Darline Graham rides Trump endorsement to South Carolina GOP Senate runoff win

Darline Graham, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's sister, defeated Rep. Ralph Norman in South Carolina's Republican Senate primary runoff, a decisive victory powered by President Trump's personal recruitment and millions in campaign support. Graham won the runoff on August 25 with roughly 53 percent of the vote to Norman's 47 percent, clinching the GOP nomination […]

Iranian state media airs video targeting Barron Trump with $10 million bounty as Secret Service confirms investigation

Iran's state-run media broadcast a propaganda video openly threatening the life of President Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, and offering a $10 million reward for his location, a provocation the Secret Service says it is actively investigating. The video, aired by IRIB, Iran's hardline state media outlet, ran for nearly three minutes under a title […]

Trump orders flags lowered nationwide for one week to honor Dolly Parton

President Trump directed American flags flown at half-staff across the country for a full week after Dolly Parton died at 80 in Nashville, a tribute that drew bipartisan praise for the country music icon. Trump announced the order on Truth Social shortly after Parton's death became public on Tuesday, calling her "one of the greatest […]

Nancy Kassebaum Baker, first woman elected to Senate on her own merit, dead at 94

Former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a three-term Republican who broke barriers for women in Congress, died Friday of natural causes, closing a career that spanned nearly two decades in Washington. Kassebaum Baker died August 21 at age 94, her family confirmed through multiple outlets. Her granddaughter Nellie confirmed the death to KCTV5, and her […]

Hawk Fire forces tens of thousands from their homes near Reno as officials confirm human cause

A wind-driven wildfire that officials say was "human-caused" has forced tens of thousands of residents to flee the Reno, Nevada, area, destroying dozens of properties and injuring seven people, and investigators still cannot say whether the blaze was set on purpose. The Hawk Fire ignited Saturday northwest of Reno and tore across tinder-dry brush on […]

FBI arrests man who posted TikTok video calling for armed assault on White House to kill Trump

The FBI arrested a man who allegedly posted a TikTok video urging followers to grab guns, storm the White House, and kill President Trump and every Secret Service agent, the latest in a growing pattern of threats against the president. Federal agents took Ayden Langevin into custody at 2:30 a.m. Monday after the social media […]

Speaker Johnson brushes off Kushner-Jeffries sit-down, says Trump's son-in-law has no day-to-day White House role

Speaker Mike Johnson moved quickly to downplay a reported private meeting between Jared Kushner and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, insisting Trump's son-in-law plays no direct role in the administration's daily operations. The New York Times reported Sunday that Kushner and Jeffries recently sat down in New York City to discuss housing, immigration, and the […]

Susan Collins presses White House to rethink Canada tariff escalation as costs mount for Maine

Sen. Susan Collins is urging the Trump administration to return to the negotiating table with Canada after a 50 percent tariff on more than $20 billion in Canadian goods took effect, warning the trade war will hit Maine families hardest. Collins, a Republican from Maine, posted a statement Saturday calling on both Washington and Ottawa […]

Two brothers found dead in Northern California's Trinity River, autopsies pending

Two brothers, one a 45-year-old local, the other an 18-year-old visiting from New York, were pulled from the Trinity River near Willow Creek, California, in what officials say appears to be a double accidental drowning. Humboldt County Sheriff's deputies recovered the bodies of Lex Rincon, 45, of Arcata, California, and his younger brother Krishna Rincon, […]

Sen. Dan Sullivan's campaign keeps spending big at DC steakhouses and Arizona resorts while Alaskans pay record grocery prices

Federal filings show Alaska Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan's campaign and allied PACs have poured tens of thousands of dollars into high-end restaurants and a luxury Arizona resort, even as his constituents face some of the steepest food and gas costs in the nation. Since March 1, Sullivan's campaign spent nearly $35,000 on restaurants located outside […]