Trump administration considering dramatic expansion of travel ban

The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration by President Trump.

House approves measure to restrain Trump’s actions on Iran

The House vote was scheduled shortly after a briefing on Iran Wednesday by top administration officials that many Democrats criticized as lacking specific justification for the killing.

Trump says Iran appears to be 'standing down,' missile strikes caused no US casualties

Trump said Iran appears to be "standing down" and said no Americans or Iraqis were harmed in Iran's ballistic missile strike on two Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops.

Cardi B bashes Trump, says she's seeking Nigerian citizenship amid tensions with Iran

Although it’s hard to tell if the singer is serious about fleeing the U.S. for fear of an attack by Iran, a Nigerian government official responded to the tweet, noting that she is welcome in the country.

Trump approves emergency declaration as Puerto Ricans cope with biggest quake in century

Cars, cots and plastic chairs became temporary beds for hundreds of families who lost their homes in southwest Puerto Rico as a flurry of earthquakes struck the island, one of them the strongest in a century.

Congress demands answers from Trump on Soleimani killing

Two top Senate Democrats are calling on President Trump to immediately declassify the administration's reasoning for the deadly strike on an Iranian official.

Iraq votes for expulsion of US troops over deadly airstrike

Iraq’s Parliament called for the expulsion of U.S. troops from the country Sunday in reaction to the American drone attack that killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Iran abandons nuclear deal over US killing general

Iran’s state television reported that the country will no longer abide by any of the limits of its 2015 nuclear deal.

On short notice, US fast-response force departs for Mideast

Hundreds of U.S. soldiers deployed Saturday from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Kuwait to serve as reinforcements in the Middle East amid rising tensions following the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general.

Protests across US condemn action in Iran, Iraq

Demonstrators gathered Saturday to protest the Trump administration's killing of an Iranian general and decision to send thousands of additional soldiers to the Middle East.

Trump: 52 targets already lined up if Iran retaliates

President Trump issued a stark warning to Iran on Saturday, threatening to hit dozens of targets in the Islamic Republic “very fast and very hard” if it retaliates for the targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani.

Legal basis for US killing of Iranian general depends on threat

Did President Trump have the legal authority to order the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq? The answer depends largely on facts that aren’t publicly known yet.

With an eye on impeachment, judges weigh House-Trump disputes

With an eye on impeachment, federal judges are weighing whether to grant House Democrats' demands for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn and access to secret grand jury materials from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Trump claimed in 2011, 2012 that Obama would start war with Iran to get reelected

President Donald Trump, currently facing an impeachment trial in the Senate while aiming for reelection in 2020, claimed in 2011 that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran to get reelected. 

Trump deploys more troops to Mideast after embassy attack

The 750 soldiers deploying immediately were in addition to 14,000 U.S. troops who had deployed to the Gulf region since May in response to concerns about Iranian aggression, including its alleged sabotage of commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf.

CBC removes Donald Trump's scene from 'Home Alone 2' broadcast: report

Donald Trump's cameo in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" was cut from the film by the Canadian Broadcast Company this week, according to a new report.

Inside Trump's impeachment: How an 'urgent' tip became 'high crimes'

An inside account of President Trump's impeachment, from the initial whistleblower complaint to Wednesday's impeachment vote.