Politics

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, leaving intact her 20-year prison sentence for aiding...

CHICAGO — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent shot and wounded a woman during a confrontation in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood on Saturday,...

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has ordered the federalization of 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Governor J.B. Pritzker said Saturday, denouncing the move...

Washington — A senior White House official inadvertently disclosed internal discussions about deploying the U.S. Army’s elite 82nd Airborne Division to Portland, Oregon, marking...

WASHINGTON — The FBI is considering staging a public arrest of its former director James Comey following his indictment last week on charges of...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has given Hamas until 6 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday to accept his peace proposal for Gaza, warning that...

Washington — President Donald Trump has informed Congress that the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with drug cartels, classifying cartel members...

Washington, Oct. 2 — President Donald Trump escalated his use of the federal government shutdown as political leverage on Thursday, describing the standoff as...

Washington — A brief exchange between House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) has triggered widespread debate after Johnson appeared to...

Portland, Oregon. — President Donald Trump has ordered 200 Oregon National Guard troops into federal service for 60 days, escalating a confrontation with state...