Washington. Iran presented a proposal this week to the United States, reportedly via Pakistani intermediaries, to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end active hostilities while postponing nuclear negotiations to a later stage; multiple outlets citing Axios and U.S. officials published accounts on April 27–29 that described the offer and...
Washington, D.C.: Republican Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he would withdraw his opposition and vote to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve after receiving assurances that the Justice Department's probe into the Fed headquarters renovation is effectively settled. Tillis's prior stance had been prompted...
Washington — A shooter opened fire near the Washington Hilton ballroom on Saturday night during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, prompting immediate evacuations; President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance were escorted from the venue and confirmed unharmed, while law enforcement engaged the assailant. This...
Washington. At the Washington Hilton on Saturday night a man attempted to breach security and fired multiple shots during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, prompting the evacuation of President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and administration members; Rep. Jamie Raskin appeared on CNN the following morning and responded equivocally...
Washington — On Saturday night, April 25, shots were fired outside the ballroom at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, prompting Secret Service and security teams to evacuate President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President J D Vance and other attendees; no high-profile guests...
Washington — US President Donald Trump announced late Saturday, April 25, that he cancelled the planned trip of US representatives to Islamabad who were due to meet Iranian officials; some outlets named the envoys as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The cancellation was posted on Trump's Truth Social account after...
Groton, Connecticut. On Saturday, April 25, 2026, the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Idaho, a 377-foot Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, at Naval Submarine Base New London. Built by General Dynamics Electric Boat as the 26th Virginia-class vessel, the boat will be commanded by Chad Guillerault and is expected to carry about...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will attend the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026, marking his first appearance at the annual gala while in office. The WHCA chose mentalist Oz Pearlman instead of a traditional comedian host, and reports note the president returned...
WASHINGTON: A federal judge on Friday ordered a May 27 hearing to determine whether President Donald Trump can sue the Internal Revenue Service in a US$10 billion lawsuit he filed in January, in which he and his sons alleged leaked tax returns harmed their business. Judge Kathleen Williams directed both Trump's...
Washington, D.C. On April 24–25, the US State Department confirmed that Kuwaiti-American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, detained in Kuwait since March 3 over online posts related to the Iran war, has been released, acquitted by a Kuwaiti court, and permitted to leave the country after more than seven weeks in custody. This...
