As Republican and Democratic lawmakers trade blame for the U.S. government shutdown, some have begun to worry that the impasse is ceding their authority over federal spending to an increasingly assertive President Donald Trump.

A US warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington ratcheted up pressure on drug traffickers and Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.The exercises are part of a mounting military campaign by US President Donald Trump against drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America,

Plus, stray dogs become a focal point in India’s capital, and an Aaron Rodgers reunion on “Sunday Night Football.”

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is being deployed to continue targeting suspected drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean, the Pentagon said Friday.

The US Treasury Department announced on Friday that it is sanctioning Colombian President Gustavo Petro “for his role in the global illicit drug trade.” Also sanctioned are Petro’s wife and son, and Colombia’s interior minister.

Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom said in an interview aired on Sunday that he is considering running for U.S. president in 2028 and will make a decision after the 2026 midterm elections.

A popular UFO-reporting app has recorded thousands of sightings of Unidentified Submersible Objects (USOs) near US waterways — phenomena which high-ranking US Navy officials warn could pose

Ohio State remains No. 1 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll after the events of Week 9 of the college football season, but the Top 25 did get new look.