Washington: President Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on May 16 that United States strikes achieved a 'total military victory' over Iran, asserting that Tehran's naval and air assets were destroyed and missile production facilities degraded; he also said he accepted a ceasefire at the request of other...
Washington: On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that joint U.S. and Nigerian forces conducted a military operation in Nigeria that killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom Trump described as the Islamic State group's global second-in-command. He posted the claim on Truth Social, said he directed the mission, and thanked the Government of...
Washington — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday denied Virginia Democrats' emergency request to reinstate a voter-approved congressional map that would have redrawn district lines to favor Democrats ahead of the November midterm elections. The unsigned order provided no rationale and recorded no public dissents. The decision leaves intact a May...
Washington — Lawmakers from both parties pressed President Trump this week to proceed with a delayed $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan after Trump, departing Beijing on Friday, told reporters he had made "no commitment either way" following a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and declined to state publicly...
DENVER. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Friday commuted the sentence of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, reducing her nearly nine-year term to about 4.5 years and making her eligible for parole effective June 1, 2026; Peters has been incarcerated since her 2024 conviction after jurors found she allowed unauthorized...
In Beijing on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed that Iran should not obtain nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Hormuz must remain open to shipping. The comments came during the final leg of Trump’s state visit to China, which the White...
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday refused Gov. Greg Abbott’s request to remove Democratic state lawmakers who fled Texas in 2025 to block a special-session vote on new congressional maps. The court’s majority opinion, written by Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock, said the Legislature had restored quorum and...
WASHINGTON - Louisiana voters will take part Saturday in a streamlined state primary to determine whether Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy secures a third term or is unseated by challengers including state Treasurer John Fleming and U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, who received a public endorsement from former President Donald Trump in...
Memphis, Tenn. Tennessee Republicans last week pushed through new congressional maps that split the majority-Black city along Poplar Avenue into three districts likely to elect Republicans, reshaping representation ahead of upcoming primaries and an August election cycle. The redrawn boundaries extend from Memphis into Nashville suburbs after a Supreme Court...
Washington. The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly planning to seek an indictment of former Cuban president Raúl Castro, 94, according to Reuters, CBS and other outlets this week; reporting dated May 14–15, 2026 links the potential charges to the February 24, 1996 downing of Brothers to the Rescue aircraft...
