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Democrats eye narrow path to capture Senate majority, but one wrong move could sink them

Senate Democrats eye path to majority in 2026 midterm elections as DSCC chair Gillibrand predicts 'blue wave' despite GOP's current 53-47 advantage.

Kristi Noem faces impeachment effort in House as 70 Dems push obstruction of Congress charge

Impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem were introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly, following deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

Justice Jackson presses Idaho lawyer on treating ‘transgender women different than cis women’

Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on transgender athlete bans, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson questioning whether laws classify based on transgender status.

Senate GOP moves to block Dems’ war powers push, preserve Trump’s authority in rare move

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., says Republicans may use point of order to table Venezuela war powers resolution after Trump administration's Operation Absolute Resolve success.

U.S. Experienced Negative Net Migration in 2025 for the First Time in 50 Years

The U.S. had net migration of -10,000 to -295,000, a new analysis from the...

Trump signs executive order to safeguard Venezuelan oil revenue

President Trump signed an executive order to protect Venezuelan oil revenue from being used in judicial proceedings, a week after U.S. forces initiated a covert operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The executive order, signed Friday and made public on Saturday, declared a national emergency to ensure Venezuelan oil revenue held in U.S. Treasury...

How to treat ‘extra’ paydays, tax refunds and possible tariff dividend checks in 2026: Experts

Saving money is one of America's top new year's resolutions for 2026, so if financial fitness is your goal, it might be a good time to plan for any upcoming windfalls.

Trump urges Cuba to cut deal with US

President Trump on Saturday suggested that Cuba should cut a deal with the U.S. after last weekend's military actions in Venezuela. "THERE WILL BE NO MORE OIL OR MONEY GOING TO CUBA - ZERO!" Trump wrote Saturday morning on the social media platform Truth Social. "I strongly suggest they make a deal, BEFORE IT IS...

Iran warns US it will target military bases as Trump threatens intervention amid nationwide protests

Iran’s parliament speaker threatened to retaliate against the U.S. if President Trump followed through on his warnings to intervene as Tehran continues its crackdown on protesters. During a parliament session broadcast live on Iranian state television, speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf gave a speech applauding the military force’s crackdown, cautioning that U.S. military and Israel are...

How is ‘merit’ defined in college admissions? You might be surprised.

Difficult to define, merit is in the eye of the beholder. 

How artificial intelligence is reshaping the future of war

The Department of War has announced a new AI platform it is developing in partnership with Google.

US citizens in Venezuela advised to leave ‘immediately,’ beware of militias

Venezuela has a Level 4 travel advisory, meaning, “Do Not Travel” there, because of “severe risks to Americans."

Trump’s return chills embattled LGBTQ book industry: ‘They’re stepping back’

President Trump’s return to office has fueled the grassroots forces that have driven a spike in LGBTQ book bans in recent years, creating a notable chill in the market for queer stories, according to authors and others in the publishing industry. The effect has been most keenly felt within children’s book publishing, where editors and...

Hegseth’s fight against Kelly moves into untested legal waters

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is forgoing a promised court-martialing and taking a behind-closed-doors track to attempt to punish Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.). The administrative move — which seeks to reduce Kelly’s retirement rank and military pension — is the latest in the bitter back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the retired Navy captain after he...

Minnesota finds itself in an unwelcome, divisive political spotlight

Minnesota has found itself at the epicenter of the political world, reeling from tensions sparked by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fatally shooting a woman — an incident that renewed fierce debate over immigration, law enforcement and federal overreach.  At the same time, the state’s headlines were also dominated by a political bombshell:...

Bessent: Covering tariff refunds wouldn’t be a ‘problem’ for Treasury

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said it's no "problem" for the U.S. to pay off tariff refunds if the Supreme Court rules against President Trump's tariffs. "It won't be a problem if we have to do it, but I can tell you that if it happens — which I don't think it's going to...

Thousands of protesters rally against ICE in Minneapolis, other cities after shooting

Thousands of protesters rallied across the country on Saturday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after an officer shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Minneapolis saw tens of thousands of people march the city streets, Time reported. Protests and vigils have been ongoing since Wednesday night. Minneapolis police said 30 people...

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist and founding member, dies at 78

"Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music."

Trump says he hopes released Venezuelan prisoners ‘remember how lucky they got’

President Trump on Saturday said he hopes political prisoners released in Venezuela "remember how lucky they got" in the week after U.S. strikes ousted President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to the U.S. to face charges. "Venezuela has started the process, in a BIG WAY, of releasing their political prisoners," Trump wrote on Truth Social....

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