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Customs and Border Protection officers stopped two vehicles at separate southern border crossings on Sunday and seized more than $300,000 worth of narcotics, according to the agency.
The seizures come as illegal border crossings have dropped sharply in recent months, even as federal officials continue to report attempts to smuggle drugs, weapons and people into the United States.
The first seizure...
President Donald Trump ended an interview with NBC News on Sunday after a tense exchange over California’s vote-counting process and his claims about the 2020 election.
The back-and-forth unfolded during an interview with “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, who pressed Trump on his argument that California’s elections were being manipulated because some races had not yet been called several...
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles pushed back Friday night against a report claiming she plans to leave her post after the November midterms, calling the story a “piece of fiction.”
Wiles, 69, issued the denial in a statement posted to X shortly after the Daily Mail published an article alleging she was preparing to step down. The report...
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman became emotional Tuesday night as early election results showed her trailing both incumbent Mayor Karen Bass and Republican challenger Spencer Pratt in the race to lead the nation’s second-largest city.
Raman, a Los Angeles City Council member, entered the race in February after previously endorsing Bass. Her campaign sought to attract progressive voters who...
Republican Texas Rep. Chip Roy is introducing legislation aimed at overhauling the H-1B visa program, arguing that the system has long disadvantaged American workers by allowing companies to rely on lower-cost foreign labor.
The proposal, titled the American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act, would make several significant changes to the H-1B visa process, including eliminating the current lottery system, requiring employers...
Six House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to advance legislation that would provide additional support to Ukraine, breaking with House GOP leadership and highlighting ongoing divisions within the Republican Party over U.S. involvement in the war.
The House voted 218-204 to move forward with the Ukraine Support Act through a discharge petition, a procedural tool that allows lawmakers to bring...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent turned the tables on Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., during a tense Senate budget hearing Wednesday, bringing up the senator’s son and his past communications with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after Wyden accused the Trump administration of engaging in “corrupt” behavior.
The exchange quickly became one of the most talked-about moments of the hearing as lawmakers...
Veteran Democratic strategist James Carville and longtime political journalist Al Hunt took aim at the Democratic National Committee’s long-awaited review of the party’s 2024 election defeat, arguing that the report failed to address the most obvious reasons Democrats lost the White House and key races across the country.
Speaking on their “Politics War Room” podcast last week, the two Democrats...
A heated dispute on the House floor brought proceedings to a standstill Wednesday after Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, accused Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., of having associations with terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, during debate over a Lebanon-related resolution.
The confrontation unfolded as lawmakers discussed a measure introduced by Tlaib that would require President Donald Trump to withdraw U.S. military forces from...
The United States spends more on healthcare per person than any other nation, and prescription drug costs remain one of the most debated factors behind that reality. While discussions often focus on insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and domestic healthcare policy, another issue has increasingly drawn attention: the pricing systems used by many foreign governments to control the cost of medicines.
Several...