A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from relocating the Federal Bureau of Investigation headquarters to a Washington, D.C. office building. U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang ruled that executive branch officials acted unlawfully when they scrapped a previously approved plan to construct a new facility in Greenbelt,...
United States special envoy Jared Kushner announced that progress toward disarming Hamas and advancing a US backed Gaza peace plan could begin within the next thirty days. Speaking in Tel Aviv following high level discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Kushner stated that weapons surrenders and tunnel infrastructure destruction...
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday he would not pledge that the Justice Department would operate independently of the White House, drawing scrutiny over prosecutorial independence under President Donald Trump. During an NBC News “Meet the Press” interview, Blanche said an attorney general should not make such a pledge, while...
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene alleged Aug. 16 that Trump administration officials discussed using nuclear weapons against Iran in strategy meetings. Greene said she was not speculating, but provided no names, documents or evidence identifying officials or meetings. The Times of India reported her allegation Aug. 17, while noting that...
President Donald Trump ordered Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to substantially reduce ongoing joint military exercises with South Korea. The decision was announced publicly via Truth Social on Sunday as the 11-day annual Ulchi Freedom Shield drills began on August 17, 2026. Trump cited two main reasons for the reduction: South...
U.S. President Donald Trump publicly welcomed the signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, describing the pact as a significant step toward regional self-reliance. The trilateral accord, executed in Mecca by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Pakistani...
Iranian Army Commander General Amir Hatami announced a monetary reward equivalent to thirty thousand dollars for anyone who kills or captures an American service member. During a public address in Tehran, Hatami stated that the initiative was established in response to widespread public requests to participate in financial support measures...
The U.S. completed its seventh consecutive night of strikes against Iran on July 17, not August 17, according to U.S. Central Command. CENTCOM said the operation ended at 9:30 p.m. Eastern time after fighter aircraft, drones and warships struck surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage and maritime capabilities....
The USS Abraham Lincoln is nearing relief after more than eight months at sea supporting U.S. operations against Iran, amid disputes over crew welfare and mission length. The carrier, carrying about 5,000 sailors and Marines, has set a modern record at sea. Families and lawmakers have reported exhaustion, supply and...
The United States has redeployed its final aircraft carrier from the western Pacific to the Middle East, driven by open-ended military operations against Iran. The USS George Washington is leaving the Pacific theater to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose deployment has stretched past 260 days. The extended mission has...
