ICE announces arrests of convicted illegal immigrants, including murderers and drug traffickers from Vietnam, Honduras, Cuba and Mexico, in recent enforcement operations.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called out the “hypocrisy" of Democrats advocating for states’ rights in Minnesota after he was lambasted for enforcing the border under the Biden administration.
Officials in Denmark and Greenland are requesting a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after President Trump renewed his focus on acquiring the Arctic island, days after ousting Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The White House on Tuesday reiterated Trump's call for the U.S. to take over the Danish territory for national security reasons and...
An explosion tore through a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs Dec. 26, killing and wounding worshippers in a neighborhood associated with the country’s Alawite Muslim community. Syrian authorities said an investigation was underway; a little-known terrorist group later claimed responsibility. Whatever the final attribution, the attack was a reminder of a basic reality in post-Assad...
A civilized society protects women and children from men who seek to harm them. Yet under the banner of progress, child rapists, serial sex-offenders, and wife-killers can now secure access to one of our most vulnerable populations — female prisoners — by uttering five magic words: “I identify as a woman.” This is not hyperbole....
A growing number of Senate Democrats say they should use every tool at their disposal to rein in President Trump’s efforts to seize control of Venezuela and perhaps expand his administration’s territorial ambitions to Cuba, Colombia or possibly Greenland. Many Democrats — and Republicans — were left exhausted by the 43-day government shutdown that ended...
Higher education advocates are hoping for a bigger fight from universities in 2026 after President Trump's first year in office focused on attacks against colleges through funding and federal investigations. Universities watched with fear as the Trump administration paused millions of dollars in research funding, demanded leadership and policy changes at multiple schools, attacked diversity, equity and...
Some Republicans are concerned they could be erasing their gains with young voters, a blue-leaning demographic that President Trump made significant inroads with in 2024. Recent polling has shown young voters overwhelmingly disapproving of Trump and the GOP amid increasing anxiety over the state of the economy, while young people played a big role in helping Democrats win in...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that he is taking President Trump’s threats about taking over Greenland “seriously.” “Everything the President says at this point we have to take seriously because he is uncommitted to the rule of law, uncommitted to the Constitution and uncommitted to doing anything that actually makes life better...
Democrat Mike Jones on Tuesday glided to victory in the special election for a Richmond-area seat in Virginia's state Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ. Jones defeated Republican John Thomas in the race to replace Ghazala Hashmi, who was elected as Virginia's lieutenant governor in November. Democrats were expected to carry the district, which former...
President Trump said late Tuesday that Venezuela is going to turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the U.S., an announcement that follows the recent operation in which U.S. military forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. “I am pleased to announce that the Interim Authorities in Venezuela will be turning over...
