KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released three male hostages Saturday and Israel was to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ceasefire agreement that has paused fighting in the Gaza Strip after more than 15 months of war. Militants handed Yarden...

Democrats on Friday slammed President Trump over recent news reports that he is considering merging the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) with the State Department. “It is imperative that we maintain an independent development voice and capability within the U.S. government. USAID is, by statute,...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) made a last-minute endorsement in the race for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair on Friday, backing Wisconsin state party chair Ben Wikler. “While there are several candidates for DNC Chair who have demonstrated clear-eyed and comprehensive visions for our party’s...

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the administration’s efforts to freeze payments for grants and other programs. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt)

Six Americans who were being held hostage in Venezuela were freed Friday night following President Trump’s envoy for special missions Richard Grenell‘s visit to the South American country. “Just been informed that we are bringing six hostages home from Venezuela. Thank you to Ric Grenell and...

A group of nearly 40 Senate Democrats is calling on President Trump to reinstate all of the  inspectors general (IG) he fired in one night last week, arguing the decision does not comply with the law and “could do lasting harm to IG independence.”  “Removing these...

President Trump on Friday said he is “honored” to recognize February as Black History Month and that “black Americans have been among our country’s most consequential leaders.” “American heroes such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Thomas Sowell, Justice Clarence Thomas, and countless others represent what is...

An air ambulance plane crashed in Northeast Philadelphia with six people on board Friday. The Learjet 55 plane crashed around 6:30 p.m. local time after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in...

The new Trump administration is using the language of civil rights but flipping it on its head. If ‘diversity’ is now being coded as discrimination, what does that mean for the future of civil rights? Brittany is joined by Columbia Law professor Olatunde Johnson and Pulitzer...