Politics

Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — After senior U.S. military officials told Congress they do not know yet how much the surge of active-duty military forces to the southern border with Mexico and the buildup of infrastructure to house thousands of migrants at Guantanamo might end up costing, two Democratic senators on Friday […]

Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers from both political parties invoked China as a potential winner in international development as the U.S. reviews its foreign assistance programs and non-governmental organizations funded largely by American grants await answers on the fate of funds critical to their missions abroad. An official for the demining authority […]

Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, submitted her resignation Thursday, according to a source familiar with the move. Multiple members of the office where the case was to be reassigned have resigned as well. Sassoon sent a letter to Attorney General […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is sworn in as the nation’s next health secretary Thursday, his first order of business will be to investigate America’s problem with chronic illnesses. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that President Donald Trump will sign an executive order creating a “Make […]

Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services was narrowly confirmed by the Senate on Thursday. The final vote was 52 to 48. Sen. Mitch McConnell, who overcame polio at a young age, was the sole Republican to oppose Kennedy and vote […]

Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (PORT SAID, Egypt) — The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman collided with a large merchant vessel Wednesday night in the vicinity of Port Said, Egypt, in the Mediterranean Sea. “The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) was involved in a collision with the merchant vessel […]

Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Months after she was announced to be President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Education, Linda McMahon is on the hot seat in Capitol Hill Thursday as she faces senators over the future of the agency, which the president has vowed to kill. The Senate Health, […]

(JHVEPhoto) (WASHINGTON) — The head of the Federal Communications Commission said he is seeking an investigation of NBCUniversal and its parent company Comcast over the firm’s corporate diversity initiatives. In a post on X, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said he is concerned the companies “may be promoting invidious forms of DEI that do not comply […]

Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — During her first full day as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard will travel to Germany for the Munich Security Conference, where she will hold 30 bilateral meetings with counterparts, including key U.S. allies Great Britain, France, Australia, and Germany, Alexa Henning, deputy DNI for strategy and communications […]

Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of Linda McMahon’s hearing to become the next secretary of the Department of Education, America’s state teachers of the year for 2024 have said they worry the future of public education is under direct attack. De’Shawn C. Washington, the 2024 Massachusetts teacher of the year, said he will be heartbroken […]