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.

Jeffrey Epstein claimed Donald Trump “spent hours at my house” with one of his victims and “knew about the girls,” according to several newly released emails dating from 2011 to 2019.

Organic baby formula maker, ByHeart, is voluntarily recalling all of its products after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) linked it to more than a dozen cases of infant food poisoning across the country.

The federal government shutdown may soon end, but air travel chaos won’t disappear overnight, officials are warning.

The Senate took a major step toward ending the longest-ever government shutdown in U.S. history Sunday night, as eight centrist Democrats crossed party lines and joined Republicans to advance a federal funding bill in a 60-40 vote. Democratic leaders are not happy with the deal, but several moderates felt the shutdown was creating too much pain for tens of millions of Americans.

President Trump met on Monday with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, marking the first time a Syrian leader has ever visited the White House. 

Nearly a thousand flights within, into, or out of the U.S. have been canceled as of Friday morning, as the FAA reduces operations at 40 major airports across the U.S. Reports on the ground (including from Mosheh, who went through two impacted airports today) reveal that early cancellations likely helped keep things calmer — though delays have left some people scrambling.

A day care worker was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents inside a school in Chicago Wednesday morning as kids were arriving.

Travelers, brace yourselves. Starting tomorrow, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will begin cutting scheduled flight capacity by 10% across 40 major airports, citing mounting strain on air traffic controllers who have been working without pay since the shutdown began Oct. 1.

President Trump is continuing his crusade against high U.S. drug prices — this time targeting what he calls the “fat drug.” He announced deals Thursday meant to bring down costs of some obesity medicines to as little as $149 per month and expand access to more Medicare enrollees.

In just one generation, the dream of owning a home has been pushed from the late 20s to the early 40s. The median age of first-time homebuyers is now 40, up from 28 in 1991 and 33 just five years ago.

Democrats cleaned house Tuesday, winning governorships in Virginia and New Jersey, key statewide races in Pennsylvania and Georgia, and a major redistricting victory in California that could shape control of Congress next year.