The White House said it can't shuffle money around to pay TSA workers, who are set to go without pay after receiving a partial paycheck this week as the government shutdown drags on.
Rep. Thomas Massie joined Democrats opposing President Donald Trump's Iran strikes, citing lack of congressional approval for military action against Iranian targets.
As U.S. and Israeli strikes target Iran's top leaders, the question of succession looms large with no clear heir apparent to lead the Islamic Republic.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday defended heckling President Trump during his record-long State of the Union address, calling the action "unavoidable." "The president talked about protecting Americans, and I just had to remind him that his administration was responsible for killing two of my constituents," Omar told CNN's Wolf Blitzer, referencing the deaths of...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday slammed President Trump’s State of the Union address as a speech “riddled with dirty rotten lies.” “The president's speech was riddled with dirty, rotten lies, including his unwillingness to confront the affordability crisis that Donald Trump has made worse throughout his entire time in office,” Jeffries said...
The federal judiciary on Tuesday requested to take control of courthouses for maintenance and management purposes, citing more than a decade of unresolved grievances at justice buildings across the country. Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr., director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, wrote in separate letters to Vice President Vance and bipartisan congressional...
The witness of a disputed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shooting in Texas last year died in a car crash in San Antonio on Saturday, according to multiple news reports. A lawyer for Ruben Ray Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was fatally shot in 2025, told The Associated Press that Joshua Orta died in a...
The U.S. is winding down its health assistance to Zimbabwe after negotiations over a $367 million funding agreement broke down, the U.S. Embassy in Harare announced Tuesday. Zimbabwe pulled out of the talks over concerns about data sharing, sovereignty and the U.S.’s withdrawal from global health initiatives such as the World Health Organization, government spokesperson...
Dani Bensky, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein, criticized FBI Director Kash Patel Tuesday for attending the Winter Olympics in Italy instead of investigating those connected to the late convicted sex offender. “Why are there no investigations, when there are plenty of people in these files to investigate Have we read them? Why is the FBI...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she has yet to decide whether to run again for president in 2028. “I haven’t decided,” Harris told podcaster and author Sharon McMahon, before adding, “I might.” The former White House candidate sparked rumors that she was seeking another presidential bid after she revived her KamalaHQ social media accounts...
Anthropic is narrowing its AI safety policy pledge, removing the company’s previous commitment to halt the development of its AI models if they outpace its safety procedures. The AI firm unveiled an updated version of its Responsible Scaling Policy on Tuesday, explaining in a blog post that the AI industry has not reached a consensus...
President Trump delivered a record-setting State of the Union address Tuesday night, when he zeroed in on his signature economic and foreign policies, while laying criticism on the Supreme Court and Democrats. Four justices listened but did not react. The president touted his successes, while branding Democrats "crazy." They pushed back on his claims, protesting...
