President Trump signed an executive order making Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 federal holidays for 2025. The order applies only to departments and agencies of the federal government. Private businesses, banks, ...

On Sept. 30, 1941, Thomas Jefferson’s great-great grandson joined six other men for a private meeting at a Washington art gallery. The group’s mission was to choose quotes from the author of the ...

HARVEY, Ill. (WLS) -- The City of Harvey held a special city council meeting Thursday to discuss declaring the city "financially distressed" under Illinois state law. The designation was approved, and ...

Los Angeles County GOP chair Roxanne Hoge ripped the county’s Democratic leaders for having "no shame" and declaring a state of emergency over federal immigration enforcement operations, which she ...

WSJ’s Michael Amon breaks down what Israel and Hamas have agreed on, and the obstacles that could derail President Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters President Trump’s ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday he is ready to declare a state of emergency over what he called the threat of U.S. "aggression," following a spate of deadly U.S. strikes on ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth summoned hundreds of military officials to Quantico to declare an end to ‘woke’ ...

The Trump administration could declare a national housing emergency this fall. What would that mean — and would it move the needle for millions of priced-out home buyers? “Everything is on the table,” ...

In the hours immediately after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed in front of a large crowd of students at a Utah university on Wednesday, there was no word on who had actually ...

The ballooning costs of buying a home have put homeownership out of reach for many Americans for quite some time, and last week the White House weighed in.

He’s exploiting a diabolical problem in our legal system to expand presidential power. President Trump declared an emergency in Washington to deploy National Guard troops and federal agents to patrol ...