U.S. officials contend that Hoda Muthana isn't a citizen and has no legal basis to travel to the U.S. President Donald Trump says he decided to deny her return and that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agrees with that decision. Pompeo says Muthana isn't a citizen and doesn't have a valid passport.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is weighing a run for the presidency, but people close to him say that while he's confident he can win, he's also concerned that President Donald Trump and his top allies could make his family an issue in a tough-fought race to keep the White House.

Actor Jussie Smollett has been arrested after he was charged with lying to police when he claimed he was attacked and beaten by two masked men shouting racist and homophobic slurs, Chicago police said on Thursday on Twitter.

A lawyer for the Covington Catholic High School student who came under attack after a video surfaced of him standing face-to-face with a Native American man says the $250 million lawsuit filed against The Washington Post, "isn't about the money, it's about the message."

The high school student seeking $250 million from The Washington Post has a "reasonable case" for libel, attorney Alan Dershowitz said. Dershowitz appeared on Hill.TV's "Rising" and commented on the lawsuit filed this week.