PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy entered a prison in Paris on Tuesday to begin serving a five-year sentence for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya — a historic moment that makes him the first ex-leader of modern France to be imprisoned. Sarkozy, 70, was greeted by hundreds of supporters when […]

The commanding general of the Washington, D.C., National Guard told troops to “prepare for a long-term persistent presence” in the district. The latest order kept the D.C. National Guard mobilized through Nov. 30, 2025. However, Brig. Gen. Leland Blanchard advised troops “to work quickly towards ‘winterizing'” in preparation for the coming season in an email […]

Former President Joe Biden finished his first round of radiation therapy for aggressive prostate cancer on Monday.  Biden rang a celebratory bell to commemorate finishing five weeks of the treatment at Penn Medicine Radiation Oncology in Philadelphia.  “Thank you to the incredible doctors, nurses, and staff at Penn Medicine. We are so grateful!” the former […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), navigating the fourth week of a government shutdown, is not out of play calls yet as he dares Democrats to oppose a bill paying certain federal workers later this week. The legislation, expected to receive a vote on Wednesday or Thursday, amounts to a trial balloon meant to test […]