The United States as a whole represents all the people, places, and problems that make up the country. When people talk about the nation, they usually mean big issues that affect everyone, not just one small area. The world refers to everything happening outside the U.S.—the events, challenges, and stories...

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, tried to defend President Donald Trump after he called a female reporter “Piggy.” She claimed the insult was actually a sign that Trump was being open and honest with the press. This incident happened on November 14 aboard Air Force One when reporter...

Lawyers for former U.S. President Donald Trump — James Trusty, Lindsey Halligan, and John Rowley — were photographed leaving the Justice Department after meeting with officials about the investigation into classified documents found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. This meeting happened because Trump’s lawyers had asked to speak with Attorney General...

Mark Epstein has been speaking publicly about why he thinks former President Donald Trump waited so long to support releasing the files connected to Jeffrey Epstein, his late brother. Mark says he believes the delay wasn’t accidental — in his view, Trump may have been worried that the documents could...

A former member of Donald Trump’s own White House team says the president’s political support is crumbling from the inside, and that the tensions people are seeing publicly are only a small part of a much deeper problem within Trump’s circle and the wider Republican Party. Anthony Scaramucci, who briefly...

Police in New Jersey say a young woman who claimed she survived a politically motivated assault is now accused of staging the entire event and intentionally injuring herself with the help of another person. The case stunned investigators because the scene they discovered appeared, at first, to be a brutal...

Several Democratic members of Congress have turned to the U.S. Capitol Police for protection after President Donald Trump publicly backed a call for them to be hanged. The lawmakers involved—Jason Crow of Colorado, Chris DeLuzio of Pennsylvania, and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania—filed official reports because they felt Trump’s posts created...

Donald Trump’s chosen prosecutor, Lindsey Halligan, is facing serious criticism after she tried to fix a mistake in court and may have made the situation even worse for herself and her case. Halligan used to be one of Trump’s personal lawyers. Trump later pushed her into a powerful role as...

President Donald Trump publicly accused several Democratic lawmakers of committing sedition after they released a video reminding U.S. service members that they are not required to obey illegal orders. Trump claimed their behavior was treasonous and suggested it could be punishable by death. His remarks appeared on his Truth Social...

Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she is stepping down from Congress, a move that adds even more tension to a political atmosphere that already feels unsettled. At the same time, Democratic Representative Al Green has announced that he intends to file new articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump before...