The State Department has paused visas for Afghan nationals after two National Guard members from West Virginia were shot close to the White House. “The Department of State has IMMEDIATELY paused visa issuance for individuals traveling on Afghan passports. The Department is taking all necessary steps to protect U.S. national security and public safety,” the...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday defended the U.S. military's recent strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in response to a recent report from The Washington Post. “As usual, the fake news is delivering more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting to discredit our incredible warriors fighting to protect the homeland,” Hegseth said Friday evening in a...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) - Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) says that U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom was a “peacekeeper” who showed courage and honor as she served the nation. Beckstrom, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, died Thursday at the age of 20. She was one of two guard members ambushed in what...
A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days is running into the reality of Republican divisions on the issue - a familiar struggle for a party that has been trying to scrap or overhaul the Affordable Care Act for the past 15 years.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, is the clear head of the Democratic Party.
A federal judge in Miami set a $60,000 bond Tuesday for U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who made her first appearance in court on charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal disaster funds meant to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday she will not seek reelection next year, ending a decade-long run in office and opening the door for another hopeful to become the District's most powerful elected leader.
The DHS accuses House Democrats of meeting with a criminal illegal immigrant at an ICE facility, sparking heated debate over immigration enforcement priorities.
NYC officials, including Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the comptroller and borough presidents could see significant salary increases unde legislation proposed by City Council.
The Department of War announced that Secretary Pete Hegseth needs an update into an inquiry on Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., by Dec. 10, after his participation in the 'Don't Give Up the Ship' video.
Reparations activist Darrick Hamilton, who argues the U.S. economy is racist, joins NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team to help shape economic and workforce development plans.
The Pentagon is reportedly considering ending more than a century of military support for Scouting America, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America.
President Trump said he's directed Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Army Secretary Dan Driscoll to meet with Russia and Ukraine, respectively, as he touts "tremendous progress" on ending the war
A federal judge in Colorado ruled Tuesday that ICE has been too aggressive in arresting illegal immigrants without warrants, saying agents had stretched an exception covering immigrants likely to flee beyond the breaking point when they arrested longtime illegal immigrants who weren't going to run.
