An international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire is expected to be announced by the end of the year.

Florida’s Republican-dominated congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to drop a plan that would allow new oil drilling off the state’s coast.

The Supreme Court has agreed to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship.

Indiana state House lawmakers have passed a new congressional map that could net Republicans two seats.

A Virginia man on Friday made his first court appearance on charges that he planted a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of a mob’s attack on U.S. Capitol.

Melania Trump has continued a decades-old first lady tradition of visiting with hospitalized children for the holidays.

President Donald Trump is finally meeting with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

President Donald Trump this week announced plans to weaken strict gas mileage requirements for automakers set under former President Joe Biden.

FIFA gives its new peace prize to President Donald Trump.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to more than 30 countries.

The man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack confessed to the act in interviews with investigators.

Argentina and Lionel Messi will play Algeria to open its World Cup title defense as part of a group that also includes Austria.

Sports officials from United States cities have gone to the heart of the Olympic family this week to show their country wants to host more world championships and top events.

The draw ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup is underway at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. A record 48 teams will take part in the tournament field this summer.

President Donald Trump's White House has established a hall of shame for journalists it finds guilty of media bias as it looks for new avenues of attack against legacy news outlets.

The Cooper family has worked in the coal industry in Colorado for generations.

President Donald Trump’s administration has come out with a new national security strategy.

A federal judge has ordered the release of Florida grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, citing the transparency law President Donald Trump recently signed.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott is marking its 70th anniversary.

When President Donald Trump suspended the refugee program, he left thousands stranded worldwide.

The world lost influential people in 2025, and some of their deaths had significant impacts.

European Union regulators have fined Elon Musk’s social media platform X 120 million euros for failing to comply with digital regulations.

Germany’s president has laid a wreath at Coventry Cathedral in central England.

U.S. and Ukrainian officials are holding a second day of talks in Florida about President Donald Trump’s proposal aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an annual summit, focusing on diversifying economic ties.

President Donald Trump has intensified his anti-immigrant rhetoric, calling Somali immigrants in the U.S. “garbage” during a Cabinet meeting.

The Trump administration will start sending more water to California farmers in the state's crop-rich Central Valley.

First lady Melania Trump has lit the National Christmas Tree on a chilly night in the nation’s capital.

U.S. Southern Command says it has conducted another strike against a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, following a pause of almost three weeks.

Democratic Governor Tim Walz has denounced former President Donald Trump for his comments about Minnesota’s Somali community.

A U.S. District Court decision to end the deployment of National Guard members to Washington, D.C., is on hold.

The Justice Department has failed to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump.

The Supreme Court is allowing the challenged Texas congressional redistricting plan to be used in next year’s election, despite a lower-court ruling that the map likely discriminates on the basis of race.

Rank-and-file Republicans in the House are increasingly going public with anger towards their leadership.

The World Cup draw takes place Friday, featuring four debuting teams: Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan and Uzbekistan.

Investigative reports into a series of high-profile Navy mishaps during a U.S.-led campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels reveal the operation's toll on ships and personnel.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has outlined a new strategy to expand its use of artificial intelligence.

The U.S. Treasury has imposed a $7 million fine on a New York property management firm for allegedly violating Russia-related sanctions.

A special congressional election in Tennessee this week highlights the power and consequences of partisan gerrymandering.

Trump administration officials overseeing the latest immigration crackdown are aiming to arrest 5,000 immigrants in New Orleans and across Louisiana.

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is staying in California.

The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events.

The White House is expected to submit plans for its new ballroom to a federal planning commission this month, about three months after construction began.

A strong quarter at Build-A-Bear Workshop in a bounce back year for the retailer was overshadowed by the growing weight of tariffs in an ongoing trade war waged by President Donald Trump.

An Israeli police officer killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the country's war with Hamas is the last hostage whose remains are still in Gaza.

President Donald Trump plans to visit Pennsylvania next week to highlight his efforts to reduce inflation.

Two Black men who were fired by President Donald Trump from the National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S. Surface Transportation Board accused the administration Thursday of discriminating against them as part of a pattern of dismissing Black leaders.

Republican Matt Van Epps of Tennessee has been sworn as the newest House member.

The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to be dozens of “America First” global health agreements that prioritize combating infectious diseases in countries deemed to be aligned with the president’s broader foreign policy goals.

President Donald Trump will be taking center stage at the World Cup draw as he rolls out the welcome mat for teams and fans from around the globe.

The New York Times is suing to try to stop the Pentagon from imposing new rules on journalists who cover the military.

The FBI has arrested a man accused of placing two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of the U.S. Capitol attack.

A law enforcement officials says the FBI has made an arrest in its nearly 5-year-old investigation into who placed pipe bombs in Washington on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

From the election of Zohran Mamdani to the intrigue surrounding the jewel heist at the Louvre, keeping up with this year’s news also left some Americans struggling with pronunciations.

A new survey of Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollees finds that many are already struggling with the high cost of health care.

Russian President Vladimir Putin says some proposals in a U.S. plan to end the war in Ukraine are unacceptable to the Kremlin.

President Donald Trump praised the leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda for their courage as they signed onto a deal aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is challenging the authority of an acting U.S. attorney in Albany who is investigating her.

A Navy admiral has told lawmakers that there was no “kill them all” order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in the boat attack in the Caribbean, but the video of survivors being killed has alarmed lawmakers, That disclosure Thursday comes as Congress scrutinizes an attack on an alleged drug boat in international waters near Venezuela.

Florida is poised to join the wave of states debating how they might reshape congressional voting districts, as political parties grapple for an edge in next year’s midterm elections.

Honduras' former President Juan Orlando Hernández has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for pardoning him in his first message after leaving prison.

The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump and planted the president’s name on the organization’s headquarters despite an ongoing fight over the institute’s control.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is making the rounds in Washington.

Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of contempt from Donald Trump was a shock in the country’s largest Somali community in Minnesota.

The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.

A University of Oklahoma instructor has been placed on leave after a student complained about receiving a failing grade on a paper.

One of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s most vocal accusers is urging judges to grant the Justice Department’s request unseal to records from their federal sex trafficking cases, saying that “only transparency is likely to lead to justice.”.

If there were any doubt, the first few days of Hollywood’s year-end awards has already made it abundantly clear.

The family of a Colombian man has filed a formal challenge to U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is embracing his love for travel in his final month in office.

President Donald Trump's decision to knock down the East Wing to build a big ballroom has significantly altered the visitor experience at the White House.

Delta Air Lines estimates that it lost $200 million due to the longest government shutdown on record.

The U.S. has imposed sanctions on alleged affiliates of the Tren de Aragua gang.

The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door interview later this month even though he had earlier volunteered to appear for an open hearing about his prosecutions of President Donald Trump.

A record 64 nations will be in Friday's World Cup draw as FIFA expands the tournament from 32 to 48 teams.

President Donald Trump has announced a proposal to weaken vehicle mileage rules for the auto industry.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday he would push a new requirement that the Federal Reserve’s regional bank presidents live in their districts for at least three years before taking office, a move that could give the White House more power over the independent agency.

Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas is thanking President Donald Trump for pardoning him and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.

Billionaire spacewalker Jared Isaacman is back before the Senate after being yanked and then renominated by President Donald Trump for NASA's top job.

Republicans have held onto a conservative U.S. House district in Tennessee.

The Department of Homeland Security has launched a new immigration crackdown in New Orleans.

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

The scrutiny over Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's leadership at the Pentagon has been a long time coming on Capitol Hill.

A progressive group is targeting two Senate Democrats and an independent senator who voted to confirm some of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees.

Iran’s currency has hit a new low of 1.2 million to a U.S. dollar.

Ukraine and its European allies have accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough.

Britain’s King Charles III and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier put on a show of Anglo-Saxon unity Wednesday as their countries expand cooperation to fend off threats to European security, combat climate change and bolster economic growth.

The Kennedy Center, known for theater and opera, becomes the sports world's focus on Friday.

President Donald Trump and his top officials have recently criticized Minnesota's Somali community, drawing attention to immigrants from the war-torn East African country.

The Trump administration is pausing immigration applications, including green cards, for people from 19 countries previously banned from travel.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation’s capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk.

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed his signature crime legislation, his office announced Tuesday.

The U.S. Justice Department is suing six more states in its ongoing campaign to obtain voter data and other election information.

Everything the Trump administration has done this year to strengthen and enforce the standards for truck drivers and the schools that train them after several deadly crashes may cause problems for some companies if immigrants continue to flee the profession rather than deal with the harassment and scrutiny.

Protesters, journalists and faith leaders who sued over the aggressive tactics of federal immigration agents in the Chicago area are seeking to end their legal challenge.

Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies are dwindling in Congress.

President Donald Trump's tax legislation included a provision called "Trump Accounts," which gives $1,000 to every newborn if their parents open an account.

The Pentagon press secretary has held her first briefing since most nonpartisan news outlets were replaced by friendly media representatives willing to accept new rules imposed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

President Donald Trump's latest Cabinet meeting lasted over two hours.

President Donald Trump says National Guard troops will be deployed to New Orleans, an announcement coming on the eve of a planned federal immigration crackdown in and around the city.