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At least 26 Americans held hostage abroad have been freed since President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office in January. Those who gained their freedom include a ballerina, a teacher and a mechanic, among others.

On Jan. 21, 2025, just one day after Trump’s second term began, Ryan Corbett and William McKenty were released from Taliban captivity in Afghanistan. While Corbett and McKenty were freed under Trump, the deal that secured their release was completed by the Biden administration.

Corbett and his family moved to Afghanistan in 2010, where...

Longtime Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga of Michigan says that as soon as Democratic Sen. Gary Peters announced earlier this year that he wouldn't seek re-election in the key Great Lakes battleground state in next year's midterms, "my phone started to ring and it hasn't stopped ringing."

Huizenga, who was first elected to the House in 2010 and represents Michigan's 4th Congressional District, which covers parts of the southwestern part of the state, highlighted that he's getting "encouragement" to seek the Senate from "grassroots folks," as well as...

State media outlets earlier warned that people weighing less than 50kg may be "easily blown away".

The ruling potentially paves the way for an early release for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for killing their parents.

California has a $6.2 billion budget deficit for Medicaid services, and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's latest budget proposal projects the state will spend a staggering $8.4 billion to cover Medi-Cal, the state's version of Medicaid, for illegal immigrants in 2024-2025.

Two new reports by the Bureau of Economic Analysis found the U.S. economy has become increasingly reliant on government handouts. Entitlements are growing faster than tax receipts and wages. Private wages grew by $67 billion in early 2025, while government payments to recipients...

President Donald Trump had an annual physical Friday and concluded, “I did well,” praising his own heart, soul and cognitive ability while noting medical reports from White House doctors may not be ready until the weekend.

The 78-year-old, who in January became the oldest in U.S. history to be sworn in as president, spent nearly five hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center undergoing what he called "every test you can imagine.”

“I was there for a long time,” Trump said. “I think I did very well.”

Despite long questioning predecessor...

The ruling potentially paves the way for an early release for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for killing their parents.

There have been no reported injuries as Greece's transport minister condemned the "criminal" attack.

Europe's defence ministers said they saw no sign of an end to the war.

About one million voters are set to pick their next president from a list of eight hopefuls.

The US military said it had lost confidence in Colonel Susannah Meyers' ability to lead.

President Trump said on Friday that the first physical examination of his second term went well, and overall he feels he’s in "very good shape."

The president told reporters on board Air Force One while en route to his home in West Palm Beach Friday evening that the yearly presidential physical at Walter Reed Medical Center showed he has a "good heart, a good soul," and "overall, I think I'm in very – I felt I was in very good shape."

He also took a cognitive test.

"I don’t know what to tell you other than I got every answer right," the president...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem found the conditions in both countries no longer merited US protections, a statement says.

A federal judge has upheld a Trump administration policy that allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to carry out enforcement operations at churches and other places of worship despite lawsuits against it from faith-based groups.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich, appointed by Trump during his first term, denied a request from more than two dozen Christian and Jewish organizations to block the policy. The groups said it infringes on religious freedoms and is causing drops in attendance, especially among immigrants worried about...

A Maryland federal judge on Friday told the Trump administration to comply with a Supreme Court order "in good faith" regarding the ordered return of an alleged MS-13 gang member erroneously deported to El Salvador.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national and Maryland resident, was deported to El Salvador last month for being an alleged MS-13 gang member. His attorneys have maintained that he does not have any ties to the violent gang.

In a Friday hearing, U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ordered the government to provide daily updates as they...