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Trump defends Hegseth over reports of a second strike on alleged drug boat

President Trump on Sunday downplayed reports that his defense secretary ordered military members to strike a suspected drug boat a second time after an initial strike failed to kill two crewmen.

Feds clam up a year after New Jersey drone sightings

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird. It's a plane. It's -- well, it's been a year since the drone sightings over New Jersey and we still don't quite know what it was all about.

Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats

Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed as part of a Sept. 2 attack.

Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive convicted of defrauding investors

President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors - the latest in a series of clemency actions Trump has taken in white-collar criminal cases.

Trump fires back at Walz over MRI comments: ‘If they want to release it, it’s okay’

President Trump on Sunday took a swing at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) over comments the governor made in which he pressed the president to “release the MRI results.” “Governor Walz asked you to release the MRI records,” a reporter on Air Force One noted to Trump. “Governor Walz? You mean, the incompetent governor? So,...

Karl Rove on midterms: Republicans need health care agenda or they’ll be ‘in deep trouble’

GOP strategist Karl Rove said Republicans need to have a health care agenda ahead of the midterm elections or they’ll be in “deep trouble” with their voters. In an interview Saturday on Fox News’s “Journal Editorial Report,” Rove said Republicans need to have a health care plan to share with voters next year, along with...

Bacon says he doesn’t see ‘moral clarity’ from White House on Russia-Ukraine war

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said on Sunday he thinks the White House lacks “moral clarity” on the issue of Ukraine and called on the administration to be a more forceful advocate of the democratic nation amid ongoing peace talks to end the war with Russia. “I would like to see the president be a stronger...

Lawmakers raise alarms about possible war crimes after second boat strike report

Several lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for answers after multiple outlets reported Friday that the U.S. conducted a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in September. CNN and The Washington Post reported that on Sept. 2, the U.S. struck a vessel it accused of trafficking drugs off the coast of Venezuela a second...

Trump gave Maduro ultimatum to flee Venezuela as land operations loom: report

President Trump delivered an ultimatum to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, demanding immediate resignation and safe passage for his family or face consequences.

Trump says ‘don’t read anything into it’ when asked about declaring Venezuela’s airspace closed

Trump closes Venezuela's airspace, warns of criminals entering U.S. but tells reporters "don't read anything into it" when asked about potential strikes.

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff heads to Moscow as Ukraine peace talks gain momentum

Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, will travel to Moscow on Monday as Ukraine-Russia peace talks show signs of progress.

Trump does not plan to send troops into Venezuela, Sen. Markwayne Mullin says

Sen. Markwayne Mullin said Sunday that President Trump does not plan to attack Venezuela.

Hassett touts market response to report that he’s the frontrunner to replace Powell at the Fed

National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday touted the market response to a Bloomberg report last week suggesting Hassett is broadly considered the frontrunner among candidates to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The president’s top economic adviser, in an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” called the Bloomberg report a “rumor”...

Booker marries Alexis Lewis in separate New Jersey, D.C. ceremonies

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) married his fiancée, Alexis Lewis, in two separate ceremonies in his home state and Washington, D.C., the senator said Sunday. “Overflowing with gratitude. We said ‘I do’ in two places that shaped us—Cory’s beloved Newark and Alexis’s hometown of Washington, D.C.—first at the courthouse, then with our families. Hearts full and...

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