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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is defending President Donald Trump’s firing of the nation’s senior military officer and a wave of top dismals at the Pentagon, insisting that they weren’t unusual despite accusations that the new administration is injecting politics into the military

The slash-and-burn approach of Trump and his ‘Doge’ head Elon Musk has reinvigorated resistance to the administration

Regardless of anxiety by most parents about over-sharing, the president’s aide brought one of his children to the White House

Accepting the presidential nomination, the Arizona senator tells the Republican National Convention that Americans have been betrayed

Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration

An Ohio law designating school bathrooms for use by people based on their sex at birth kicks in soon

But Justice Thomas is still the only Justice who (correctly) concludes that Haywood v. Drown (2009) was incorrectly decided.

Contemptuous and sure of himself, the US president boasted of his victories and taunted his enemies

Ex-leader of far-right Proud Boys trails group through lobby of Washington hotel, engaging officer Michael Fanone