President Trump declared the United States is now at war with drug cartels, deeming them as terrorist organizations and their smugglers as "unlawful combatants" as the White House seeks to explain why its military strikes on drug boats were legally justified.
President Trump said any firings of federal employees and cuts of lawmakers' pet projects as a result of the government shutdown will be the fault of the Democrats.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is in the hot seat as Republicans try to paint him as the face of the government shutdown and Democrats expect him to deliver something that can be sold as a victory.
The White House is telling some of the top colleges in the country to get in line with the administration's policy priorities in exchange for more access to federal money and other perks.
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries advocated Thursday that his party should not agree to end the government shutdown without securing a permanent extension of Obamacare subsidies that were expanded during the pandemic and are set to expire this year.
Comedian Theo Von said a “high government official” offered him security amid backlash he received for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) featuring him in a video it used to promote deportation efforts. Recounting online harassment he received over the video during Thursday’s episode of the "This Past Weekend" podcast, Von said he was growing...
New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo declined to say whether Israel was committing a genocide in the Gaza Strip, as a growing number of Democrats and some Republicans have condemned Israel’s actions amid the ongoing war against Hamas. “I believe it is obviously a horrific situation. We want peace. It's long overdue. To watch...