Darkness, we are now told, has finally descended on democracy or at least on the newspaper that long pretended to be its guardian.

First Lady Melania Trump hosted freed American-Israeli hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel at the White House this week, in a meeting that underscored both the human cost of terrorism and the Trump administrations role in securing the release of Americans held by Hamas.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and state Attorney General Keith Ellison are set to testify under oath on March 4 before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as Republicans intensify scrutiny of alleged fraud and misuse of federal funds in the states social services programs.

Bill Gates is once again attempting to distance himself from disgraced financier and convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein, insisting he regrets every minute he spent with the notorious offender.

President Donald Trump has thrown his support behind Clay Fuller, a veteran prosecutor and Air National Guard officer, in the special election for Georgias 14th Congressional District, seeking to steer the deep-red seat back toward an unapologetically America First agenda.

Federal immigration authorities have confirmed that the semi-truck driver arrested after a serious DUI collision with a Washington State Department of Transportation snowplow on Interstate 90 is an illegal immigrant, raising new questions about public safety and the states controversial sanctuary policies.

NBC Today co-host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have issued a wrenching public appeal for the safe return of their missing mother, 84?year?old Nancy Guthrie, as Arizona authorities increasingly treat the case as a likely abduction marked by signs of violence and reports of a possible ransom demand.

Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of California has once again demonstrated why so many Americans regard members of Congress with a mixture of contempt, disbelief and dark amusement.

A North Carolina man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump has been ordered to spend the rest of his life behind bars, with additional prison time imposed for firearms violations.

Talks between Iran and the United States are expected to resume Friday in Oman, even as Tehran faces mounting international outrage over a brutal internal crackdown and escalating military provocations in the Persian Gulf.