WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said Thursday that he will run for Senate Majority Leader in the next Congress, setting up a challenge to Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer after the party swept to power in the midterm elections. Van Hollen said in a statement ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Democratic senators are launching an investigation into whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress about his reason for a 2019 trip to Samoa after The Associated Press and The Guardian published documents in August refuting his testimony. AP and ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a top award to the service member who scolded him and his staff at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. On social media Thursday, Hegseth posted photos that show him pinning ...
Vance told to shift focus WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has urged Vice President JD Vance to shift focus from the Iran war to tackling corruption and crime in Democratic-controlled areas. Vance led a short-lived truce in the conflict and has blamed the war for Republican losses in the midterm elections. Trump in a Thursday social media post added, "We don't need a deal with Iran. Those days have long since passed." Trump earlier this week said the military aspect of the war is effectively over and emphasized no need for further negotiations. Tensions in the region ...
LEXINGTON, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina man accused of burying his 11-month-old son in a dog crate in a clump of scrubby pines was denied bond Thursday. Michael Comer, 25, has been charged with attempted murder, burglary and unlawfully placing a child at risk in connection with the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators began what could be a long search for the cause of a Brooklyn apartment building collapse that killed eight people while crews kept removing piles of rubble Thursday in the search for more victims. The three-story building gave way while construction ...
