California Republican state legislative leaders have asked the Department of Justice to investigate "corruption and illegality" they say is behind the state Democratic Party's push for drawing up new boundaries for the state's congressional districts.

The acting director of the National Security Agency tried to save one of his top scientists from having his security clearance revoked by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

A federal judge in New York who presided over the sex trafficking case against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein has rejected the government's request to unseal grand jury transcripts.

NATO deployed fighter jets overnight following Russian strikes on the central Ukrainian city of Kremenchuk, reports Fox News. Romania's Ministry of National Defense said two "Typhoon aircraft belonging to the German Air Force...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Wednesday put states that allow non-English-speaking drivers to hold commercial licenses "on notice" following a deadly crash on the Florida Turnpike earlier this month that killed three people.

A federal judge in San Antonio has blocked a new state law that makes it mandatory for public schools to display a poster of the Ten Commandments in classrooms starting on Sept. 1, the San Antonio Express-News reported on Wednesday.

Washington, D.C., faces one of the nation's worst crime crises - with murder and robbery rates dwarfing those of entire states, according to FBI data. While national crime statistics already capture only a fraction of offenses...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday accused the American Academy of Pediatrics of engaging in a "pay-to-play scheme to promote commercial ambitions of AAP's Big Pharma benefactors" hours after the group issued COVID-19 vaccine guidance contradicting Kennedy.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., railed against the Minnesota Vikings' decision to feature male cheerleaders on its 2025 squad roster, warning the NFL that it's setting itself up for a "huge problem."

A poll of California Democrats released Wednesday puts California Gov. Gavin Newsom six points up on former Vice President and losing 2024 Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is operating under the heaviest personal security detail in modern Pentagon history, a reflection of the heightened threats against him and his family as the U.S. military braces for the possibility of global conflict.

Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have been directed not to pursue felony charges against individuals carrying rifles or shotguns in the city, regardless of available evidence, according to U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and an internal Department of Justice email.

Underscoring the visible presence of National Guard troops now patrolling Washington, D.C., streets, a car has crashed with a Guard military vehicle, causing only minor injuries." Capitol Hill: A national guard military vehicle...

Alongside a massive build-up in conventional military firepower, China has embarked on a rapid and sustained increase in the size and capability of its nuclear forces, according to the U.S. military and arms control experts.

NATO defense chiefs were due to hold a virtual meeting Wednesday, a senior alliance official said, as countries pushing for an end to Russia's war on Ukraine devise possible future security guarantees for Kyiv...

Democrat state Rep. Nicole Collier refused to come to the Texas state Capitol for two weeks. Now she won't leave, and fellow Democrats are joining her protest.Collier was among dozens of Democrats who left the state for the Democrat havens of California, Illinois,...

New Hampshire lawmakers have eroded the fairness of a settlement program for those who were abused at the state's youth detention center, according to an attorney who helped design and implement the 9/11 victims' compensation fund.

Dozens of supporters of Irish rap band Kneecap protested outside a London court Wednesday, as one of the band members appeared charged with a terrorism offense for allegedly supporting Hezbollah.

U.S. federal budget deficits will be nearly $1 trillion higher over the next decade than projected in January by the Congressional Budget Office as a result of tax and spending legislation and tariffs, a budget watchdog said on Wednesday.

Israel gave final approval for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two, and that Palestinians and rights groups say could destroy plans for a future Palestinian state. Settlement development in E1, an open...

U.S. stock index futures declined Wednesday, following a tech selloff on Wall Street, as investors geared up for more retail earnings and a crucial Federal Reserve symposium later this week.

Pope Leo has asked Catholics and other religious faithful to observe a day of fasting and prayers for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and other war-torn areas of the world on Friday, Aug. 22. "As our Earth continues to be wounded by wars in the Holy Land, in Ukraine, and...

Israel will call up 50,000 reservists before a planned offensive to take Gaza City but most forces that would operate in the Gaza Strip's largest urban center would be active duty soldiers, an Israeli military official said on Wednesday. The call-up notices could be sent in...

Billionaire Elon Musk is quietly putting the brakes on plans to start his new political party, telling allies he wants to focus on his companies, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people with knowledge of the plans.