One of the highest-ranking officials in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department has been placed on administrative leave as part of an internal investigation.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended that the Trump administration expand its designations of "countries of particular concern," listing more than a dozen that should be labeled as such.
Texas state lawmaker James Talarico's controversial racial tweets are drawing renewed attention after he defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate.
