The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., worked with U.S. entities, including the CIA, as a member of a partner force in Afghanistan.
The man suspected of gunning down two National Guard soldiers near the White House on Wednesday was an immigrant from Afghanistan who came to the U.S. during President Biden's 2021 airlift, President Trump said.
Two brothers in Virginia have been arrested after an off-duty police officer overheard the men allegedly discussing plans to kill immigration officers, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday.
Newly released transcripts of private interviews with a senior U.S. Border Patrol official and other authorities leading the immigration crackdown in the Chicago area reveal tense exchanges as leaders dodged questions about high-profile uses of force.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is giving remarks Wednesday afternoon after the nation’s central bank cut interest rates for the second time this year. The committee responsible for setting borrowing costs cut the baseline interest rate to a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent, a reduction of 0.25 percentage points. Powell faced months of pressure from President Trump to lower...
Lebanon today stands at a turning point in its history. After years of economic collapse, political paralysis and the corrosive dominance of the Iranian-backed party and armed paramilitary group Hezbollah, the country faces a stark choice: Seize the chance to reclaim its sovereignty and democratic promise or remain hostage to Hezbollah’s weapons and Iran’s influence. ...
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is warning that air traffic will be made less safe by the government shutdown, which forced air traffic controllers on Tuesday to miss their first paychecks. “America’s air traffic controllers are now having to focus on how they put gas in the car, how do they take care of...
A group of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) wrote a letter to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles Tuesday demanding a “complete accounting of all donations to the White House ballroom construction project” and information about any conditions underlying those contributions. “We write to express serious concerns regarding President Trump’s financing...
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) said he will not move forward with a mid-cycle redistricting push in his state, warning colleagues that the risk would be “catastrophic.” In a “Dear Colleagues” letter dated Tuesday, the Democratic leader outlined the reasons he is bucking many of his fellow Democrats who have pushed him to pursue...
South Korean President wooed President Trump on Wednesday, gifting him a replica of an historic golden crown and a coveted medal, while the nations searched for an agreement on trade in the latest stop on Trump's Asia swing this week. Trump attended the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Gyeongju, South Korea. He said Seoul...
A Toyota executive pushed back on President Trump’s recent claim that the company pledged to invest $10 billion into U.S. auto plants but stressed the automaker's commitment to continued investment. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo, Toyota executive Hiroyuki Ueda said he thinks the $10 billion Trump mentioned...
The 2020 election subversion cases are on life support — but they’re not dead yet. In recent months, several blows have been dealt to the remaining prosecutions against President Trump’s allies and the so-called “fake electors” who signed documents falsely claiming he won their state’s presidential race that year. Now, the Democratic state attorneys general who brought the charges are barreling toward deadlines to make critical decisions about the future of the cases. Their choices are to be made in an...
The highly anticipated Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana v. Callais will impact the Voting Rights Act, which led to the creation of majority-minority districts in nearly every state. Without such districts, gerrymandering of congressional maps can be taken up to an unprecedented level, effectively making House elections meaningless — perhaps even unnecessary.
South Korea gifted President Trump a golden crown and a coveted medal in a show of flattery during Trump’s visit to the country on Wednesday. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung presented his U.S. counterpart with the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, South Korea’s highest honor, as well as a replica of a historic gold crown....
