Members of the National Guard respond to a shooting near the White House on Nov. 26, 2025. Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot blocks from the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal appeals court lifted a block on President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Washington on Thursday. Three judges
Members of the National Guard stand watch at the intersection of B.B. King Boulevard and Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., on Oct. 24, 2025. George Walker IV /AP Photo A top Pentagon adviser warned about the potential for deadly consequences of the so-called illegal orders campaign pioneered by some Democratic lawmakers, even as billboards are
A northern Virginia man was arrested and accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee headquarters on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, federal authorities announced Thursday. Attorney General Pam Bondi identified the suspect as Brian Cole Jr., a 30-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, located
Adm. Frank M. Bradley testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to examine his nomination to be admiral and commander of the United States Special Operation Command, at the Capitol in Washington on July 22, 2025. Mariam Zuhaib/AP Photo Congress on Dec. 4 hosted classified briefings on a deadly U.S. strike of an alleged
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speak to the media during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC, on Dec. 3, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Senate Democrats will bring a bill to a vote next week to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium
The Trump administration on Thursday said it would reduce the period of time that work permits are valid for refugees, asylees and other immigrants granted legal protections in the U.S., its latest move to tighten immigration procedures. The overhaul also applies to immigrants with pending applications for asylum or permanent U.S. residency, known as green
President Trump is floating an idea that could appeal to millions of budget-strained households: using tariff revenue to reduce, or even eliminate, the federal individual income tax. But tax experts are skeptical that import taxes could completely replace income tax, and they say a reduction in income taxes would largely benefit the nation’s top earners.