MIAMI — Facing mounting questions Sunday over how his officers handled a mass shooting in a high school, Sheriff Scott Israel of Broward County, Florida, defended his actions as "amazing … more

The Broward County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating allegations that multiple deputies failed to enter Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., after the shooting rampage … more

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected to propose to President Donald Trump that transgender members of the U.S. military be allowed to continue serving, despite the president's … more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he has become so frustrated with California's "lousy management job" in cracking down on illegal immigration that he's thinking about … more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday lashed out at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, suggesting that the president's supporters should pressure Sessions to focus the investigation … more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The White House indicated Monday that President Donald Trump was open to supporting a bipartisan congressional effort to revise federal background checks for prospective … more

A chorus of Democratic lawmakers have joined Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in calling for Congress to act after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida.In a letter Friday, … more

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump, in a series of angry and defiant tweets Sunday morning, sought to shift the blame to Democrats for Russia's virtual war to meddle in the 2016 … more

A man carrying a knife and a hunting rifle opened fire on worshippers on Sunday at an Orthodox church in Kizlyar, in the Dagestan region of Russia, killing at least five people and wounding several … more

PORTLAND, Maine — The Trump administration is once again calling for the complete elimination of a heating assistance program that helps to keep the homes of low-income families warm. And once … more