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David Zervos says “we’ll cross that bridge when we get there.”

Moscow ignores Donald Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’ while Kyiv’s forces experience connectivity problems on Elon Musk’s satellite network

The Trump administration posted more political ads on YouTube, appearing to defy a court order that blocked the ads from airing.

In an interview with NPR, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was informed the U.S. warned it could cut off access to U.S. weapons and intelligence, but that it hasn't happened yet.

U.S. companies sold $74.8 million in fuels to Cuban private companies in August.

A federal judge told the White House to stop airing the ads by Sunday night. So why did they continue on Monday morning?

Musk, the world's only trillionaire, has doled out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress.

Another spectacular episode in our Trumpian Age of Grift.

US Treasury secretary’s absence is due to ‘domestic engagements’, say officials

The investigation of CNN, NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News is underway, and civil investigative demands were sent out Friday, a Justice Department spokesperson said.

Federal agents have searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation. That's according to people familiar with the matter.

Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access due to a new customs rule.

In an unannounced change, the Defense Department is now acknowledging troops who died or were wounded in support roles.

Democrats account for a larger share of Ohio’s early voters than at the same point in 2024, including in the state’s most Republican counties. The preliminary figures do not show how voters marked the...

Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin

"The Commerce secretary doesn't have more power than the president. The president has zero power over elections in the United States.”

Trump campaigned against foreign oil.

Donald Trump announced today that Vladimir Putin has agreed to supply the US with hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel.

ICE has argued the gloves are safer than other non-lethal options to subdue targets. But critics warn the gloves give ICE another weapon to intimidate people as the agency is under fire for excessive force.

The Delaware senator is likely to chair the Foreign Relations Committee if Democrats win the Senate, and he’s ready to sanction Israel’s prime minister.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says in a new book that his deciding vote to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in January 2025 is the “biggest regret of my career” and that he also “should’ve stopped...