(L–R) CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen as President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images WASHINGTON—On the morning of Jan. 3, many Americans woke up to news
Several lawmakers are condemning President Trump after he shared a video on social media Saturday alleging Gov. Tim Walz is behind the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. Walz responded to the president’s Truth Social post, saying it is “dangerous, depraved behavior from the sitting president of the United States.” “In covering for
The prime minister of Denmark on Sunday called on President Trump to “stop the threats” about taking over Greenland after the U.S. president reiterated his wish to take over the Danish territory. Since returning to White House a year ago, Mr. Trump has repeatedly claimed that making Greenland part of the United States would serve
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 8, 2025. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images After a complex and coordinated U.S. military operation resulted in the arrests of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, top officials from the Venezuelan regime adopted a defiant tone and
Five years after the historic and damaging attack on the U.S. Capitol, millions of dollars in damages have been repaired and clean-up has long been completed. Many of the physical injuries have healed. And President Trump’s pardons ended the largest criminal prosecution in American history, while freeing more than 1,500 defendants from criminal liability. What
Several lawmakers are condemning President Trump after he shared a video on social media Saturday alleging Gov. Tim Walz is behind the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. Walz responded to the president’s Truth Social post, saying it is “dangerous, depraved behavior from the sitting president of the United States.” “In covering for
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that President Trump always has options around what comes next in Venezuela, after the U.S. carried out airstrikes and captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro. Asked to clarify that there is no plan for U.S. occupation of Venezuela, Rubio said “the president always retains optionality on anything and