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The administration had tightened regulations on kits that can be easily assembled into nearly untraceable firearms.

The clip filmed by Donald Trump's homeland security secretary at a brutal El Salvador prison was also slammed as "f**king disgusting."

A CNN host pressed Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins over Trump officials discussing war plans on Signal.

A Michigan couple’s payment dispute with a timeshare company has landed them in a Mexican prison, accused of defrauding a hospitality company, according to Mexican prosecutors.

The Fox News analyst revealed how Trump and others have botched an "iron" rule of dealing with a scandal.

The men dragged a woman into the back of a mail truck, where one tried to rape her, the Manhattan district attorney said.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office does not want Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, to have a laptop in prison, and is also taking issue with what he was given to wear for a recent court appearance.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are gang members have been held since their removal from the United States. The tour included two crowded cell blocks, the armory and an isolation unit.

The former Democratic presidential candidate also agreed with a controversial talk show host's take on Republicans dismissing the breach.

London — In a question-and-answer session of British Parliament Wednesday, the controversy over the leaked Signal group chat involving high-ranking members of the Trump administration discussing U.S. military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen earlier this month prompted a hard question from MP Sir Ed Davey, leader of the opposition Liberal Democrats: can Britain still trust the U.S. with its secrets?

US president’s announcement prompts swift backlash from trading partners, including the European Union, Canada and Japan

Tesla humanoid robots made their way to Capitol Hill for a robotics event held by the House select committee on China.

A federal judge has ruled that The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.

The president blasted the "witch hunt" amid the Signal scandal as he went to bat for his defense secretary in the Oval Office.

Lawmakers killed a crypto tax reporting rule with great bipartisan gusto.

A doctoral student at Tufts University has been detained by federal agents without explanation, her lawyer said.

The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that it is pushing back the rollout of a controversial anti-fraud measure by two weeks and reducing the number of applicants it will effect.

DOGE announced the termination of over 100 contracts valued over $4.5 billion for programs like climate change in Peru and gender equity in Mexico.

James Andrew Malone, a small-town mayor, won a special election on Tuesday, narrowly defeating a county commissioner in a district the G.O.P. held for decades.

Vice President JD Vance boasted of "no more quotas" in the military while visiting with young Marines at Quantico Wednesday, his first public remarks since the Signal scandal broke.

Republicans are acting so mad that federal judges are issuing injunctions that stymie Trump's plans. They celebrated when judges did this to his Democratic predecessors.

An officer with the Marysville Police Department in Northern California was killed in a shooting during an operational crackdown on transnational drug trafficking organizations.

This week, President Trump signed the 100th executive order of his second term. Historical records show Mr. Trump has exercised his presidential pen at a pace that's unprecedented in modern U.S. history.

US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday visited the high-security El Salvador prison where Venezuelans who the Trump administration alleges are gang members have been held since their removal from the United States. The tour included two crowded cell blocks, the armory and an isolation unit.

Democrats drilled into CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during during "worldwide threats" hearings this week.

In response to the transportation secretary’s disparagement of the subway system, transit officials said that felonies were way down and fare evasion was dropping.

A babysitter in Kansas found a troubling surprise after a child she was watching complained there was a "monster" hiding.

A new Social Security policy that requires in-person identity checks for millions of new and existing beneficiaries will delayed by two weeks, the agency said on Wednesday. 

A federal appeals court rejected an effort by the Justice Department to lift an order temporarily blocking President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport alleged Tren de Aragua gang members. 

American automakers could face higher costs and lower sales as Trump seeks to encourage domestic manufacturing.

A federal judge sharply rejected a Trump administration request that she recuse herself from a case challenging an executive order targeting Democratic-tied law firm Perkins Coie, accusing the Justice Department of attacking the messenger because it could not attack the message.

Gun owners could see a "monumental" win for their Second Amendment rights in Congress barring the passage of two major bills currently being considered on Capitol Hill, gun rights advocate says.

Luigi Mangione’s fashion choices at his latest court appearance have caught the attention of Manhattan prosecutors who are accusing his lawyers of encouraging the publicity around him.

The Pentagon's transgender military ban is expected to go into effect Friday after a federal judge requested a deadline be extended to allow for appeals.

President Trump on Wednesday said he will put a 25% tariff on automobiles imported into the U.S., escalating his administration's use of aggressive trade measures in an effort to boost domestic manufacturers.  

"Given the ties that this brand has to Scranton, this one was definitely special for us," George Felix, Chili's chief marketing officer, told the Associated Press.

Washington — The Signal group chat that conveyed details of the timing and weapons descriptions of a planned attack against the Houthis in Yemen included the names or initials of 18 Trump officials and, of course, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, who published his account of the messages. 

"It's truly astounding," said former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

Stocks skidded in afternoon trading after the White House signaled that President Trump on Wednesday would announce more tariffs, with the latest salvo targeting U.S. auto imports. 

A divided federal appeals court has maintained a temporary block on President Donald Trump’s ability to use the Alien Enemies Act to quickly deport alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.

Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, facing a possible 2026 primary challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a President Trump ally, lands the endorsement of Senate Majority Leader John Thune

The outlook for a blue state sports comeback anytime soon looks bleak.  According to Rivals, 28 of this year’s top 40 high school basketball prospects were located in red states.

An anonymous woman filed a medical negligence lawsuit against Dr. Keith Reisinger-Kindle after the Illinois abortionist allegedly failed to complete the two-day procedure.

Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared likely to reject an effort to invalidate the Federal Communications Commission's multi-billion-dollar mechanism for expanding phone and internet access to low-income and rural communities. 

The officer disappeared after suspected gang members ambushed two armored vehicles in the town of Pont-Sondé, Artibonite region, according to a statement by the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS).

Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities, scoring an upset in a territory that a Democrat hasn’t represented in the chamber for 136 years.

The Trump administration has filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court seeking approval with slashing hundreds of millions of dollars in grants from the Education Department as part of its DEI crackdown.

Two months after the D.C. plane crash killed 67, including six people affiliated with the Boston club, the members had to prepare for the world championships. Unfathomably, they had a blueprint.

Four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing during scheduled training at a training area near the capital of Lithuania have died, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said.

"We are currently clean on [operational security]," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote to other officials, along with the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.