Washington — President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he has the authority to send U.S. military forces beyond the National Guard into U.S. cities, claiming not even the courts could stop him, but said that hasn’t been necessary so far. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One during his trip to Asia, the president said
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he prepares to depart for South Korea at Haneda Airport in Japan on Oct. 29, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is in Gyeongju, South Korea, hours away from capping off his busy Asia tour with a high-stakes meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin in Bristow, Va., on Nov. 7, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images Virginia is launching a state food stamp program as the federal program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), faces a pause unless Congress ends the government shutdown and approves new funding. The Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance program will provide food aid
Pennsylvania’s voter rolls point to a far tighter partisan balance than four years ago, as voters in the commonwealth will decide next week whether to retain three members of the state Supreme Court. The state’s current weekly workbook, which provides a point-in-time snapshot and changes as counties update records, shows Democrats with only a narrow
The government shutdown has dragged on for more than four weeks, and there are no signs that Congress will resolve the impasse soon, as members of both parties continue to blame each other and push their opponents to fold. Senate Democrats want to extend a slate of expiring health insurance subsidies in exchange for their
House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana speaks alongside members of House Republican leadership at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 29, 2025. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson was asked at his daily press conference at the Capitol about the possibility of needing to pass a new continuing resolution, given
U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Civilian Military Coordination Center in Israel on Oct. 21, 2025. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images Vice President JD Vance said on Tuesday that U.S. military service members will be paid “for now” amid the ongoing government shutdown. “We do think that we can continue paying the troops, at least for