WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that calls for the shutdown of the U.S. operations of social media app TikTok due to privacy and security concerns related to its Chinese owner.

The justices in a unanimous opinion said the 2024 law does not violate the 1st Amendment or its protection for freedom of speech. The ruling ...Read more

When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he’ll be accompanied by a coterie of China hawks, all vowing to use tariffs and export bans to stop Beijing from challenging the United States’ supremacy in technology.

This isn’t entirely new; China has faced such trade pressure since Trump first became president in 2017, and it has...Read more

Last week, President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security extended temporary deportation protections to roughly one million U.S. immigrants.

It was a sweeping move that brings a measure of stability to immigrant households nationwide ahead of an imminent crackdown promised by President-elect Donald Trump, who is just days away from ...Read more

From the start of his campaign to retake the White House, President-elect Donald Trump promised to go big on his first day back in power.

In a series of early videos outlining his plans and in stump speeches across the nation, Trump said he would use executive orders on "Day One" to bypass the normal legislative process and secure major changes...Read more

Despite failing to win a second term that he badly wanted, Joe Biden’s time in the White House had some very real accomplishments and should not be measured as a failed presidency.

While those minority of U.S. presidents who only served a single term are deemed losers, having been rejected by voters, Biden had major legislative achievements, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Brett Shumate to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Division, choosing a veteran litigator to run an office that will defend the incoming administration’s agenda in court, according to people familiar with the situation.

Shumate is a partner at Jones Day in Washington...Read more

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams is traveling to Florida on Friday to meet with President-elect Donald Trump amid concern the incoming president’s immigration and fiscal policies could have a major impact on New Yorkers.

The meeting also comes as Trump has openly entertained pardoning Adams as he faces federal corruption charges.

In a statement...Read more

Sylvester Stallone, best known for his Philly-based "Rocky" franchise, is slated to save Hollywood from “foreign countries” taking away movie business and usher in a new “Golden Age of Hollywood.” Jon Voight and Mel Gibson are expected to take part in this endeavor, too.

No, this is not the plot of a new "Expendables" flick. It’s the ...Read more

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is expected to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Even as Israel’s cabinet delayed until Jan. 17 its vote to ratify the complex deal, Blinken said he is “very confident this is moving forward.”

The U.S., Qatar and Egypt helped broker the ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — Supervisor Jim Desmond announced Thursday he is running for what has become one of the region’s most contested seats in Congress.

The Republican has set his sights on the 2026 race for the 49th Congressional District as he faces his term limit on the county Board of Supervisors.

“It’s time for change,” Desmond said in a ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is planning to release an executive order elevating crypto as a policy priority and giving industry insiders a voice within his administration, according to people familiar with the plans.

The order is expected to name crypto as a national imperative or priority — strategic wording intended to guide...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump has named actors Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson as “special ambassadors” to Hollywood.

Trump said the three actors will be his “special envoys” and report back to him with on-the-ground knowledge of the industry to bring Hollywood back “bigger, better and stronger than ever before.”

“...Read more

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on Thursday ordered state agencies not to cooperate with investigations into medical professionals who provide legal abortions.

Stein’s executive order calls on cabinet agencies “to the maximum extent” allowed to not turn over medical records and data or use state resources to assist with civil, criminal or ...Read more

President-elect Donald Trump tapped Georgia’s top emergency management official to join his administration in a role with the Small Business Administration.

The Republican said Thursday he appointed Chris Stallings as the assistant administrator for disaster recovery and resilience at the SBA. He would work with former U.S. Sen. Kelly ...Read more

Shou Chew, TikTok’s chief executive, will plan to attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration Monday as the popular social media platform’s days are numbered in the United States.

Chew will join other major tech moguls, including Elon Musk whose extensive campaigning for Trump in Pennsylvania allowed him to become a central figure ...Read more

The official presidential and vice presidential portraits of Donald Trump and JD Vance were released Thursday, just days ahead of their inauguration.

Trump’s portrait bears a notable resemblance to his mugshot from August 2023 at Fulton County Jail in Georgia, with the president-elect glaring at the camera.

Vance, meanwhile, appears to have ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Actor and the Honest Co. co-founder Jessica Alba has confirmed her split from her husband of 16 years, Pair of Thieves apparel co-founder Cash Warren.

The "Dark Angel" and "L.A.'s Finest" alum broke her silence Thursday and confirmed breakup rumors after reports of a separation and impending divorce swirled for days around the ...Read more

When an angry mob of thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump descended on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, most in the crowd had no history of activism, prior arrests or even much of a plan.

But among their number were members of far-right groups the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys who had prepared for the moment as well as smaller ...Read more

As Donald Trump’s second inauguration fast approaches, concerns he threatens American democracy are rising yet again. Some warnings have cited Trump’s authoritarian rhetoric, willingness to undermine or malign institutions meant to constrain any president, and a combative style that strives to stretch executive power as far as possible....Read more