• Trump's security pick Mullin poised to inherit a DHS beset by challenges

    Trump's security pick Mullin poised to inherit a DHS beset by challenges

    Mar 17, 2026 06:02 PM EDT

    States clamoring for change at disaster response agency Mullin will also inherit a Federal Emergency Management Agency mired in upheaval and uncertainty over the administration's attempts to shift disaster responsibility to states and Trump's threats to abolish the agency. DHS under Noem drove a torrent of policies in ...

  • Georgia lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Nathan Wade over Trump election case

    Georgia lawmakers grill former special prosecutor Nathan Wade over Trump election case

    Mar 13, 2026 11:57 PM EDT

    Wade also pushed back, saying there seems to be a big focus on who the team was talking to, but he asserted that the investigative work was done by the team Willis assembled. “She led us, I led the team and we did the work," he said. “We didn't ...

  • Trump has one prescription for the midterms. House Republicans have another

    Trump has one prescription for the midterms. House Republicans have another

    Mar 11, 2026 07:36 PM EDT

    In the meantime, other high-profile work lies ahead for Congress, including reopening the Department of Homeland Security and confirming its new leader. Johnson suggested on Tuesday that there were ways for lawmakers to continue their work amid Trump's threat to not sign legislation. The speaker noted that the ...

  • On 'Settle In,' Hany Farid and Amna Nawaz discuss spotting manipulated images

    On 'Settle In,' Hany Farid and Amna Nawaz discuss spotting manipulated images

    Mar 09, 2026 10:25 PM EDT

    ... works. We click on it. And so we have to return to our trusted sources. We have to understand that people like you are really -- work really hard to figure out what is going on in the world. They talk to people like me to understand it and to bring ...

  • Weekend travelers encounter long waits at some airports during DHS shutdown

    Weekend travelers encounter long waits at some airports during DHS shutdown

    Mar 09, 2026 02:55 PM EDT

    ... Airports, which counts Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental Airport as part of its system, said the shutdown "can impact security operations day-to-day and shift-to-shift." Wait times at checkpoints at George Bush Intercontinental Airport early Sunday evening were as brief as a few minutes. Posts on X ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. could start refunding invalidated tariffs in 45 days

    News Wrap: U.S. could start refunding invalidated tariffs in 45 days

    Mar 06, 2026 11:40 PM EDT

    ... are at a higher risk of severe weather. More heavy rain and strong thunderstorms will stretch into the Upper Midwest. By tomorrow, the risk will shift as far south as the Gulf Coast and to the Eastern Great Lakes. Authorities in Oklahoma say the storms have already claimed the lives ...

  • Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers

    Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers

    Feb 25, 2026 10:32 PM EDT

    ... pressure on Mexico, which Cuba became largely dependent on for petroleum after Trump halted oil shipments from Venezuela. America’s top diplomat says a dramatic shift must be made by Cuba’s government because that’s the only way to improve the quality of life of its citizens. Rubio says ...

  • 8 takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

    8 takeaways from Trump's 2026 State of the Union address

    Feb 25, 2026 04:59 AM EDT

    ... referring to Alex Pretti, one of the U.S. citizens killed in Minneapolis. During her Democratic rebuttal, Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger said law enforcement must work to build trust in communities and said Trump “every minute spent sowing fear is a minute not investigating murders.” WATCH: Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers ...

  • Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine

    Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine

    Feb 21, 2026 06:40 PM EDT

    ... conflict, were contained in excerpts of an interview that will be broadcast on Sunday. If adopted, the proposal from Johnson would mark a major policy shift for the U.K. and its allies. While the “coalition of the willing” is working on plans to send troops to Ukraine, such a ...

  • A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing curiosity and asking questions

    A Brief But Spectacular take on embracing curiosity and asking questions

    Feb 19, 2026 11:10 PM EDT

    ... in the United States, but I grew up in Asia and Africa. And so I was constantly moving as a result of my father's work at the World Bank. And I was always in cultures where I didn't know stuff. And because I was an outsider, I had ...