President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will grant a pardon to Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar and his wife, who were indicted on charges including bribery in 2024. In a social media post, Trump alleged that former President Joe Biden’s administration “went after the congressman, and even the congressman’s wonderful wife, Imelda,” because Cuellar “bravely…
The Northeast is bracing for the coldest temperatures of the season as an Arctic blast hits the Midwest and then moves east. On Thursday morning, the temperature is forecast to drop to 5 degrees in Chicago; minus 4 degrees in Minneapolis; minus 1 degree in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and 8 degrees in Kansas City, Missouri….
When President Donald Trump and defense officials revealed on Sept. 2 that the U.S. military killed 11 suspected drug traffickers on a ship in the Caribbean Sea, they touted it as a success in their war against South American cartels. Their initial comments were met with scrutiny due to the lack of details they provided….
Republican Matt Van Epps is the projected winner of the closely watched special election for Tennessee’s House seat for the 7th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press. With 86% of the votes counted shortly after 9:30 p.m., Van Epps was leading Democratic candidate Aftyn Behn, 52.4% to 46.5% in a district that President Donald…
At a get-out-the-vote rally in Nashville Monday morning for Republican congressional candidate Matt Van Epps, House Speaker Mike Johnson called President Donald Trump to say a few words. “The whole world is watching Tennessee right now, and they’re watching the district,” Trump said. This is not the first time the president has gotten involved in…
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard, killing one, in Washington, D.C., has been indicted for murder. Lakanwal, of Bellingham, Washington, appeared before a judge remotely Tuesday from his hospital bed, where he is recovering from gunshot wounds he suffered when another National Guard member…
A winter storm brought the first significant amount of snow and ice to parts of the Midwest and South on Monday, and now that same storm is bringing ice to parts of Appalachia and heavy snow to the interior Northeast on Tuesday. On Monday, the Kansas City area saw 3 to 5 inches of snow,…
LONDON — The White House said it is “very optimistic” ahead of special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting in Moscow on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as U.S. officials continue to push for an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. The high-stakes meeting follows a series of meetings between senior U.S. and Ukrainian officials, during…
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly repeatedly said Monday that he would not be silenced by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, even after the Defense Department announced last week that it would launch a “comprehensive review” of Kelly citing “serious allegations of misconduct.” “I’m not going to be intimidated by this president. I’m not…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed without evidence that Russian forces have taken control of Pokrovsk and Vovchansk, both Ukrainian cities where heavy fighting has taken place for weeks in the eastern part of the country. Putin made the claims the night before his meeting with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow to discuss…
