The Trump administration says it is actively re-examining tens of thousands of Afghan asylum seekers, following last week’s shooting of two National Guard members by an Afghan immigrant.

Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot Wednesday afternoon near the White House. President Trump was at his Florida resort at the time of the shooting. Governor Patrick Morrisey said on social media the two had died, he backtracked, saying there were “conflicting reports.”

A recent viral New York Times essay — “America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?” — sparked a huge response from our audience.

Ukraine has agreed to the outlines of a U.S.-brokered peace deal with Russia, with only “minor details” remaining, according to a U.S. official. Russia still needs to approve the framework for the three-and-a-half-year war to end.

A federal judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday, ruling that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Virginia — who prosecuted the cases — was unlawfully appointed to the role.

The Department of Education (DOE) is no longer considering several master’s degrees related to nursing as “professional” degrees.

President Trump urged Ukraine to accept a new U.S.-crafted 28-point peace framework by Thanksgiving, even as President Zelensky warned Friday the plan forces Ukraine to choose between “losing dignity or risk losing a major partner.”

A surprising interaction from the Oval Office is making headlines Friday evening, after President Trump publicly shifted his tone on New York City’s incoming mayor Zohran Mamdani.

The rate of homicides has plummeted across the nation, and 2025 is on track to reach its lowest level in decades. Homicides are down nearly 20% this year in 52 major U.S. cities. That drop is one of the sharpest year-over-year declines in decades.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he has agreed to work on a new peace plan drafted by the U.S. and Russia and expects to speak with President Trump in the coming days about the proposal.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is calling on travelers to bring more civility back to air travel — and maybe leave the pajamas in your luggage.

Is it time to limit all screens in school, not just smartphones? Dr. Jean Twenge’s recent New York Times opinion essay, “The Screen That Ate Your Child’s Education,” is reigniting a heated conversation about whether putting a laptop or Chromebook in every student’s hands has actually helped — or quietly harmed — American education.

The federal case against former FBI Director James Comey appeared to be in jeopardy Wednesday after a federal judge sharply questioned the validity of the grand jury indictment, which accuses Comey of lying to Congress over media leaks and obstructing its investigation into the Russia probe.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received an extraordinarily warm welcome at the White House — complete with a flyover of stealth jets, officers on horseback, and a tour of the Rose Garden from President Trump.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received an extraordinarily warm welcome at the White House — complete with a flyover of stealth jets, officers on horseback, and a tour of the Rose Garden from President Trump.

President Trump abruptly reversed course on Sunday night, saying House Republicans should actually support a measure to release files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax,” he wrote, calling the controversy a partisan distraction.

President Trump on Sunday signaled a potential window for diplomacy with Venezuelan Dictator Nicolás Maduro. The comments come as the U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, arrived in the region over the weekend — part of a military buildup not seen in the region in decades.

Chinese state-sponsored hackers recently used Anthropic’s AI to target roughly 30 technology companies, financial institutions, and government agencies — successfully breaching at least four of them.

The federal government is open after a historic 43-day shutdown. President Trump signed the government funding bill Wednesday night after the House voted to approve the measure.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier — the USS Gerald R. Ford — has arrived in the area around the Caribbean, marking the biggest U.S. naval buildup in the region in decades. Venezuela is responding, putting its entire military arsenal of about 200,000 soldiers at the ready.