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Washington, President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States and Iran held 'very good and productive' talks over the weekend, and he ordered a five-day postponement of planned strikes on Iranian power pl…
United States: President Donald Trump announced on March 21 that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would be deployed to U.S. airports beginning March 23 to support Transportation Security Administration operatio…
Washington: The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments over whether states may count federal election ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive afterward, a dispute arising from Mississippi's COVID-era stat…
Fairfield, Ohio. On Saturday, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear criticized Vice President JD Vance in Vance’s home county, accusing him of abandoning the communities depicted in his memoir and saying the book trafficked in tire…
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump on March 22 posted an ultimatum on Truth Social ordering Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours or face strikes on Iranian power plants, naming a timeline and as…
Washington — President Donald Trump announced Saturday he would order Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to assist with security at U.S. airports starting Monday unless Democrats approve funding for the Departm…
WASHINGTON — Robert S. Mueller III, the former FBI director who led the bureau through a post-9/11 overhaul and later served as special counsel investigating alleged ties between the Trump 2016 campaign and Russia, died …
Washington. The Senate on Friday failed again to advance a House-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, voting 47-37 and falling short of the 60 votes required; DHS has been partly shut down since Feb. …
Charleston, South Carolina — State Rep. Wendell Gilliard said he will introduce a resolution Tuesday urging Congress and the White House to ensure Transportation Security Administration officers are paid amid a partial D…
WASHINGTON: On Thursday a federal arts commission unanimously approved the design of a 24-karat commemorative gold coin bearing President Donald Trump's image, clearing a procedural hurdle for the U.S. Mint to finalize d…
Washington — President Donald Trump on March 19 defended keeping allies uninformed about recent U.S. strikes on Iran, saying surprise preserved military advantage and invoking Pearl Harbor while seated next to Japanese P…
Washington, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday the United States has no definitive time frame to end Operation Epic Fury against Iran, and that President Donald Trump will decide when objectives are met. H…
Washington — President Donald Trump met Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday to seek Tokyo’s support for efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open amid the U.S.-Iran war. Trump urged Japan to “step up,” cit…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump warned that the U.S. would 'massively blow up' Iran's South Pars gas field if Tehran attacked Qatar. Trump wrote on Truth Social that the U.S. 'knew nothing' about an Israeli strike and…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering deploying thousands of U.S. troops to the Middle East as its campaign against Iran enters a possible new phase, officials said Tuesday. Sources told Reuters that optio…
WASHINGTON — U.S. intelligence concluded Wednesday that Iran has not rebuilt nuclear enrichment capacities destroyed last year, DNI Gabbard said in written public remarks to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Gabbard add…
SPRINGFIELD — Republican Darren Bailey won Illinois' GOP primary Tuesday, setting a November rematch with Democratic incumbent Governor J.B. Pritzker, who secured the Democratic nomination unopposed. Unofficial Associate…
Washington. On Wednesday the Treasury Department issued a broad authorization allowing Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) to sell oil directly to U.S. companies and on global markets, reversing years of restrictions. Th…
Washington — Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee for Homeland Security secretary, appeared before Senate Homeland Security Committee Wednesday for confirmation hearing. Senators questioned his plans for en…
Chicago, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss won the Democratic primary Tuesday to replace Rep. Jan Schakowsky, defeating progressive activist Kat Abughazaleh and multiple challengers in the heavily Democratic 9th District. The A…
Washington, President Donald Trump postponed a planned March 31–April 2 trip to Beijing, announcing on March 17 that the summit with President Xi Jinping would be reset to 'about five or six weeks' later as the administr…
United States Local and state officials, residents and utilities reported multiple water issues this week, ranging from voluntary donation of water rights in Jefferson County, Texas, to grassroots demands for cleaner mun…
Washington. House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer subpoenaed Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday, ordering a deposition April 14 to question the Justice Department's handling of Jeffrey Epstein investigation files …
Washington, President Donald Trump said Tuesday most NATO allies declined to join the U.S. military operation against Iran and he asserted U.S. forces no longer require allied naval support to secure the Strait of Hormuz…
WASHINGTON, Joe Kent, director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, resigned on Tuesday, saying he cannot in good conscience support the Trump administration's war in Iran. In a letter and post on X, Kent said I…