WASHINGTON — John Thune has yet to be branded with a derisive nickname from Donald Trump, but the president and his team have turned up the heat on the Senate majority leader. Yet, GOP sources are banking that the South Dakotan has the support of his caucus.

The latest Republican-on-Republican drama has yet to reach full-blown Washington feud...Read more

The U.S. and Iran maintained a pause in attacks for a third straight day, helping to push down oil prices and boost global stock and bond markets.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who last week threatened to intensify strikes against the Islamic Republic after two weeks of clashes, is instead giving diplomacy “some space,” according to Mike ...Read more

The U.S. and Iran held off on attacks for a third straight night, helping lift global stock and bond markets and push down oil prices.

U.S. President Donald Trump, who last week threatened to intensify strikes against the Islamic Republic, is instead giving diplomacy “some space,” Mike Waltz, Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations,...Read more

During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing last week on Haiti’s security crisis, Florida Republican Rep. Brian Mast repeatedly claimed that giving Haitians in the U.S. Temporary Protected Status had significantly weakened the Haiti National Police and impeded the country’s fight against terrorist gangs.

Mast, the committee’s ...Read more

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the U.K. on Monday for talks with new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, with Britain set to offer Kyiv fresh help to breach Russian air defenses.

“The key priorities are air defense, maritime security, and joint defense production,” Zelenskyy said in a social media post on his arrival. “Over ...Read more

With only 100 days until the Nov. 3 general election, it would seem that questions surrounding Democratic House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against former state Rep. Harry Benton would be an issue ripe for Republicans looking to make gains in the chamber where they are a superminority.

But ...Read more

Courtney Hamby and her husband spend close to $6,000 per year for their daughter Ellie’s cheer and tumbling classes, competition fees and uniforms.

That doesn’t include their travel expenses for multiple out-of-town competitions, including hotel rooms, gas, meals, and sometimes even flights.

“This should be something that everyone gets ...Read more

The nation’s death rate may have fallen to a historic low last year as many of the killers of young people such as drug overdoses, gun homicides and traffic accidents continued receding in 2025, according to new federal statistics.

States have not shared equally in the success, though, according to a Stateline analysis of provisional data by ...Read more

Police and aid crews responded to a shooting with “multiple” victims Sunday evening at Seattle Center, according to authorities.

A barrage of gunshots could be heard around 6 p.m. at Seattle Center, which was hosting thousands of people for the Bite of Seattle food festival this weekend.

A Seattle Times reporter who was on the south side ...Read more

A mass shooting left two people dead and at least five wounded Sunday evening at Seattle Center, according to authorities.

A barrage of gunshots could be heard around 6 p.m. at Seattle Center, which was hosting thousands of people for the Bite of Seattle food festival this weekend.

Witnesses described a chaotic scene, with bursts of gunfire ...Read more

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister denounced calls for denuclearization, describing the country’s nuclear weapons as its “ultimate shield,” state media reported, as Ukraine warned that more North Korean soldiers could join Russia’s war efforts.

“Resolute and clear is the DPRK’s stand that nuclear deterrence is the ultimate ...Read more

While sipping on pints of beer and eating soft pretzels at Guilford Hall Brewery, more than 100 people eagerly listened as professor Whitney Marris outlined new research in psychedelic medicine and how the drugs can be used to treat a range of conditions.

Marris, who works at the University at Buffalo’s School of Social Work, was the featured...Read more

U.S. Attorney Leah Foley said the Department of Justice isn’t targeting Massachusetts by sending election monitors to two Bay State cities in September.

“This is not a news story, for anyone to suggest that Massachusetts is getting targeted by this DOJ for any inappropriate reason is just false,” Foley said Sunday during and interview on ...Read more

Lightning sparked a number of wildfires over the weekend, prompting Idaho law enforcement to tell parts of Owyhee County to be prepared to evacuate.

The Scorp Fire was first reported at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, about five miles northwest of Murphy, according to the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. It grew to 4,765 acres by Sunday evening.

The Owyhee ...Read more

The U.S. paused an almost two-week run of strikes against Iran for a second night while the Islamic Republic signaled it was refraining from any retaliatory attacks and held talks with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz.

After 13 straight nights of strikes aimed at degrading Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping, the U.S. has apparently ...Read more

Back-to-back heat waves across the U.S. are straining electricity grids serving millions of households and businesses amid a surge in demand from data centers that require around-the-clock power.

Call it a new normal for the U.S. power system: Seasonal weather extremes overlap with the growing electricity needs of factories and the artificial ...Read more

A new California law aims to help families bring their loved ones’ remains home by providing judges with clearer standards for requests to move human remains from cemetery plots.

Assembly Bill 2331, authored by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, requires Superior Court judges to grant such requests when the consent of an eligible ...Read more

Foster children will now have more support when they age out of the foster care system after a new law was signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that prevents the state from keeping children's full federal benefits to pay for the cost of their care.

The bill, spearheaded by state Rep. Kathy Schmaltz, R-Jackson, in 2023, was signed into law by Whitmer...Read more