Trump says acting Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan is stepping down
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan was stepping down and a new acting chief of the agency...
U.S. House Foreign Affairs leaders seek protection of Kurds in Syria
U.S. lawmakers introduced a resolution on Friday opposing President Donald Trump’s decision to clear the way for Turkey to attack Kurdish fighters, underscoring unhappiness from...
Democrat O’Rourke raises $4.5 million for U.S. presidential bid
Former Texas Congressman Beto O’Rourke raised $4.5 million during the third quarter of 2019 for his campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, his campaign...
Judge blocks Trump immigration rule, calls it ‘repugnant to American Dream’
A U.S. federal judge in New York on Friday temporarily blocked a Trump administration rule that would deny visas to aspiring immigrants deemed likely to...
Top aide to U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo resigns
A senior adviser to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has resigned, with the State Department mired in a controversy over the Trump administration’s dealings...
Explosion near U.S. military outpost in northern Syria: U.S. officials
An explosion that may have been caused by Turkish artillery struck near a U.S. military outpost in northern Syria on Friday, but no U.S. personnel...
At evangelical conference, concerns about Syria but cheers for Trump
Prominent evangelical leaders have sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump over his decision to pull American military forces out of Syria, saying he was endangering...
California bans private prisons and immigration detention centers
California moved to end the use of private, for-profit lockups in America’s largest state prison system as well as in federal immigration detention centers in...
Trump urges appeals court to shield tax returns from N.Y. prosecutors
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday urged a federal appeals court to block New York prosecutors from obtaining eight years of his tax returns, arguing...
Explosion near U.S. military outpost in northern Syria: U.S. official
An explosion occurred near a U.S. military outpost in northern Syria on Friday, but no personnel were reported hurt, a U.S. official said....
