GOP Rep. Don Bacon (Neb.) is offering stark criticism of newly issued Pentagon press rules under Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth, calling them “so dumb I have a hard time believing it is true.” Under the new rules, reporters can be punished for reporting on non-classified information that hasn’t been authorized for release by the Pentagon....

President Trump demands Afghanistan return Bagram Airbase to the U.S. and warns of "bad things" happening, while his administration works to negotiate with the Taliban.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bill banning law enforcement from wearing face coverings during official duties, making violations a misdemeanor crime.

Two top Democrats -- Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries -- wrote a letter to President Trump urging a meeting to discuss the possibility of a government shutdown on Sept. 30.

An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app's video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations, the White House said Saturday.

Lawyers for an Oregon firefighter who was taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents while fighting a Washington state wildfire filed a petition in federal court Friday asking a judge to order his release from an immigration detention facility.

Brazil's health minister said on Friday he will not attend the United Nations' General Assembly in New York next week because the United States government gave him "an unacceptable visa" with mobility restrictions within the country.

The Indian government expressed concern Saturday about President Trump's latest push to upend American immigration policy, dramatically raising the fee for visas that bring tech workers from India and other countries to the United States.

As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to what they call "your decision" to shutter government offices if no action is taken by the end-of-the month deadline.

The Trump administration is aiming to use any levers of power it has to respond to Charlie Kirk’s killing, in part to send a message to political opponents. ABC taking comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air for his comments on Kirk this week is just one major highlight of the administration’s enormous pressure on ideological...