PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

Jerusalem under fire as Trump says fighting in Iran could last ‘4 weeks or so’

People watch from a rooftop as a plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran continued for a second day on Sunday after the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threw the future of the Islamic Republic into uncertainty and raised the risk of regional instability. There were explosions in Tehran on…

‘We’re winning so much.’ Trump’s State of the Union seeks to calm economic jitters ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is using Tuesday’s State of the Union to argue that the country is “winning” under his leadership, even as his approval ratings slide. He focused on jobs, manufacturing and an economy he says is stronger than many Americans believe. He initially leaned into pageantry, dramatically bringing the Olympic gold-medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team into…

Judge blocks release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Trump classified documents case

Former Justice Department special council Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 22, 2026.WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday permanently barred the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into President Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents that led to charges once seen as the most perilous of the four criminal cases the Republican…

Savannah Guthrie makes new video plea as missing mother’s ransom deadline nears

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP/CNN) — Savannah Guthrie ‘s family is “at an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing mother, the “Today” show host said in a video released Monday, just hours before a purported ransom deadline apparently set by Nancy Guthrie ’s abductors. Savannah Guthrie didn’t mention the deadline in the video, saying her family in Arizona continues to believe their…

President Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP/CNN) — President Donald Trump has signed a government funding bill that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The vote wraps up congressional work on 11 of the 12 annual appropriations bills, funding the vast majority of the government until Sept….

Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown

FILE—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., waits to speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on spending legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security and a swath of other government agencies as the country reels from the deaths of two people at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan….

Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference as Marcos Charles and Rodney Scott, listen, at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president’s border czar said…

Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The man who squirted an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and has made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump. Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, was convicted of felony auto theft in 1989, has been arrested multiple times for driving under the influence, and has had numerous traffic…

2 federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress

A makeshift memorial is placed where Alex Pretti was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer yesterday, in Minneapolis, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)WASHINGTON (AP) — Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. Officers tried to take…

Trump wants ‘honest’ investigation into ‘very sad’ killing of Minneapolis protester

A person holds a sign of Alex Pretti during a protest outside the office of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)President Donald Trump said Tuesday a “big investigation” was underway into the killing of protester and ICU nurse Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. “I want to see the investigation. I’m going to be watching over it, and I…