The White House's national security team last fall asked the Pentagon to provide it with options for striking Iran after a group of

Turkey yesterday said it would not be intimidated by threats after US President Donald Trump warned of devastating economic

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he plans changes to the H-1B program that grants temporary visas for specialty

The United States will grant no more waivers for Iranian oil after the reimposition of US sanctions, the US special representative for

A massive winter storm hit the US Rockies and Plains on Friday then punched east, with snow set to assault a 1,800-mile (1,609 km)

Democratic US Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii said in remarks aired by CNN on Friday that she will run for president in 2020,

The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro started a second term on Thursday, defying critics in the United States and Latin America who called him an illegitimate usurper of a nation where economic chaos has wrought a humanitarian crisis.

A US Navy guided-missile destroyer yesterday sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military

1919: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th US president (1901-1909), died.

President Donald Trump stood firm yesterday on his demand for billions of dollars to fund a border wall with Mexico, which has forced

White House national security adviser John Bolton added a new condition yesterday to the US withdrawal from Syria, saying Turkey must

US National Security Advisor John Bolton yesterday warned the Syrian government that it should not see the impending US military

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will tour eight Middle East capitals next week in an effort to shore up crucial alliances strained by

A Democratic congresswoman kicked off her term with an expletive-laced vow to impeach Donald Trump, testing her party's discipline

Incoming Senator Mitt Romney issued harsh criticism of President Donald Trump on Tuesday, saying he "has not risen to the mantle of

President Donald Trump is looking forward to another summit with Kim Jong Un, he said Tuesday, after the North Korean leader

Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren entered the 2020 race for the White House on Monday. The 69-year-old progressive announced she was launching an exploratory committee for president, becoming the first major candidate in what is set to be an extraordinarily crowded Democratic primary, united by a singular focus on unseating the Republican Trump.

The United States and Israel have officially quit the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis bade farewell to the Pentagon on Monday, telling the US military to "hold fast" after he quit over a series of fundamental differences with President Donald Trump.