The United States Senate overwhelmingly passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by a decisive 86-11 vote on Friday. Named after the late South Carolina Republican senator who died in July, the bipartisan legislation imposes strict sanctions on Russian and Iranian leadership while introducing aggressive...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared Saturday that the peace established with Azerbaijan exactly one year ago has become visible and tangible for the nation. Speaking on the first anniversary of the August 8, 2025, White House trilateral summit mediated by United States President Donald Trump, Pashinyan hailed the milestone...
The leaders of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan have officially signed a historic mutual defense pact in Mecca. The agreement explicitly states that any armed attack against any one of the three participating states will be legally and militarily regarded as an attack against all of them. The signing...
A federal appeals court has upheld an order halting construction on President Donald Trump's planned $400 million ballroom at the White House, ruling that such a massive overhaul requires explicit congressional authorization. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, agreed with a lower court that...
A federal judge in Boston cleared the way for the administration of President Donald Trump to terminate temporary protections against deportation for South Sudanese nationals living in the United States.U.S. District Judge Patti Saris rejected a legal challenge brought forward by immigrant-rights advocates. The advocates sought to maintain the Temporary...
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Progressive Democratic proposals including "Medicare for all" and new taxes on billionaires have powered insurgent candidates including Abdul El-Sayed to primary victories this year, shaking the party establishment and leading it to worry about how Democrats will perform in November's midterm elections. But a Reuters/Ipsos...
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department says they have arrested a man connected to a recent assault on a woman in Dilworth after videos of it circulated on social media. Driving the news: Di-Quan Schafar Hunt, 32, was identified by CMPD as the suspect in an active assault investigation. He was arrested around 7:30pm...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is set to equip its officers with body cameras within the next two months, but agency policy grants leadership extensive control over which footage is made public, stipulating that releases must be in its "best interests." The nationwide rollout, expected to finish by the end of September,...
U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders targeting birthright citizenship and banning "birth tourism," challenging a recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld the 14th Amendment's protections. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump criticized the high court's decision, calling it an "unfortunate decision" and arguing that the constitutional guarantee of...
President Donald Trump on Thursday denied a Washington Post report that he angrily confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over severe munitions shortages that have constrained U.S. military operations against Iran. Trump posted on Truth Social that the report was "false and completely unfounded rumors." He said he is "extremely happy with...
