Opinion

New Mexico will offer child care at no cost to all residents, regardless of incomes, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Monday, thus becoming the first U.S. state to offer universal free child care, she said. Read More.

The Department of Homeland Security trumpeted the start of a new immigration operation Monday in Chicago, stirring up fresh confusion and anxiety as the city remained on alert for a federal intervention President Donald Trump has touted for days. Read More.

Donald Trump is sending 10 F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to bolster US military operations against drug cartels in the Caribbean region, it was reported on Friday. Read More.

In a move that underscores the Trump administration's unusual approach to diplomacy, Iranian delegates to the United Nations may soon need special permission just to fill a shopping cart at Costco or Sam's Club. Read More.

President Donald Trump said he was ready to sanction Russia after Moscow launched its largest air attack against Ukraine since the start of the war on Sunday, setting Kyiv’s government headquarters on fire and killing at least five, including one infant. Read More.

The Los Angeles Police Department has pulled its cops from a security detail at Kamala Harris’ Brentwood, California home after outrage that crime-fighting units were being diverted to guard the former vice president. Read More.

Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usah, visited Minneapolis on Wednesday to pay his respects to the victims of last week's mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church. Read More.

The U.S. military on Tuesday struck a drug-carrying boat hailing from Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as tensions spike between the Trump administration and the Venezuelan government. Read More.

North Korean leader's armored train takes 20 hours to cover 1,300-kilometer route for military parade Read More.

A letter from Andrew Ferguson to Google CEO Sundar Pichai warns of ‘an FTC investigation and potential enforcement action.’ Read More.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is officially on her own—at least at the federal level. As of this week, the former vice president will no longer receive Secret Service protection, following President Donald Trump's decision to end the extended coverage that had been granted beyond the standard six-month post-office window. Read More.

Wes Moore has ramped up his anti-Trump social media strategy and floated redistricting in Maryland as he ponders a 2028 White House bid. Even so, the up-and-coming Democrat remains in Gavin Newsom’s shadow. Read More.

Governor Greg Abbott signed three bills into law on Tuesday aimed at blocking foreign adversaries such as Russia, Iran, and China from owning land in Texas. Read More.

First lady Melania Trump said she was “shattered” by the “senseless and depraved” deadly shooting at a Minneapolis school’s morning Mass — as she also called for improved screening to spot those signaling plans to carry out such carnage. Read More.

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California poured cold water on Donald Trump’s Cabinet meeting on Tuesday by implying that the 79-year-old president is suffering from dementia. Read More.