Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared for skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have the second of two confirmation hearings for his Health and Human Services Secretary nomination,
A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face charges in the “sextortion” of a South Carolina teen who died by suicide in 2022. Prosecutors allege the scammer posed as a young woman, persuaded 17-year-old Gavin Guffey to send him nude photos and then threatened to publicize them if Guffey didn’t send money.
Colombia stopped resisting President Donald Trump’s deportation of its unwanted nationals. But America First bullying may yet provoke a backlash. The row casts a pall over the first trip abroad by Marco Rubio,
Canada has cracked down on fentanyl crossing the border in a bid to prevent President Trump's tariffs from hitting trade with the U.S.
Automakers like General Motors and Mercedes, French cognac makers, and Italian producers of parmesan cheese and sparkling wine have all expedited deliveries to the United States. Commodities buyers meanwhile stepped up purchases of steel, aluminium, and soybeans.
President Donald Trump announced plans Wednesday to build a massive facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba to house deported migrants—following an escalation across the country in recent days as part of what Trump has promised would be the “largest deportation operation” in U.S. history.
Greg Abbott's orders are focused on strengthening border security, and include assisting with migrant arrests and looking for land for the government to lease.
The Back from the Brink campaign calls for the United States to acknowledge that nuclear weapons do not make us safe, but are the greatest threat to our safety, and our highest national security priority must be the elimination of these weapons world wide.
Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.
US President Donald Trump says that wind farms harm birds and whales. Scientists weigh wind power's impacts on wildlife against those of oil and gas.
The Mexican government is rushing to raise tent cities for migrants deported from the U.S. Thousands of non-Mexicans now stranded in the country are overwhelming immigration officials as migrants continue to arrive from Central and South America.