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President Trump is celebrating America's 250th anniversary in grand style and putting his stamp on everything from national park passes to U.S. currency, drawing scowls from his detractors.

President Trump excoriated NATO Wednesday ahead of his scheduled meeting with its top official, saying the international alliance flopped dramatically when it didn't help the U.S. during its military strike on Iran.

The White House declared a military victory over Iran on Wednesday and said President Trump will not accept a final deal that violates any of his red lines or keeps the Strait of Hormuz closed to oil shipping traffic.

The two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran caused oil prices to plummet on Wednesday, meaning American drivers should see lower gas prices down the road.

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear before the House Oversight Committee next week as part of the panel's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Cash-starved states run by Democrats are moving to squeeze more revenue out of their wealthiest residents with a new "millionaires tax" that they say makes the tax code more equitable.

Republican Clay Fuller won Tuesday's special election runoff in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Shawn Harris and keeping the deep-red northwest Georgia seat in GOP hands -- but Democrats claimed their own kind of victory,

The Justice Department is reportedly investigating Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide whose congressional testimony implicated President Trump in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol.

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is slated to appear before the House Oversight Committee in the coming weeks while the panel continues its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to multiple reports.

President Trump says he's considering a "joint venture" in which the U.S. and Iran charge tolls for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, a major passage for oil tankers and a key point of leverage in the Middle East conflict.