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Is ‘self-regulation’ enough for AI? Trump says yes as lawmakers demand rules
President Trump said he agreed with more than two dozen of the nation's top artificial intelligence leaders Tuesday to rely on "tremendous self-regulation" for the industry, turning aside calls for tough rules on the burgeoning technology.
Trump aims to expand efforts against cartels as effectiveness of deadly boat strikes draws criticism
President Trump is leaning into his plan deploying lethal force against "ISIS"-like drug cartels, dismissing critics who say the operation hasn't reined in enough drug consumption in the U.S. to justify its costs.
Defense Secretary Hegseth to cut number of generals, admirals by 20% in major shake-up
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will announce plans Wednesday to cut the number of positions for generals and admirals by 20% during his State of the Force address to the troops at Quantico, Virginia.
GOP’s Schmitt calls Jack Smith ‘dirtbag’; former special counsel says Trump should’ve been convicted
Former special counsel Jack Smith vowed not to be "silenced" by threats of prosecution and doubled down Tuesday on his assertion that President Trump should have been convicted of felonies.
NATO races to solve missile shortage as wars drain Western stockpiles
Rocket-launch and advanced radar systems on display at Europe's largest defense fairs are multiplying quickly, but finding enough actual missiles to put in the systems is proving increasingly difficult.
When will energy prices fall? Follow the money, find out
When will oil prices come down? Do not ask a television pundit. Ask the people risking billions of dollars on the answer.
South Korea points finger at North over bloody mine blast
South Koreans returning to work Monday after last week's Chuseok, or Autumn Thanksgiving, were confronted with bad news: A military investigation found that a recent explosive incident that wounded three soldiers was likely connected to North Korea.
Iran officials renew call for deal to open Hormuz despite Trump’s peace plan rejection
Iran's foreign minister met with mediators on Monday in New York City to review the latest proposals from both sides and exchange views about the current state of his country's war with the U.S. and Israel, according to reports, just days after President Trump rejected Tehran's latest peace plan.
Trump denies offering to sell U.S. arms to China at Xi summit
President Trump on Monday said he did not discuss an offer to sell U.S. weapons to China during the recent summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
From Epstein to Biden’s autopen: The biggest fights of Comer’s Oversight Committee
Who knew the U.S. government loses up to $521 billion every year to fraud?
Trump announces $15B steel mill in pivotal Iowa as victory for tariff policy
President Trump on Monday celebrated the biggest trophy yet for his tariff agenda: a Minnesota company's plans to build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, where the president is promising midterm voters the first new steel plant built in the U.S. in 57 years.
2026 midterms: GOP on the Titanic while White House pops Champagne
With the midterm elections rapidly approaching, the Cook Political Report predicted last week that Republicans are on track to lose their House majority, as 15 race ratings have shifted toward Democrats.
The U.S. spends $1 billion a year jailing foreign criminals. Here’s who they are
The federal government spends $1 billion a year to keep foreign citizens in its prisons, according to a study released Monday.
Is it a crime? Lawmakers from both parties question Trump’s taxpayer-funded ads
The White House's decision to run taxpayer-funded ads with images of President Trump and campaign-style rhetoric is sparking bipartisan alarm and calls for legislative fixes or punishment under campaign-finance laws.
Call for U.S. to pull back on Asia alliances, defer to China has Indo-Pacific on edge
A potential U.S. strategy long feared by America's Asian allies has been given shape.
Trump, Xi seize on AI rivalry to bring the two rival superpowers closer together
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday acknowledged their intense competition in the race to dominate artificial intelligence, but said they need to work together to make the technology a source of economic prosperity for both rather than another source of conflict.
Guess who’s behind the left’s climate hysteria
"Climate change is an existential disaster facing the entire world," Sen. Bernard Sanders, Vermont independent, posted in February 2019.
Senate Republicans push for last-minute action on cost-of-living concerns before midterm break
Senate Republicans are scrambling to hold at least one vote on a cost-of-living issue before adjourning for the midterm elections, a last-ditch effort to convince voters to keep them in the majority.
Netanyahu dismisses opponents, praises Trump in brash speech at United Nations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called allegations of genocide in Gaza "the biggest lie of the century" as dozens of world leaders walked out during his speech Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia put new three-country mutual defense pact to test
The ramped-up ballistic missile and drone barrage targeting sites, including the holy city of Mecca, across Saudi Arabia in recent days is providing an eye-opening test of the mutual defense pact the kingdom signed last month with Turkey and Pakistan. So far, the Saudis' new partners have shown little appetite for joining the widening Middle East war against Iran and its Houthi proxies.