WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information about those receiving the assistance. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday that the action is in the works because those states […]

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September. During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Hegseth said he did not see any survivors in the water, saying the vessel “exploded in fire, […]

U.S.-based employees of Meta subsidiary platform Instagram who already have assigned desks will have to start going into their offices full-time. The change was disclosed in a memo from Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, in which he said that “I believe that we are more creative and collaborative when we are together in-person. I felt this […]

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the planning. The move comes as President Donald Trump again on Tuesday escalated rhetoric about Minnesota’s sizable Somali community, saying he did not want […]

NEW ORLEANS — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that National Guard troops will soon head to New Orleans and bring another federal surge to the city that is already awaiting a separate immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that is expected to begin this week. Trump did not say how many troops would be sent to […]

Beijing is “out for blood” and wants to exact a toll on Japan for recent signals that Tokyo would view a Chinese attack on Taiwan as a threat to Japan’s security, according to a leading scholar on China’s foreign policy. Yun Sun, senior fellow and director of the China Program at the Stimson Center in […]

A recent survey finds 81% of Americans show love for family and friends by preparing holiday dishes, but there’s always one dish at Christmas that tests how polite your family is. Someone’s one forkful away from blessing the cook’s heart, but nobody dares to leave that recipe off the menu. It might be a wobbly […]

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would add a question about citizenship to the decennial census and divvy up U.S. House seats based only on the number of citizens. The measure cleared on a 20-19 party-line vote, with both sides acknowledging the raw political power questions at play. Under the […]

President Trump said Tuesday he does not want Somali immigrants in the U.S., slamming Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar — a Somali native — and saying Somalis have “ripped off” the state by obtaining government benefits fraudulently. In a Cabinet meeting, Mr. Trump also slammed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ms. Omar, both Democrats. He labeled […]

President Trump on Tuesday announced that Michael and Susan Dell will donate $6.25 billion to fund so-called Trump Accounts, one of the largest philanthropic donations ever to go directly to Americans. Michael Dell, the founder, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, and his wife, Susan Dell, will give 25 million American children $250 each to […]