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US President Donald Trump on Wednesday indicated that he approved of the decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) amid the fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran.
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday pulled his embattled nominee for the country's surgeon general, whose confirmation was stalled as lawmakers voiced concern including over her views on vaccines.
Senator Jack Reed says at hearing that defense secretary failed to give Trump accurate picture of war in Iran
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve, following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Iran’s participation in doubt following US/Israel attacks
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has spent months walking a tightrope in his dealings with U.S. President Donald Trump. Now he appears to have fallen off.
Well that was anticlimactic... On Thursday, the House of Representatives approved by voice vote a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, clearing the way to end the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history after 76 days.
The measure does not include new money for immigration and border enforcement, leaving the dispute that triggered the shutdown unresolved
The measure does not include new money for immigration and border enforcement, leaving the dispute that triggered the shutdown unresolved
No Kings? Trump wants more of them.
El secretario de Salud estadounidense Robert F. Kennedy Jr. en la Oficina Oval en la Casa Blanca en Washington el 23 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Mark Schiefelbein)
By attacking the basic settlement between scientists and the state, the US president has proved that experts can’t avoid these fights
Logotipo del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional durante una conferencia de prensa en Washington, 25 de febrero de 2015. (Foto AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, archivo)
Congress advances Homeland Security funding after Republicans used procedural tool to pass up to $75bn for ICE and border patrol
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security will finally receive most of its funding again after the longest lapse in US history following a House vote Thursday.
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who has since the war's start and prior assassinations of top leaders including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei become the most visible figurehead representing the Islamic Republic to the world, has continued trolling the United States even as President Trump is renewing fr…
President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the rift between the United States and one of its closest European allies widens over Berlin’s criticism of the war on Iran.
The Department of Homeland Security logo during a news conference in Washington, Feb. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
US President Donald Trump has called on his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
President Trump announced Thursday he was pulling the nomination of Casey Means for surgeon general, attacking Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) for blocking the pick from going through.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a rule barring senators from trading on prediction markets effective immediately.
US Central Command (Centcom) has requested to deploy the military’s secretive Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran as a way to hit targets deep inside the Islamic Republic while remaining beyond the reach of its air defences, according to a report by Bloomberg on Thursday.
Iran’s severely injured supreme leader remained defiant on Thursday as he vowed to protect the Islamic Republic’s nuclear and missile capabilities — warning that America’s only place in the Gulf was “at the bottom of its waters.”
Dr. Casey Means testifies during a Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee confirmation hearing for U.S. Surgeon General on Capitol Hill, Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)
Cole Tomas Allen, 31, allegedly stormed the White House correspondents’ association dinner
Critics of President Donald Trump have pointed blame at the president after the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) Dinner descended into chaos on Saturday as a shooter allegedly attempted to assassinate the president and members of his Cabinet.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out a proposed redistricting map for the state this week, but the way he did it could give ammunition to lawyers mounting inevitable legal challenges that will follow the map's expected approval by the legislature, both Democratic and Republican observers say. Some Republican legisla…
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he meets with NASA’s Artemis II astronauts Victor Glover, Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman and Jeremy Hansen in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
BRUSSELS — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to pull U.S. troops out of Germany — but turning a social media edict into an actual withdrawal is far more complicated.
US president’s latest outburst comes a day after he suggested a possible reduction in US troops in Germany
Education professionals from across the country are facing backlash after posting reactions online voicing disappointment that President Donald Trump was not killed in the Saturday shooting during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
WASHINGTON — A man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives and attempting to kill President Donald Trump agreed on Thursday to remain jailed for now while he awaits trial.
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves delivers his State of the State address to the Mississippi State Legislature, Feb. 26, 2024, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
The View‘s Alyssa Farah Griffin stood up for NASA administrator Jared Isaacman after President Trump poked fun at his ears during a White House press conference in honor of the Artemis space mission.
Amazon is exploring a reboot of The Apprentice — and is weighing whether to install Donald Trump Jr. as host of the reality show that helped catapult his father to the presidency, according to a report.
Agentes de seguridad acuden al podio en la Cena de la Asociación de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca, en Washington, el 25 de abril del 2026. (AP foto/Alex Brandon)
WASHINGTON, April 30 (Yonhap) -- A Pentagon official on Thursday declined to comment on a potential U.S. force posture change in South Korea, but highlighted the United States' "unwavering" defense commitment to the Asian ally, amid reemerging concerns over the possibility of a troop drawdown in Korea.
LAST year, I wrote about a word that briefly escaped the confines of legal language and entered everyday conversation: “forthwith.” It appeared in Article XI, Section 3(4) of the 1987 Constitution, where it provides that impeachment trial by the Senate shall “forthwith proceed.” At the time, I turned to dictionaries…
WASHINGTON — The lawyer for White House Correspondence Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen gave an absurd reason for why the CalTech grad should be allowed to walk free pending trial — despite charges that he attempted to assassinate President Trump.
Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry has stopped the May 16 congressional primaries from going ahead after the Supreme Court struck down the Pelican State’s House map Wednesday.
Cole Allen, 31, did not immediately contest prosecutors’ arguments that he was a danger to the community
Cole Allen, 31, did not immediately contest prosecutors’ arguments that he was a danger to the community
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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump renewed his criticism of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday, telling him to focusing on ending the Ukraine war instead of "interfering" on Iran.
WASHINGTON — After weeks of bitter infighting, the House passed a renewal of the controversial Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 spy power for the duration of President Trump’s term.
The changes stem from student loan provisions in a sprawling tax and domestic policy bill signed into law last year.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Adam Hamilton, a Methodist mega-church pastor from Kansas, talks to voters as he wraps up a U.S. Senate listening tour on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Limitless Brewing in Lenexa, Kansas. (AP Photo/Heather Hollingsworth)
