Republican Darren Bailey pressed Gov. JB Pritzker on Illinois' $85.6 billion tax burden, energy costs and public safety in the only debate of the governor's race, as the Democrat leaned on President Trump.
Russian security agents arrested Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent Yuki Imai in Sakhalin and flew him to a Moscow court, charging him with espionage as the Kremlin deepens its crackdown on foreign reporters.
The U.S. Navy marks its 251st birthday on October 13, a milestone that traces back to a single vote by the Continental Congress in 1775 -- and to a fighting tradition that still underwrites American strength at sea.
Progressive demonstrators disrupted Minnesota's Lincoln Reagan Dinner and displayed a KKK-themed sign while House Speaker Lisa Demuth, the state's first Black female speaker and GOP gubernatorial nominee, addressed the crowd.
Trump headlined a Syracuse rally for GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman, promising White House help to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul as Republicans enter the final stretch of the 2026 midterms.
President Trump signs a memorandum creating a committee of inquiry into Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage allegations, setting up the first real test of whether a president can remove a central bank official.
Vice President JD Vance announced the administration is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from the federal program employers use to sponsor foreign workers for green cards, citing H-1B abuse and a push to protect American workers.
Federal agents arrested an 18-year-old Minnesota man accused of plotting an ISIS-inspired mass shooting at the Mall of America after he allegedly bought an AK-47-style rifle from an undercover FBI employee.
DHS has empowered USCIS to require online filing for green card, citizenship, asylum and work-permit applications, a shift the agency says will speed processing, cut costs and strengthen national-security screening.
The Justice Department's Weaponization Working Group released a 273-page report Monday detailing how Biden-era officials explored prosecuting parents who spoke out at school board meetings.
Sen. Ted Cruz accused Vice President JD Vance of 'feeling insecure' after Vance said Cruz is already running for president, a rare public clash between two GOP heavyweights weeks before the midterms.
Indian police detained a second day of Gen Z-led protesters in New Delhi over a nationwide voter roll overhaul, with demonstrators demanding the country's election chief resign.
France's National Rally is fighting a fresh antisemitism scandal after an investigative outlet published messages it attributes to party president Jordan Bardella, who denies writing them and has sued for defamation.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Iran's U.N. delegation, led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, to leave New York ahead of schedule after stalled talks, while Tehran insists its diplomats departed as planned.
Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas are asking the Supreme Court to strike down New York, California and Massachusetts laws that shield abortion-pill providers from out-of-state prosecution.
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume third-country deportations while the justices weigh the policy, handing the White House a second major immigration win in under a week.
A New York prosecutor has reopened an investigation into an alleged gang rape at Cornell's Chi Phi fraternity after outrage over leniency shown to seven accused students and a civil lawsuit.
British counter-terrorism police arrested several men on suspicion of explosives offences in Whelford, near RAF Fairford, as homes were evacuated and an Army bomb squad inspected vans at the US bomber base.
President Trump is backing a temporary pause on U.S. diesel exports as the national average price hits an all-time record, splitting Republicans and drawing a warning from his own energy secretary.
The average 30-year fixed mortgage climbed to 7.03 percent on Thursday, its highest since May 2024, as stubborn inflation and the Iran war's energy shock push borrowing costs back up.