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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the U.S. will ultimately retake control of the Strait of Hormuz bordering Iran and restore freedom of navigation, even as ship traffic through the critical waterway slowly rebuilds.

President Trump said Monday the U.S. has entered "serious discussions" with the Iranian regime to end the war, but warned he will destroy the Islamic republic's energy infrastructure if a deal isn't reached soon.

The Department of Homeland Security shutdown on Monday surpasses last fall's record 43-day, government-wide shutdown.

You don't have to go very deep into the U.S. Constitution to see the word "citizen" appear. It's first used in Article I, Section 2, where the founding document says to serve in the House of Representatives someone must have been a citizen for seven ...

The European Union is expanding its powers to track, raid and deport migrants to "return hubs'' in third countries in Africa and elsewhere, quietly adopting tactics of the Trump administration that have drawn criticism from immigration-rights ...

A wave of 2028 speculation is already rolling through Washington, with elected officials in both parties weighing their next moves and hinting at presidential ambitions as they juggle reelection plans, party dynamics and personal events.

Sen. Andy Kim is urging President Trump and congressional Republicans to keep U.S. troops out of Iran.

Border czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration plans to start paying Transportation Security Administration workers as soon as Tuesday.

GRAPEVINE, Texas | Vice President J.D. Vance is favored to win the GOP nomination for president in 2028, according to a new straw poll taken by attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.

The media narrative saying that activists at the Conservative Political Action Conference were divided was shattered following the release of the confab's annual straw poll Saturday.