President Donald Trump has announced a temporary halt to planned U.S. military strikes on Iranian energy targets, citing PRODUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS with Tehran over a possible end to HOSTILITIES in the Middle East.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into her reelection bid with a narrow lead in the polls but a deeply unpopular record that underscores the growing frustration of voters in a city battered by crime, homelessness, and government mismanagement.

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who is seeking a promotion to the U.S. Senate, is again drawing attention online for a video that raises more questions about her public persona than it answers.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez directed nearly $19,000 in campaign funds last year to a psychiatrist known for ketamine-based treatments, raising fresh questions about how loosely some lawmakers interpret federal rules on political spending.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey is accusing President Donald Trump of using immigration enforcement to terrorize people rather than address airport security and public safety during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security funding lapse.

Federal civil-rights officials have moved closer to cutting off federal funds to San Jose State University after the school refused to abandon policies that allow biological males to compete in womens sports and use female-only facilities.

A newly restored statue of Christopher Columbus has been installed just steps from the White House, the latest addition to President Donald Trumps growing array of historical monuments on federal property.

President Trump seized on Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumers latest misstep, mocking the New York Democrat after he blurted out on the Senate floor that lawmakers must fund ICE.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) escalated his rhetoric against Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Sunday, claiming ICE agents deployed to airports could brutalize or even kill Americans.

Democrats refusal to fund the Department of Homeland Security has triggered mounting chaos at airports nationwide, snarling security lines and undermining basic public safety.