What we know about the vetting process of the National Guard shooting suspect

The shooting of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., last week has sparked a national debate about U.S. immigration policy and whether the federal government missed any red flags about the alleged attacker, identified by authorities as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal.  The Trump administration has cited the attack, which killed one of the

US Retakes Leadership of G20, Promising Return to Core Missions

President Donald Trump waves during the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, on Nov. 25, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters President Donald Trump assumed leadership of the Group of 20 (G20) Monday, taking the reins from South Africa and promising to take the coalition back to its roots.

Republican Lawmaker Says $2,000 Tariff Dividend Payment Costs Could Be ‘Astronomical’

Blank Treasury checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on Feb. 11, 2005. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images Another Republican lawmaker said that the cost of a $2,000 tariff dividend payment floated by the Trump administration could cost an “astronomical” amount, signaling more GOP opposition to the measure.

White House Confirms US Forces Conducted Follow-Up Strike on Drug Boat

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Dec. 1, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/ AFP via Getty Images White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that U.S. forces conducted a second strike on a drug boat in the Caribbean Sea on Sept. 2,

White House: Admiral Ordered Follow-Up Strike on Drug Boat, Attack Was Lawful

U.S. Navy Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley delivers remarks during the USSOCOM Change of Command Ceremony in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 3, 2025. Airman 1st Class Monique Stober/U.S. Special Operations Command/Handout via Reuters White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday defended a second strike on a drug boat in the Caribbean Sea carried out on

White House releases details of Trump’s MRI scan

Washington — President Trump underwent “advanced imaging” of his abdomen and cardiovascular system for “preventative” reasons, the White House said Monday, one day after the president told reporters that he had “no idea” what body parts his MRI covered during his October physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.  The president said Sunday that

Democrats begin congressional probe of Kash Patel’s use of FBI Gulfstream jet

FBI Director Kash Patel’s travel to watch his girlfriend sing at a Pennsylvania sporting event is now being investigated by the top Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee. Citing a series of recent media reports, the committee Democrats allege Patel has used the FBI’s Gulfstream passenger jet for a series of recent flights for a