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Judge rules Trump administration failed to meet legal requirements for deploying troops to Portland

A federal judge in Oregon ruled Friday that President Trump's administration failed to meet the legal requirements for deploying the National Guard to Portland after the city and state sued in September to block the deployment.

Justice Jackson gives Trump short-term win on food stamp payments during shutdown

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson gave the Trump administration a short reprieve late Friday, putting on hold a lower court ruling that had ordered the government to pay full food stamp benefits, despite the government shutdown.

Trump says U.S. won’t attend G20 in South Africa, cites treatment of White farmers

President Trump said the U.S. will not have representation at the Group of 20 summit in South Africa this year, citing the country's treatment of White farmers.

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him block some food stamp payments

The Trump administration rushed to the Supreme Court Friday night asking the justices to put on hold lower court action that ordered the government to pay out full food stamp benefits amid the government shutdown.

Dog who comforted grieving Nashville students wins Humane Society award

The American Humane Society has honored a retired therapy dog with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department for offering support to students after The Covenant School shooting in 2023. Sgt. Bo won the American Humane Hero Dog Awards for embodying what the animal welfare organization "looks for in a hero dog: service, resiliency, and love," president...

Ukraine, US finalizing deal for 25 Patriot systems, Zelensky says

Ukraine and the U.S. are finalizing a deal for Kyiv to secure 25 Patriot air defense systems, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday, a push that would boost the military’s ability to defend against Russian aerial attacks. “The difficulty lies in the production queue — a line of countries that have signed relevant contracts....

Cheryl Hines says RFK Jr. suggested they fake separation during 2024 campaign

Cheryl Hines, the wife of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said her husband suggested they fake separating during his 2024 presidential campaign. "Some people were very upset that I was even married to Bobby,” Hines told Fox News in an interview published Monday. “They were vocally coming at me because...

Kevin O’Leary stars with Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’ — and says it ‘wasted millions’ on extras AI could replace

Kevin O’Leary is starring alongside Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow in the upcoming Christmas theatrical release "Marty Supreme." But he isn’t defending Hollywood’s spending habits. Instead, O’Leary says the film wasted millions of dollars by hiring human extras whom he believes should have been replaced with AI. “Almost every scene had as many as 150...

Will SNAP benefits be paid in November?

As the federal government shutdown endures for a third week, states have started to issue concerning warnings: Funding for food assistance is about to dry up.

Sports, culture and the art of diplomacy in uncertain times

Sporting and cultural exchanges provide moments of relief when diplomatic relationships are strained.

Shrapnel damaged vehicle during Marine Corps demonstration: California Highway Patrol

Metal shrapnel from an explosive artillery shell damaged a California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle during a Marine Corps live-fire training demonstration on Saturday near a major highway, the patrol said. The incident occurred along Interstate 5 near Camp Pendleton in San Diego County. Vice President Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were at the base...

The Democrats’ strategic dilemma: setting their own agenda

Quite simply, Democrats’ current strategy is not meeting voters where they are. 

Live updates: Australian PM to visit White House; Senate tries again on shutdown vote

President Trump on Monday will host Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House as the government shutdown stretches into Week 4. The duo is slated to discuss defense and rare earth minerals as the U.S. races to catch up with China's sector dominance. Later in the day, the Louisiana State University baseball team...

Climate change threatens national security — how are the generals responding? 

President Trump is ignoring a long series of warnings by the government’s top military and intelligence experts.

AWS: Most services restored after outage affecting much of internet

Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a major outage early Monday morning before most services were restored, the company said. AWS, which provides cloud-computing services to companies around the world, first reported “increased error rates and latencies for multiple AWS services in the US-EAST-1 Region,” in Northern Virginia at 3:11 a.m. EDT. . At 4:26 a.m....

Religious freedom can prevent the next caliphate and a new wave of terrorism

Religious freedom is not a luxury in Africa. It is the foundation for global peace and stability.

Trump says ceasefire ‘still in place’ after Israel and Hamas exchange fire

Trump's peace plan between Israel and Hamas is under strain, Prince Andrew has given up his royal title, and multiple jewels were stolen from the Louvre in a professional heist.

The Biden-Harris recriminations are not at all what I expected

I was right, but I was also wrong. Let me explain. A little more than a year ago, I argued that, in the event of a Trump victory, the post-election blame game among Democrats would make for some fantastic political entertainment. The part about the recriminations was correct — they are delicious. But the part about...

Democratic young guns come for old guard in post-Biden primaries

Young challengers are jumping into Democratic primaries against elder party stalwarts, putting age squarely on the ballot in the wake of former President Biden’s reelection bid coming to a disastrous end. The generational primary match-ups are quickly stacking up. In Maine, first-time candidate Graham Platner, 40, faces 77-year-old Gov. Janet Mills. Down south in Tennessee,...

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