Politics

Trump announces steps to protect oil tankers as prices surge, Wall Street stocks fall
President Trump took steps Tuesday to secure oil shipments in the Middle East as the U.S. continued to bombard Iran, and Tehran retaliated by striking oil-rich Arab states. Mr....
Court ruling lets members of Congress inspect ICE facilities
ICE cannot use budget sleight-of-hand to block members of Congress from conducting unannounced inspections of its processing and detention facilities, a federal judge ruled Monday. Judge Jia Cobb, a...
Trump issues new warnings to Iran as he monitors Middle East turmoil from his Florida estate
President Trump threatened Sunday to hit Iran with the kind of force it “has never seen before” as Iran retaliated against joint, U.S.-Israel military strikes that killed its supreme...
‘Brutal and violent’: Judge denounces ICE arrests in Oregon, orders limits
A federal judge scorched ICE on Friday for the way it’s carried out immigration in Oregon, saying the deportation agency “intended to strike fear” in the state, and he...
Bill Clinton faces grilling from lawmakers over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein
Former President Bill Clinton is testifying Friday before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering for his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two...
Newark mayor: ICE operation caused multi-vehicle crash
NEWARK, N.J. — A car chase involving federal immigration enforcement officers led to a muti-vehicle crash Wednesday in Newark, New Jersey, city officials said. Mayor Ras Baraka said on...
Virginia Gov. Spanberger gives Democratic response to Trump’s address
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger condemned President Trump Tuesday night in the Democratic response to Mr. Trump’s State of the Union address, saying that his policies have made life more...
ICE down to 1,000 people in Minnesota as surge ends; will be below 500 later this week
Homeland Security has now withdrawn the vast majority of immigration officers it had surged to Minnesota, leaving fewer than 1,000 ICE personnel still there. And by the middle of...
Congress delays return to Washington due to winter storm
The House and Senate have postponed their first votes of the week from Monday to Tuesday, giving lawmakers an extra day to return to Washington as a winter storm...
Trump administration says it is in no rush to issue refunds to companies that paid tariffs
The Trump administration said Sunday it is in no rush to issue refunds to companies that paid the tariffs nullified by a landmark Supreme Court ruling. U.S. businesses challenged...