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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Tuesday that President Donald Trump called him over the weekend to discuss the arson attack on the governor's home in Harrisburg roughly a week after the incident.

Shapiro said that Trump called Saturday morning and that he was "very gracious."

"I appreciated that the president called me," Shapiro, a Democrat, told reporters at the annual Easter Egg Hunt in Harrisburg, held at the Governor's Residence. "I actually didn’t take his call because it came from his cellphone and I didn’t have that number in my phone...

The first RICO racketeering charges against members and associates of the migrant terrorist group Tren de Aragua were filed this week in New York.

A statement by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said that the case is part of "Operation Take Back America," which it said is a "nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Justice Department to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities...

A federal judge ordered the restoration of Voice of America (VoA) on Tuesday, the federally-funded state media network that the White House dismantled earlier this spring.

Judge Royce Lamberth ruled in favor of the plaintiff's request for a preliminary injunction, though the Trump administration is allowed to appeal the decision.

The plaintiffs asked the court to "cancel the orders putting approximately 1,300 VOA employees on administrative leave" and to "cancel the termination of contracts with approximately 500 personal service contractors (PSCs)...

The rail and road link will slash journey times between much of Scandinavia and continental Europe.

Face-scanning apps, social media influencers and toxic beauty standards are fuelling China's cosmetic surgery boom.

A total of 370 out of 882 Indian laws criminalise 7,305 acts - from missed dog walks to murder.

An immigration judge has found the U.S. government’s initial deportation case against Kseniia Petrova to be legally deficient, her attorney said.

Speaking at the White House Tuesday evening,

Rep. Vince Fong, R-Calif., is one of the many voices sounding the alarm about a recent oil refinery closure announcement having a greater impact on American wallets.

Valero Energy Corp. announced that it will likely close its Benicia refinery near San Francisco in April 2026, putting more than 400 jobs in jeopardy.

"We understand the impact that this may have on our employees, business partners, and community, and will continue to work with them through this period," Lane Riggs, board chair, CEO and president of Valero, said in a news release on...

Three thousand names were removed from an official list of those killed in Israel's offensive.

Moscow launched strikes across Ukrainian cities hours after Putin said he was considering a pause on civilian targets.

Despite having the world's fastest-growing Catholic population, odds are against Africa producing the next pontiff.

A town hall hosted by Rep. Byron Donalds turned chaotic Tuesday, with audience members repeatedly interrupting the Florida Republican, leading authorities to remove two people — the latest raucous town hall dominated by protests against President Trump's administration.

Donalds, a three-term congressman running in next year's Florida gubernatorial race, was asked a litany of often-testy questions, several of which focused on billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE. Audience members booed or cheered — and, in some cases...

With President Donald Trump back in the White House and the final rollout of federal REAL ID requirements set to take effect in May, many of the loudest privacy advocates in Washington have been largely silent.

While privacy-minded lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have spent years blasting voter-ID laws and TSA facial recognition tools, among other measures, few are raising alarms over the Trump administration's looming implementation of the REAL ID Act — a law passed in 2005 that critics describe as a national identification system.

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Those who default or refuse to pay their federal student loans could have their wages, federal pensions and tax refunds garnished, the White House said Tuesday.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters in her weekly briefing that the Trump administration will go after those who don't repay the loans instead of placing the burden on taxpayers.

"The government can and will collect defaulted federal student loan debt by withholding money from borrowers, tax refunds, federal pensions and even their wages," she said.

TRUMP STILL...