Washington — The U.S. presented a 15-point ceasefire proposal on March 25 offering a 30-day halt to hostilities and conditions including limits on Iran’s missile stockpiles, an end to enrichment and curbs on militia support, while U.S. and Israeli strikes continued after fighting that began Feb. 28. Iran dismissed the plan...
WASHINGTON — Senators raced Tuesday to advance a proposal to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security while excluding ICE enforcement, aiming to restore pay for Transportation Security Administration workers after routine DHS funding lapsed in mid-February and triggered mounting airport delays. The move follows reports this week of long...
Oklahoma City: Governor Kevin Stitt on Tuesday appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong to the U.S. Senate to fill Markwayne Mullin's seat after Mullin's confirmation as Homeland Security secretary, with Armstrong set to serve through January and required by state law not to run this fall. The appointment preserves Republican Senate numbers...
Washington — US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Pakistan Army Chief Gen Asif Munir and reposted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's March 24 offer that Islamabad host mediation for US‑Iran talks, officials and social media posts confirm. The White House said details were withheld for sensitivity; Sharif also conveyed...
Washington — President Trump on Monday urged Republican senators to tie passage of the SAVE America Act to Department of Homeland Security funding, complicating Senate efforts to end a roughly 38-day partial DHS shutdown and reopening talks that had aimed to fund most DHS agencies. Senators met with the president Monday...
Washington — Senior U.S. military officials this week said they are weighing deployment of a combat brigade from the 82nd Airborne Division and elements of its headquarters to the Middle East, with reports citing between about 1,000 and 3,000 troops and Marine units already en route. The potential moves aim to...
Fresno County leaders voted Monday to rename Cesar Chavez Day as Fresno County Farmworkers and Agriculture Appreciation Day after a New York Times report accused Chavez of sexual abuse; the county amended its Salary Resolution to change the holiday observed by county workers each March 31. This week multiple California institutions...
Washington: U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday a five-day pause on planned strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure, saying talks between Washington and Tehran over the past two days had been "constructive" and would continue throughout the week. The pause follows Trump's earlier 48-hour ultimatum tied to reopening...
Washington, President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States and Iran held 'very good and productive' talks over the weekend, and he ordered a five-day postponement of planned strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure while discussions continue through the week. Markets reacted immediately, with the dollar falling...
Memphis: President Donald Trump visited the Tennessee Air National Guard Base Monday to participate in a roundtable about the Memphis Safe Task Force and its operations, with the White House scheduling the event and local officials providing logistics and flight-impact guidance. Officials and administration aides released enforcement tallies this week, citing...
