U.S. Marine soldiers patrol during the U.S.-South Korea joint Exercise Operation Pacific Reach in Pohang, South Korea. The Trump administration has settled on its North Korea strategy after a two-month…
Trump suggested strongly that Assad may have to leave power, and his comments were underscored by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who told reporters “there’s no role for him to…
Dennis O’Flaherty in seen Sacramento, Calif. President Donald Trump’s voters are showing they can be a forgiving lot, up to a point. The president’s recent shifts in position on a…
The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb. The Pentagon says U.S. forces in Afghanistan dropped the military’s largest non-nuclear bomb on an Islamic State target in Afghanistan. A Pentagon spokesman…
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens, right, to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, back to a camera, during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday.Alexander Zemlianichenko/Associated Press Tillerson, making…
Critics say plan based on fear, not facts
Man’s treatment criticized after images go viral
President Donald Trump watches as Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy administers the judicial oath to Judge Neil Gorsuch during a re-enactment in the Rose Garden of the White House. Holding…
The statements by Assad’s opponents and backers came as warplanes struck the northern Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun, where the chemical attack killed 87 people earlier this week. The air…
Declaration comes on heels of airstrikes last week
Shoppers Roman Lugo, seated, left, Siuris Rodriguez, center, and Chelsea Lugo, right, sit on the pavement after being evacuated from the Shops at Merrick Park after a shooting, Saturday in…
Attempts to prevent filibuster and ‘nuclear option’ fail
Furious Democrats objected until the end, but their efforts to block Judge Neil Gorsuch failed as expected. Lawmakers of both parties bemoaned the long-term implications for the Senate, the court…
President Donald Trump removed White House chief strategist Bannon from the National Security Council, reversing an earlier controversial decision to give Bannon access to the high-level meetings.Associated Press file A…
In a memo made public this week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered a review of all Justice Department “consent decrees” that force police departments to overhaul their practices, saying, “It…
Eric Frein “slithered through the underbrush” in the dark of night, concealed himself in woods across the street from the Blooming Grove barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania, and took aim at…
‘They need to reconsider” senator tells Dems
Spokesman Sean Spicer said Tuesday’s attack in Syria’s rebel-held northern Idlib is “heinous” and “reprehensible”– describing it as a catastrophe made worse by the inaction of the Obama administration.Associated Press…
Senior adviser Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, arrive for news conference with President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’s confident a federal shutdown will be averted and Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be confirmed.J. David Ake/Associated Press file The Kentucky Republican…
Critics condemn move with budget deficit looming
Trump’s White House struggles to get out from under Russia controversy
Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye, center, leaves the prosecutors’ office as she is transferred to a detention house in Seoul early Friday.Chung Sung-Jun/Associated Press A convoy of vehicles, including…
Sherri Simpson, a former Trump University student, says she wants a full refund plus interest and an apology from President Donald Trump.Alan Diaz/Associated Press U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel made…
U.S. astronauts Peggy Whitson, above, and Shane Kimbrough work on the outside of the International Space Station on Thursday when an important piece of micrometeorite shielding was lost during the…
