President Donald Trump has defended his "absolute right" to share information with Russia, following a row over classified material.
Mr Trump tweeted that he had shared "facts pertaining to terrorism and airline safety" and wanted Russia to do more against so-called Islamic State.
He met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office last week.
US media said Mr Trump had shared...
U.S. President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about so-called Islamic State (IS) to Russia's foreign minister, sources have told US media.
The information came from a partner of the US which had not given permission for it to be shared with Russia, says the Washington Post.
Mr Trump received Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office last week.
Officials denied the media report...
As Republicans try to replace the Affordable Care Act, nearly a fifth of Americans cited healthcare as their chief concern, a poll released Monday indicates.
In a new Gallup poll, 18 percent of Americans responded that healthcare coverage is the single most important issue at the moment -- tied with overall government dissatisfaction.
Gallup's survey indicates that more Americans are...
U.S. President Donald Trump, at a commencement speech Saturday to the country's largest Christian college, promised to defend religious free speech for Christians and encouraged the students to embrace the label of "outsiders," referencing his own experience running for president.
"As long as I am your president, no one is ever going to stop you from practicing your faith or from preaching...
Chelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst jailed in 2010 for leaking classified information, said Tuesday she is ready to start a new life she never imagined.
The transgender Army private born Bradley Manning confirmed that she will be released next week from the all-male U.S. Army prison in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where she adopted the name Chelsea.
"I can see a future for...
President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James B. Comey Tuesday on recommendations from the top two officials in the U.S. Department of Justice.
"While I greatly appreciate you informing me, on three separate occasions, that I am not under investigation, I nevertheless concur with the judgment of the Department of Justice that you are not able to effectively lead the bureau," Trump...
The lawyer for the family of a student who died after falling down stairs during a fraternity initiation has called the group's actions "grotesque".
Timothy Piazza, 19, died in February after he became drunk during a "pledge" event for a fraternity, which is a social club for male students.
Mr Piazza, who was left unconscious for hours, suffered internal injuries before he died in...
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham wants to launch an inquiry into President Donald Trump's business dealings for any potential links to Russia.
The South Carolina senator raised the issue a day after former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testified before a Senate panel.
Mr Clapper declined to answer a question about concern over any Russian ties to Mr Trump's business...
The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeastern Washington declared an emergency Tuesday after a portion of a tunnel that contained rail cars full of nuclear waste collapsed.
No workers were in the tunnel but those at the site were evacuated. No actions is required for residents of Benton and Franklin counties, the U.S. Department of Energy said in an advisory.
A KING-TV source said that...
U.S. President Donald Trump's senior advisers said they have proposed sending additional troops to Afghanistan to weaken the Taliban in an effort to bring about negotiations.
In order to send the reinforcements, Trump must approve the recommendation by his senior military and foreign policy advisers aimed at breaking a military deadlock in the war that began in 2001, U.S. officials told The...
