Washington — U.S. military officials and lawmakers this week reviewed classified footage and public releases of lethal strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels, including a September 2 Caribbean attack that was hit four times. Closed-door briefings featured testimony from Admiral Frank Bradley and prompted congressional inquiries after media reports said a...
Washington, The White House released a new national security strategy this week that portrays European allies as weak and prioritizes U.S. interests across the Western Hemisphere. The document, the administration’s first national security strategy since the president’s January return to office, criticizes European migration and free-speech policies and warns of...
MANILA — The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the national government to return ₱60 billion transferred from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's excess reserves, and permanently blocked further transfers, ruling the contested budget provision and DOF circular unconstitutional. The 15-0 decision, promulgated Dec. 3 and announced Dec. 5, said Congress...
Washington. The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use a Republican-backed congressional map for the 2026 elections, staying a lower court order that had found the map likely racially discriminatory. The emergency order, after Justice Samuel Alito granted relief, pauses a 2-1 district court ruling while the high court...
Saint Paul, Minnesota — Governor Tim Walz said Thursday that motorists have driven past his home and shouted a derogatory slur after former President Donald Trump used the same language in a Nov. 27 Truth Social post. Walz told reporters he has observed repeated drive-by taunts, that no Republican elected...
Washington, U.S., U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Tuesday that it will reduce maximum Employment Authorization Document validity from five years to 18 months for select categories, effective for applications filed or pending on or after December 5, 2025. Director Joseph Edlow said the change will allow more frequent vetting...
Washington — Lawmakers were briefed Thursday by senior military officials about a U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat near Venezuela that resulted in the deaths of two survivors. Adm. Frank Bradley told Congress he received no order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "kill them all." Some lawmakers said...
Washington, Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday at the Kennedy Center during the 2026 FIFA World Cup final draw. The private meeting, lasting roughly 45–50 minutes without staff present, addressed continental trade issues and the upcoming mandatory review of...
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro publicly and forcefully rejected passages in former Vice President Kamala Harris’s memoir "107 Days" after The Atlantic’s Tim Alberta read excerpts during an interview earlier this fall, calling the characterizations false. Harris wrote that Shapiro asked detailed questions about vice-presidential trappings and sought broad influence...
Washington: The U.S. and Kenya signed a five-year bilateral health compact Thursday that commits $2.5 billion in combined financing, with the United States providing $1.6 billion and Kenya pledging $850 million to bolster disease control and transition legacy USAID programs. Officials said similar agreements are expected. Based on 6 articles...
