US debt surpasses $39 trillion, adding $1 trillion in 5 months

Legislative leaders in California announced Thursday they will rename César Chavez Day after The New York Times detailed allegations of abuse against him. California was the first state to designate Chavez’s birthday as a holiday in 2000. The state's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, said Wednesday that he was still "processing" the allegations against Chavez and expressed...

Republicans are grappling with how to handle an expected $200 billion request for supplemental funding for the war in Iran, weighing their desire to support the president with demands from fiscal hawks, questions about the scope of the funding and the challenge of a super-slim majority in the House. Democrats are not expected to support...

The actor previously pushed to repeal Section 230. Now, he is taking his advocacy to the global stage.

A U.S. F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing at a regional U.S. airbase in the Middle East after flying a combat mission over Iran, the U.S. military said Thursday.  CNN reported the plane, which cost up to $100 million, was believed to have been hit by Iran, citing two unnamed sources.  The plane landed “safely,” the...