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Facing pressure from the White House, the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday handed the Trump administration new materials and documents for its planned exhibits and events during the United States’s 250th birthday. “Today we transmitted more information in response to that request, which included digital photographs of labels, placards, and other text on public display in…

Personnel stationed at a U.S. military base in Qatar targeted by Iran last summer were advised to leave by Wednesday evening as a precautionary measure amid escalating tensions in the region, according to a U.S. official who spoke with The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. The official declined to go into specifics about…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told The Associated Press in an interview published Wednesday that he and other Democrats are expecting President Trump to interfere with the 2026 midterm elections. “We share [those fears], and we already have teams of both senators and lawyers looking at every way that Trump could try to screw…

The Michigan line worker said he had “no regrets whatsoever” about antagonizing the president.

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) is expected to announce plans Wednesday to introduce articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, a week after the fatal shooting in Minnesota by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. The ICE official shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good, who refused to exit her vehicle…

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said at least 2,571 people have died as a result of protests in Iran as of early Wednesday as government officials consider executing demonstrators. The death toll includes 12 children, the organization reported. Additionally, nine non-protesting civilians are included among the deceased. “Anyone who has been present…

Denmark is boosting its military presence in and around Greenland as part of expanded NATO military exercises, the country’s defense ministry announced Wednesday, amid President Trump’s escalating rhetoric about acquiring the island. The Danish Defense Ministry said aircraft, naval vessels and soldiers will be deployed to Greenland, including from NATO allies. The forces will guard…

The decision is a boon for President Donald Trump’s longtime campaign against mail-in voting.

Less than 20 percent of Americans approve of President Trump’s efforts to acquire Greenland, with a majority also saying it would not be a “good idea” for the U.S. to take the island using military force, according to a new survey. The Reuters/Ipsos poll, released Wednesday, found that just 17 percent of respondents support a…

Donald Trump’s eye-opening CBS interview, Congressional progressives draw a line and Stephen A. Smith’s big stumble — just some of the stories HuffPost is following.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) praised the federal prosecutors in Minnesota who resigned Tuesday amid the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer. The New York Times reported that six prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Minnesota — including Joseph H. Thompson, the first assistant U.S….

Iranian leaders on Wednesday signaled that protesters could soon face expedited trials resulting in executions as anti-government demonstrations persist in Tehran and surrounding cities.  Iran’s judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei said demonstrators could face swift civil action ahead of potential U.S. intervention proposed by President Trump. “If we want to do a job, we should do…

President Trump needled Tony Dokoupil, the new anchor of “CBS Evening News,” on Tuesday, telling him likely would not be in the network’s top anchor chair if former Vice President Kamala Harris had won the 2024 presidential election. “Tony, we have now the hottest country in the world, and a year and a half ago,…

Daniel Dale said the president uttered “a bunch of falsehoods” about a whole host of issues during his recent speech at the Detroit Economic Club.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr will testify Wednesday morning before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on oversight of the agency. The hearing comes as President Trump has faced scrutiny over his targeting of public broadcasters and the media. Carr, in remarks before the Senate last month, argued that the agency is not…
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The United Auto Workers line worker who called President Trump a “pedophile protector” on Tuesday, prompting an obscene gesture from the president, said he has “no regrets” about the incident. In an interview with The Washington Post after the viral incident, 40-year-old TJ Sabula identified himself as the factory worker who shouted at the president….

Border Czar Tom Homan on Tuesday said the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer involved in the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis last week is now in hiding. “I know for a fact now he has to be in hiding … for the safety of him and his family,” Homan said during…

The White House is turning up pressure on two realms: Iran, and Denmark and Greenland. President Trump on Wednesday morning declared total U.S. control of Greenland is the only option, a statement that comes just hours ahead of a White House meeting with Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and foreign ministers of…

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said Tuesday that she’s under federal investigation for participating in a video last year, where she and other Democrats with military and intelligence backgrounds urged troops to defy illegal orders. “Facts matter little, but the threat matters quite a bit,” she told The New York Times in an interview. “The threat of…

President Trump said early Wednesday that anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be “unacceptable.” “The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it. IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA…

President Trump announced early Wednesday that his administration will strip federal funding from sanctuary cities and states, in line with policies he promoted on the campaign trail. “EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY FIRST, NO MORE PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STATES FOR THEIR CORRUPT CRIMINAL PROTECTION CENTERS KNOWN AS SANCTUARY CITIES,” the president wrote…

Amid the administration’s claims to be solidifying America’s influence in its neighborhood, Washington’s shock moves may actually cede ground to Beijing.

The pair exchanged unpleasantries before swapping numbers.

Critics slammed the top Trump official’s remarks as a “greenlight for abuse.”

According to an Israeli assessment, Donald Trump has decided to intervene in Iran but the scope and timing of the action remains unclear, an Israeli official said.