Politics

“Retribution,” a new book by Jonathan Karl. Penguin Random House (WASHINGTON) — Steve Bannon hasn’t worked in the White House for years, but he played a pivotal, and previously unreported, role in the explosive meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy earlier this year that changed the course of U.S. policy toward […]

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There are no plans for President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet “in the immediate future,” the White House said in a statement […]

Former Congressman George Santos leaves court after being sentenced to 87 months in prison at the Alfonse D’Amato Federal Court House in Central Islip, New York, on April 25, 2025. J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., was freed from prison last week thanks to his federal fraud […]

Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson is resisting calls to swear in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, saying Monday that he will administer the oath of office to her after the Senate votes to reopen the government. As Democrats decry the almost monthlong delay, Johnson has maintained that he is “following the Pelosi precedent” […]

Coast Guard crews patrol the Rio Grande near Mission, Texas Oct. 18, 2025. USCG (WASHINGTON) — The United States Coast Guard is deploying more resources to the U.S. southern border on the Rio Grande River, according to the agency. The surge operation, known as “Operation River Wall,” will add more boats on a 260-mile stretch […]

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson defended labeling this weekend’s “No Kings” rallies opposing President Donald Trump as “hate America” rallies, arguing that he was not referring to Democrats themselves but the message of the protesters. “Just on this notion that these are, ‘hate America’ rallies — and you not only […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Activists and advocacy groups are staging a second round of “No Kings” protests across the country on Saturday in response to what they call abuse of power by President Donald Trump and his administration, including his immigration crackdown and his sending troops into American cities. Organizers predict millions will […]

U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Marine One upon his arrival at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, Sept. 30, 2025. Hu Yousong/Xinhua via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — At least two survivors from a deadly U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea are now in custody aboard an American vessel after being […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump greeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, with Zelenskyy in Washington to make his case for procuring American Tomahawk cruise missiles and other military assets. Trump and Zelenskyy, wearing a dark suit, shook hands when the Ukrainian president arrived at the West Wing […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump greeted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday, with Zelenskyy in Washington to make his case for procuring American Tomahawk cruise missiles and other military assets. Trump and Zelenskyy, wearing a dark suit, shook hands when the Ukrainian president arrived at the West Wing […]