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Rep. Pressley leads House Dems backing special counsel’s fight with Trump

Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley is leading House Democrats in a letter supporting the U.S. special counsel engaged in a battle with President Trump over his firings.

Zelenskyy arrives at White House to finalize minerals deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the White House on Friday for talks with President Trump on finalizing an agreement for the U.S. to develop minerals and rare earths in the country as reimbursement for America's military aid.

U.S. extradites 29 cartel leaders from Mexico

President Trump took a victory lap after the Justice Department secured the extradition of 29 major crime figures from Mexico, including the man accused of killing a DEA agent.

Zelensky’s arrogance crashes into Trump’s ignorance in Oval Office

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance engaged in a stunning argument with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Friday. The meeting underlined the personality clash afflicting Trump’s relationship with his Ukrainian counterpart. Where Zelensky is arrogant and incapable of offering charismatic gratitude, Trump is ignorant of Ukrainian concerns and Russia’s […]

Republican lawmaker on Trump-Zelensky meeting: ‘A bad day for America’s foreign policy’

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) characterized Friday’s contentious meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “bad day” for U.S. foreign policy. "A bad day for America’s foreign policy. Ukraine wants independence, free markets and rule of law. It wants to be part of the West. Russia hates us and our Western values....

Senate Democrats: Detaining migrants at Guantanamo Bay a threat to civil rights, military readiness

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) led a group of Democratic senators in writing a letter Friday to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth against the mass detention of migrants at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, saying it poses a threat to civil rights and military readiness. The lawmakers highlighted past reports of mistreatment of detainees in facilities operated by the...

Colorado Democrats call for independent investigation of NOAA firings

Colorado Sens. John Hickenlooper (D) and Michael Bennet (D), and Rep. Joe Neguse (D) called for an independent investigation Friday into this week’s mass firings at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In a letter to Roderick Anderson, the Commerce Department’s deputy inspector general (IG), the Colorado Democrats called for the IG’s office to...

Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, are back in the US: What to know

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who are charged with human trafficking in Romania, arrived Thursday in the U.S. after authorities lifted travel restrictions on the siblings, who have millions of online followers.

Russia says it is sending new US ambassador in latest sign of thaw

Russian officials appointed a new ambassador to the U.S. this week, announcing their intention to send Alexander Darchiev to Washington to help mend the troubled relationship between the two global leaders. Darchiev, tapped to serve as the director of the Foreign Ministry Department of North America, met with U.S. deputy assistant Secretary of State Sonata...

Ocasio-Cortez asks DOJ: Am I under investigation?

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wants to know if she’s in legal hot water. In a highly unusual letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Ocasio-Cortez noted that she’s been a target of repeated criticism from Tom Homan, President Trump’s "border czar," after she hosted a webinar designed to inform immigrants of their legal rights in potential confrontations...

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