General Politics

Washington — U.S. military aid to Ukraine could be in jeopardy after a contentious Oval Office meeting Friday between President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, according to administration officials familiar with the discussions.

The day started on a positive note, with Mr. Trump joking with Zelenskyy, a guest book signing and warm conversation in the Oval Office.

But the episode has raised questions about whether Zelenskyy can move forward toward a peace deal, and whether the U.S. will or should pause...

President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared before cameras in the Oval Office before what was supposed to be a luncheon and the signing of a historic deal to give the United States access to Ukraine's wealth of minerals. As Ed O'Keefe reports, it quickly turned into a loud argument involving the two presidents and Vice President JD Vance.

Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration has approved a major nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel, bypassing a normal congressional review to provide the country with more of the 2,000-pound bombs that it has used in its war against Hamas in Gaza.

In a series of notifications sent to Congress late Friday, the State Department said it had signed off on the sale of more than 35,500 MK 84 and BLU-117 bombs and 4,000 Predator warheads worth $2.04 billion.

The State Department approved Israel's purchase of Caterpillar D9 Bulldozers and related...

The abrupt departure of the Tate brothers by private jet has left a fresh trail of confusion and unanswered questions in its wake.

The strippers, dancers and actresses of Anora give us their take on the film's realism - and its limits.

In one of his first in-depth interviews since joining the U.S. government, Elon Musk pushed a variety of claims about waste and fraud but offered little new information or insight into the work of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), NBC News reported.

In a wide-ranging, three-hour discussion with podcaster Joe Rogan published Friday, Musk revisited well-trodden grievances about news outlets and billionaire Democratic donor George Soros. He also touched on whether he thinks private aerospace contractors have secret propulsion technology...

For Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, opportunity didn't come without a struggle.

"To anyone who believes that opportunity ought not come with headwinds, I don't know where you live, but it ain't reality," the 59-year-old mused to a crowd on a recent afternoon overlooking the U.S. Capitol.

Raised by a single mother in North Charleston, Scott described being plagued by low self-esteem after failing several courses in high school, including civics. He credits his faith for a reversal in political fortune.

Scott is the longest-serving Black senator...

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill on Friday that removes protections for transgender people in the state’s civil rights code.

While not every state has protections for transgender people, Iowa Democrats added them to the civil rights code in 2007.

Iowa is the first state to remove gender identity protection from its state civil rights code.

The new law follows President Donald Trump's executive orders only recognizing two sexes, restricting sex change operations and restricting trans people in the military, as well as state...

Doubts are growing about the US commitment to European security outside Ukraine, says the BBC's Jeremy Bowen.

Shiori Ito became the face of Japan's MeToo movement after she accused a prominent journalist of rape.

A train transporting benzene, a carcinogen, derailed and caught fire on Friday, prompting a large emergency response.

BBC reporters witnessed the extraordinary exchange between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky firsthand.

A defense attorney for Luigi Mangione, the man charged with killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, insists a police search and arrest late last year were illegal.

Rafael Caro Quintero was arraigned on multiple drug and weapons offenses in Brooklyn federal court following his extradition Thursday to the U.S. from Mexico.

When Navyn Salem received a letter Wednesday terminating the federal government's contract with her Rhode Island company Edesia, she halted its production line, which makes a life-saving paste for severely malnourished babies.

A day later she received an email, just a few short sentences, rescinding the contract's termination.

The reversal failed to put her mind at ease.

"This is what our everyday looks like. The government is in a state of chaos," Salem said. "And the way that we see that is 24 hours ago, we had a contract terminated, and 10...