Kentucky Rep. James Comer refused to conduct an interview with former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on their terms Tuesday, setting up a vote Wednesday in a U.S. House committee to hold them both in contempt of Congress.

The House Oversight Committee sought to depose the Clintons regarding their...Read more

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed he had “formed the framework of a future deal” on Greenland and backed away from his threat to impose tariffs on European allies who opposed the U.S. taking over the Arctic island.

Trump said he forged what he called a Greenland breakthrough during talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave a skeptical hearing Wednesday to President Donald Trump’s claim that he has the power, acting alone, to fire Federal Reserve board governor Lisa Cook for a past mistake on a mortgage application.

Most of the justices said they were not convinced that what Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. described as ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump delivered a sharp critique of U.S. allies and rivals alike during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland on Wednesday, questioning Europe's political direction, casting down on NATO's reliability and reiterating his intent to push to acquire Greenland.

Speaking before an audience of global ...Read more

NUUK, Greenland — President Donald Trump retreated Wednesday from his most serious threats toward Denmark, easing trans-Atlantic tensions and lifting Wall Street after rejecting the prospect he would use military force to annex Greenland, a Danish territory and the world’s largest island.

Instead, the United States struck a “framework”...Read more

President Donald Trump said he would ask Congress to implement his proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year, a policy that’s drawn pushback from some of the biggest banks and card issuers.

“I’m asking Congress to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year and this will help millions of Americans save for a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Without the United States, Europe would sink into economic ruin as other powers overwhelmed a broke, neutered and defenseless NATO.

That was the muscle-flexing message President Donald Trump delivered Wednesday at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, before an audience that included European leaders he’s ...Read more

President Donald Trump tripled down on his divisive push to take over Greenland in a bellicose speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Wednesday, fanning the flames of discord that allies fear could lead to the collapse of the Western alliance.

Even as he said he won’t grab Greenland by force, Trump stridently declared that ...Read more

U.S. Rep. James Comer refused to conduct an interview with former President Bill Clinton and his wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on their terms Tuesday, setting up a vote Wednesday in a U.S. House committee to hold them both in contempt of Congress.

The House Oversight Committee sought to depose the Clintons regarding their ...Read more

President Donald Trump upped the pressure on Europe to cede control of Greenland or face the consequences, saying that NATO owes it to the U.S. to grant it full rights to the Arctic island.

In a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday after prompting days of elevated transatlantic tensions over his plans, Trump said that he was...Read more

President Donald Trump said he was seeking immediate talks on the U.S. acquiring Greenland while saying he did not plan to use force, during an address to the world’s business and political elite in Davos on Wednesday.

“I’m seeking immediate negotiations to once again discuss the acquisition of Greenland by the United States, just as we ...Read more

There are many things Donald Trump could regret about the aftermath of the 2020 election.

Perhaps it could be his nonstop lying about voter fraud, or how he was recorded asking Georgia election officials to “find” him the votes he needed. Maybe he has remorse about inciting the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol, violence that led to seven ...Read more

WASHINGTON — When the people of Oklahoma said no to electing him to the Senate in 2004, Democratic former Rep. Brad Carson started saying yes.

“I supported candidates I believed in. That brought me back to Washington, D.C., to work at the Department of Defense,” Carson said. “I said yes to go be an academic at University of Virginia. ...Read more

Every January, many Americans face their failings and resolve to do better by making New Year’s Resolutions. Wouldn’t it be delightful if Congress would do the same? According to Gallup, half of all Americans currently have very little confidence in Congress. And while confidence in our government institutions is shrinking across the board, ...Read more

You may have missed it due to the firehose of international news over the last week. But in between the CIA director traveling to Venezuela to meet deposed dictator Nicolás Maduro’s replacement and President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again flirtation with bombing Iran, the White House made a pretty big announcement on Gaza: The 20-point ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — When state Sen. Sharif Tahir Street converted to Islam 30 years ago, he already had a Muslim name.

His father, John F. Street, who would go on to become Philadelphia's mayor, gave his son a Muslim name when he was born in 1974 despite raising him in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, an evangelical Christian sect in which ...Read more

On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of protesters walked out of school and off the job to march in downtown Los Angeles and decry President Trump's actions during his first year back in office.

The "Free America Walkout" at Los Angeles City Hall was among dozens of rallies taking place across Southern California and the nation. The event was ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Congressional lawmakers green-lighting $839 billion in U.S. defense spending voiced strong support for an embattled test office at the Pentagon that was slashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, highlighting its value at preventing the “catastrophic failure” of U.S. weapons and military equipment.

The test office ensures ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took command of a White House press briefing Tuesday to tell reporters directly why he believes his first year back in office has been a success — though his showcase at times included false claims and a lack of clarity on his foreign policy agenda.

“I don’t like to do this, to be honest with you, ...Read more