The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members in DC shares a close military connection to a countryman who was busted a day earlier in Texas and accused of making bomb threats, The Post has learned.

On a special episode (first released on October 16, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to major U.S. cities — over objections from governors and mayors — has sparked questions about power ...

President Trump's decision to assert federal control over Washington, D.C.'s police force and deploy National Guard troops to patrol the capital marked a stunning departure from governing norms, according to experts. Since Trump's order last week, hundreds ...

The potential for a showdown over crime in Chicago – not just between law enforcement and crooks but between the federal government and city leaders – is escalating. With US troops patrolling Washington, DC, after a similar National Guard deployment in ...

The national debt just passed $36 trillion, reigniting debates over spending, growth and taxes. But how serious is it, and how will it affect everyday Americans? CU Boulder Today caught up with Shaun Davies, associate professor of finance at the Leeds ...

The U.S. government’s gross national debt – the total amount of money owed its creditors and other financial obligations – hit a record high of more than $38 trillion on Oct. 22, the Treasury Department reported. That translates to about $111,000 of ...

A new $40-million exhibit, opening nine months after President Trump fired the chief archivist, uses technology to explore the 13 billion-plus items in its vaults.