The U.S. military says it carried out another strike on a vessel accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

President Donald Trump is giving his endorsement to a January study by the Department of Health and Human Services that calls for cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every American child.

The top U.S. commander in Latin America has met with Cuban military leaders in a “brief exchange on operational security matters” near the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay.

Israeli troops have entered a southern Lebanese village, pushing deeper into the country amid ongoing conflict.

A North Side towing company agreed to pay a six-figure settlement to military servicemembers on Thursday for allegedly illegally scraping and selling parts of their cars dating back to 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed in a news release.

ABC-owned TV stations across the U.S. are criticizing the Federal Communications Commission for an early review of their broadcast licenses.

Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard and Joan Baez will headline a protest festival near Washington, D.C., shortly before the midterm elections.

More Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain low despite economic uncertainty caused by the Iran war.

A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances.

Israel's military says that the air force has carried out an airstrike on a southern suburb of Lebanon's capital.

An international stabilization force promised for Gaza has yet to materialize three months after it was announced at an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The U.S. military has struck another vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men.

The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Former first lady Jill Biden feared her husband was having a stroke as she watched him stumble through his disastrous June 2024 debate performance.

President Donald Trump says he plans to take in an NBA Finals game in New York when the series comes to Madison Square Garden next month.

Many kids who've won the Scripps National Spelling Bee have taken a comprehensive approach to their preparation.

Alabama is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to use a congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections, despite a lower court's ruling the map intentionally discriminates against Black people.

Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout.

Crews are busy building a temporary octagon-shaped cage on the White House South Lawn for a UFC bout.

The U.S. military has launched another strike on a vessel suspected of transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one man and leaving two survivors.

The Trump administration wants all current and future federal employees to sign non-disclosure agreements, part of a continuing crackdown on leaks to the media.

President Trump has announced that the U.S. is admitting 10,000 additional white South Africans as refugees, citing persecution in their home country.

The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts.

The U_S_ military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations were “proceeding nicely.”.

The Department of Justice is acknowledging it's removed from its website news releases about criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.

A bipartisan group of senators is pushing back on delays by the Department of Defense in sending roughly $600 million in security aid to Ukraine and other allies in eastern Europe.

President Donald Trump has overseen the White House swearing-in of the new Federal Reserve chair.

A bipartisan group of senators is departing for a tour of Arctic nations to reassure U.

The Democratic National Committee has released a controversial autopsy report on the 2024 election.

The Department of Health and Human Services is boosting its use of artificial intelligence to monitor audits from federal grant recipients.

Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using AI to create nude videos and photos under a new law targeting deepfake pornography.

The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of owners of Cuban property that was confiscated by Fidel Castro’s government more than 65 years ago.

A divided Supreme Court has dismissed Alabama’s bid to be allowed to execute a convicted murderer who was found by lower courts to be intellectually disabled.

Fewer Americans filed for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite a number of uncertainties that continue to cloud the economy.

President Donald Trump says it’s “fantastic” that a key federal agency approved the design for the triumphal arch he wants to build at an entrance to the nation’s capital.

Senate Republicans have departed Washington for the Memorial Day recess without voting on a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies.

The Trump administration has fired the two leaders of an influential health group that determines when insurance must provide free preventive care like mammograms for millions of Americans.

A former federal prosecutor is facing federal charges over allegations that she sent a report detailing Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents to her personal email account, despite a judge’s order to keep it secret.

The U.S. military says it boarded an Iranian-flagged commercial oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade.

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for people who claim to be victims of politically motivated prosecutions.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring banks to scrutinize their customers’ citizenship.

The Senate has advanced legislation that seeks to force President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran war.

NATO’s top military officer says he doesn’t expect any more drawdowns of American troops from Europe — at least not anytime soon — beyond the 5,000 that U.S. President Donald Trump announced would leave the continent.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has not ruled out the possibility of compensating individuals involved in violence during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from a new $1.776 billion fund.

The Trump administration plans to admit up to 10,000 more white South African refugees into the United States, citing discrimination against Afrikaners.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Monday that the Supreme Court risks being seen as political in the wake of a major voting rights decision.

The U.S. says it's pausing participation on a joint board with Canada for continental defense that dates to World War II.

The Supreme Court has acted in a Voting Rights Act case brought by Native American tribes, saying a closely watched ruling needs to be reconsidered after the high court weakened the Civil Rights-era law.

The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from pharmaceutical companies that object to negotiating Medicare drug prices with the federal government.

Taiwan’s president says arms purchases from the United States are crucial for regional stability, after President Donald Trump questioned continued U.S. support for Taiwan following his visit to China.

Thousands of people have streamed onto the National Mall in Washington for a daylong prayer rally.

A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to meet procedural rules.

The Pentagon is drawing down thousands of troops in Europe by stopping units from deploying to Poland and Germany as opposed to yanking those already stationed there.

Lawmakers are working to raise the retirement age for U.S. Capitol Police officers.

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund became an “official tournament supporter” of the World Cup on Thursday and reaffirmed its commitment to invest in sports despite notable retreats from other ventures in recent months.

Senators have unanimously approved a resolution to withhold their pay during government shutdowns.

The Supreme Court says man can sue a major logistics company after he lost part of his leg in a semi tractor-trailer crash.

Israel and Lebanon have started a third round of direct talks in Washington.

The number of Americans filing for jobless aid rose last week but remains historically low despite the economic uncertainty caused by the war in Iran.

Senate Republicans have again blocked Democratic legislation that would halt President Donald Trump’s war with Iran.

The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that foreign visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and have bought tickets for the soccer tournament pay as much as $15,000 in bonds to enter the United States.

Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to reverse Trump-era changes to consumer protection laws.

Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is losing the confidence of some Democratic officials, who are concerned about the direction of the party's political machine barely a year into his term.

The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”.

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said.

Scientists are supercharging patients' own immune cells to try to fight HIV without today's drugs.

U.S. consumer prices climbed a sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.

Mookie Betts has returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup after a five-week absence due to an oblique injury.

Workers have begun preliminary surveys and testing for a proposed Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump.

A Washington-based nonprofit is asking a judge to stop the Trump administration from altering the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Senate Republicans say they will move forward with a proposal to give the Secret Service up to $1 billion for security upgrades to Donald Trump’s White House ballroom project.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.

The U.S. military’s latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean has killed two men while leaving one survivor.

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News.

The Pentagon has begun releasing files on UFOs, tapping into public curiosity about unidentified phenomena.

President Donald Trump says the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.

The U.S. military says its forces fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz overnight.

A federal judge says instructions received by immigration enforcement officers to make civil immigrant arrests without warrants do not meet probable cause standards and should not used as guidance.

The State Department will begin revoking the U.S. passports of thousands of parents who owe a significant amount of unpaid child support.

President Donald Trump says goods from the European Union will face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year’s trade framework by July 4.

America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war.

U.S. jobless claim applications rose last week but remain at historically low levels despite elevated inflation and other economic headwinds.

The leader of the Southern Poverty Law Center has pleaded not guilty on behalf of the organization to charges that the civil rights group has defrauded donors by failing to disclose that money would be paid to informants inside extremist groups.

Chief Justice John Roberts says Supreme Court justices are not “political actors.”.

President Donald Trump has signed off on a new U.S. counterterrorism strategy, and it sets eliminating drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere as the administration’s highest priority.

A Florida-based activist who camped out atop one of Washington’s bridges for five days has ended his protest vigil.

France’s aircraft carrier strike group is moving south of the Suez Canal into the Red Sea.

A man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and attempting to kill President Donald Trump has been indicted on a new charge that he fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer during the attack.

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Denver and its police department seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989.

The National Park Service says debris from the demolition of the White House East Wing that was dumped at a nearby public golf course has tested positive for lead, chromium and other toxic metals.

President Donald Trump is reviving the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as he reintroduces a competitive physical fitness test in America's schools.

Senate Republicans are pushing $1 billion in White House security upgrades for President Donald Trump’s ballroom project.

U.S. job openings were essentially unchanged at 6.9 million in March, another sign the American labor remained sluggish even before the full impact of the Iran war hit the economy.

President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.

Democrat Chedrick Greene has won a special election in Michigan, securing the party’s control of the state Senate through the remainder of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s term.

A federal judge is telling the U.S. government not to cut down more than 10 trees without first providing notice amid a legal dispute at a historic Washington golf course that President Donald Trump plans to renovate.

The Pentagon says it has reached deals with seven tech companies to use their artificial intelligence in its classified computer networks This will allow the military to tap into AI-powered capabilities to help it fight wars.

The White House is telling Congress that hostilities with Iran have “terminated” despite the continued presence of U.S. armed forces in the region.

Congress gave approval to a short-term extension of a key U.S. surveillance program as they continue to work toward a long-term deal.

President Donald Trump says he's removing certain tariffs on Scotch whisky after this week’s White House visit by King Charles III and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom.