Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas had some testy exchanges with former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson over how involved the U.S should be in Israel's targeted attacks against Iran.

California's two U.S. senators demanded on Wednesday that the Trump administration stop using personal data of millions of Medicaid enrollees - including their immigration status - as part of its sweeping deportation campaign.

The Federal Reserve kept benchmark interest rates steady on Wednesday, defying President Trump's call for a large cut to juice the economy.

Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Galveston, Texas.

California's two U.S. senators demanded on Wednesday that the Trump administration stop using personal data of millions of Medicaid enrollees - including their immigration status - as part of its sweeping deportation campaign.

President Trump saluted Wednesday as workers raised an enormous U.S. flag on one of two 100-foot flagpoles he had installed on the White House grounds as a personal gift to the nation.

President Trump said the next several days will be crucial to his decision on whether he orders the U.S. military to join in the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel over Iran's nuclear program.

The main trust funds for Social Security and Medicare will both run out of money in 2033 and the government at that point will have to slash benefit payments, the programs' trustees said Wednesday in the latest warning on the country's largest social welfare safety net.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that Iran made a mistake when it failed to negotiate a new nuclear deal with President Trump, and U.S. forces are prepared to join Israel's military attack if needed.

President Trump maintains that the Iranians want to negotiate amid the conflict with Israel over their nuclear program, but says they have a lot of "trouble."