was a reminder that even our most gifted songwriters are often intellectual and...
