Today’s Lead News Stories

Bryan Arceo, 41, is charged with aggravated assault for recklessly discharging a firearm

The administration’s efforts show the lengths to which Trump is willing to go to lay the groundwork for 2026

A video alleging fraud in Somali-run child care centers in Minneapolis has drawn attention throughout the United States

Latest Epstein file release shows 2003 emails between Casey Wasserman and the convicted sex trafficker

"We want Republicans to carry the water," one House Democrat told Axios.

Iran on Sunday declared European countries' armies "terrorist groups", following the EU's decision to apply the same designation to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Western governments have accused the Guards of carrying out a crackdown on a recent protest movement that left thousands dead.

The judge noted a "strong showing" that ICE efforts will likely continue to have "heartbreaking, consequences."

Pressure mounts after government said it would publish names of those killed during recent unrest

Democrat Christian Menefee has won a special election runoff to succeed the late Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died nearly a year ago.