Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston.

In her new self-titled documentary, first lady Melania Trump offers a peek behind the scenes during the 20 days before she returned to the White House.

President Donald Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A federal judge has blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms.

A huge new tranche of files on millionaire financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein released Friday revealed details of his communications with the wealthy and powerful, some not long before his death by suicide in 2019.

The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totaling $6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth $9 billion.

A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers that they were making “dangerous" and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of history to display at National Park Service sites.

The United Nations chief is warning that the world body faces “imminent financial collapse” unless its financial rules are overhauled or all 193 member nations pay their dues in full and on time.

The Carter Center says there were only 10 reported cases of Guinea worm infections confined to three countries in 2025.

President Donald Trump has announced an IndyCar race will be held through the streets of Washington as part of America's 250th birthday celebrations.

U.S. allies and partners in the Middle East again are urging restraint from both the United States and Iran as the Trump administration warns of a possible strike and builds up its military presence in the region.

Gold prices hit new heights in early 2026 — and many consumers have rushed to buy and sell pieces of the precious metal.

Massive power outages in Cuba mean that many people are unaware that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on any country that sells or supplies oil to the Caribbean island.

The Justice Department has released over 3 million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Cubans are hustling to become more self-sufficient as the U.S. government tightens its economic noose over the communist-run island in a move experts say is meant to force a popular uprising and usher in a new government.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed by Border Patrol officers.

The Justice Department has released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures about what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with rich and powerful people such as Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.

Caribbean correspondent Dánica Coto has returned to Cuba after more than three years.

Kevin Warsh has sought the job of Federal Reserve chair, off and on, since President Donald Trump first considered him for the position nearly a decade ago.

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions against Iran’s interior minister, accusing Eskandar Momeni of repressing nationwide protests that have challenged Tehran’s theocratic government.

A federal judge says federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Leaders from Canada, the United Kingdom, Finland and other countries have recently visited China, while more are planning to go.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is demanding a civil rights investigation into Dr. Mehmet Oz, saying he discriminated against Armenians in a video about hospice fraud in Los Angeles.

President Donald Trump says he’ll tap former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May.

Protesters across the U.S. shut down schools and stores during a nationwide strike to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.

U.S. wholesale prices rose a hotter-than-expected 0.5% in December.

Houston voters who have gone almost a year without representation in the U.S. House will finally fill the seat in a special runoff election.

Journalist Don Lemon has been released from custody after being charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted services at a Minnesota church.

The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights probe into the death of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, according to federal officials.

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve could bring about sweeping changes at a central bank that dominates the global economy and markets like no other.

Israel says it will reopen Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt in both directions over the weekend.

The European economy recorded modest growth at the end of last year, overcoming higher U.S. tariffs.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump's request to pause attacks on Ukraine's power grid for a week.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in the Chinese financial center of Shanghai in his bid to boost business opportunities for U.K. firms in the world’s second-largest economy.

The Senate has voted to fund most of the government through the end of September after President Donald Trump made a deal with Democrats to carve out Homeland Security funding and allow Congress to debate new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.

Many of the people whose ancestors lived in the U.S. thousands of years before Europeans are carrying tribal identification for protection against the Trump administration’s anti-immigration agenda.

Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption.

Stocks fell on Wall Street, while gold and silver prices plunged as investors tried to gauge what President Donald Trump’s new nominee to lead the Federal Reserve will mean for interest rates.

President Donald Trump is suing the IRS and Treasury Department for $10 billion.

President Donald Trump said he plans to announce his choice for Federal Reserve chairman on Friday morning.

Aggressive immigration enforcement in Minnesota, which resulted in the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens by federal agents, and this week’s FBI search of an election office in Georgia have Democratic election officials concerned about what could be in store for this fall’s midterm elections.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico.

President Donald Trump is threatening Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America’s northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has signed a law that will open the nation’s oil sector to privatization.

The chief federal judge in Minnesota has added his voice to the weekslong confrontation between the public and the Trump administration's immigration enforcement.

Detainees have been pepper-sprayed on at least two occasions at a Florida immigration detention center, dubbed “Deportation Depot,” since opening this past September.

President Donald Trump is set to make an announcement at 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon. The exact details of the announcement have not been released at this time, but you can watch the announcement in its entirety here.

The Army general tapped to lead the NSA is promising to follow the law and the Constitution when it comes to using the NSA's powerful surveillance tools.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over the phone on Thursday in the midst of a controversy over the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder.

Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration.

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is jumping into the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor of California.

The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis.

Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15.

President Donald Trump says he's informed Venezuela’s acting president that he'll open up all commercial airspace over Venezuela.

President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to sidestep the United Nations through his new Board of Peace appears to have inadvertently backfired.

A federal judge has rejected Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's request to raise unlimited campaign funds.

House Republicans are proposing sweeping changes to the nation’s voting laws.

The Kennedy Center's head of artistic programming has stepped down, two weeks after being named to the position.

The Trump administration is looking at basing the new Board of Peace in the Washington building that formerly housed the U.S. Institute of Peace.

President Donald Trump’s border czar says immigration enforcement could reduce the number of officers in Minnesota.

Ari Emanuel, the Hollywood super-agent, has a memoir coming out this fall."

The top U.S. envoy to China has called for fair and reciprocal trade between the world's two largest economies.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says immigration officials have ceased their enhanced operations in the state.

Democrats and White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown Friday if Republicans and the White House don't agree to restrict President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

U.S. senators are increasingly looking to leave Washington for leadership roles in their home states.

Border Czar Tom Homan is slated to hold a press conference in Minneapolis at 8 a.m., as the Trump administration considers changes to immigration enforcement in Minnesota.

Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business.

Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka says in an interview with Die Zeit newspaper that U_S_ President Donald Trump “has managed to make us feel not only German, but also European.”.

Amy Klobuchar says she's running for governor of Minnesota.

President Donald Trump says he asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to target the Ukrainian capital and other towns for one week as the region experiences frigid temperatures and Putin agreed, but Russia hasn't confirmed that.

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States.

Democrats and the White House have struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security as they negotiate new restrictions for President Donald Trump’s surge of immigration enforcement.

Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level.

Melania Trump is capping her first year after becoming first lady again with the global release of a documentary about the 20 days before she and President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency would have enough money to respond to the massive winter storm still impacting large swaths of the U.S. even if a partial government shutdown begins at midnight Friday.

President Donald Trump is pushing the federal government to back up his bogus claims that widespread fraud cost him reelection in 2020.

The Philippine foreign secretary says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021.

A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft's worst drop in nearly six years, finished with only relatively modest moves.

Videos show Alex Pretti forcefully taken to the ground by federal immigration agents after kicking out the tail light of their vehicle during a Minneapolis protest 11 days before he was shot and killed by Border Patrol officers.

The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty.

President Donald Trump is facing a growing cultural revolt against his immigration crackdown.

Republicans are increasingly worried about immigration enforcement becoming a political problem in the upcoming midterm elections.

Norfolk Southern's quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy, as well as costs related to its efforts to merge with Union Pacific and create a transcontinental railroad.

The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states.

Elizabeth Kautz, mayor of Burnsville, Minnesota, says she carries her passport in her own city due to concerns about immigration enforcement.

A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back.

The Trump administration's deployment of federal troops to six U.S. cities has cost taxpayers about $496 million through December.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a warning for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: Your comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire, especially at a time when the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is facing a formal review.

Democratic Reps. Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett have met with a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas immigration detention center, a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team.

The United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil that's currently under American sanctions and use the proceeds to pay for basic government services.

Bruce Springsteen has released a new song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” criticizing President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement.

A Russian man has been convicted in a London court of beating a woman in a crime reported by the youngest son of U.S. President Donald Trump.

A partial government shutdown is looming at week’s end.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway.

The search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta on Wednesday seeks records tied to the 2020 election, a county spokesperson said.

The government has proposed new rules for the nation's transplant system that aim to increase use of certain donated organs and set additional safety standards for donor groups.

A federal judge has refused to block a winter oil and gas exploration project in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska that opponents said was improperly analyzed by the federal government.

President Donald Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis after a second deadly shooting by federal immigration agents.