Former President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would work with both Ukraine and Russia to end their war. He made the remarks as he stood next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at their meeting in New York City. Speaking to reporters at Trump Tower, Zelenskyy said he wanted to discuss his "victory plan" for Ukraine with Trump during t…

Watch the livestream of the Task Force's hearing, "The Ongoing Investigation of the Butler, Pennsylvania Security Failure: The Secret Service’s Reliance on State and Local Law Enforcement." The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. ET. Witnesses include: Mr. Edward Lenz: Sergeant, Adams Township Police Department, Commander…

A bipartisan Senate committee has revealed its report on the first Trump assassination attempt. It details lapses in preparation and communication the day former President Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. According to the report, Secret Service agents could not agree on who was ultimately responsible for decision…

President Joe Biden underscored the importance of alliances and U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia in his final address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Biden said the United States must not retreat from the world, as Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon edge toward all-out war and the conflict w…

The man accused of hiding out with a gun near Donald Trump's Florida golf course in an apparent bid to kill the former president wrote a letter months earlier describing an "assassination attempt" and offering a bounty on Trump's life, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday (September 23). Ryan Routh appeared at a hearing on Monday in which prosecutors wi…

The House voted unanimously on Friday in favor of a bipartisan bill to boost security for presidential nominees. It required a two-thirds majority to pass due to an expedited process. The bill requires the Secret Service to use consistent standards to determine the number of agents needed to protect presidents, vice presidents, and major candidates…

The Israeli military said on Thursday that it hit Hezbollah infrastructure and a weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon overnight. Israel’s defense minister declared the start of a “new phase” of the war as the country redirects its focus toward the northern front against Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. Heightened security measures were in p…

Explosions went off in Beirut and several other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices used by the Hezbollah terrorist group. The country's Health Ministry said at least 9 people were killed and more than 300 wounded. The House is scheduled to vote on Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) stopgap fund…

Hundreds of handheld pagers exploded near simultaneously across Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least eight people, including members of the terrorist group Hezbollah. More than 2,700 people, including the Iranian ambassador, were wounded in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack. According to a federal indictment unsealed in New York, m…

A man suspected of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump appeared in federal court on Monday, where he was charged with two gun-related offenses. Officials have identified the suspected would-be assassin as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. He was spotted by a Secret Service agent on Sunday holding a rifle as he hid in the bushes at the form…

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis defied a subpoena on Friday asking her to testify before the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations, which is probing allegations that Willis misused taxpayer funds. The chairman said his committee plans to force her to attend through a judicial order. The Biden administration hiked tariffs on…

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday. The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein’s arraignment on the new charges, scheduled for Sept. 18. The New York appeals court dismissed former President Donald Tru…

President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump, and Vice President Kamala Harris stood together at Ground Zero in New York City on Wednesday to mark the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. Biden and Trump shook hands, while former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg appeared to facilitate a handshake between Harris and Trump. Trump has sa…

The United States called on Israeli security forces on Tuesday to make fundamental changes to their operations in the West Bank, after Israel said its forces were likely involved in unintentionally shooting and killing an American activist in the West Bank. Israel expressed its "deepest regret" for the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, while Secretary of…

Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday under pressure to avert a government shutdown as both parties prepare for an election-season spending fight. After a full month away from the nation's capital, lawmakers have just 21 days to come to an agreement to keep the government open before the Sept. 30 funding deadline. More than 3,000 family m…

Former President Donald Trump appeared in a federal court in New York on Friday to appeal his first E. Jean Carroll conviction. In a press conference following the court hearing, Trump again denied the allegations of sexual abuse and said the case was election interference. Justice Juan Merchan, who is overseeing Trump's New York criminal case, wil…

Wednesday's Apalachee High School shooting that killed four people and injured nine others. Investigators are focusing on how he was able to obtain a semiautomatic rifle, any warning signs that he had been preparing to carry out a shooting, and his motive. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump discussed his economic platform at the Economic …

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the country's top diplomat, submitted his resignation Wednesday ahead of an expected major government reshuffle. Kuleba didn't give a reason for stepping down. According to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of available jobs in the United States continued to shrink in July, indicat…

The FBI arrested Linda Sun, the former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, at her Long Island home on Tuesday. She is scheduled to be arraigned in a federal court in Brooklyn, while her charges remain sealed. According to new research by intelligence company Graphika, a Chinese social media influence operation is allegedly imperson…

President Joe Biden said on Monday that he is close to presenting a final proposal for a deal to release hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, but said he did not think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was doing enough to secure an agreement. Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Gaza over the weekend, including He…

Former President Donald Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York criminal case, seeking a pathway to overturn his conviction and indefinitely delay his sentencing next month. Lawyers for Trump asked the federal court in Manhattan to seize the case from the state court, arguing that the prosecution violated his constitu…

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping on Thursday as he wrapped up a three-day visit to China. Sullivan said it's likely that President Joe Biden and Xi will meet at both the APEC forum and the G20 summit later this year. Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnes…

Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, kicked off a two-day bus tour in Georgia on Wednesday that will snake through rural areas in the southern part of the state before culminating in a rally in the coastal city of Savannah. The Democratic ticket will meet with supporters, campaign staff, small business owners,…

The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that they had rescued a hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza in a "complex operation." 52-year-old Qaid Farhan Alkadi, an Arab citizen of Israel, has been transferred to an Israeli hospital and reunited with his family members some 326 days after being kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023. Meta C…

Monday, Aug. 26, marks the 3rd anniversary of the Kabul Airport suicide bombing during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. service members. Former President Donald Trump laid wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the fallen service members. Ukrainian officials said Russia launched an airstrike involving over 100…