The Obama administration is facing renewed accusations from Republican lawmakers of putting national security at risk following the release of 15 more Guantanamo Bay detainees -- including former Usama bin Laden bodyguards and Al Qaeda bomb experts -- as the Pentagon works to fulfill the president’s vow to shutter the camp by the end of his term.
Newly leaked emails and other files from billionaire George Soros' web of organizations are shedding light on the liberal powerbroker's extensive influence in political and diplomatic affairs.
A 19-year-old Florida State University student accused of killing two people and trying to bite the face off one victim had no criminal record before the shocking incident, investigators said Tuesday.
Teachers in Charlotte, N.C., have been advised to stop calling the children “boys and girls,” according to a training presentation on transgender issues.
After months of railing against President Obama and Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy – and taking hits from both on his own stances – Donald Trump will have his first chance to be briefed on classified intelligence regarding threats to the United States and other security issues.
John McLaughlin, a Jesuit priest-turned-presidential speechwriter who was best-known as host of the long-running political discussion show "The McLaughlin Group" has died.
As many as 100,000 Iranian-backed Shiite militia are now fighting on the ground in Iraq, according to U.S. military officials -- raising concerns that should the Islamic State be defeated, it may only be replaced by another anti-American force that fuels further sectarian violence in the region.
The fate of a Mississippi teen missing for more than four decades has finally been revealed, thanks to the efforts of a tenacious cemetery worker who sought closure for strangers.
Donald Trump keeps saying that Hillary Clinton wants to “essentially abolish the Second Amendment.” But the media fact checkers are having none of it. Last week, CNN called his accusation “persistent” and “false.” At the same time, a Washington Post editorial also called the claim “absurd.”
Russian warplanes took off on Tuesday from a base in Iran to target Islamic State fighters and other militants in Syria, the US military confirmed -- a move seen as a widening of Moscow's bombing campaign, while drawing Russia and Iran closer as the Obama administration is seeking greater cooperation with Moscow in its fight against the radical insurgents.
Anyone supporting Donald Trump is “morally tainted,” ABC and NPR commentator Cokie Roberts declared Tuesday, while making no mention of possible ethical dilemmas facing backers of Hillary Clinton.