The silent nights are over, according to President Donald Trump, who announced "a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria" on Christmas night.

Tatum Dale, a longtime staffer for Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., died on Wednesday, Dec. 24, the congressman said in a statement.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled the country will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of ⁠2025, state media KCNA said on Friday.

Congressional candidates who support a single national standard for artificial intelligence to protect children and empower parents gain a decisive political advantage, according to polling conducted by Fabrizio Ward for Building America's Future.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday presented a new U.S.-Ukrainian peace proposal that departs from earlier drafts by adding security guarantees for Kyiv. Russian officials and analysts signaled the Kremlin is unlikely to accept terms.

U.S. military forces are tracking an oil tanker linked to Iran and Venezuela after the vessel refused orders to stop and submit to boarding. The tanker, known as the Bella 1, was spotted in the Atlantic Ocean after making a series of abrupt course changes.

Former President Joe Biden spread some holiday cheer this week — and gave social media sleuths a festive challenge.

Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters issued a Christmas message reflecting on the "birth of Jesus Christ."

The 12 Democratic senators on the Foreign Relations Committee have written to President Donald Trump expressing their "urgent concern" over his decision to recall 30 diplomats from their ambassador posts.

Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel took aim at President Donald Trump as he warned Thursday about the rise of fascism in an address to U.K. viewers dubbed "The Alternative Christmas Message."

Bryan Stern and Grey Bull Rescue, his volunteer organization, have rescued 8,400 people in more than 40 countries.

The War Department's inspector general said the U.S. fleet of F-35s was available to fly only about half the time because of poor maintenance by Lockheed Martin, which builds the world's most advanced stealth fighter.

The Trump-Kennedy Center, the major performing arts complex in Washington, D.C., became the focus of a dispute after jazz musician Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve concert in protest of the venue's recent rebranding.

India reportedly is investing heavily in infrastructure throughout the Himalayas as it prepares for a possible future confrontation with longtime nemesis China. New Delhi is pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into new roads, tunnels, helipads, and airstrips.

Graham Walker sold his family's Louisiana company earlier this year and gave his 540 full-time employees a significant cut of the sale, nearly $500,000 to be paid over five years.

A new digital billboard in New York City's Times Square declaring, "Jesus is Palestinian. Merry Christmas," is drawing backlash and fueling debate, as its sponsors say the message is meant to spotlight the war in Gaza and what they describe as the erasure of Palestinian identity.

A new federal tax deduction tied to auto loans could reduce costs for buyers, according to an analysis by Anderson Economic Group.

Donald Trump's White House enforcer is a self-described "Junkyard Dog" who has become indispensable in the president's second term. That's how The Wall Street Journal describes James Blair, the 36-year-old deputy chief of staff.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said ⁠on Thursday that he spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner for about an hour on how to end the war with Russia."It was a really good conversation: many details, good ...

As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021 following the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, many Republicans in Congress urged the government to provide refuge to Afghans who assisted American forces during nearly two decades of war.