In all, about 12 million people living in 14 states will be in the path of totality, with many million others able to witness at least a partial eclipse, according to the American Astronomical Society.

The Trump administration is working with like-minded sheriffs from around the country on a plan to channel illegal immigrants from local jails into federal detention, according to several sheriffs involved in the discussions.

A petition to replace a Confederate statue in Virginia with a statue of musician Missy Elliott has received over 16,000 signatures. 

President Donald Trump will give a nationally televised address Monday night to unveil his strategy for the long-running war in Afghanistan... 

President Donald Trump will give a nationally televised address Monday night to unveil his strategy for the long-running war in Afghanistan... 

North Korea warned Sunday that the upcoming US-South Korea military exercises are "reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war."

The petition to the White House to formally classify Antifa as a terrorist organization has hit 100,000 signatures.

An exhibit alongside the nation's chief memorial to Thomas Jefferson will receive an update that reflects "the complexity" of his status as a founder of the United States and a slaveholder, according to stewards of the National Mall.