The U.S. Army’s history is closely tied to its mounted cavalry, those soldiers who rode into battle on horseback.

President Donald Trump has shared his unique takes on past presidents and their portraits while discussing his White House redecorating efforts.

A day after federal officers and National Guard troops descended on MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, immigrant residents of the surrounding neighborhood were coming to grips with the operation that local officials said seemed designed to sow fear.

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.

The last time President Donald Trump rolled out tariffs this high, financial markets quaked, consumer confidence crashed and his popularity plunged.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce.

President Donald Trump is defending Attorney General Pam Bondi as she faces mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation.

President Donald Trump’s decision to send more defensive weapons to Ukraine came after he privately expressed frustration with Pentagon officials for announcing a pause last week in the delivery of some critical weapons to Ukraine.

The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the last type of asbestos legally allowed in U.S. manufacturing after an outcry from asbestos opponents.

President Donald Trump says he’s “not happy” with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

President Donald Trump has avoided talk of scrapping the federal disaster response agency after the catastrophic flash flood in Texas that killed more than 100 people, including children at an all-girls camp.

Israeli media reports that the country’s defense minister has outlined plans to pack hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a closed zone of the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt.

President Donald Trump plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund, or ETF, through his media company.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s fundraising organization, ALSAC, promoted Ike Anand Tuesday to become its new president and chief executive officer.

The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using AI-driven technology.

A federal judge ruled Monday dismissed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for rescinding nearly $800 million dollars in grants for programs supporting violence reduction and crime victims.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce despite warnings from experts that vital government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says Russia could pose a security threat to the European Union by the end of the decade and that defense industries in Europe and Ukraine must be ramped up.

President Donald Trump has sent letters to 14 countries outlining higher tariffs they’ll face if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1.

U.S. President Donald Trump has been nominated again for the Nobel Peace Prize.

A new AP-NORC poll finds most Americans do not want the government to focus on increasing birth rates, despite efforts by the Trump administration to make this a priority.

New attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on cargo ships in the Red Sea have raised fears of a renewed campaign targeting a key maritime route for international trade.

Wall Street ended mixed a day after a broad sell-off in response to the Trump administration setting new tariffs on more than a dozen nations.

A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by long-running government failures and active promotion to attract digital nomads, according to experts.

French President Emmanuel Macron praised his country's ties with Britain on the first day of a state visit.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a two-day tour in South Carolina, urging rural voters to stand up to President Donald Trump and challenge Republicans in the 2026 midterms.

Amazon's annual Prime Day sales are here again.

The IRS says pastors endorsing political candidates during services should not risk losing their tax-exempt status.

U.S. military troops and federal immigration officers have made a brief but mighty show of force at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles.

While supporters hail the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” as a win for working Americans, others worry about its deep cuts to key social safety net programs. On the streets of downtown Roanoke, opinions were anything but one-sided.

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse their worsening oppression of women and girls and eliminate all terrorist organizations.

The government of El Salvador has acknowledged to United Nations investigators that the Trump administration maintains control of the Venezuelan men who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious Salvadoran prison, contradicting public statements by officials in both countries.

Attorneys for the state of Maine and a conservative lawmaker who identified a transgender student athlete online are in agreement that the lawmaker’s lawsuit over her loss of voting rights is now moot.

Elon Musk says he has formed a new political party called the America Party.

Less than a month after extending a deadline to ban TikTok for the third time, President Donald Trump told reporters late Friday night that, “We pretty much have a deal,” on TikTok.

President Donald Trump is revamping the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, sparking concerns it could become a tool for political retribution.

A U.S. government attorney says it will initiate deportation proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia if he's released from jail before trial on human smuggling charges.

The Department of Homeland Security says it's ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 80,000 Hondurans and Nicaraguans in the U.S. This status, granted after Hurricane Mitch in 1998, allowed them to live and work in the country.

Dozens of federal officers in tactical gear roamed a mostly empty park in a Los Angeles neighborhood with a large immigrant population for about an hour before clearing out.

U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized Brazilian authorities over what he calls “a witch hunt” against former President Jair Bolsonaro.

Doctors groups and public health organizations are suing the U.S. government over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.

The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists.

Just over three months ago, President Donald Trump unveiled his most sweeping volley of tariffs yet — holding up large charts from the White House Rose Garden to outline new import taxes that the U.S. would soon slap on goods from nearly every country in the world.

President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other countries.

The Trump administration is revoking the terrorism designation of a group led by Syria’s new president.

Carla Hayden, the former Librarian of Congress fired by President Donald Trump, has joined the the country's foremost philanthropic supporter of the arts.

Shares of electric vehicle maker Tesla tumbled 7% as the feud between CEO Elon Musk and Trump reignited over the weekend.

U.S. President Donald Trump held a private dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as families of hostages held in Gaza push for any ceasefire agreement to include the release of all remaining hostages.

The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears haven't eased since then.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets President Donald Trump in Washington to discuss a potential ceasefire in Gaza.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. will have to send more weapons to Ukraine, just days after ordering a pause in critical weapons deliveries to Kyiv.

Syria is working to rebuild its energy sector after years of civil war and crippling sanctions.

University associations are challenging the Trump administration campaign of arresting and deporting faculty and students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Texas over the July Fourth weekend has surpassed 100.

Stocks fell on Wall Street as the Trump administration stepped up pressure on trading partners to make deals before punishing tariffs imposed by the U.S. take effect.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is telling President Donald Trump that he is nominating the U.S. leader for a Nobel Peace Prize.

Five Democrats and three Republicans are running in a July 15 primary election in southern Arizona to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva.

The United States is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline when a tariff pause by President Donald Trump expires.

Elon Musk said he’s carrying out his threat to form a new political party after his fissure with President Donald Trump, announcing on social media that he would form the America Party in response to the president’s sweeping tax cuts law.

The death toll from flash floods that raged through central Texas has risen to 82 after searchers found more bodies.

President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.

America’s largest trade partner is awaiting word on whether U.S. President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on its goods.

New details have emerged of the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted by mediators to Hamas, while Israel has sent a negotiating team to Qatar ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House visit.

The BRICS bloc has criticized rising tariffs and attacks on Iran in its latest summit declaration.

Hours before a massive wall of floodwater barreled down a river in the heart of Texas Hill Country before sunrise on Friday, forecasters with the National Weather Service warned people that dangerous conditions were brewing.

Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenge played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination, war-torn South Sudan.

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy has met with Syria’s interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Damascus marking the restoration of relations between the two countries after years of tension.

Los Angeles is home to the largest Iranian community outside Iran.

U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appear to be gaining momentum after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Israel on Sunday will send a negotiating team to talks in Qatar.

Donald Trump has made tax cuts a central part of his political legacy.

Ukraine says it struck a Russian air base, targeting a depot and aircraft while Russia launched over 300 drones into Ukraine overnight.

As many of us mark July 4th with celebrations and fireworks, some Roanoke residents decided to spend the day protesting Donald Trump and his administration as part of the national “No Kings” protests.

Eight immigrants the Trump administration has been trying to send to the war-torn country of South Sudan can now be relocated after a federal judge briefly halted the action Friday.

The Environmental Protection Agency says the sprawling tax and policy bill should give it a victory in its fight to freeze billions in funding for a green bank for climate friendly projects.

President Donald Trump has signed his signature bill of tax and spending cuts at the White House Fourth of July picnic.

A United Nations report says Rwanda provided critical support to the M23 rebels who seized key cities earlier this year in Congo.

President Donald Trump says he didn’t know that the term “shylock” is considered antisemitic when he used it in a speech to describe unscrupulous moneylenders.

President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him to come to the direct aid of Israel.

Hamas says it has given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza but says further talks are needed on implementation.

Russia launched 550 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight in the largest aerial assault since the war began.

Global shares mostly fell even as U.S. stocks climbed further into record heights as the clock ticks on President Donald Trump’s July 9 tariff deadline.

Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched under the banner “No Kings.”.

States and rural health advocacy groups are sounding the alarm that Congress’ slashing of Medicaid will devastate already financially fragile rural hospitals.

Some hospitals in the U.S. are without essential staff because international medical residents set to start their training this week were delayed by the Trump administration’s travel and visa restrictions.

Annexed militarized zones will soon cover nearly one-third of the U.S. border with Mexico, empowering soldiers to arrest people who cross the border illegally.

President Donald Trump says his bill is big and beautiful.

The U.S. military wants to continue live-fire training at Pohakuloa, a high-altitude plateau on Hawaii’s Big Island.

President Donald Trump wants to celebrate 250 years of American independence with a UFC match at the White House.

People are approaching this Independence Day with mixed feelings.

President Donald Trump is getting praise from his most ardent supporters for withholding some weapons from Ukraine after they recently questioned his commitment to keeping the U.S. out of foreign conflicts.

The Supreme Court is clearing the way for the deportation of several immigrants who were put on a flight in May bound for South Sudan, a war-ravaged country where they have no ties.

Congressional passage of a massive bill cuts billions of dollars in spending across many areas including clean energy.

The House has passed the massive tax and spending cuts package that President Donald Trump calls “beautiful,” getting it to his desk a day before the July 4 deadline that he had set.

The Environmental Protection Agency has placed on administrative leave 139 employees who signed a so-called “declaration of dissent” against the federal agency's policies.

Florida has converted an isolated airport in the Everglades into a massive immigration detention center called "Alligator Alcatraz."

President Donald Trump has signed his tax and spending bill into law after Republicans muscled it through Congress.

The nation's social safety net would face massive changes under a bill headed to President Donald Trump's desk.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed three anti-DEI bills and another targeting transgender rights.

Soccer fans have mixed feelings about the United States hosting the World Cup next year.

There’s no filibuster in the House, but Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries essentially conducted one anyway.