President Trump said he’ll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday as he pushes to negotiate an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. In a Truth Social post Friday, Mr. Trump said the “highly anticipated” meeting will be Aug. 15, and that further details will be coming. Russia and Alaska are separated by the 51-mile-wide Bering Strait…… Read more
A Confederate war memorial statue is returning to Arlington National Cemetery after it was taken down on Dec. 20, 2023. Confederate soldiers were at first barred from burial at Arlington National Cemetery, built on land seized from the wife of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee…… Read more
More young people are delaying marriage and childbirth as they prioritize achieving financial independence, according to a new Census Bureau study. The federal agency reported Tuesday that just 21% of Americans ages 25 to 34 in 2024 were working, married, had children and had moved out of their parents’ homes. That’s a sharp drop from the 48% of people in that age group…… Read more
The number of U.S. murders, shootings, robberies and rapes declined consistently for a second straight year, according to the FBI’s annual report on nationwide crime trends, although the most recent federal data on victimization shows that violence and disorder in cities remain well above 2019 levels. The bureau’s Crime in the Nation report for 2024…… Read more
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to take action on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral of Obama-era officials involved in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. With the order to begin legal proceedings, the prosecutor will schedule the presentation of evidence to a grand jury seeking a possible indictment…… Read more
The USS George Washington was in the Timor Sea with other boats from Carrier Strike Group 5, part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, to participate in the 2025 Talisman Sabre exercise alongside Australian military personnel. Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, 19, went missing from the USS George Washington on Monday…… Read more
The Senate adjourned late Saturday for its summer break without a deal on fast-tracking confirmation of President Trump’s nominees, setting up a September battle over the nominations and government funding. Mr. Trump said Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer engaged in “political extortion”…… Read more
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Homeland Security can’t use a speedy process known as “expedited removal” to oust millions of migrants the Biden administration allowed in using a legally iffy parole program. Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee to the court in Washington, said the fast deportation law generally applies to new arrivals…… Read more
President Trump wants the Senate to stay in session until it clears a backlog of more than 150 judicial and executive-branch nominees. The Senate was scheduled to begin its annual summer recess at the end of this week, but Republican leaders had already warned the break would likely be delayed as they work to confirm more of Mr. Trump’s nominees for posts…… Read more
South Korea has struck a last-minute trade deal with the U.S. on Wednesday as steep tariffs loomed ahead of a Friday deadline, President Trump announced. Under the deal, America would impose a 15% tariff and South Korea would provide $350 billion in investments. Seoul would also purchase $100 billion in liquified natural gas or other energy products…… Read more
President Trump said he’ll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday as he pushes to negotiate an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. In a Truth Social post Friday, Mr. Trump said the “highly anticipated” meeting will be Aug. 15, and that further details will be coming. Russia and Alaska are separated by the 51-mile-wide Bering Strait…… Continue Reading
A Confederate war memorial statue is returning to Arlington National Cemetery after it was taken down on Dec. 20, 2023. Confederate soldiers were at first barred from burial at Arlington National Cemetery, built on land seized from the wife of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee…… Continue Reading
More young people are delaying marriage and childbirth as they prioritize achieving financial independence, according to a new Census Bureau study. The federal agency reported Tuesday that just 21% of Americans ages 25 to 34 in 2024 were working, married, had children and had moved out of their parents’ homes. That’s a sharp drop from the 48% of people in that age group…… Continue Reading
The number of U.S. murders, shootings, robberies and rapes declined consistently for a second straight year, according to the FBI’s annual report on nationwide crime trends, although the most recent federal data on victimization shows that violence and disorder in cities remain well above 2019 levels. The bureau’s Crime in the Nation report for 2024…… Continue Reading
Attorney General Pam Bondi has ordered federal prosecutors to take action on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s criminal referral of Obama-era officials involved in the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. With the order to begin legal proceedings, the prosecutor will schedule the presentation of evidence to a grand jury seeking a possible indictment…… Continue Reading
The USS George Washington was in the Timor Sea with other boats from Carrier Strike Group 5, part of the U.S. 7th Fleet, to participate in the 2025 Talisman Sabre exercise alongside Australian military personnel. Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV, 19, went missing from the USS George Washington on Monday…… Continue Reading
The Senate adjourned late Saturday for its summer break without a deal on fast-tracking confirmation of President Trump’s nominees, setting up a September battle over the nominations and government funding. Mr. Trump said Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer engaged in “political extortion”…… Continue Reading
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Department of Homeland Security can’t use a speedy process known as “expedited removal” to oust millions of migrants the Biden administration allowed in using a legally iffy parole program. Judge Jia Cobb, a Biden appointee to the court in Washington, said the fast deportation law generally applies to new arrivals…… Continue Reading
President Trump wants the Senate to stay in session until it clears a backlog of more than 150 judicial and executive-branch nominees. The Senate was scheduled to begin its annual summer recess at the end of this week, but Republican leaders had already warned the break would likely be delayed as they work to confirm more of Mr. Trump’s nominees for posts…… Continue Reading
South Korea has struck a last-minute trade deal with the U.S. on Wednesday as steep tariffs loomed ahead of a Friday deadline, President Trump announced. Under the deal, America would impose a 15% tariff and South Korea would provide $350 billion in investments. Seoul would also purchase $100 billion in liquified natural gas or other energy products…… Continue Reading