As Democratic officials refused the federal government’s offer to help fight off crime, republican states and officials welcomed it, which created a contrast between the two parties’ tolerance for violent crime.  “The President’s constitutional authority to secure our borders is clear. I stand with him now as he works to reverse the disastrous open-border policies […]

PITTSBURGH — The local FBI field office in Pittsburgh has identified Penn Hills resident Donald Henson as the suspect who rammed into the gate of the compound at 2:40 a.m. on Wednesday, accelerating right before the crash. Bradford Arick, the spokesman for the field office, told the New York Times that the suspect draped an […]

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus pieces here. It was a typical early December morning in New York City […]

A veteran pleaded not guilty on Wednesday after setting fire to an American flag in a federal park outside the White House last month to protest President Trump’s executive order cracking down on flag burning. Jan Carey, 54, was arraigned on two federal misdemeanor charges, at his first court appearance on Wednesday: igniting a fire...

Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith said Tuesday he has “no problem” with President Trump sending the National Guard to Chicago. “In the city of Chicago, I don't give a damn what they say, I have no problem with sending in the National Guard. They were a problem before [former President] Obama got into office, when...

Just 35 percent of respondents to a Walton Family Foundation-Gallup poll released Tuesday are satisfied with the state of K-12 education in the United States. That marks the lowest satisfaction level since Gallup began conducting the poll in 1999. The poll, conducted over the phone from Aug. 1 to Aug. 20, found that 7 percent...

All Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday asked the panel’s chairman to hold a public hearing “at the earliest opportunity” with Pentagon officials to address the Trump administration’s increasing deployments of military service members to American cities. In a letter to Chairman Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), the 13 Democratic senators say they’re concerned with the...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is slated to deliver remarks Wednesday afternoon after the nation's central bank cut interest rates for the first time this year, following months of pressure from President Trump. The decision comes as the Fed attempts to ease pressure on the weakening U.S. job market. The move, floated by Powell last...

Senate Republicans cleared a key hurdle on Wednesday toward confirming four dozen of President Trump's lower-level nominees, teeing up a final vote after they changed the chamber's rules last week.  The Senate last week invoked the so-called nuclear option to allow the chamber to confirm large numbers of nominees in a single bloc and on...

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) warned of the risk of Hepatitis B infection in infants on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel during which changes to the current immunization schedule for the virus are expected to be discussed and voted on. Cassidy, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor,...