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The U.S. economy expanded at a robust 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, its fastest growth in two years, powered by stronger consumer spending, increased government outlays and a rebound in exports, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Gross domestic product — the total value of goods and services produced …

The Trump administration on Monday suspended leases for five large offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast, citing unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon, in a move that escalates its effort to curb renewable energy development despite a recent federal court ruling striking down a broader …

President Donald Trump announced Monday that his name will be attached to a new class of U.S. Navy battleships expected to carry nuclear-capable weapons, marking an extraordinary personalization of a major military program and reviving a type of warship the United States has not used in combat in more than …

Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming announced Friday that she will not seek re-election next year, ending her Senate career after a single term and opening a safely Republican seat in one of the party’s strongest states. Lummis, 71, cited the physical and mental toll of the job, saying she no …

CBS News abruptly pulled a 60 Minutes segment from Sunday’s broadcast that examined conditions inside a notorious Salvadoran prison used by the Trump administration to detain deported Venezuelan migrants, triggering internal backlash and renewed scrutiny of editorial independence at the network. The decision, announced just hours before airtime, prompted sharp …

Bipartisan lawmakers said Sunday they are weighing contempt proceedings against Attorney General Pam Bondi after the Justice Department failed to release all eligible files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein by a congressionally mandated deadline, escalating a confrontation over transparency and executive accountability. Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas …

The Trump administration launched large-scale military strikes in Syria on Friday targeting Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites, retaliating for an ambush attack that killed two U.S. troops and an American civilian interpreter nearly a week earlier. A U.S. official described the operation as a “large-scale” strike that hit …

At least 15 documents released Friday by the Justice Department as part of its long-awaited disclosure of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were no longer available on the department’s website by Saturday. CBS News said it downloaded the full set of files shortly after they were posted …

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said late Thursday she was suspending applications for a diversity visa program because the man suspected of killing two Brown University students and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor this week obtained a green card through the program in 2017. Noem said on social media she …

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York said Friday that she is ending her campaign for governor and will not seek re-election to her House seat next year, a surprise move that reshapes both the GOP’s statewide race and the battle for control of the House. In a lengthy post …

The Justice Department on Friday released thousands of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and convicted sex offender, in a long-anticipated disclosure that officials said would continue in the weeks ahead but that quickly drew criticism for its limited scope. The initial release — dominated by photographs and …

TikTok has reached binding agreements with a group of major U.S. and foreign investors to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, a move intended to ensure the popular video platform can continue operating in the United States amid years of national security concerns. The deal, involving Oracle, Silver Lake …

A frantic, multistate search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended Thursday night at a New Hampshire storage facility, where authorities found the man dead and disclosed that he was also suspected of killing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor. Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a …

President Donald Trump’s promise to pay U.S. troops a “warrior dividend” bonus is not a new White House program but a rebranding of a military housing stipend already approved by Congress, according to senior administration and congressional officials. The $1,776 payments Trump unveiled during a nationwide address Wednesday night will …

President Donald Trump used an 18-minute prime-time address Wednesday to deliver a rapid-fire review of the first year of his second term, offering sweeping claims about wages, inflation, immigration, energy prices and drug costs. Some of his assertions aligned partially with available data, but others were misleading or plainly incorrect, …