President Trump on Wednesday dubbed Robert De Niro a “criminal” and suggested he leave the U.S. after the Oscar-winning actor headlined a “State of the Swamp” campaign that aired live on YouTube at the same time as Tuesday night’s State of the Union address.

De Niro joined actor and activist Mark Ruffalo, many Democratic politicians ...Read more

President Donald Trump lashed out Wednesday at U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, saying the two Muslim members of Congress should be sent "back from where they came — as fast as possible."

Trump's comments, posted on his Truth Social platform, came after the two Democratic lawmakers could be seen shouting at him during Tuesday's State ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The backers of two resolutions in the House and Senate aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from attacking Iran are gearing up to force the issue soon.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., who previously said he was waiting for diplomatic efforts to play out before forcing a vote, vowed Wednesday to bring his Iran war powers resolution ...Read more

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a day of talks with Caribbean leaders here telling them he wants to reinforce the long-term relationship between the United States and the region.

The statement, though brief, was encouraging, Caribbean leaders said as they prepared for longer closed-door discussions ...Read more

WASHINGTON — House GOP appropriators are allowing earmarks back into their chamber’s Labor-HHS-Education bill after barring them for the past three years, according to guidance that House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole, R-Okla., released Wednesday for the upcoming fiscal 2027 cycle.

Cole’s guidance opens up only the bill’s Health ...Read more

President Donald Trump headed into Tuesday night's State of the Union speech projecting confidence in his personal power to "Make America Great Again," despite the woes he says he's been saddled with by his Democratic predecessors.

He also stood in a uniquely precarious position — facing some of his lowest approval ratings ever, plummeting ...Read more

Every morning over buckwheat pancakes and sausage, my father and grandfather would decide which fields to work that day and share an update about their cattle. Then, inevitably, the talk would move on to the low price of milk and the government’s part in it.

“It’s all a game,” my grandfather would declare, throwing up his hands. “They...Read more

Donald Trump announced new agreements with technology companies to bear the energy costs of data centers by building their own power plants during his State of the Union address, delivered as the Florida Legislature advances data center regulations against the president’s wishes.

“Many Americans are also concerned that energy demand from AI...Read more

The Pentagon threatened to invoke a Cold War-era law to compel Anthropic PBC to allow the U.S. military to use the artificial intelligence startup’s technology if the company failed to comply with the government’s terms by Friday, according to people familiar with the matter.

During a meeting Tuesday between Chief Executive Officer Dario ...Read more

MIAMI — A federal judge Tuesday denied a bold bid by defense lawyers to remove a prosecutor from a former Miami-Dade congressman’s national security case, rejecting their claim that he has a conflict of interest that could affect the integrity of the trial starting next month.

U.S. District Judge Melissa Damian ruled that the defense ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House narrowly rejected a bipartisan Senate aviation safety bill responding to the fatal 2025 crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday after the Defense Department raised national security concerns the previous day.

The bill, introduced by Senate Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, would require all ...Read more

WASHINGTON — While most presidential support votes are straightforward, determining a president’s views on legislation can occasionally be fraught, especially when the president is Donald Trump.

Each year, CQ Roll Call assigns a presidential position to votes based on whether the president expressed a clear stance before members of Congress...Read more

NEW YORK — Work on the waylaid Hudson River tunnel resumed Tuesday.

Multiple sources familiar with the project confirmed to the New York Daily News that work began again on the project that has laid fallow for weeks amid funding interference from the Trump administration.

A spokesman for the Gateway Development Commission, the bistate body ...Read more

The Pentagon warned Anthropic PBC that it would terminate the company’s military contracts on Friday if the artificial intelligence startup failed to meet government terms for use of its technology, according to people familiar with the matter.

During a meeting Tuesday between Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei and Defense Secretary Pete ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the U.S. Postal Service is shielded from being sued even if its employees intentionally fail to deliver the mail.

In a 5-4 decision, the court said Congress in 1946 had barred lawsuits "arising out of the loss, miscarriage, or negligent transmission of letters or postal matter," and that includes ...Read more