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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum refused to address former President Donald J. Trump's claim that she is afraid of drug cartels, sidestepping the issue during a national press briefing. Trump had stated Sheinbaum was “so afraid of the cartels she can’t think straight,” following a phone call in which he offered to deploy U.S. troops to help dismantle cartel operations. Sheinbaum declined the offer and has since refrained from directly confronting Trump’s comments.

The Taliban, the jihadist group ruling Afghanistan since 2021, is once again pushing for official recognition at the United Nations. This week, top Taliban diplomat Suhail Shaheen claimed that representation at the U.N. is both a “necessity and a right” for the so-called “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” Despite controlling the country for nearly four years, the Taliban remains internationally unrecognized and continues to enforce an oppressive sharia regime.

A report from the National Intelligence Council found that FBI analysts believe that "some" Venezuelan officials enable gang members' migration into the United States.

The legal group Founding Freedoms Law Center is representing high school students after a school launched an investigation following their asking why a female peer was in the boys' locker room.

Dozens of protesters were arrested at the University of Washington after they set dumpsters ablaze in a demonstration against Israel and Boeing.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) announced that he is seeking to partner with President Donald Trump on the proposed plan to implement tariffs on films made outside the United States.

Legal entity America First Legal filed a lawsuit against Chief Justice John Roberts in his capacity as Presiding Officer of the Judicial Conference of the United States, alleging he acted outside of his scope.

Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) said he will not support President Trump's nominee for U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Ed Martin.

President Donald Trump called for former Mesa County, Colorado, clerk Tina Peters to be released from prison.

Harvard University is no longer eligible for federal grants, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Monday evening.