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President Donald Trump waits to greet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump moves to use the levers of presidential power to help his party in the 2026 midterms

3:52 PM on Tuesday, August 19

President Donald Trump has made clear in recent weeks that he’s willing to use the vast powers of his office to prevent his party from losing control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections

FILE - A woman clutches a U.S. flag as she and applicants from other countries prepare to take the oath of citizenship in commemoration of Independence Day during a Naturalization Ceremony in San Antonio, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Immigrants seeking lawful work and citizenship are now subject to 'anti-Americanism' screening

3:30 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Immigrants seeking a legal pathway to live and work in the United States will now be subject to screening for ‘anti-Americanism’ due to a new policy implemented by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign event on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, at Holt Bros. BBQ in Florence, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

Sen. Lindsey Graham says Trump ready to ‘crush’ Russian economy if Putin avoids talks with Zelenskyy

3:20 PM on Tuesday, August 19

President Donald Trump is willing to “crush” Russia's economy with sanctions if Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Kennedy Center, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FACT FOCUS: Trump says he has ended seven wars. The reality isn't so clear cut

2:34 PM on Tuesday, August 19

President Donald Trump has been projecting himself as a global peacemaker since returning to the White house in January, claiming to have ended seven wars during the first months of his second term

Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS) Director Rob Jeffreys speaks on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, during a news conference at in the Governor's Hearing Room at the Nebraska State Capitol in Lincoln. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wille/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)

Nebraska announces plan for immigration detention center dubbed the 'Cornhusker Clink'

2:07 PM on Tuesday, August 19

Nebraska has announced plans for an immigration detention center in the state’s remote southwest corner as President Donald Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, seated from background left, France's President Emmanuel Macron and President Donald Trump listen during a meeting in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

US troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine, Trump says

9:10 AM on Tuesday, August 19

President Donald Trump is offering his assurances that U.S. troops won't be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum talks to reporters during a joint press conference, in Calakmul, Campeche state, Mexico, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)

Mexico says there's no agreement with DEA for new border enforcement collaboration

9:06 AM on Tuesday, August 19

Mexico’s president says there’s been no agreement with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

FILE - View of the U.S.S. Gravely (DDG 107) destroyer, Feb. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels

8:54 AM on Tuesday, August 19

The United States is deploying three guided-missile destroyers to the waters off Venezuela as part of President Donald Trump’s effort to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, after meeting with President Donald Trump and European leaders Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump says no to US troops in Ukraine

5:36 AM on Tuesday, August 19

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to Ukraine to defend against Russia, after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shakes hand with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Aug.19, 2025. (Indian Prime Minister's Office via AP)

India's Modi meets China's top diplomat as Asian powers rebuild ties

9:12 PM on Monday, August 18

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met China's top diplomat and hailed the “steady progress” made in improving the countries' relationship after a yearslong standoff between the nuclear-armed powers

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