When Ijeoma Oluo got a voicemail from her mom saying that she had had an epiphany about race, Oluo didn't want to call her back. But, she says, as awful and awkward as the conversation was, she is glad it…
Kirstjen Nielsen, who has headed the agency since December, came under attack by Democratic senators days after Attorney General Jeff Sessions said a "zero tolerance" policy toward people entering the country illegally could lead to more families being split up…
The president, who made law and order a centerpiece of his presidential campaign, used the yearly tribute at an outdoor memorial near the Capitol to press Congress to prioritize border security. He said that includes ending policies that allow individuals…
Why Facebook is still struggling to control extremist content on its platform, what's changing about hotel and event security seven months after the deadly Las Vegas shooting, and other stories that got buried in last week's news.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be the first federal appeals court to hear arguments about President Donald Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
The Supreme Court has ruled that states have the power to legalize sports betting. The case came from New Jersey, a state that fought for years to legalize sports bets at casinos and race tracks. Special correspondent Brenda Flanagan of…
Between 2000 and 2015, the college-going rate among Hispanic high school graduates more than doubled, to 3 million. But the proportion of Hispanics earning degrees still lags behind the proportion of whites.
The White House said Monday that Melania Trump was hospitalized after undergoing a procedure to treat a benign kidney condition.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will wed at Windsor Castle on Saturday. You can watch all of the festivities live starting at 4:30 a.m. EDT here.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and former governor Chris Christie are praising the Supreme Court's ruling clearing the way for sports betting. One of the state's racetracks says it plans to start taking bets "as soon as possible."…
