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United States President Donald Trump on March 30 publicly warned Iran that U.S. strikes could target Kharg Island and Iranian energy infrastructure if a deal is not reached and the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened, and h…
Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments over President Trump's executive order seeking to end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to parents lacking permanent statu…
Washington — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that backchannel talks between the United States and Iran are ongoing despite Tehran's public denials, and President Donald Trump announced a ten-day …
Washington — The U.S. allowed a sanctioned Russian-owned oil tanker to approach and deliver crude to Matanzas, Cuba, on Sunday, March 29, after ship-tracking placed the Anatoly Kolodkin near Cuban waters with about 730,0…
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump told the Financial Times on March 29 that he favours 'taking the oil in Iran' and said U.S. forces could seize Kharg Island, Iran's principal oil export hub, adding he believed Ira…
Washington: A DHS funding standoff left thousands of TSA employees unpaid and produced long security lines at major U.S. airports as of March 29, with White House border czar Tom Homan saying TSA pay depends on Congress …
Washington — This week the Pentagon drew up plans for possible weeks-long ground operations inside Iran, outlining raids by Special Operations forces alongside conventional infantry and repositioning naval strike groups …
Miami — On 27 March 2026 at the FII Priority investment forum, US President Donald Trump declared 'Cuba is next,' repeating the phrase as he defended recent American military actions and dismissed concerns that those ope…
Washington. House Republicans blocked a Senate-backed plan this week and instead passed an eight-week DHS funding extension on Friday, deepening a partial shutdown that has left thousands of Transportation Security Admin…
St. Paul, Minn. organizers designated the state Capitol rally Saturday as the national flagship of the 'No Kings' protests against President Donald Trump, reporting more than 3,100 events registered across all 50 states …
United States — On Saturday, March 28, demonstrators held 'No Kings' rallies across multiple cities, including Cleveland, Los Angeles, Chicago, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ga., protesting President Donald Trump's immigratio…
WASHINGTON — The Senate approved early Friday a measure funding the Transportation Security Administration and most Department of Homeland Security components while excluding immigration enforcement; President Donald Tru…
Washington — The House Ethics Committee on Thursday held a rare public adjudicatory hearing into allegations that Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick misused federal COVID-era relief funds and violated campaign fi…
Washington, DC — On March 26 the White House said U.S. forces have conducted strikes on Iranian military and coastal facilities under Operation Epic Fury while backchannel talks with Tehran continue; officials declined t…
Washington — The White House announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump will travel to Beijing for a rescheduled summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14–15, after the meeting was postponed earlier in Marc…
Washington — The U.S. presented a 15-point ceasefire proposal on March 25 offering a 30-day halt to hostilities and conditions including limits on Iran’s missile stockpiles, an end to enrichment and curbs on militia supp…
WASHINGTON — Senators raced Tuesday to advance a proposal to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security while excluding ICE enforcement, aiming to restore pay for Transportation Security Administration workers afte…
Washington — US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asif Munir and reposted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's March 24 offer that Islamabad host mediation for US‑Iran talks, officia…
Washington — Senior U.S. military officials this week said they are weighing deployment of a combat brigade from the 82nd Airborne Division and elements of its headquarters to the Middle East, with reports citing between…
Fresno County leaders voted Monday to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Fresno County Farmworkers and Agriculture Appreciation Day after a New York Times report accused Chavez of sexual abuse; the county amended its Salary Reso…
Oklahoma City: Governor Kevin Stitt on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to the U.S. Senate to fill Markwayne Mullin's seat after Mullin's confirmation as Homeland Security secretary, with Armstrong set t…
Washington — President Trump on Monday urged Republican senators to tie passage of the SAVE America Act to Department of Homeland Security funding, complicating Senate efforts to end a roughly 38-day partial DHS shutdown…
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday a five-day pause on planned strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, saying talks between Washington and Tehran over the past two days ha…
Memphis: President Donald Trump visited the Tennessee Air National Guard Base Monday to participate in a roundtable about the Memphis Safe Task Force and its operations, with the White House scheduling the event and loca…
WASHINGTON: The Senate confirmed Oklahoma Republican Markwayne Mullin as Secretary of Homeland Security on Monday by a 54-45 vote, after a weekend procedural advancement. Mullin, a Cherokee Nation citizen and former cong…