The United States is awaiting a green light from the Iraqi government to deploy Patriot missile defense systems to protect US troops from Iranian missile attacks,

Ivanka Trump, the omnipresent first daughter who may harbor White House ambitions of her own, has remained her president father's loyal senior advisor, seeking to humanize him Thursday

The US plans to step up its space rocket launches in 2020, officials said Wednesday, an increase driven largely by private sector companies like SpaceX.

A US military jet crashed in mountainous territory in eastern Afghanistan, where there is a heavy Taliban presence, the Pentagon confirmed Monday, rejecting the

Despite more than a month of stay-at-home orders, the Washington region has become a coronavirus hotspot -- and the African-American and Latino populations of the

The Trump administration is implementing a significant leadership overhaul at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), according to a source familiar with the matter.

In a windowless room in downtown Washington, the city's most promising new basketballers are honing their skills and readying to compete against adversaries they sometimes don't even

The Trump administration has directed U.S. embassies worldwide to prepare for potential staff reductions as part of a broader effort to reshape the U.S. diplomatic corps, sources familiar with

The United States Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear what may be its most significant case in decades on the controversial subject of abortion.

The US ambassador to China, Terry Branstad, is stepping down, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday.

Democrat Pete Buttigieg endorsed Joe Biden for US president on Monday, providing a major boost to the former vice president's White House hopes just one day after the onetime Indiana