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The incoming Trump administration is eyeing immigration arrests of illegal immigrants across the country as soon as day one, as top officials say they are ready to "take the handcuffs off" Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The Wall Street Journal reported that the administration is planning a large-scale raid in Chicago on Tuesday, targeting those with criminal backgrounds in particular.

Incoming border czar Tom Homan was asked by Fox News’ Jesse Watters about the media reports of a "big raid" on Tuesday in Chicago, but Homan said ICE will...

The last president to be sworn-in indoors was Ronald Reagan in 1985, when cold weather also plagued the US Capitol.

Allies of former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., have approached the White House on his behalf multiple times since the fall to see if President Joe Biden might be willing to pardon him, according to four people familiar with the discussions. Left with the impression that he won’t receive a pardon from Biden, Menendez has now shifted his focus onto President-elect Donald Trump, three people familiar with the discussions said.

Menendez told people close to him even before the November election that he might have a better chance of securing clemency from...

Pete Hegseth has picked up another key vote for confirmation as President-elect Trump's secretary of defense.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Friday said he will vote to confirm Hegseth, an Army combat veteran whose nomination was under question because of his remarks questioning women's roles in the military, sexual misconduct allegations, as well as allegations that he drank alcohol while working previous jobs.

Hegseth appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee this week relatively unscathed amid questions from lawmakers.

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A former fighter pilot will serve as the next United States Undersecretary of the Air Force,

President Biden's final list of commutations was released Friday afternoon, laying out the names and registration numbers of nearly 2,500 inmates whose sentences were reduced by the president's action.

This latest round of commutations cements Biden's spot as the president with the largest number of pardons and commutations granted to individuals. The people on the list, according to a statement from President Biden, were determined to have received disproportionately harsh sentences for drug crimes, compared to sentences they would have received...

The Supreme Court earlier upheld a law that would ban the video app in the US unless its Chinese parent-company sells it.

Some creators told the BBC they will start to diversify where they post their content and lean in to platforms like Instagram and YouTube.

He won the election to fix inflation but Trump may find his pledges on prices and tariffs can't both win out, say experts.

Driven by "curiosity," a U.S. Navy corpsman attempted to access President Biden's medical records last year following a group discussion with his colleagues about military security protocols for using government computers, according to the federal criminal investigation obtained by CBS News.

In July, CBS News reported a junior U.S. Navy sailor attempted to gain access to Mr. Biden's medical records but was unable to do so and was subsequently administratively reprimanded for the unauthorized query.

CBS News filed a Freedom of Information Act...

The BBC spoke to officials from both sides of the talks to piece together how the Gaza deal was done.

Mzwandile Mkwayi volunteered to go down into the shaft to help save the lives of scores of miners.

Those fighting for Ukraine and those who have lost loved ones hope to end the war with Russia on their own terms.

Civilians in Gaza nervously await a ceasefire after 15 relentless months of war.