Karl Rove is known for his hardball politics promoting the GOP. But in the past two weeks, he announced that this year he is voting for a Democrat. Lisa Desjardins sat down with Rove and another archi...

After 48 years, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon is nearing the end of its mandate. Its planned withdrawal comes at a time when the Israeli military occupies around 6% of Le...

Efforts to reshape the military include modernizing the technology soldiers will use on the battlefield and the further integration of artificial intelligence. Some of the biggest names in Silicon Val...

President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail to support Republican candidates in toss-up races that will determine which party controls Congress for the final two years of his presidency. Here...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he is fundamentally reshaping the culture of the U.S. military. He's removing senior officers, dismantling diversity initiatives and putting a new emphasis on relig...

The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn't enough evidence to prove she was responsible for k...

There are new revelations about how authorities handled an alleged gang rape at Cornell University in 2024. New reporting out today finds Cornell police left out key information in a statement given t...

Investigators across the Middle East are hunting for answers after a co-pilot stabbed his captain and allegedly attempted to crash a FlyDubai aircraft bound for Israel. President Trump claimed the att...

The demonstrations erupted in Paris-region schools last week and have snowballed, with police making hundreds of arrests in clashes with the young protesters.

Tennessee officials failed to carry out the lethal injection of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Her attorneys say she is alive and in critical condition after being given two separate dose...

In a stunning verdict announced Tuesday, the Premier League published a statement confirming Manchester City was guilty of almost all of the 115 charges leveled against the Abu Dhabi-controlled club for alleged breaches of financial rules. Here's a clos...

The Trump administration would require U.S. taxpayers to disclose their citizenship and work authorization status to the IRS as part of a proposed change to the annual tax form that nearly all workers...

A failed execution in Tennessee is raising more questions about the state’s capital punishment protocols after Christa Gail Pike survived two doses of a lethal injection Wednesday evening.

A white Dallas police officer convicted of killing a Black man in his apartment that she mistook for her own was granted parole Thursday after serving seven years of her 10-year sentence.

Under New York state law, rape charges generally need to involve force or a clear refusal of sex, unless the victim is physically helpless due to being unconscious, or mentally incapacitated due to be...

Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he’s away.

A medical helicopter transporting a patient crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing two people and leaving two hospitalized, authorities said Thursday. Rescuers continued searching Thurs...

A majority, 65%, of U.S. adults now blame Trump’s policies for persistently high costs more than factors outside of his control, signaling growing weariness over his aggressive use of tariffs and cont...

In all, there are roughly two dozen state student loan lenders that offer broad-based assistance to help students fill education funding gaps.

The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.28%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the average rate was 6.34%.

The nation's highest court will hear arguments in the coming months in its latest case involving religious rights.

Layoffs remain low and most American workers enjoy job security.

High yields slow the economy by making it more expensive for everyone to borrow money, while undercutting prices for stocks and other investments.

Good was fatally shot Jan. 7 as protests against immigration raids flared across Minneapolis.

A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent fe...

Global warming is wreaking havoc on Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent.

A regional official briefed on the investigation said the suspect, an Omani citizen, was under arrest and confirmed that Saudi authorities were working with countries, including Israel, to try to dete...

Pike, 50, was alive and loudly snoring after the attempted lethal injection and taken by ambulance from the prison, her attorneys said. She was being treated at a hospital, but they said they hadn’t b...

The rally is part of President Donald Trump's recent campaign push through deep red states, where he has been stumping for Republican candidates and promoting his agenda ahead of November’s midterm el...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote a now-viral essay about her decision to send her daughter to high-poverty, predominantly Black public schools in her New York city neighborh...

As the challenges facing immigrant communities continue to make headlines, comedian and writer Jenny Yang is taking a different approach in her nationwide stand-up tour to raise awareness of those dif...

As a bass extraordinaire, bandleader, composer and educator, Christian McBride has been called one of the hardest-working men in jazz. He’s as comfortable performing with jazz icons as he is with arti...

Rising seas, stronger storms and relentless erosion are reshaping America’s coastlines and forcing communities to make difficult choices. Special correspondent Ben Tracy of Climate Central has the sto...

Ari Emanuel is the powerhouse Hollywood agent who inspired Ari Gold on HBO’s “Entourage.” In this episode of Settle In, he talks with Amna Nawaz about his new memoir, “Roll the Calls,” his childhood s...

In the aftermath of the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox emerged as a prominent voice calling on Americans to step back from the political hatred and violence gripping the country. Now, the Republican governor ...

The American Dream. The phrase has been a national ethos for generations. But what does it mean today, and how achievable is it? Judy Woodruff has a look for her series, Crossroads: America at 250.

In 2024, Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was freed from detention in Russia, as part of a complex prisoner swap that included 16 people from seven countries. Gershkovich sat down with Amna Nawaz to discuss his arrest, his time in pris...

U.S. forces formally withdrew from Iraq today, marking the end of a long and turbulent military presence. The withdrawal brought celebrations in the capital -- but also concern about what comes next. For insight and analysis, Geoff Bennett spoke with Ja...

About 170 people aboard a terrifying flight to Tel Aviv are safe and on the ground after one pilot stabbed the other in an apparent attempt to crash it. Israeli officials say passengers and crew sprang into action and prevented a disaster. The attacker ...

A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside and a nursery where their kids were, has been ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ended federal monitoring of the Oakland Police Department after 23 years, capping the longest-running oversight of a police department in U.S. history.

Tropical weather that surged onshore from the Pacific soaked more of the U.S. on Wednesday while forecasters announced yet another hurricane off the coast of Mexico.

Five weeks before Election Day, Democratic optimism is soaring. But glaring vulnerabilities threaten to undermine the unstoppable blue wave that Democrats believe is coming. Look no further than New H...