The State Department said Wednesday it has opened an investigation into Harvard University's eligibility to host foreign exchange visitors, marking a new front in the Trump administration's war with the country's oldest college.

The Justice Department on Wednesday said Alina Habba is still interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey after the district's majority Democratic-appointed judges tried to boot her this week.

Go deep enough into the trails at some of America's national parks and you'll notice the other patrons there with you are, as often as not, speaking a foreign language.

U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a moderate Republican representing a suburban New York swing district, said Wednesday he won't run for governor next year.

President Donald Trump’s election has forced some higher education institutions, such as Columbia University, to grow a spine. Columbia announced that it is disciplining an undisclosed number of students who took part in pro-Palestinian “protests” last year. One of those two “protests” was when a mob of students broke into an administrative building, barricaded themselves […]

Critical op-eds by Daniel Drezner and a number of others underline how Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby is unpopular with some United States allies and congressional Republicans. Allies are frustrated by Colby’s brusque emphasis on the need for their significantly increased defense spending. Republican detractors such as Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) say Colby […]

For a generation, Americans have had a historically large number of ex-presidents around, a possible source of counsel from one of only 45 people who have exercised the broad powers conferred by Article II of the Constitution. You might expect former presidents to supply elements of personal comity and institutional norms to current politics, and […]

A search is on for dozens of beloved peacocks that have mysteriously disappeared.

Women in select U.S. cities will soon be able to express a preference for female Uber drivers and riders in the popular ride-sharing service, the company announced Wednesday. Uber said pilot programs will roll out in the next few weeks in Los Angeles, Detroit and San Francisco. The company previously launched the system abroad, where...

Thousands of people have signed a petition blasting CBS' decision to cancel 'The Late Show' with Stephen Colbert, a move that is earning the broadcaster and its parent company criticism and accusations of bending to political pressure from President Trump. "CBS's decision to cancel Stephen Colbert's show looks blatantly political," the petition published online reads....