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President Donald Trump's credit card rate cap faced criticism from Wharton graduate Arynne Wexler, who warned the proposed 10% limit could eliminate credit access for millions.

Maria Corina Machado presented her award to President Trump symbolically after the Nobel Institute said prizes cannot be officially transferred.

Machado said she "presented" Trump with the coveted medal despite the Nobel Committee's insistence that she can't share or transfer it.

The Biden administration purchased a pulsed energy weapon suspected of links to Havana Syndrome. House Republicans now demand answers as Pentagon testing details emerge.

Trump administration reiterates threat of ‘grave consequences’, but says executions of Iranian protesters halted.

Minneapolis faces HUD investigation over alleged racial preferences in housing policy amid a much broader Minnesota fraud scandal.

Lawsuit alleges Hopkinton officials negligently approved Greek national Petros Sismanis to operate pizza shop where he sexually assaulted 16-year-old employee.

The high court is poised to rule soon on President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency wartime law to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on most U.S. countries.

Maria Corina Machado gave Trump her Nobel as part of a high-stakes charm offensive.

The Senate sent another spending bill to President Donald Trump's desk on Thursday, as Department of Homeland Security funding remains a top issue between Republicans and Democrats.

We don’t know if we’re more embarrassed for Tony Dokoupil or Kelly for this new moniker.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt criticized Supreme Court justices for questioning biological differences between men and women during a hearing on women’s sports.

Syria tensions escalate as Turkey warns Damascus could use military force against Kurdish-led forces following deadly Aleppo clashes that killed 23 people.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt had a tense exchange with The Hill columnist Niall Stanage over the ICE-involved shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good.

President Donald Trump's Greenland acquisition could cost $700 billion, according to reports from scholars and former U.S. officials involved in early planning discussions.

Amid the European debt crisis in the early 2010s, a Fox News pundit named Donald Trump warned about a backlash against leaders asking people to tighten their belts.

The DHS secretary dismissed the idea that federal immigration agents may be violating the Constitution by asking for people's IDs without reasonable cause.

Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine' takes action as Venezuelan dictator Maduro sits in New York jail following major U.S. military operation without casualties.

The longtime government contractor whose activity prompted the controversial search of a Washington Post reporter’s home acknowledged he mishandled classified information, prosecutors said, according to a court hearing transcript obtained by CNN.

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Iran's regime has arrived at a "natural terminus" and warned against wasting a "historic opportunity."

Department of Homeland Security criticizes The New York Times coverage of Minneapolis shooting involving ICE agent and Venezuelan national, calling headline "despicably misleading."

Treasury Department launches investigation into Minnesota fraud rings allegedly sending taxpayer funds overseas through money laundering schemes.

The Department of Defense name change to Department of War could cost up to $125 million, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates.

Madison Sheahan, the agency's No. 2 official, resigned Thursday to challenge Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio.

Texas police officer Elijah Garretson, 27, was shot and killed while attempting to arrest fugitive Jamison Cavazos. Cavazos allegedly died from self-inflicted gunshot wound.

President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland divides Republicans and Democrats as new polls show 75% of Americans oppose U.S. takeover.

Iran protesters chanted 'death to America' and displayed signs calling for President Donald Trump's assassination at Tehran University, images showed Thursday.

Medicaid fraud charges filed against Mohamed Abdirashid Omarxeyd for allegedly stealing $3 million through Guardian Home Health Services in Minneapolis from 2020-2024, prosecutors said.

House Democrat Reps. Jamie Raskin and Jared Moskowitz demand a congressional inquiry into the Trump administration's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.

President Donald Trump has been threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act for a very long time. Dating back to his first term, he has repeatedly floated the rarely invoked law, which gives a president extraordinary powers to dispatch the military to put down domestic unrest.

President Donald Trump expresses ambivalence about exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi potentially leading Iran if the Islamic regime falls.

The Senate advanced a $174 billion spending package in a bipartisan vote, racing to prevent a government shutdown by the Jan. 30 deadline, with a final vote expected on Thursday.

Haitian security forces on Wednesday bombed three houses belonging to top gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, local outlet Gazette Haiti reported on Wednesday, after unverified footage showed a large explosion in the capital Port-au-Prince.

University of Washington investigates researcher Mara Maughan for social media comments calling for assassination of Corey DeAngelis and other conservatives.

Democratic Party divide over progressive push to abolish ICE while others urge reforms at the enforcement agency, as centrists warn of political consequences.

US President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader at the White House, their first in-person meeting.

CBS News reportedly adopted the term "biological sex at birth" while describing transgender individuals ahead of recent Supreme Court hearings on trans athletes.

President Trump will meet Venezuela opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado at the White House Thursday, after expressing doubts about her leadership.

The move brings the Columbia University graduate closer to potential deportation.

Tensions are rising as Israel’s army carries out near-daily attacks on Lebanon in violation of 2024 Hezbollah ceasefire.

Depending on how the department chooses to implement the change, costs could range from $10 million to $125 million, the CBO said in a letter to two Democratic senators.

Israel will reportedly honor slain conservative American figure Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last year, for his efforts to oppose antisemitism.

Three more Democrat lawmakers are facing an investigation from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro over a video encouraging troops to "refuse illegal orders," a report said.

The troop movements are intended to portray unity among Europeans and send a signal to Trump that a U.S. takeover is not necessary, due to NATO.

Iranian American whose father was killed by regime reveals how Donald Trump's leadership inspires protesters seeking Reza Pahlavi's return to power.

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., plans to introduce bipartisan legislation to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, following President Donald Trump's demand to do so by Jan. 20.

Law enforcement and demonstrators clashed last night near where a federal agent shot and injured a man after he allegedly assaulted the agent. The city is reeling over last week’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent of Renee Good sparked nationwide protests. Follow for live news updates.

Female athletes including Madison Kenyan and Brooke Slusser reacted to Supreme Court arguments in Little v. Hecox case challenging state bans on transgender athletes in women's sports.

It's "not normal," said Jonathan Reiner.