Colin Simmons tied the program record with five sacks as top-ranked Texas held off No. 14 Tennessee 20-17 with President Donald Trump on hand in the Longhorns’ first visit to Neyland Stadium.

Hurricane Nolo has just skirted the Hawaiian Islands as it gained intensity.

Some former Kennedy Center employees are accusing officials at the performing arts venue of long knowing about structural issues they recently cited as new problems.

Russia’s top diplomat has rejected German calls to ease off its “dangerous path of escalation” toward the country.

CNN says it has been left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip to a college football game.

China’s vice president has unfurled the nation’s familiar list of global talking points at the U.N. He emphasized development, issued mild statements about the U.S. war with Iran, artificial intelligence and protectionism and made no direct mention of self-ruled Taiwan.

House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda if the party sweeps control in the November elections.

Encouraging fans to get inside Neyland Stadium earlier than usual with President Donald Trump coming to Tennessee's college football game against Texas sure worked Saturday.

China and the U.S. have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications.

At least six states will require documentation that individuals are too sick to meet Medicaid work requirements kicking in next year.

U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Meatpacking industry groups are raising concerns about recent immigration operations in Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma.

President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino says he should have been more involved in the decision to appeal the red card given to star forward Folarin Balogun during the World Cup.

The Supreme Court has turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump has vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections.

The beef industry has been under pressure recently from market disruptions, record high beef prices and small herd sizes. The groups say the ICE operations are another challenge for the industry.

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have wrapped up their Washington summit, focusing on personal rapport rather than substantial agreements.

A New Mexico jury has found Facebook liable of deceiving users about privacy protections on the social media platform.

A federal appeals court has rejected Anthropic's challenge to the Pentagon's labeling of it as a supply chain risk.

Florida proved the oddsmakers right, and then some, and established itself as a real threat in the Southeastern Conference in Jon Sumrall’s first season.

The Trump administration appears to be expanding its campaign of taxpayer-funded TV ads promoting President Donald Trump.

The United States will end funding for Zimbabwe’s health programs at the end of September.

The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections.

The White House has signaled that CNN will be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip.

The New York Times' Maggie Haberman sits down with Texas Tribune co-founder Evan Smith to discuss the reporting from her book "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” at 9 a.m. Friday.

Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon.

The European Union says it's ready to defend a 120 million euro fine issued to social media platform X.

The Supreme Court has turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has asked U.S. President Donald Trump to urge China to influence Russia to ends its invasion of Ukraine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine recommendation process has been blown up in the past year, and decision-making has ground to a halt.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s elaborate reception of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., has impressed the Chinese public.

Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him as he responded a question about the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House by affirming the importance of journalists covering public figures.

A cooldown in oil prices helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three.

The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools.

President Donald Trump has confirmed he'll have two more meetings with China’s Xi Jinping later this year.

President Donald Trump warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but protesters gathered outside the White House.

The Trump administration is considering imposing new restrictions on Cuban officials traveling to the United Nations, another step to squeeze the government in Havana.

James Copenhaver, one of three campaign rally attendees shot in 2024 during an assassination attempt on then-candidate Donald Trump, has died.

Former FBI employees involved in the investigation into President Donald Trump’s retention of classified documents have been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury in a broad Florida-based conspiracy probe.

Donald Trump has hosted a state dinner for China's leader Xi Jinping, highlighting the glitzier side of diplomacy with a tech-heavy guest list and lavish details.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the world cannot allow countries and cultures to vanish beneath the waves.

A ruling to halt deportations of people to countries other than their own has thrown a core immigration policy of the Trump administration into question, at least temporarily, and prompted a desperate appeal to the Supreme Court.

President Donald Trump showed off some of his favorite things at the White House to China's leader, Xi Jinping, on Thursday.

An investigation has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing uninformed plans to increase detention capacity, and the total will likely rise due to ongoing mismanagement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accusing Mayor Zohran Mamdani of endangering Jewish New Yorkers with his criticism of Israel’s military actions in Gaza.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that a Republican California sheriff must return over 650,000 ballots he seized following a November 2025 special election that favored Democrats.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump has cooled as they disagree on how to handle the conflict with Iran.

First ladies Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan have toured the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, celebrating cultural ties between the United States and China during China’s diplomatic visit to Washington.

The nation’s cybersecurity agency has released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms.

At the Texas Tribune Festival, Hinojosa rejected the “progressive” label in favor of a populist branding in her race against Gov. Greg Abbott.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says two giant pandas from China will arrive at Zoo Atlanta in the coming days.

An ad running on Fox News and Newsmax showing images of President Donald Trump and calling for the defeat of communism was paid for by the U.S. government.

Despite increasing political anxiety over Iran war, senators narrowly rejected a war powers resolution.

The Navy's top civilian leader says eight sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment to support the Iran war.

Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but “the biggest lie of the century" — so says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security.

President Donald Trump is hailing the friendship he’s forged with Xi Jinping during the Chinese leader's highly anticipated state visit.

The Energy Department says it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid.

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, calling his decision to attack Iran as “one of the easiest” he's ever made and allegations of genocide in Gaza “the biggest lie of the century.”.

The area’s Republican voters are typically reliable, but Paxton’s political baggage has some contemplating skipping his race or voting for the Democrat.

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico returned to the White House hours after a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban of the three news outlets.

Federal job cuts have deeply affected the Washington, D.C., area, according to a new survey from Gallup and the Greater Washington Community Foundation.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will celebrate its 10-year anniversary with packed exhibits, sold-out galas and high-profile panels.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration is voicing support for the safety of vaccines.

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met on Thursday for important talks on the U.S.-China relationship.

The Trump administration wants to put billions of dollars into Argentina’s energy and mining industries.

The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation’s most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong.

Venezuela’s acting president has delivered her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power.

Diesel prices are hitting record highs as the Middle East conflict intensifies, affecting American farmers and rural residents.

A Kentucky State University women’s basketball player was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement when she arrived at the airport in Louisville to fly to New York for a tournament.

A judge in Iowa has dismissed President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The Des Moines Register and its former pollster.

In the end, it was all kisses and laughter as U.S. President Donald Trump hailed his “fantastic” relationship with Denmark and Greenland.

The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence” in all communications following President Donald Trump’s attempt to rebrand the technology.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has met with world and business leaders to advance climate action and clean energy in New York.

Maine Democrats are calling for Republican Sen. Susan Collins to account for a report that alleged she was the target of a federal investigation over campaign contributions.

Argentine President Javier Milei reaffirms Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

A federal judge weighing President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government’s defense of the move.

The U.S.-backed Board of Peace is proposing a six-month, $2.45 billion plan to begin reconstruction and governance in Gaza as President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan struggles to stay afloat.

Prince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media.

Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he received a rare greeting from President Donald Trump.

A new survey points to economic frustration among a key group that has largely backed Donald Trump and other Republicans in recent elections.

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered a defiant speech at the United Nations as Tehran downplayed talks with the United States about their 7-month-long war.

Russia has launched daylight drone attacks on Kyiv, hours before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the U.N. General Assembly.

Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide.

Canada has a new posture on the planet’s biggest diplomatic stage as world leaders convene at the U.N. General Assembly this week.

President Donald Trump says his new White House ballroom will include a rooftop drone port to defend the complex.

Republicans are growing increasingly grim about their election chances in November.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington, where he was met with a rare planeside greeting from President Donald Trump, who was there to welcome his counterpart on the tarmac instead of waiting for him to drive up to the White House.

The fight over Missouri's congressional map has returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for the third time.

A Homeland Security official says the Trump administration’s whole-of-government effort to find and prosecute noncitizens illegally on state voter rolls has resulted in about 1,600 voter fraud cases.

Canada's top diplomat says her country is embracing its growing prominence as a champion of “middle powers” at the U.N. General Assembly.

World leaders are painting quite different views of the future of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, with colorful phrases such as killer robots and super intelligence.

A tense moment between President Donald Trump and CNN's Kaitlan Collins is a stark reminder of how the conflict between the administration and some news outlets has escalated in just a few days.

The Justice Department says a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier in Utah threw out more than 300 mail ballots that were being sent to voters for the state’s June primary.

A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana.

The Trump administration plans to limit refugee admissions in 2027 to 17,500 mostly white South Africans.