Greenland residents and political leaders have publicly rejected suggestions by U.S. President Donald Trump that the Arctic island could become part of the United States. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Several NATO members are deploying small numbers of troops to Greenland, seeking to shore up the Arctic island’s security in the wake of tense…
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Kermanshah, Iran on January 8, 2026. Kamran | Afp | Getty Images Iran temporarily closed its airspace late Wednesday to most incoming and outgoing flights amid escalating tensions with the U.S., according to a notice posted by the Federal Aviation Administration. The restriction was scheduled to…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during his end-of-year press conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., Dec. 19, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The State Department said Wednesday it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States….
A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. Alex Brandon | AP FBI agents searched a Washington Post reporter’s home on Wednesday as part of a leak investigation involving a Pentagon contractor accused of sharing classified information, the Justice Department said. Hannah Natanson, who has been covering President Donald Trump’s transformation…
President Donald Trump called Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., on Monday to work together on capping interest rates on credit cards. “He said he wanted to work on that, I said, ‘Great, let’s get something done,’” Warren, the Senate Banking Committee ranking member, said on Wednesday in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Trump called Warren…
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 23, 2025. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Lawmakers could face a ban on buying new stocks under a bill poised to get its first vote Wednesday. But hurdles remain, including opposition from most Democrats who say the bill doesn’t go far enough in preventing insider trading…
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. Mahsa | Afp | Getty Images As Iran’s future hangs in the balance as civil unrest gathers steam, its powerful ally Russia can do little but watch and wait as the U.S. ponders its next move against the Islamic…
Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026. Mahsa | Afp | Getty Images The death toll from protests in Iran has reached 2,571 people, the U.S.-based HRANA rights group said on Wednesday, as the Islamic Republic’s clerical rulers face the biggest wave of dissent in years. U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians on Tuesday to keep…
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks after the Senate passes U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Republican protests are growing louder on Capitol Hill as the Trump administration’s Department of Justice pursues a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve…
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 11, 2026 shows Cuba’s President and First Secretary Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) before a family photo during the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on July 7, 2025; and US President Donald Trump as he boards Air Force One before travelling to South Korea, at Haneda Airport…
