(ALGIERS and LONDON) -- Pope Leo XIV on Monday responded to criticism from President Donald Trump, telling reporters while traveling to Algeria that he has "no fear" of the White House."I have no fear of the Trump administration, nor speaki...

(WASHINGTON) -- Congress returns from its two-week recess early this week -- thrusting lawmakers back into the debate surrounding the Iran war as the President Donald Trump's strategy faces continued scrutiny.House and Senate Democrats plan...

(WASHINGTON) -- Republican Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday he was not surprised that peace talks between the U.S. and Iran stalled over the weekend, and that securing U.S. goals in Iran could be a "long-term project.""I'm not surprised at all,...

(WASHINGTON) -- A senior adviser to first lady Melania Trump, Marc Beckman, said she wanted to "set the record straight" when she delivered her surprise statement at the White House denying any ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein....

(NEW YORK) -- Former Vice President Kamala Harris kept the door open on a possible third presidential run, saying that she’s "thinking about it," eliciting cheers from a majority of the crowd at the National Action Network Convention on Friday....

(WASHINGTON) -- Members of the Democratic National Committee voted down a symbolic resolution aimed at curbing the "growing influence" of "dark money" corporate groups in Democratic primaries that specifically called out the American Israel Public...

(WASHINGTON) -- First lady Melania Trump on Thursday denied having any knowledge of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, saying, "The lies linking me wit...

(WASHINGTON) -- Despite President Donald Trump saying that the United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, congressional Democrats are pushing forward to hold the president accountable.“The president has promised to commit...

(WASHINGTON) -- Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is not expected to sit for a closed-door deposition next week, after the Department of Justice informed the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that its subpoena is essentially moot because it s...

(NEW YORK) -- What is expected to be the biggest gathering of possible Democratic 2028 presidential hopefuls is set to happen at the convention for the National Action Network, an organization dedicated to fighting for civil rights and equality. I...

(WASHINGTON) -- An 11th hour plea from the prime minister of Pakistan appears to have swayed both President Donald Trump and the Iranian regime to agree to a two-week ceasefire deal in exchange for temporarily opening the Strait of Hormuz, at leas...

(WASHINGTON) -- As his self-imposed Tuesday night deadline for Iran to make a deal or face massive U.S. attacks draws closer, President Donald Trump's threatening rhetoric is becoming increasingly ominous, with a seemingly apocalyptic warning that...

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump has set several deadlines for launching massive attacks on critical Iranian infrastructure if Tehran doesn't make a peace deal includes reopening the vital Strait of Hormuz since U.S.-Israeli military operati...