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President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the U.S. defense budget to be increased to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027 to build what he described as a "Dream Military."

House appropriators plan to strike Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's $1 million earmark for a Somali-led organization from the lower chamber's funding package Wednesday, as the presence of the carveout...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order (date) officially pulling the U.S. out of a notoriously "alarmist" climate change body that formed the basis for the Paris Climate Accords...

The Trump administration is pulling millions in federal funding from California over the state's purported failure to revoke unlawfully issued commercial driver's licenses.

Democrats are praising investments in rural health care created by President Donald Trump's landmark tax and spending cut law after railing against the legislation for months.

Reality television star Spencer Pratt announced on Wednesday that he is running to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, California.

President Donald Trump warned major U.S. defense contractors he will block dividend or stock buybacks and curb executive compensation until companies ramp up weapons production and invest more heavily in...

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman said on Wednesday that he is open to a U.S. purchase of Greenland given its strategic value and natural resources.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, founded in 1786, will shut down on May 3, its owners announced Wednesday.

Chinese authorities have detained members of a prominent underground church as part of the government's tightening control over unsanctioned religious activity in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday.

Democratic Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis demanded Wednesday that the federal government cease immigration enforcement operations in the city after a deadly shooting involving a federal agent.

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is moving to ban major investors from buying up single-family homes in the US in an attempt to lower house prices.

Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley screamed at the top of her lungs Wednesday while witnesses accused her of "grandstanding" during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Somali fraud.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer fired multiple shots at a driver while standing in front of her car during protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Wednesday, video footage shows.

New Dietary Guidelines for Americans endorse embracing whole foods and limiting highly processed foods, added sugars and artificial additives, ending a nearly 50-year emphasis on low-fat and high-carbohydrate diets that...

Social media influencer Hope Walz said Monday that independent journalist Nick Shirley should not have investigated Somali-run day-care centers in Minnesota after the scandal gained national attention.

House Democrats spent an entire hearing on Wednesday outright dismissing the fraud committed by Somalis in Minnesota, despite there being witnesses providing evidence relating to the cases.

Maine is set to become a de-facto sanctuary state for illegal immigrants in the final year of Democratic Governor Janet Mills' term.

The Texas American Federation of Teachers (AFT) sued the Texas Education Agency (TEA) on Tuesday for allegedly targeting over 350 teachers and school employees over their public comments on Turning...

Democrats captured a majority in Orange County, New York's Legislature on Tuesday — despite losing to Republican candidates in a majority of districts in the November 2025 elections.