A nearly 100-year-old federal ban on mailing handguns through the U.S. Postal Service is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, according to an opinion released Thursday by the Department of Justice (DOJ). The 15-page opinion concluded that a 1927 law, which made it illegal to use the Postal Service to mail concealable firearms, such as pistols...
An ally and former adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin and former President Boris Yeltsin said the country could use nuclear weapons against Europe should Russia ever be on the verge of defeat in its ongoing war with Ukraine. “What is defeat of Russia? If Russia comes ever close to a defeat, that would mean...
The Senate on Thursday passed a package of three spending bills, hitting the halfway mark in its push to fund the government for fiscal 2026 ahead of the end-of-month deadline. Senators green-lighted the second three-bill minibus, 82-15. The package included measures to fund the Commerce, Justice, Energy and Interior departments through the end of September. ...
Democrats in multiple states have pushed legislation attempting to rein in federal immigration enforcement after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis last week. Good's death sparked protests nationwide against the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which have featured the deployment of ICE and Customs and Border Protection personnel to Democratic-run...
US needs 50-100 more gigawatts of coal power to compete with China in AI race, energy secretary Chris Wright says as coal council returns after 4-year hiatus.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump, comparing the gesture to Lafayette's gift to Bolívar.
A man arrested during the Minneapolis riots allegedly assaulted a federal agent while armed with weapons, DHS says. The incident follows an ICE shooting that sparked unrest.
President Donald Trump unveils "Great Healthcare Plan" urging Congress to pass provisions aimed at lowering healthcare costs and providing greater price transparency.
President Donald Trump's Greenland proposal faces American opposition and strains NATO relations as European troops deploy amid the $700 billion acquisition plan.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls for peace amid ICE protests after a Venezuelan immigrant allegedly attacked a federal agent with a shovel during operations.
Rep. Carlos Giménez introduced a congressional resolution praising Trump for the Venezuela operation that led to Nicolás Maduro's being locked up in a Brooklyn prison.
