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President Donald Trump has intensified U.S. military activity around Venezuela in recent months, from counter-narcotics operations to a broader campaign of coercive pressure against dictator Nicolás Maduro’s government. Since early September, U.S. forces have conducted strikes on roughly 20 alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s most […]

Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) was nearly elected to be the country’s next vice president. Lost in that is that his state has become the fraud capital of the United States. Minnesota’s Department of Health and Human Services is moving to scrap the “Housing Stabilization Services” program, which is funded by Medicaid and the state’s taxpayers, due to widespread […]

Scott Jennings has a gift. Actually, he has many. But none is more apparent to the general public than the one he displays in his role as CNN‘s senior political commentator. There, he unfailingly articulates President Donald Trump‘s appeal to an audience that is prone to believe there is none. This ability comes from a […]

“I remember every single name and every single place of every single son and daughter I’ve found,” Juan Heredia said.

With the rise of AI, scammers are using the images of stars and influencers to trick fans.

A quartet of bipartisan House members on Friday unveiled legislation to extend ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies for two years along with some changes to try to assuage conservatives’ concerns about fraud.  The bill from Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), and Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) comprises the principles they previously publicly unveiled.   The bill is aimed at breaking through the...

“It’s time to bring back civility and manners when we travel," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

A man who deputies say broke into a home, attacked a homeowner and killed a dog has been charged with three felonies.

Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) announced Friday he is not planning to launch a bid for Ohio governor, leaving an opening for former state health director Dr. Amy Acton to become the Democratic nominee. “After careful consideration, much prayer and reflection, and after long conversations with my family, my closest friends and advisors, I’ve made...