President Donald Trump argued last week that as a result of the federal enhancement of police work in Washington, D.C., the city has gone in four days from being the most dangerous in America to being the safest. He cited no evidence but relied apparently on his own observations and anecdotal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland's governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead "send in the 'troops.'" Last week, Trump said he was ...

Today is Monday, Aug. 25, the 237th day of 2025. There are 128 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1916, Woodrow Wilson signed the National Park Service Organic Act, establishing the National Park Service as an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior to maintain the country's ...

President Donald Trump's energy policy is utterly screwed up — if you assume America's interests, and not pleasing his fossil fuel friends, is the objective. This came to the fore when trade adviser Peter Navarro hollered at India for buying Russian oil. Navarro called the purchases ...

As Texas Republicans and California Democrats redraw U.S. House districts to their advantage ahead of next year's elections, they're potentially disrupting a rare partisan balance in American politics. The 220-215 majority that Republicans won over Democrats in last year's elections almost ...

Today is Saturday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2025. There are 130 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1970, the Salad Bowl strike began, organized by farm labor leader Cesar Chavez; between 5,000 to 10,000 laborers walked off the job, leading to the largest farm worker strike in U.S. ...