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Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, during a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal authorities on Monday morning raided the Washington, D.C., area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a…
A federal judge in New York ordered the Trump administration Sunday night to immediately stop airing controversial government-funded television ads featuring President Donald Trump that critics call political propaganda intended to influence the November midterm election. The temporary restraining order by Judge Jennifer Rochon in Manhattan federal court also bars the Department of Homeland Security…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on Oct. 10, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Aaron Schwartz | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump said he is considering joining Saudi Arabia in its retaliation against Tehran-backed Houthis in Yemen after a deadly attack on Riyadh’s main airport, a move that…
Vice President JD Vance speaks alongside, from left to right, White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling, Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito, and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson during a press conference regarding a federal investigation alleging fraud…
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (L) for bilateral talks at BeΕtepe Presidential Compound during the NATO Summit on July 08, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Saturday it was time for Ukraine to get a new president, suggesting Volodymyr Zelenskyy has…
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed Tehran’s vision for a possible end to the war in Iran to U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian state media reported Saturday….
President Donald Trump’s Friday announcement that Russia will supply diesel fuel to the global market marked an apparent pivot from recent efforts to pressure Moscow to end the Ukraine war by targeting Russian energy exports. Trump claimed the move, unveiled with less than a month left in an affordability-focused midterm election, would swiftly bring down…
The White House has tapped Katie Zacharia, a lawyer and conservative commentator who works for Trump Media & Technology Group, to be its next press secretary, a White House official confirmed to CNBC. Zacharia, a self-described “hardline Trump supporter,” has been offered the role, the official said on condition of anonymity to discuss the hiring…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Fraud Task Force press conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House on October 08, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images India called comments by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance about immigrants from the country “deeply offensive” in an official government…
Taiwanese flags are pictured on the street in Kinmen on Oct.29, 2025. I-Hwa Cheng | AFP | Getty Images SINGAPORE β Investors are overestimating the risk of conflict across the Taiwan Strait, a top U.S. East Asian diplomat said, stressing that deterrence and “substantial consequences” would keep Beijing from taking the island by 2027. While…