Jeffries fires back after retiring Democrat endorses Republican rival on his home turf

Retiring Rep. Jared Golden handed Republican Rep. Mike Lawler a cross-party endorsement in a competitive New York district, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries responded with a blistering public attack on both men. Golden, a Maine Democrat who announced he would not seek re-election, published an op-ed endorsing Lawler for a third term representing New […]

Jackson County grand jury clears all suspects in Nolan Wells drowning case

A Mississippi grand jury found no criminal wrongdoing in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who vanished on Horn Island over the Fourth of July, but the teen's family and their attorney say the case is far from closed. Twenty-three Jackson County citizens reviewed the evidence and returned a unanimous "no true bill," declining to […]

Trump signs Greenland military pact giving US control of two additional Arctic bases

President Trump signed a sweeping defense agreement with Denmark and Greenland that hands the United States permanent military control over two additional bases on the world's largest island, the biggest American Arctic expansion since the Cold War. The trilateral pact, inked on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, grants Washington control of the former […]

Trump signs security deal with Denmark giving U.S. permanent military control over Greenland

President Trump signed a trilateral security agreement with Denmark and Greenland on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, expanding America's Arctic military footprint while global conflicts underscore the island's strategic value. The deal, announced Friday and signed Tuesday in New York, grants the United States permanent control over security operations in Greenland and bars […]

Fifth Circuit strikes down federal ban on interstate handgun sales as unconstitutional

A federal appeals court has ruled that the decades-old ban on direct interstate handgun sales violates the Second Amendment, the latest in a string of court victories for gun rights that is dismantling pillars of federal firearms regulation. A two-judge majority on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found that provisions of […]

Trump heads to Gracie Mansion for first meeting with Mamdani on the mayor's home turf

President Trump is set to meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday, the first time Trump has traveled to the self-described democratic socialist's own ground, and a striking chapter in one of American politics' most unlikely working relationships. City Hall confirmed the sit-down to Fox News Digital, saying the discussion […]

Salazar tells Trump his immigration crackdown is costing the GOP its Hispanic gains

Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar is warning President Trump that his administration's immigration enforcement is driving away the very Hispanic voters who powered his 2024 victory, and she says his own advisers are to blame. Salazar, a first-generation American and daughter of Cuban refugees who spent three decades at Telemundo before entering Congress, released […]

Hennepin County shuts down $2 million ICE relief fund after fraud swallows most claims

Officials in Minnesota's most populous county quietly canceled a $2 million fund meant to help businesses hurt by federal immigration enforcement after finding that the vast majority of roughly 300 applications were fraudulent, a result one commissioner says reflects a culture where scammers "feel they can get away with it." Hennepin County, home to Minneapolis, […]

State Department clears possible $2.6 billion Ukraine air-defense sale

The State Department approved a possible $2.6 billion air-defense sale to Ukraine as renewed Russian strikes sharpened the stakes after peace talks. The Hill reported that the State Department approved the potential sale after Ukraine requested missiles, rocket systems, counter-drone radars and related support. The approval does not mean the transaction is complete. It clears […]

Sherrod Brown’s data center attack collides with Google-linked money trail in Ohio Senate race

Sherrod Brown’s attack on Ohio data centers now faces a Google-linked money trail and his own past praise for similar investment. Brown’s campaign is targeting Republican Sen. Jon Husted over Ohio’s data center growth, blaming that expansion for pressure on electric bills and the state’s power grid. But the Democratic former senator previously celebrated an […]