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A Wisconsin man who tried to set a Republican congressman’s office ablaze after becoming enraged over the lawmaker’s backing of a TikTok ban bill learned his fate Thursday.
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London/Washington: The royal family has acquired a nickname in diplomatic circles: the Trump whisperers.
Cuba could become the next target of US President Donald Trump as it endures a worsening humanitarian crisis. (AP: Ramon Espinosa)
Washington Wizards guard Trae Young (3) goes to shoot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Thursday March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
Kevin Durant (7), alero de los Rockets de Houston, dribla mientras Draymond Green, alero de los Warriors de Golden State, defiende durante la primera mitad de un juego de baloncesto de la NBA, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026, en Houston. (Foto AP/Eric Christian Smith)
DOJ says files were initially ‘incorrectly coded as duplicative’, and therefore were inadvertently not published along with other records
Oil is the lifeblood of the global economy. (Reuters)
La entrada al campo de golf Trump National Doral, el 2 de junio de 2017, en Doral, Florida. (AP Foto/Alex Sanz, Archivo)
Trae Young camina hacia la cancha para iniciar su primer juego con los Wizards de Washington durante la primera mitad de un juego de basquetbol de la NBA contra el Jazz de Utah, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/John McDonnell)
Kristi Noem is the first cabinet secretary to leave during Donald Trump's second term. (AP: Jeff Dean)
Rachel Clayton is a multi-platform, award-winning reporter at the ABC, currently based in Washington, D.C.
Perhaps we forgot what it’s like when politicians act on their promises.
Last year, President Donald Trump told pregnant women not to take Tylenol as he promoted unproven ties between the fever reducer and autism and touted an old generic drug as a treatment for the developmental condition.
Trae Young walks out onto the court to start his first game as a Washington Wizard during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)
El presidente Donald Trump habla en un evento en honor al Inter Miami CF, campeón de la Major League Soccer en 2025, en la Sala Este de la Casa Blanca, el jueves 5 de marzo de 2026, en Washington. (AP Foto/Alex Brandon)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — US President Donald Trump said Thursday he should be involved in choosing Iran’s next supreme leader as the US and Israel hammered the country for a sixth day. Iran kept up retaliatory attacks on Israel, American bases and countries around the region.
MAQUETÍA, Venezuela — Venezuela and the United States are restoring diplomatic ties, the two countries announced Thursday, in a new sign of thawing relations after Washington ousted former president Nicolas Maduro.
This image from video shows the Trump National Doral in Doral, Fla., June 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz, File)
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wasted no time piling onto ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after President Donald Trump fired her — blasting the embattled cabinet member and declaring the shake-up as a sign the administration is “in retreat.”
US president again suggests Zelenskyy needs to compromise; Ukraine president says US is seeking its drone expertise for the Middle East. What we know on day 1,472
The economist, author and politician Yanis Varoufakis speaks to political editor Tom McIlroy about his blunt assessment about the ability of the global economic system to address the biggest challenges of the 21st century. They also discuss Europe’s failures in Russia’s war on Ukraine, the candid admissions of Donal…
Member of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan PDKI stands at a checkpoint leading to their base in Koya district of Irbil, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rashid Yahya)
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Firing of US homeland security secretary is first major personnel shakeup of Trump’s second term – key US politics stories from 5 March at a glance
President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war during an event to honor the 2025 Major League Soccer champions Inter Miami CF in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), President Trump’s “MAGA Warrior” pick to replace Kristi Noem as the secretary of Homeland Security, revealed the origin of his unique first name in a single interview over a decade ago.
President Trump is moving to keep Chinese tech out of America’s electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. But California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom is signing on to a network tied to Beijing. Someone should tell him.
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday declared that he would be personally involved in selecting Iran’s next leader following the killing of Ali Khamenei, according to an interview published in Axios.
Washington: US President Donald Trump fired Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary on Thursday (Washington time) and said he would seek to install Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, one of his close Republican allies, to the post instead.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei confirmed that the U.S. government declared his company a supply chain risk on Thursday and said it has "no choice" but to challenge the designation in court.
Una pancarta con la imagen del presidente de EEUU, Donald Trump, cuelga del Departamento de Justicia, en Washington, el jueves 19 de febrero de 2026. (AP Foto/Allison Robbert)
Andrew Paul Johnson, 45, of Florida among several January 6 defendants charged with new crimes
US President Donald Trump called on overseas Iranian diplomats to request asylum and help shape a "new and better" Iran as the United States and Israel continue a military campaign against the Islamic Republic.
Hooray to President Donald Trump for booting Kristi Noem from the Department of Homeland Security, a move that comes not a moment too soon.
President Trump is demanding that his Israeli counterpart immediately pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his years-long corruption trial so he can focus on the Iran war.
La presidenta interina de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez y el secretario del Interior de Estados Unidos, Doug Burgum, se estrechan la mano durante una reunión en el palacio presidencial de Miraflores, el miércoles 4 de marzo de 2026, en Caracas. (AP Foto/Ariana Cubillos)
He’s pretty soft on the idea.
Every politician in Washington is promising to alleviate the “affordability crisis.”
Many will regard the ex-secretary of homeland security, Trump’s first fired cabinet member, as the worst yet seen
Sixteen months after Kamala Harris cackled her way into a loss against President Donald Trump, the Democratic Party seems to have realized its candidates need an image makeover to get voters to forget what their team actually believes.
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison)
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice hasn’t shelved the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s alleged misuse of the autopen, The Post has learned.
The U.S. Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a press conference, May 6, 2025, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
Tylenol pills in La Habra, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Lionel Messi and MLS Cup champions Inter Miami weren’t the only world-class athletes at the White House on Thursday.
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A Pakistani man charged with a half-baked plot to kill US politicians posted a photo of President Trump with a severed head — and believed he’d get up to $1 million if the hit was successful, a court heard Thursday.