Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and intellectual provocateur, dies at 68
His syndicated Washington Post column championed neoconservative thought and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Pentagon will make room for up to 20,000 migrant children on military bases
Three bases in Texas and one in Arkansas have been considered as part of the proposal.
GOP immigration bills backed by Trump appear headed for defeat
House Republican leaders abruptly postponed a high-stakes vote Thursday on GOP immigration legislation that appeared headed to defeat, despite President Donald Trump's last-minute lobbying.
Trump directs U.S. agencies to reunite families at border
There were some early signs that prosecutors at the border with Mexico were showing more leniency.
US military expecting repatriation of troop remains from North Korea in coming days
North Korean officials have said they have the remains of about 200 U.S. service members that they have recovered since the active conflict with the United States ended in 1953.
Melania Trump visits migrant children at Texas detention center
The trip was intended to lend support to those children who remain separated from their parents, said Stephanie Grisham, the first lady's spokeswoman.
Fewer births than deaths among whites in majority of U.S. states
The Census Bureau has projected that whites could drop below 50 percent of the population around 2045, a relatively slow-moving change that has been years in the making.
Koko, the beloved gorilla that learned to use sign language, has died
The Gorilla Foundation said the 46-year-old celebrity ape - a western lowland gorilla - died in her sleep this week at the organization's preserve in Northern California.
Supreme Court rules that states may require online retailers to collect sales taxes
More than 40 states and the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to overturn a 1992 decision that restricts states from collecting sales tax from retailers without a physical presence in those states.
This pastor took out a Walmart shooter and treated the wounded, all after delivering his Sunday sermon
David George has been called a hero for using the gun he carries to stop the bizarre rampage of carjackings and shootings that injured three people, one critically, in Washington state.
Israeli prime minister’s wife charged with fraud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara, was charged on Thursday with fraud over the alleged misuse of state funds in ordering catered meals at their official residence, the Justice Ministry said.
White House announces proposed overhaul of federal government, including a consolidation of social safety net programs
The plan builds on the White House's pledge to shrink the scope of the federal government.
Airlines demand feds stop using their flights to transport migrant children separated from parents
The announcements by American Airlines, United Airlines and Frontier prompted a sharp rebuke from Tyler Houlton, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman, who accused the companies of "buckling to a false media narrative."
Trump signs order ending his policy of separating families at the border, but reprieve may be temporary
The backlash from prominent Republicans, world leaders including Pope Francis, as well as private recriminations from first lady Melania Trump, prompted Trump to reverse himself.
The facts about Trump's policy of separating families at the border
Analysis: The administration repeatedly claims its own policy doesn’t exist or was written by others.
Obama's Cabinet shelved deterrent, but Trump's was willing to try it
How an idea considered too extreme became a harsh attempt at border deterrence
Analysis: President Trump seems to be saying more and more things that aren't true
He’s done it on Twitter. He’s done it in the White House driveway. And he’s done it in a speech to a business group.
Canadian Senate passes weed bill but legalization delayed
Canadians will have to wait at least a couple of months to legally buy marijuana as their country becomes the second in the world to make pot legal nationwide.
Youngest migrants held in ‘tender age’ shelters
Federal officials said Tuesday that since May, they have separated 2,342 children from their families, rendering them unaccompanied minors in the government's care.
Twin brothers reunited 74 years after WWII death at Normandy
On Tuesday, Julius Heinrich Otto "Henry" Pieper, his identity recovered, was laid to rest beside his twin brother in Normandy, 74 years after the two Navy men died together.