President Donald Trump's deployment of warships and thousands of Marines and sailors off the coast of Venezuela has put a spotlight back on the United States' relations with its own hemisphere -- and revived for some in the region anxious memories of a militaristic Uncle Sam. read more
President Donald Trump revoked Kamala Harris' Secret Service protection on Thursday, according to a copy of a letter reviewed by CNN. read more
The White House has named a replacement for the director of the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a day after its previous leader was forced out of the job. read more
For months, US President Trump has tried to divert public attention from the Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell files. But he can't shake the story, and it keeps getting worse. read more
A pilot program in six states will use a tactic employed by private insurers like United HealthCare that has been heavily criticized for delaying and denying medical care. read more
Louisiana is asking the Supreme Court to gut the central provision of the Voting Rights Act and ban any use of race in redistricting. In a legal brief filed Wednesday, the state urged the court to overturn a landmark 1986 ruling that established a legal test for when a voting map illegally dilutes minorities' voter power. read more
At the same time, Republicans were less likely than Democrats or independents to think that Trump would try to run again -- a bid that would violate the 22nd Amendment and its two-term limit. read more
Calls rang out on Thursday for President Donald Trump to fire his director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, after a Wall Street Journal report found she posted the name of an undercover CIA agent working on Russia to social media without informing the CIA. read more
The nonpartisan Democracy Defenders Fund has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department over the agency's refusal to release documents from the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that mention President Trump and his Mar-a-Lago residence. read more
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing on 3 September, China's foreign ministry has said. read more
"I (have) the right to do anything that I want to do. I'm the president of the United States. If I think our country's in danger -- and it is in danger in these cities " I can do it," Trump said during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday. This is consistent with the president's long-held view that there are few constraints on a president and that his authority is almost absolute.
The Dallas Cowboys have traded Pro Bowl edge rusher Micah Parsons to the Green Bay Packers, sources told ESPN. The Cowboys will receive defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round picks in return, sources told ESPN. read more
Two people fighting the Bear Gulch fire on the Olympic Peninsula were arrested by federal law enforcement Wednesday, in a confrontation described by firefighters and depicted in photos and video. read more
A federal appeals court on Friday struck down (7-4) President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers granted by Congress to impose tariffs, opening the door for the administration to potentially have to repay billions worth of duties. read more
Denmark summoned the top U.S. diplomat in Copenhagen on Wednesday after Danish media reported that Americans with ties to President Donald Trump had carried out covert influence operations in Greenland. read more
Jonathan Freedland: Trump's dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. It's like being woken in the night by a burglar wearing a striped shirt and carrying a bag marked "Swag": we would assume it was a joke or a stunt or otherwise unreal, rather than a genuine danger. So it is with Trump. We cannot quite believe what we are seeing. read more
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