President Donald Trump on Wednesday floated renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself, suggesting the critical waterway could become the "Trump Strait" as his administration says the United States has gained control of the passage during the war with Iran.

Sen. Ed Markey secured the Democrat nomination in Massachusetts' Senate primary for his reelection bid Tuesday, once again fending off a push for generational change as he seeks a third term.

U.S. House appropriators and contractor Leidos are pushing federal aviation regulators to fully vet the China ties of foreign firms competing to build the software backbone of America's new air traffic control system.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday that 19 of the members of the G20 had agreed to address streams of "cheap exports" that cause global economic imbalances, but said China had dissented.

Almost every House Democrat on Tuesday voted against a resolution disavowing socialism and calling for the enactment of the SAVE America Act.

The murder case against the Utah man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year is headed for trial, and the defendant could face the death penalty if he's convicted.Utah District Judge Tony Graf on Tuesday sided with prosecutors who said they had...

Apple changed the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" on the web version of its Apple Maps following President Donald Trump's executive order renaming the lake.The move by Apple on Tuesday followed a decision by Alphabet late on Saturday to change the name of the lake...

Vice President JD Vance said in a podcast released Tuesday that if a 2024 assassination attempt had killed Donald Trump, he would have always wondered if it was part of a conspiracy and might not have accepted even another Republican as the next president.

The California Legislature approved a bill that would ban law enforcement from using electric shock gloves.

Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino retired while under internal investigation for his conduct during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis and Chicago, according to released federal records obtained by the Chicago Tribune.

The House voted Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., following a House Ethics Committee investigation that concluded he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged a detainer for an illegal alien from Haiti who has been charged with second-degree murder, sexual battery, and other crimes after a woman was killed and another survived a strangulation attack in Florida.

South Carolina Democrat Senate nominee Annie Andrews on Tuesday released an internal poll from Impact Research that her campaign says shows her tied with Republican Sen. Darline Graham, R-S.C., in a state President Donald Trump carried by nearly 18 points.

Court documents showed Tuesday that Tiger Woods plans to change his not guilty plea in a DUI case stemming from a rollover crash in March in Florida.

More than 1 in 8 Democrats say Americans focus too much on remembering the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, a new poll shows, as the nation approaches the 25th anniversary of the deadliest attack on U.S. soil.

A new Daily Mail/JL Partners poll finds 20% of Americans support President Donald Trump's order renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America," with 46% opposed as his trade fight with Canada escalates.

Rain fell across parts of Texas and Louisiana on Tuesday as Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near the border between the two states, bringing the possibility of flooding, the National Hurricane Center warned.The storm came ashore near Johnson Bayou, Louisiana, and was...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday defended embattled Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, who is facing a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of domestic violence and abuse or illegal drug use.

A Utah judge was hearing arguments Tuesday about whether there's enough evidence to put the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk on trial for aggravated murder, which could make him eligible for the death penalty.

Up to 300,000 children may have been born in the United States to foreign tourists over the past decade, a leading immigration researcher told Congress on Tuesday, as the Trump administration moves to crack down on the practice known as "birth tourism."