Politics

WATCH: Trump says he’s ‘not happy with Putin’ because ‘he’s killing a lot of people’

By Will Weissert, Associated Press

President Donald Trump acknowledged that his previous suggestions that he might be able to cajole Russia's president into bringing the fighting to a close and quickly ending the war in Ukraine has “turned out to be tougher.”…

WATCH: Noem describes scene of parents looking for their children in Texas flood devastation

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the scene at Camp Mystic in Kerrville, Texas, at the urging of President Donald Trump as he opened a meeting with his Cabinet at the White House.

Gavin Newsom tours South Carolina, a pivotal primary state for Democrats

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom begins a two-day tour of South Carolina, meeting voters in rural and Republican-leaning areas.

WATCH: Trump and Bondi address lingering questions about Jeffrey Epstein files

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

President Donald Trump leapt to the defense of Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday in the face of mounting criticism from far-right influencers and conservative internet personalities over the Justice Department’s abrupt refusal to release additional documents from the Jeffrey…

Israel’s Netanyahu says he has nominated Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize. What happens next?

By Associated Press

Trump has been nominated several times by people within the U.S. as well as politicians abroad. That's only one small step in the secretive process.

WATCH: Trump holds Cabinet meeting as Texas searches for flood victims

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump will hold his first Cabinet meeting since April on Tuesday morning. He plans a Friday visit to Texas, where flash floods killed more than 100 people, raising questions about whether more people will suffer due to his…

After 20 years, American travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding plane

By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

If implemented, it would put an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago, several years after "shoe bomber" Richard Reid's attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami in late 2001.

10 arrested in connection with Texas detention center shooting that was ‘planned ambush,’ U.S. attorney says

By Associated Press

A police officer was wounded in a shooting outside of a Texas immigration detention center, where people in black military-style clothing fired at authorities.

Amazon extends Prime Day discounts as retailers weigh tariffs and price increases

By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press

Amazon executives declined to comment on the potential impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Prime Day deals.

Troops and federal agents briefly descend on Los Angeles’ MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood

By Tara Copp, Christopher Weber, Associated Press

Defense officials had said about 90 members of the California National Guard and over a dozen military vehicles would help protect immigration officers as they carried out a raid in MacArthur Park.