State Department to Block Visas for Fact-Checking Roles
The Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State, in a 2024 file photo.
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DOJ Tells Auditors to Disregard Some LGBTQ Safety Standards
A Justice Department memo obtained by NPR says detention centers should no longer be inspected using standards specifically designed to keep LGBTQ and intersex inmates safe.
IG: Hegseth Risked Troops by Sharing Military Details on Signal
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet Meeting at the White House on Dec. 2. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images A Pentagon watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked the safety of U.S.
White House Defends Lethal Boat Campaign, Accountability Unclear
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House on Dec. 2.
Dells Pledge $6.25 Billion to Seed Kids' Investment Accounts
Michael and Susan Dell pose for photographs on Nov. 26 in New York. The couple said they will donate $6.25 billion to fund investment accounts for 25 million U.S. children.
Northeast Hit by Major Winter Storm: Ice, Heavy Snow Expected
A person walks a dog on a slushy street after a winter snow storm in Pottsville, Pa., on Tuesday. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Getting around could be a challenge for millions of people in the Northeastern U.S. on Tuesday as the region's first winter storm of the season intensifies.
Trump Pardons Convicted Honduran Ex‑President Hernández
Then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez gives an speech in San Salvador, El Salvador. Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marlon Gomez/CON/LatinContent/Getty Images Then-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez gives an speech in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Venezuela Condemns Trump's Call to Close Airspace
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after speaking to troops via video from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP The Venezuelan government has condemned President Trump's statement on Saturday calling for the airspace above Venezuela to be closed.
Northwestern to Pay $75M to Restore Federal Funding
Signs are displayed outside a tent encampment at Northwestern University on April 26, 2024, in Evanston, Ill.
Trump Pardons Ex-Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from right, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. Elmer Martinez/AP hide caption toggle caption Elmer Martinez/AP WEST PALM BEACH, FLA.
Trump: US Will Soon Target Venezuelan Drug Routes by Land
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that operations to curb Venezuelan drug trafficking "by land" would begin "very soon." The warning comes amid escalating tensions with Caracas and with the military stepping up its activity in the Caribbean as part of what Washington says are efforts to stop transnational crime and drug smuggling.
Operation Allies Welcome: Origins and Aftermath
Streets are blocked after reports that two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House in Washington on Wednesday. Anthony Peltier/AP hide caption toggle caption Anthony Peltier/AP Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, was in the U.S.