The Texas State Capitol and grounds in Austin were evacuated on Saturday ahead of a planned protest after a credible threat to lawmakers, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg is donating a sizeable figure to former Gov. Cuomos mayoral campaign in hopes the citys voters dont elect a full-on socialist. Bloomberg donated $5 million to support Cuomos campaign, according to Politico.

Federal law enforcement officials are using a long-dormant law to detain immigrants and charge them with willfully failing to register with the government.

The latest U.S.-Iran talks on Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program will not take place Sunday, mediator Oman said Saturday, as Israel and Iran traded blows a day after Israel's blistering attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites.

The U.S. military has stepped up security at all military installations in the United States "based on world events," U.S. Northern Command said on Saturday, as Israel launched a second day of airstrikes against Iran.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, a Republican, has vetoed a bill requiring voter identification, but not because he does not think requiring an ID to vote is important.

A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a brazen attack at their home early Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting in what Gov. Tim Walz described as "targeted political...

The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog offered Friday to travel to Iran to assess the damage caused by Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, warning of potentially grave consequences and calling for restraint from all parties involved, Breitbart...

The Senate Republicans' megabill tax package text won't likely be released until Monday, sources with knowledge of their plans have confirmed.

Although Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a vocal skeptic about the efficacy of many vaccines, more older Americans are embracing the shots as new benefits continue to emerge, the New York Times reported on Saturday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held separate talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian following Israel's attack against Iran, Newsweek reported Friday.

The National Weather Service has issued an unusual heat warning. It's for a portion of the State of Alaska, which is known more for cold weather than anything considered hot.

A surprise Israeli airstrike on Iranian nuclear sites has fractured Democrats on Capitol Hill, ending a brief moment of unity following a dramatic confrontation between Sen. Alex Padilla and security officials at a Los Angeles press event...

Former Illinois Democrat House Speaker Mike Madigan, the longest-serving state legislative leader in the nation, is going to prison.Madigan was convicted in February by a Chicago jury on 10 of 23 charges, finding him guilty of bribery, conspiracy, and wire fraud.

Two Democrat Minnesota lawmakers were severely wounded in their home late Friday evening in what authorities are calling "multiple targeted attacks."

Former Illinois Democratic House Speaker Mike Madigan, the longest-serving state legislative leader in the nation, is going to prison.

Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 35 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, most of them near an aid distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said.

Ukrainian forces have stopped Russian troops advancing in the northeastern Sumy region and are now battling along the border to regain control, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

Iran's Esfahan and Natanz nuclear sites were significantly damaged due to Israeli strikes on the two facilities, an Israeli military official said Saturday.

Israel warned Saturday that "Tehran will burn" if Iran keeps targeting its civilians and boasted it now had control of the airspace from western Iran all the way to the capital.

Pope Leo appealed on Saturday for authorities in Iran and Israel to act with "reason" after recent airstrikes and to pursue dialogue.

Iran said the dialogue with the U.S. over Tehran's nuclear program is "meaningless" after Israel's biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy, but said it is yet to decide on whether to attend planned talks on Sunday...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an end to the Israel-Iran conflict on Friday, saying it's "time to stop."

A senior Iranian official said Friday that the Tehran regime will target the regional bases of any country that assists Israel.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said China is likely the one "moral authority" in the world that can negotiate a peace between Iran and Israel following the preemptive strike by the Jewish state, the New York Post reported.