ST. LOUIS — Violent crime was already trending down from a COVID-era spike when President Donald Trump presented a picture of unbridled crime in America on the campaign trail in 2024. Now his administration has eliminated about $500 million in grants to organizations that buttress public safety, including many working to prevent gun violence. ...Read more

A list of 14 states, 298 counties and 200 cities deemed immigration sanctuaries by the Trump administration has disappeared from a government website but continues to hang over the heads of officials who face threats of losing federal funding.

“We were placed on a list with many other sheriffs across the nation for no clear reason and no ...Read more

Ukraine’s audacious drone attack on Russian air force bases was a remarkable display of courage and resourcefulness. While the full extent of the damage is still unknown, the destruction of several strategic bombers is another reminder that Kyiv remains determined in its struggle against Moscow’s invasion.

President Donald Trump should find...Read more

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court is closer to ruling on whether to keep most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs in place longer while the legal battle over them continues.

The Justice Department on Monday asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to extend its earlier short-term pause on a lower court’s May 28 ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Tennessee Rep. Mark E. Green, the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, announced Monday that he would resign from Congress later this year.

“Recently, I was offered an opportunity in the private sector that was too exciting to pass up,” the Republican congressman said in a statement. “As a result, today I ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom resisted a fight with President Donald Trump over transgender youth in women's sports. He forced his way onto a runway tarmac to make peace with the Republican leader after the Los Angeles wildfires.

Just last week, he hesitated before speaking out when rumors swirled about a massive federal funding cut ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Michigan U.S. Sen. Gary Peters has introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to exempt certain National Weather Service positions from a federal hiring freeze, saying the agency needs to be able to adequately staff positions that notify the public of extreme weather events that could harm people or property.

The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Iran was pressing to be allowed to enrich uranium in a potential nuclear deal with the U.S., expressing worry that Tehran was seeking too much.

“They’re just asking for things that you can’t do. They don’t want to give up what they have to give up. You know what that is. They seek enrichment. ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s move to federalize the California National Guard and deploy military troops on U.S. soil risks losing public support for his immigration policies, which polls have shown a majority of Americans support.

Trump returned to the White House on Monday and was asked by a reporter if he agreed with his ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s late-night phone call with Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday night came with a warning. Protests against immigration raids in Los Angeles were producing flares of unrest. “Get the police in gear,” Trump told the governor.

His patience would last less than 24 hours before he chose an historic path, ...Read more

NEW YORK — A top NYPD chief and a New York City deputy mayor met with President Trump at his New Jersey golf course over the weekend — as tensions continue to ratchet up between immigrant advocates and federal authorities carrying out a crackdown.

Social media photos posted by Chief of Department John Chell, the NYPD’s top uniformed cop, ...Read more

President Donald Trump on Monday said he doesn’t know if billionaire Elon Musk ever used prescription or illegal drugs at the White House.

Just days after their public falling out, Trump said he wished the world’s richest man well but didn’t deny that Musk could have been using drugs during his stint working for the administration.

“I ...Read more

RALEIGH, N.C. — President Donald Trump’s visit to Fort Bragg on Tuesday to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Army will come as the president is mired in controversies surrounding immigration raids in Los Angeles and his decision to deploy the National Guard without a request from California.

In North Carolina, protesters planned to ...Read more

WASHINGTON — At a time when Republicans are ascendant in Washington, Democrats are looking for wins wherever they can get them, including on the baseball field at Wednesday night’s Congressional Baseball Game.

The Democrats have lost the annual charity game four years in a row, including a 31-11 blowout in 2024, but coach Linda Sánchez, D-...Read more

In a televised interview with reporters Monday afternoon eastern time, President Donald Trump suggested that California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested.

In the clip, a reporter can be heard telling Trump that Newsom is “daring” border czar Tom Homan to come and arrest him, before asking Trump if Homan should “do it.” The reporter ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s tense, late-night phone call with Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday night came with a warning: “Get the police in gear.” The president was being shown evidence by his staff of looting at a 7-Eleven and of federal law enforcement with lacerations.

His patience would last less than 24 hours before ...Read more

Four months into President Donald Trump’s second term, a majority of Americans approve of his deportation program, with most saying the president is prioritizing the removal of dangerous criminals, according to new polling.

That said, most also take issue with the administration’s specific approach to deportations. Most also favor ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As Senate committees continue to release their proposals for the House-passed reconciliation package this week, the House plans to vote on President Donald Trump’s proposals to rescind foreign aid and other spending, including for public broadcasting.

“The rescissions request sent to Congress by the Trump Administration takes...Read more

WASHINGTON — As a senior attorney in the Commerce Department, Eric Chung helped implement the 2022 law known as the CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan effort championed by President Joe Biden to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing and scientific research.

But Chung left his civil service job in April, shortly after President Donald ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s campaign promise to deport “violent criminal illegal aliens” won him votes, but has now become a far broader effort ensnaring millions of law-abiding people living and working productively in all parts of the country.

And who are these dangerous foreigners?

They’re watching your kids. Building your homes. ...Read more