Israeli embassy employees Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim were identified Thursday as the victims in the fatal Wednesday night shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. They were attending an event hosted by the American Jewish Committee for young diplomats and Jewish professionals. Attendees say the event was aimed at, among other things, coordinating humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.

President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had a heated exchange Wednesday in the Oval Office after Trump alleged there is a genocide taking place against white farmers in South Africa.

The Senate unanimously passed the “No Tax on Tips Act” on Tuesday, which would eliminate federal income tax on “cash tips” — including those given via cash, credit/debit card, or check.

President Trump met with House Republicans on Tuesday to urge conservative holdouts to support his signature budget legislation that would deliver massive tax cuts while also adding more than $3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. The debt currently sits at about $37 trillion.

Former President Joe Biden, 82, said he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer Friday that has already spread to his bones, his team announced Sunday.

Forecasters are warning of another round of severe storms headed for the central U.S. this week, days after extreme weather killed at least 28 people in some of the same regions.

Former FBI Director James Comey is under fire for a photo he posted on Instagram Thursday that showed seashells on a beach arranged to form the numbers “8647,” which many are interpreting as a call to eliminate (or assassinate) President Trump.

Former FBI Director James Comey is under fire for a photo he posted on Instagram Thursday that showed seashells on a beach arranged to form the numbers “8647,” which many are interpreting as a call to eliminate (or assassinate) President Trump.

Arguments took place in the last case of the Supreme Court term today. It could have massive impacts on how Trump and future presidents implement their policy agenda.

Cassandra Ventura, the singer known as Cassie, described in graphic detail being subjected to sexual coercion, blackmail and physical violence during her testimony at ex-boyfriend Sean “Diddy” Combs’ federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial for a third day Thursday.

Flight delays and cancellations are so bad at Newark’s Liberty International Airport that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy changed his wife’s flight this week to nearby LaGuardia Airport so she could ensure her flight would arrive on time.

President Trump landed in Qatar on Wednesday and met with the nation’s leaders, becoming the first U.S. president to make an official state visit to the Gulf monarchy.

President Trump kicked off his first major foreign trip of his second term in Saudi Arabia — breaking tradition by visiting Riyadh before any European or North American ally. The first foreign trip of his first term was also to the Gulf kingdom. Since World War II, U.S. presidents have traditionally prioritized visiting more traditional allies in the first foreign trips of their terms.

President Joe Biden’s physical decline was so severe ahead of the 2024 election that White House aides privately discussed whether he would need a wheelchair if he was reelected.

The U.S. and China agreed Monday to reduce tariffs on each other’s goods by 115% for an initial 90-day period, while trade talks continue.

American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, 21, was released from Hamas captivity on Monday after being held in Gaza for more than 19 months. He was believed to be the last living U.S. hostage remaining in Gaza since Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

Radar screens at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport went dark again early Friday morning — the second outage in two weeks.

All eyes are on Switzerland this weekend as Chinese officials join U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for what he called talks aimed at “de-escalation” ahead of tariff negotiations.

John and Louis Prevost have been speaking to media outlets about how they found out about the conclave’s decision (both watching tv) and if they expected it (they were surprised, but it wasn’t totally unexpected).

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday. His first words: “Peace be with you.”