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Crowds of protestors gathered in cities and towns across the nation on Saturday to protest against President Trump. And there is no sign of a breakthrough to end the government shutdown.

John Kirby — a retired Navy rear admiral who became well known as a national security spokesman at the White House podium ...

Monday, Oct. 20, officially makes our current government shutdown our third longest in U.S. history. If it does not end, it will break more records in the coming days.

Trump threatens tariffs against Colombia as tensions escalate with President Gustavo Petro over cocaine trafficking and drug ...

Rubio’s extraordinary pledge illustrates the extent to which the Trump administration was willing to meet Bukele’s demands.

President Donald Trump is having his first formal meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday, where the U.S. ally’s reserves of critical minerals could serve ...

Those petitioning for an amicable breakup got a warning from the U.S. Embassy to be patient: “Due to unprecedented demand." ...

Iraq’s prime minister says a small group of U.S. military advisers will stay in the country to coordinate with U.S. forces in Syria against the Islamic State.

A conservative Christian legal group founded to defend believers in the U.S. who say they are persecuted has gone on the ...