Aliyah Frumin

Trump introduced his plan to make childcare more affordable for Americans. But questions, uncertainty and criticism surrounding the program linger.

Plenty of athletes bounced back when sponsors abandoned them after a scandal. But Lochte faces a particularly rough road ahead.

A former North Carolina staffer is claiming that a then-state director pulled a gun on him and campaign officials refused to do anything about it.

Less than two weeks before a state of emergency was set to expire in France, Thursday’s deadly attack in Nice propelled President Francois Hollande to extend the measure for an additional three months, leaving many critics questioning the effectiveness of a state of emergency and the dangers it poses to civil liberties. “It is clear that we must do everything we can to fight against this scourge of terrorism,” Hollande said early Friday morning after a truck driver slammed into a crowd celebrat…

The commander in chief called the past few weeks “a spectacle,” insisting the government shutdown has done “unnecessary damage” to our country. Congress may have passed a budget deal after weeks of political gridlock, but President Obama insists: “There are no winners here.” The commander in chief called the past few weeks “a spectacle,” insisting the government shutdown has done “unnecessary damage” to our country. “It’s encouraged our enemies, it’s emboldened our competitors, and it’s depres…

The government had previously released how much it spends every year on intelligence since 2007 but has not made public exactly how those funds are divvied up. Edward Snowden, the former CIA employee who blew the lid off of the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programs, has released the U.S. intelligence community’s classified “black budget” for fiscal year 2013. It was published by the Thursday. The 178-budget summary, totaling $52.6 billion, was published as tables and charts du…

Critics are continuing to hammer Fox News for a baffling segment in which a host continually questioned a decorated religious scholar over the fact that he’s a Muslim who writes about Christianity. Critics are continuing to hammer Fox News in the wake of a baffling segment in which a host continually questioned a decorated religious scholar over the fact that he’s a Muslim who writes about Christianity. Scholar and author Reza Aslan appeared on Fox News on Friday to discuss his new book, Zealot…

Cheney’s race seen by many in the GOP, including those in her father’s administration, as divisive. Liz Cheney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington. Cheney announced Tuesday, July 16, 2013, she will run against Wyoming’s senior U.S. senator Mike Enzi in next year’s Republican primary. (Photo by Cliff Owen/AP) Liz Cheney finally announced a long-planned run for the U.S. Senate Tuesday. Not that there is an open seat in Wyoming. She will be challenging someone from…

A new inside report details the decade leading up to finding and killing Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Among the revelations? When he went outside, Bin Laden often wore a cowboy hat to avoid aerial detection. Incompetence and negligence by Pakistani political and military leaders allowed 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden to live in Pakistan undetected for nearly a decade before the U.S. raid on his compound, according to a new report issued by its government. The leaked Pakistani government report…

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned from office in disgrace five years ago, hopes voters will give him a second chance as New York City’s comptroller. It looks like 2013 is the year of the political comeback. Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who resigned from office in disgrace five years ago amid a prostitution scandal, announced on Monday that he’s running for New York City comptroller. The Democrat and married father of three hopes voters will give him a second chance. “Five y…