The Dutch central bank announced Wednesday that it has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves out of North America in a move it described as "crisis preparedness" in a time of global political unrest.

The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump that is intended to cut costs and concentrate the agency's resources in Western states, officials said Thursday.

A federal judge in Boston is weighing whether to extend a temporary block on new U.S. Postal Service rules governing mail-in ballots as the Trump administration pushes to tighten election procedures ahead of the November midterm elections.U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani...

Freshman Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, introduced legislation Thursday that would prohibit restaurants from accepting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, arguing food stamps should be reserved for groceries rather than prepared meals.

President Donald Trump escalated his war of words with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, warning that Carney's effort to cast the United States as an adversary will backfire as the two countries remain locked in an escalating trade battle. "It is very good for ...

President Donald Trump signed a funding bill on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown before the midterm elections after the legislation was passed by the House of Representatives a day earlier and the Senate in August.

Actor George Clooney on Wednesday questioned Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's sense of decency over a social media post widely interpreted as mocking a Canadian cadet and her instructor.

After more than two centuries in print, The Saturday Evening Post will publish its final print edition in January.

A U.S. judge in Washington late on Wednesday blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from ​sending to the Republican-controlled Congress ⁠landmark California vehicle ​emissions rules for a potential ⁠repeal.The four waivers sent by the EPA to Congress ​for review...

President Donald Trump vowed on Wednesday to campaign aggressively for Republican candidates ahead of November's midterm elections, saying he has planned extensive travel to states with high-stakes races.

At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at an apartment building in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, officials said.

New York City's public schools will temporarily ban elementary and middle school students from using generative artificial intelligence tools during the upcoming school year, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday.The one-year moratorium - part of a broader assessment of...

Elon Musk predicted artificial intelligence and humanoid robots could dramatically expand the global economy and eventually produce more than all human workers combined, outlining an increasingly ambitious vision for an automated future.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is acknowledging that Republicans face a serious fight to retain their Senate majority in November, saying he is concerned the GOP could lose control of the chamber."I worry about that, for sure," Thune, R-S.D., said in a Tuesday interview...

A House subcommittee unanimously advanced legislation Tuesday to keep European Union sustainability rules from reaching American companies, according to the Washington Reporter.

An immigrant rights group sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from using federal databases that it alleged are being weaponized to target naturalized citizens who are eligible to vote.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District...

More than 70 Republican candidates and members told Politico they are either not attending or are weighing whether to attend the Republican convention headlined by a speech from President Donald Trump next week in Dallas.

The FBI says it is investigating a report that millions of American driver's licenses were exposed online.

The Pentagon issued detailed guidance on Wednesday for a new, mandatory testosterone deficiency screening policy for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, a followup to War Secretary Pete Hegseth's July announcement.The guidance, which is effective...

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a plea deal reached by Tiger Woods over a rollover crash in Florida was "very fair."