In a pair of back-to-back rallies held over the phone on Thursday night, President Donald Trump praised the two Republican candidates in the upcoming special elections for Florida’s 6th and 1st Congressional districts, amid recent concerns among Republicans over whether their candidate in the 6th Congressional District, State Sen. Randy Fine, can keep the seat…

Federal judges in D.C. on Friday partially blocked two executive orders signed by President Donald Trump targeting the Jenner and Block and WilmerHale law firms — temporarily halting Trump’s attempts to punish prominent law firms associated with his political foes. In a lawsuit brought by Jenner and Block, D.C. District Judge John Bates described Trump’s…

LONDON — The American embassy in Syria has warned all U.S. citizens to leave the country due to “the increased possibility of attacks” during the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of March, which marks the end of Ramadan in the Muslim world. The embassy posted a notice to its website late on Friday cautioning…

The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Saturday that its annual dinner will not feature comedian Amber Ruffin, nearly two months after it announced her as its selection. In fact, this year’s show won’t have any comedic performances at all. Eugene Daniels, president of the WHCA, told members that the association’s board unanimously voted to remove…

The Trump administration remains steadfast in acquiring Greenland, despite the island’s leaders refusing to give it up as Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance travel to the country on Friday. “We need Greenland for national security and international security. So, we’ll, I think, we’ll go as far as we have to go,”…

A shooting at a house party in Tacoma, Washington, left two dead and four injured, authorities said. Shortly after midnight Saturday, deputies were dispatched to the large party and witnessed 30 to 40 juveniles running and screaming from the house, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department. “Multiple callers reported a fight broke out in…

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg on Friday extended his temporary restraining order blocking deportations under the Alien Enemies Act for another two weeks. The order came hours after the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to urgently lift Boasberg’s block on the use of the AEA to deport alleged Tren de Aragua gang members….

LONDON — Denmark is open to discussions with the U.S. on how to “fix” the status quo in Greenland, the country’s foreign minister said, after Vice President JD Vance accused Copenhagen of failing to adequately protect the Arctic island during a controversial visit on Friday. In a post to X addressed to Denmark’s “dear American…

An American who was on a subway train in Bangkok when the earthquake struck recounted being stranded as transportation in the city ground to a halt. When her train stopped, Sid Simone said she went on Facebook to find out what was going on. “I saw ‘earthquake in Bangkok,’ and so at that point, I…

Dozens of emotional Department of Education employees took part in a final “clap-out” in Washington, D.C., after losing jobs amid the Trump administration’s agency restructuring. The administration slashed about 50% of the department’s workforce as part of President Donald Trump and Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s strategy to abolish the department and send education decisions to…