Washington — Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance announced Tuesday that they are expecting their fourth child. “We’re very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy,” the pair announced in an Instagram post. “Usha and the baby are doing well, and we are all…
Second lady Usha Vance will visit Greenland later this week, the White House announced Sunday, before Vice President JD Vance announced days later that he would be joining his wife on the visit. National security adviser Mike Waltz was set to make a separate trip this week as the Trump administration continues to eye Greenland. Waltz…
A three-week-old male harbor seal is in critical but stable condition and undergoing treatment at a Washington state wildlife rehabilitation center after being shot in the head, according to a wildlife hospital. This is the third marine mammal the Sea Life Response, Rehab and Research team in Des Moines, Washington has treated in less than…
The vice president’s residence can feel like a world away from the rest of Washington, D.C. “The President actually will bust my chops sometimes, ’cause he’ll say, ‘You have a nicer house than I do,’” said Vice President JD Vance. And it is now home to a family with young children: the vice president and…
Washington — As the U.S.-Iran war restarts following the collapse of the weeks-long ceasefire, senior Pentagon officials are also quietly eyeing another flashpoint much closer to home: Cuba. Military planners have in recent weeks examined a range of options for possible action against the island, including an Army-led air assault involving thousands of U.S. soldiers…
The Common Cents Act, a response to the phase-out of the penny that lets businesses round cash transactions to the nearest nickel, was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday and now moves to the Senate for consideration. It would create rounding guidelines for businesses and consumers to lean on for cash transactions when…
The U.S. Mint will start producing a new $1 gold coin bearing President Trump’s face, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on X Wednesday, the latest example of how Mr. Trump is trying to leave a mark on federal symbols and institutions. Part of the administration’s efforts to commemorate the U.S.’s 250th birthday, Bessent said…
London — A British man jailed in Iran on espionage charges that officials call baseless has had his decade-long prison sentence extended by a further two years, his family said Wednesday, as he and his partner grow weak from an ongoing two-month hunger strike. Craig Foreman, 52, was arrested in Iran with his wife Lindsay,…
An officer who saved a woman’s life on the Brooklyn Bridge last week said the rescue happened on just his third day on the job with the New York Police Department’s elite Emergency Service Unit, which takes on some of the most dangerous rescues. The incident happened on July 8 when a call came in…
Washington — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche reiterated on Wednesday that the Justice Department has no plans to launch a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund at the heart of a controversial settlement between President Trump and the IRS, even though language in the settlement agreement filed in a federal court has yet to be amended by…
